Today's Fixin's
I experimented today with some new recipes from Pinterest. I'm excited to share them with you because they all turned out great and you should try them too!!
The first one I did was the fair style, fresh squeezed lemonade. I wanted to make it so it tasted as delicious as the cup you get at festivals. I researched a bunch of different recipes and ended up using this:
(love having a lemon tree in our yard!)
1 Cup Water + 1 Cup Sugar
Heat this up in a pan until the sugar is all dissolved.
Squeeze enough lemons to make 1 Cup of Lemon Juice. Mix the sugar water and lemon juice together in a pitcher. Add 3 cups of cold water. Chill.
Delicious and refreshing!
The second recipe I tried was Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes. They turned out delicious (well Marshall ate them.... I just had a bite). But I love cinnamon so I really liked them.
You can use a homemade pancake recipe listed on the website, but I just used Bisquick.
Mix together 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 6 TBSP cold butter, and some cinnamon.
Try and crumble it as best as you can.
Cook the pancakes like normal... just sprinkle the streusel mix on the top, and then after you flip it... put it on the other side as well. Both sides should be coated.
I know its not very pretty... but it definitely tasted great!! We skipped the butter, but did use maple syrup on top. Mmmmmm!!!
Before I started with dinner... I made our salads. Just thought I would share this...
I don't remember if it was like this in the states but the lettuce here has lots of little bugs in it. I mean you have to fully scrub each piece of lettuce and pick out the bugs. Its an annoying process.
And if you don't want to pick out the bugs, you can buy this super small head of lettuce that often has snails on the inside. Gross. To get an idea of what size this is... make the same shape with your hand that I am making! Crazy right?!
The third recipe I tried was this Sweet Potato Recipe. I actually didn't even know how much I love sweet potatoes until recently. These melt in your mouth and are delicious. I added a dash of cinnamon to a few to see which ones we prefered. I think we both agreed the little bit of cinnamon made it even better! Try it both ways to find out what you love!!
These were ridiculously easy. I think I will make these for dinner at least once a week. Not only are they so healthy, but taste amazing too!!
First step... slice the sweet potato about 1/2" thick. Brush both sides with olive oil and season with salt. I used Tastefully Simples Seasoned Salt. Its the best! Then you bake them for 20 minutes, flipping once at 350°. Turn the oven up to 400° and bake an additional 15-20 minutes flipping one more time.
The fourth recipe I made for dinner was Alice Springs Chicken. This is apparently identical to a dish they serve at outback.
You should know if you despise mustard, this probably isnt a recipe for you. I am one who cant stand mustard. But I knew a lot of meals were cooked with mustard and I thought I would still try it and see how much it cooks down. Well the sauce you mix up is almost like a honey mustard-ish sauce. Some people might not taste the mustard but I could see the yellow and smell it so I didnt have any part in that. I just put the sauce on Marshall's piece of chicken and left it off mine. Worked great. I didn't taste it either. :)
To start it off, you need about 3/4 chicken breasts at 1/2" thick...or so. Sprinkle both sides with seasoned salt and put it back in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Mix together: 1/4 cup mustard, 1/3 cup honey, 2 TBSP mayo, and 2 TSP onion flakes. I didn't have flakes, powder, anything really...so I just crunched up some French Fried Onions. :) I think it was fine. :)
Cook about 6 pieces of bacon in a frying pan. Use the same grease to saute the chicken until slightly browned. 2-3 minutes on each side.
The recipe calls for Colby Jack cheese, which I did not have...so I just shredded some cheddar and monterey jack and it did the trick. Use whatever you have.
Pour the sauce over the chicken and then slice about a cup or so of mushrooms and lay them on top.
Bacon next... and cheese on top.
Yummy!!!
All these recipes will definitely be making their way into my recipe box to make again.
Hope your week is going well!! Cook anything fun this week? Share your recipe with me! I'm loving trying new things!! XOXO