FANTASTIC Sloppy Joes!

Hey again! So many good recipes I had to share another one today...This one is sooooo Good and VERY flavorful...Tyler ate 4 of them in one sitting!!...I'd say that's a good sign ;)

Here we go...Recipe for the Best Sloppy Joe's Ever!

*Vegetable Oil
*2 Onions
*2 1/2 lbs Ground Beef
*2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
*2/3 Cup BBQ Sauce (It calls for smokey, but I just used Original)
*1/2 Cup Ketchup
*1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
*1/4 Cup Worcestire Sauce
*8-12 Buns

Heat Oil in skillet. Add Onions and cook 4 min. Add beef, cook till brown. Stir in Tomato Paste and stir until all the beef is covered. Add rest of ingredients and bring to boil. Cook 4-5 minutes. Ready to serve!

I put mine in the crockpot on "Warm" and just let it set all day until we were ready to eat! Mmmmm!!
Oh I also cut this recipe in half! Since there's only 2 of us!
I didn't take any pictures but you can find the original recip here : http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2008/05/the-best-sloppy-joes.html

Have a wonderful week!!

Pioneer Womans Calzones and Homemade Marinara Sauce

Happy Easter Week! I LOVE holidays so fun to try new foods and be more creative!
My mom tried out this recipe and said it was AMAZING so she gave it to me and I made it and she was right its DELICIOUS!
These 2 recipes come from Ree, Pioneer Woman. She's a Wonderful with cook with great recipes!
Just an FYI this recipe makes a TON! so if theres only a couple of you I would recommend cutting it in half :)

 

 

 

Recipe for Calzones:

 

*1 lb.Bread Dough You can use frozen (I made mine in the Bread machine )

*1 T. Butter

*1 Onion

*1lb. Italian or Breakfast Sausage

*1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning

*1/4 teaspoon Red pepper flakes

*1 1/2 Cup Mozzarella

*2 Tablesoons Parsley

*15 oz. Ricotta Cheese

*1/2 Cup Parmesan

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*2 Eggs + 1 beaten egg

*Pepper

*I also added Pepperonis on the inside of the calzones....If you want supreme just add the veggies to the skillet and cook and put into the Calzone...Be creative! :)

 

Prepare dough and let rise 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400. Melt butter in skillet. Add onions and cook about 2 minutes. Add sausage and cook. Add Italian Seasoning and Red Pepper flakes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

 

In a separate bowl combine ricotta, Mozzarella, Parmesan, salt, pepper, and 2 eggs. Stir in Sausage mixture.

 

Split dough into little balls and roll out each ball until paper thin. Spoon filling onto 1/2 of dough circle.

Fold dough over and seal with fork. Brush calzone with beaten egg. Bake 10-13 Mintues and serve with Warm Marinara Sauce.

 

Here's the Pioneer Woman's Site for better pictures and her recipe:  http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/06/easy-calzones/

 

Marinara Sauce:

*Olive Oil

*3-4 Garlic Cloves

*1/2 Cup White Wine OR chicken Broth

*3 Cans crushed tomatoes (I used diced, it worked but it was more runny)

*Salt and Pepper

*Pinch of Sugar

 

Add Olive Oil to hot pan. Throw in garlic and onions and stir. Add White Wine OR chicken broth and cook until liquid decreases by 1/2. Add crushed tomatoes and stir. Add salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer 30 mintues.

 

Very yummmmy!!! :)

Lucky Charm Treats

It's almost St. Pattys Day! I wanted to make a cute treat to celebrate...I found these Lucky Charm Bars on Pinterest!
They are very easy and taste yummy!!
Give 'em a try!

Recipe:
*3 tablespoons butter
*2 1/2 cups marshmallows
*5 cups Lucky charm cereal

Melt the butter in a pan. Add marshmallows stir until melted. Then add the cereal and stir until everything's mixed together.
Grease a pan. And spread the bars into pan. Let cool a little And Enjoy!!

Homemade Bread Bowl & Potato Soup

Hey!
Long time no blogging...It's been a busy month!...I got married to the love of my life in February!! Then we went on the best honeymoon ever...PUNTA CANA!! It was a blast, I definitely recommend it!

Anyways, I tried a new recipe last night .. I found the Cheesy Potato Soup on Pinterest from the Lil' Luna blog. http://lilluna.com/cheesy-potato-soup/. And the Homemade Bread Bowls I also found on Pinterest from the Six Sisters Stuff blog.  http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/02/homemade-bread-bowls-recipe.html
 It was delish....and Tyler loved it as well! He said it was "an extravagant meal" :)

So here's the Recipe!

Bread Bowl: Serves 6 (I cut the recipe in half for the two of us)

*2 C. + 4 Tablespoons Warm Water
*2 packages yeast= 5 1/2 teaspoons
*1/2 C. Butter, melted
*2 Tablespoons Sugar
*3 teaspoons Salt
* 6 1/2 C. Flour

Using a large mixing bowl, add warm water and sprinkle in yeast. Let dissolve for a few minutes until yeast becomes foamy. Add melted butter, sugar and salt and mix until combined.
Gradually add Flour. Knead dough 5 min. PUnch dough down and form into 6 equal sized balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet and let rise until doubled (I let mine rise for an hour and it like tripled in size)
Preheat oven to 425 and bake 20 minutes until golden brown. Let cook and cut off the top of the bread and remove bread from the inside. Fill with SOup!

The finished meal!

Knead dough

I formed it into a loaf to make 3 equal sized balls

here's the dough balls

.....and after they had risen

Just out of the oven!

 

 

Cheesy Potato Soup:

 

*1 package cubed/diced hashbrowns

*2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup

*1 can Cream of Celery Soup

*1 pint Half & Half

*1 1/2 C. Cheddar Cheese

*1/2 Butter

*Salt and Pepper

 

Melt butter in crockpot. Add remaining ingredients except cheese, salt and pepper.

Cook on High for 3-4 hours

Add Cheese, salt and pepper.

When in bowl I topped with bacon pieces and cheese!

 

Its very thick and creamy and has a great flavor! :)

 

Enjoy!!