Crockpot Chicken Burrito Filling

Here's the Crock pot Chicken Burrito recipe I posted on twitter a few minutes ago:

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
1 jar of your favorite salsa
1 package dry taco seasoning mix

Place the chicken breast in the crock pot.
Mix the salsa and taco seasoning together and pour over the chicken.
Cook on low 6 - 8 hours.
Shred the chicken in the crock pot with tongs or 2 forks. If you want this to be creamy you can add a dollop of sour cream.
Serve on flour tortillas topped with cheese.

Enjoy!
Sha :)

Crockpot Chicken Burrito Filling

Here's the Crock pot Chicken Burrito recipe I posted on twitter a few minutes ago:

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
1 jar of your favorite salsa
1 package dry taco seasoning mix

Place the chicken breast in the crock pot.
Mix the salsa and taco seasoning together and pour over the chicken.
Cook on low 6 - 8 hours.
Shred the chicken in the crock pot with tongs or 2 forks. If you want this to be creamy you can add a dollop of sour cream.
Serve on flour tortillas topped with cheese.

Enjoy!
Sha :)

Carnitas

On the way home from our East coast trip I was planning my dinner menu for the week. I knew I wanted to try to make pork carnitas, but at that moment I couldn't even remember the name of the dish, all I could see is the dish in my head. Then I turned on twitter and one of the gals that I tweet with a lot mentioned she was making that dish. What a small world! Luckily Laine from http://justplainlaine.com/ shared her recipe with me and it was yummy!  So now I am sharing it with you! For all you quilters out there Laine has a great blog, right now she is showing us some fun quilting/sewing gadgets that are must haves!

Crock Pot Carnitas

3 lb. pork butt roast or tenderloin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbs olive oil
2 limes
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1 bottle/can beer (a Mexican beer works nice here)
Salt & Pepper to taste

Toppings can include:
Fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and deveined, cut into strips
Fresh cilantro, chopped, leaves only
Avocado slices
Pico de gallo
Shredded cheddar cheese
Lime wedges
 
Mix the olive oil, juice of two limes, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic cloves. Stir the dressing well.
Place in the crockpot.
Pour dressing over roast and then top with the beer.
Cook on high 4 to 6 hours until fork tender.
Remove the roast from the crockpot and  place in a caserole dish. Roast the pork at 350 from 30 minutes to get a nice color on the top. Or you can pan sear it, either way works.
Shred the pork with 2 forks. Add a bit of the cooking liquid from the crockpot to keep the pork moist.
Serve on warmed tortillas (I used white corn tortillas) and any topping you would like.
I used chopped cilantro, avocado slices and a spritz of lime. 
Laine serves with warm tortillas, shredded cheese and pico de gallo.

Enjoy!

Sha :)

Carnitas

On the way home from our East coast trip I was planning my dinner menu for the week. I knew I wanted to try to make pork carnitas, but at that moment I couldn't even remember the name of the dish, all I could see is the dish in my head. Then I turned on twitter and one of the gals that I tweet with a lot mentioned she was making that dish. What a small world! Luckily Laine from http://justplainlaine.com/ shared her recipe with me and it was yummy!  So now I am sharing it with you! For all you quilters out there Laine has a great blog, right now she is showing us some fun quilting/sewing gadgets that are must haves!

Crock Pot Carnitas

3 lb. pork butt roast or tenderloin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbs olive oil
2 limes
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1 bottle/can beer (a Mexican beer works nice here)
Salt & Pepper to taste

Toppings can include:
Fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and deveined, cut into strips
Fresh cilantro, chopped, leaves only
Avocado slices
Pico de gallo
Shredded cheddar cheese
Lime wedges
 
Mix the olive oil, juice of two limes, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic cloves. Stir the dressing well.
Place in the crockpot.
Pour dressing over roast and then top with the beer.
Cook on high 4 to 6 hours until fork tender.
Remove the roast from the crockpot and  place in a caserole dish. Roast the pork at 350 from 30 minutes to get a nice color on the top. Or you can pan sear it, either way works.
Shred the pork with 2 forks. Add a bit of the cooking liquid from the crockpot to keep the pork moist.
Serve on warmed tortillas (I used white corn tortillas) and any topping you would like.
I used chopped cilantro, avocado slices and a spritz of lime. 
Laine serves with warm tortillas, shredded cheese and pico de gallo.

Enjoy!

Sha :)

Margarita Shrimp

The other day my son Bryan called and wanted to make his girlfriend dinner. He needs very simple recipes so we decided on shrimp scampi. After a few phone calls from the store he was home and ready to cook. That's when I remembered how easy most shrimp dishes are. Here's a recipe for one of my favorite ways to make shrimp. Since its getting  to be grilling weather this is a great recipe to try.

Margarita Shrimp with Mango Basil Sauce

Large shrimp, peeled and deveined, as much as you need to make
Margarita mix, without alcohol
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T olive oil
1 mango
1 large basil leaves

1.  2 hours prior to cooking place the shrimp in a gallon size zipper bag.
2.  Pour enough maragrita mix over the shrimp just to cover it.
3.  Add the garlic and olive oil and mix it up in the bag, making sure the shrimp are coated well.
4.  Refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Preheat the grill and skewer the shrimp.
6. Cook the shrimp till they are done, a few minutes per side. Shrimp should be pink all around.
7. While the shrimp is cooking peel the mango and cut into chunks. In a mini chop or food processor mix the mango and the basil leaves till smooth.
8. Serve the shrimp with the mango sauce.

Enjoy!
Sha :)

Margarita Shrimp

The other day my son Bryan called and wanted to make his girlfriend dinner. He needs very simple recipes so we decided on shrimp scampi. After a few phone calls from the store he was home and ready to cook. That's when I remembered how easy most shrimp dishes are. Here's a recipe for one of my favorite ways to make shrimp. Since its getting  to be grilling weather this is a great recipe to try.

Margarita Shrimp with Mango Basil Sauce

Large shrimp, peeled and deveined, as much as you need to make
Margarita mix, without alcohol
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 T olive oil
1 mango
1 large basil leaves

1.  2 hours prior to cooking place the shrimp in a gallon size zipper bag.
2.  Pour enough maragrita mix over the shrimp just to cover it.
3.  Add the garlic and olive oil and mix it up in the bag, making sure the shrimp are coated well.
4.  Refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Preheat the grill and skewer the shrimp.
6. Cook the shrimp till they are done, a few minutes per side. Shrimp should be pink all around.
7. While the shrimp is cooking peel the mango and cut into chunks. In a mini chop or food processor mix the mango and the basil leaves till smooth.
8. Serve the shrimp with the mango sauce.

Enjoy!
Sha :)

Pesto Chicken and Pasta

You’ll be amazed at how fast this dish comes together.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless

Garlic salt – I use Lowry’s Garlic Salt with Parsley

1 pound bowtie pasta

½ cup pesto (see below for recipe or use packaged)

2 cups heavy whipping cream

4T butter

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1.      Sprinkle the garlic salt over the chicken and grill. 

2.      While Chicken is grilling cook the pasta

3.      Pour the cream and butter in a sauce pot and heat over medium heat till the butter melts, stirring frequently. When the butter is melted add the pesto and stir to combine. Lower the heat to low to just keep warm.

4.      When the pasta is ready and the chicken is done remove the pot from the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese.

5.      Mix the pasta and ¾ of the sauce in a bowl.

6.      Serve the remainder of the sauce over the chicken.

Pesto:

1 cup packed basil leaves

2 cloves garlic

¼ cup olive oil (best quality you have)

¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

1T -  2T grated parmesan cheese

1.      Combine the basil, garlic, walnuts, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper in a mini chop or food processor. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped.

2.      Stream the olive oil in slowly; there is usually a little hole to stream fluids into the bowl of the processor/mini chop. Keep an eye on the mixture. Stop when it forms a paste.

**Note – this pesto is made specifically for this recipe. If you want to make regular pesto for another use, stream more olive oil into the mixture until it is a loose paste.

Pesto Chicken and Pasta

You’ll be amazed at how fast this dish comes together.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless

Garlic salt – I use Lowry’s Garlic Salt with Parsley

1 pound bowtie pasta

½ cup pesto (see below for recipe or use packaged)

2 cups heavy whipping cream

4T butter

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1.      Sprinkle the garlic salt over the chicken and grill. 

2.      While Chicken is grilling cook the pasta

3.      Pour the cream and butter in a sauce pot and heat over medium heat till the butter melts, stirring frequently. When the butter is melted add the pesto and stir to combine. Lower the heat to low to just keep warm.

4.      When the pasta is ready and the chicken is done remove the pot from the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese.

5.      Mix the pasta and ¾ of the sauce in a bowl.

6.      Serve the remainder of the sauce over the chicken.

Pesto:

1 cup packed basil leaves

2 cloves garlic

¼ cup olive oil (best quality you have)

¼ cup walnuts or pine nuts

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

1T -  2T grated parmesan cheese

1.      Combine the basil, garlic, walnuts, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper in a mini chop or food processor. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped.

2.      Stream the olive oil in slowly; there is usually a little hole to stream fluids into the bowl of the processor/mini chop. Keep an eye on the mixture. Stop when it forms a paste.

**Note – this pesto is made specifically for this recipe. If you want to make regular pesto for another use, stream more olive oil into the mixture until it is a loose paste.

Penne a la vodka

This is one of my family fav's, so quick and easy and yummy!

2 1/2 cups of your favorite tomato sauce (see 3/29 post) if using jarred 1 jar is perfect
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup heavy cream or half and half
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 pound cooked penne

Heat the tomato sauce up in a medium sauce pot.
Add the vodka and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cream, mix well and simmer for a few more minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese.
Mix with the penne and enjoy.

Penne a la vodka

This is one of my family fav's, so quick and easy and yummy!

2 1/2 cups of your favorite tomato sauce (see 3/29 post) if using jarred 1 jar is perfect
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup heavy cream or half and half
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 pound cooked penne

Heat the tomato sauce up in a medium sauce pot.
Add the vodka and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cream, mix well and simmer for a few more minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese.
Mix with the penne and enjoy.

Homemade Lemonade!

Watch the video and read the transcript. Try making this delicious drink ........ bring some to class to share.

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What about you? what-s your favorite recipe? Can you cook? what kind of food can you cook?
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Let's cook!

I found these amazing sites where you can find recipes.

One of the site's name's Visual Recipes. Here you can find all the info on how to cook your favorite recipe, step by step illustrated with photos. Excellent for our lessons on food and cooking.

Also you can participate following the next steps:

Step 1) Create A Free Account
Step 2) Upload up to 22 photos you took while preparing your recipe.
Step 3) Write a caption for each photo describing what you are doing.
Recipes With Photos Make You Want To Cook....

Here it's an example: Brownies ...

Also, This site will show you a video and give you the transcript of the video, explaining how to prepare your recipe.

Here's the example: Homemade Lemonade

For more go to the sites and happy cooking everybody!

Keep on shining!
Doris3m

Talents! Recipes, maps and Love birds!

More photos! We sure had a lot of fun this semester! Food was delicious and students were great!

Talents

Talents!

Recipes
Level 5 students and their favorite snacks!!

my favorite recipe!

Love Birds

Love Birds from URBE

Maps!
Level 2 maps

Maps!

Keep on shining!
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