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Flour Tortillas {Foodie Friday}

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Flour Tortillas

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I really enjoy making tortillas from scratch! They taste so good. It took me all of summer and into the fall, but I have finally perfected them. All my previous tries ended with mini tortillas, but this time I got full size 12 inchers!

Ingredients

4 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/4 cup warm water (possibly a little more)

Directions

Combine flour and salt in a small mixing bowl.

Cut in the shortening.

Add water a little at a time, while stirring it in. You want the dough to be smooth and elastic. So don’t over do the water, but add enough it holds together.

Form into approximately 18 balls (just depends on the size, I got 14 this time around). Cover with a towel. This step is very important. If you don’t cover the dough part of it will dry and when you go to roll them, they won’t stretch as far.

Begin heating a griddle (I use my cast iron skillet) on medium to low heat.

Roll out the balls fairly thin, or to a desired size. Like I said, I’ve had some pretty small ones, but they still tasted great. While rolling, keep the balls covered still!

Place dough on the griddle. When bubbles begin appearing, flip dough to cook other side. It takes about a minute or two per side.

Remove from griddle and enjoy!

~Last week’s Features~

I can tell Fall is in the air with all the apple recipes linked up last week. Time to warm up with these comfort and filling foods.

I can’t enjoy Fall without a good wassail

from Jen’s Favorite Cookies

Warm up with this Zucchini, Tomato and Chickpea Stew

from Meatless Mediterranean

Apple Cinnamon Cereal Treats are going to be a must try with any kid!

from Feeding My Temple

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September 28, 2012
Foodie Friday – Basil Chicken with Fresh Mango Salsa

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It’s not often that I create something completely from scratch, with no recipe. I was pretty proud of this creation, and I hope you will enjoy it as well!

Basil Chicken with Fresh Mango Salsa

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Ingredients

2 chicken Breasts

Wildtree’s Basil Pesto Grapeseed Oil

1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

3 Tbs chopped white onion

1 Tbs chopped green onion

Wildtree’s Sweet Onion Spread

Directions

Pull the Mango from the freezer to begin thawing.

Heat some Grapeseed Oil in a large frying pan (enough to cover the bottom of the pan). Add the chiken and cook through.

While the chicken is cooking, chop mango into bite size pieces. It should still be slightly frozen, but not solidly frozen. Mix the mango with the onions.

Spread about 1-2 Tbs of the Sweet Onion Spread on 2 plates. Place the chicken on top of the spread, and top with the Mango salsa.

Enjoy! mmm, seriously this was oh so good! If you try this, I’d love to hear what you thought.

~Features from last weeks linky~

Chicken Bombs from Dishing with Leslie

Oh my goodness these look awesome!

Spinach Artichoke Lasagna from What’s Cooking in the Burbs

I think Mark fell in love. Spinach and artichokes!

Egg free Cookies and Cream Cupcakes from Transatlantic Blonde

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September 14, 2012
Simple Crock pot Chili {Foodie Friday}

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I’ve been making a lot of things from scratch lately, and learning to use what’s on hand. This is a great recipe for a cheap and easy Chili.

Simple Crock Pot Chili

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Ingredients:

1 can red beans

1 can kidney beans

1 can tomato sauce

1 can (use the tomato sauce can) water

1 4.5oz can green chilies

salt and pepper to taste

Dash of chili powder

Sour cream (optional)

shredded cheese (optional)

Directions:

Add all the ingredients, minus the sour cream and cheese into a crockpot. Cook on high for 4 hours. Serve with sour cream and shredded cheese.

I also made some honey cornbread from Money Saving Mom.

Now on to the fun part! Features from last weeks linky. I always love going through all your recipes and featuring a couple each week. Sometimes I even find the time to try some!

From akawest, Corn Flake Cookies

We actually tested these out with the box of Corn Flakes no one wanted to eat. We made a slight adjustment and used powdered butter. The kids and I still liked them, but Mark was less then impressed. I’m sure if we used actual butter he would have enjoyed them as well.

My Carolina Kitchen made these beautiful Pheasant Eggs on Sausage Toast

I really really want to try some pheasant eggs now! They look like the perfect little egg.

From A Flock in the City, Home Made Pita Bread

This is like a little sneak peek, because next week I’m going to share a recipe for home made tortillas! Now I’ll have to add home made pita’s to my repertoire! I do love pita bread.

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August 31, 2012
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I apologize I have no recipe to share with you this week. We’ve been eating meagerly, and out a lot as we get ready for our move. The truck is coming by lunch, and we should have it packed by nightfall!

~ Take a look at these yummy recipes shared at last week’s linky ~

Nature’s Nurture shared a Vitamin Water recipe

I love this idea! We’ve been drinking the store Vitamin Water all week, and I keep asking myself, is this really water or just sugar? I bet this tastes so much better!

Crystal and Co. shared these cute blueberry ice cubes and a refreshing drink recipe to go along with it.

I think once the unpacking is done, I’ll have to sit down with a glass of these!

Baking with Blondie always inspires me! This week she shared Texican Pillows aka Enchilada stuffed Crescents.

Bread and cheese, my kids will eat these up!

ZentMrs and the Mr shared a homegrown and homemade Sweet Vanilla Lemonade.

I have a lot of vanilla I need to use, so this just may become my new favorite drink!

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August 3, 2012
Foodie Friday – Pineapple Jerk Chicken Satay

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Awhile ago I went to my friends Wildtree Tasting Party. It was a lot of fun with some good food. We got to try a myriad of different dipping oils, with grape seed oil as the base. There is everything from natural Grapeseed oil to Hickory Smoked Grapeseed Oil.

What I truly love about Wildtree is their commitment to healthy products.

“Every Wildtree product is natural: containing no additives, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, or food dyes.”

Wildtree specializes in Grapeseed oil, but they also have many other products. My favorite is their ranch dip mix. Put that aside though, because today I’m bringing you a recent recipe we tried and loved from Wildtree.

Pineapple Jerk Chicken Satay

(I played around with Wildtree’s recipe, and these are the amounts I used)

INGREDIENTS

Wooden Skewers

2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/2 cup Wildtree Natural Grapeseed Oil

2 TBS Jamaican Jerk Seasoning (Wildtree makes some, but I used Pampered Chefs blend)

1 Bottle Wildtree Sweet and Savory Pineapple sauce, for dipping

DIRECTIONS

Soak the skewers in water. Preheat the oven to 375 F, or you could grill them up on the bbq! In a large bowl mix together the grapeseed oil and jerk seasoning. Cut the Chicken into 1/2 inch strips and toss into the oil mixture. Stir around until the chicken is completely coated in the oil. Thread chicken onto skewers. I fit 3-4 pieces on per skewer, it just depends on how you thread them. Line up on a greased cookie sheet, and bake for about 30 minutes.

Pour Pineapple sauce into single serve bowls for dipping.

Serves 5 main dishes

Here are the features from last weeks link up:

From Potholes and Pantyhose Skinny Orange Julius. Or freeze it and have some sherbet

From Michelle’s Tasty Creations and Crafty Ideas, Old Fashioned Potato Salad

And from Becoming a Proverbs 31 Woman a refreshing 4th of July Dessert

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June 29, 2012
Foodie Friday – Cake Pan Pizza’s {linky}

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Cake Pan Pizza’s

(original recipe from cdkitchen)

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups warm water

1/4 cup dry milk

1/2 tsp salt

4 cups flour

1 TBS sugar

1 pkg dry yeast

2 TBS vegetable oil (or olive oil works well too)

9 oz vegetable oil

pam spray

Directions

Combine yeast, sugar, salt and dry milk in a large bowl. Add water and mix well. Allow to sit for a few minutes. Add 2 TBS oil and stir. Add flour and stir until flour is absorbed.

Knead dough for about 10 minutes. Divide into 3 balls.

In 3 cake pans divide 9oz oil (I just eyeball it to cover the bottom of the pans). Roll dough into circles and place in the pans. Spray with pam, cover and let rise for about an hour. We’ve found we like it better the less we let it rise.

Top with pizza sauce, mozzarella, and toppings of your choice. We usually stick to pepperoni, or just plain cheese.

Bake at 475 F for about 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is lightly brown.

Thanks for another GREAT link up last week. These were some of my favorites ~

When I see Chicken Cordon Bleu anything, my attention is grabbed, and I know I’ll be trying it out. From Love Bakes Good Cakes Chicken Cordon Bleu Stromboli

Crystal and Co. shared these Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs. The perfect summer treat!

From Delectable Musings, my chidhood is again reawakened with this Strawberry Rhubarb Jam. I have many memories of dipping raw rhubarb into sugar for a snack, and also making my first strawberry rhubarb pie.

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June 1, 2012
Foodie Friday – Maple Syrup

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I love maple syrup! One of the biggest things I miss from living in New England is the abundance of fresh maple syrup. Sure recently I’ve seen pure maple syrup sold in stores, but it’s still not the same to me.

Even though growing up in near so many maple syrup farms, my mom frequently made her own “imitation” maple syrup. To me her recipe is the next best thing to the real stuff. I don’t ever buy syrup from the store because this recipe is so simple and satisfying.

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp maple flavoring (or pure maple extract)

Directions

Add the sugar and water to a saucepan. Over medium heat, dissolve the sugar. Bring to a slow boil and add the vanilla and maple extracts. Simmer until it’s all mixed in. Serve over your favorite breakfast.

Now I recently heard that if you let the syrup cool with a lid on the pan, it will keep the leftovers from crystallizing. I have yet to try this, so I can’t say if it works or not. When reheating I just place the syrup in the microwave for about 30 seconds at a time until it’s redissolved.

I’ve also seen many recipes that use brown sugar. Again I’ve never tried that, but I’m sure it would give it more of a rich flavoring. I’ll let you know when I try it.

Featuring from last weeks linky –

Black Bean Vegetable Soup from The Souliscious Life. I’m always looking for new ways to use beans, and this looks just like something my family would eat.

Strawberry Chicken Salad and Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing from The Kitchen is my Playground. Oh my, is that heaven on a plate? I love strawberries, always have. I’m finding I like them even better mixed in something. Plus that dressing just looks yummy!

Soft Bubble Cheesy Garlic Muffins from I Thee Cook. Really? Does it need saying? Bread, cheese and garlic together. I’m not sure bread could get any better. It was on my menu this week but I’ve yet to make it. It will be had with tonight’s dinner though!

Edible Books from Hungry Happenings. My book loving self could not pass up featuring these beauties. I may make them for Princess V’s teachers with a fun little note. I wish I was going to my sisters birthday this Saturday though, because these would fit right in! She’s hosting an all day Read-A-Thon! I just had to pass on the recipe to her.

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May 18, 2012
Spotlight on Tim and Angi’s Blog

Awhile ago I feature my bloggy friend Eschelle from Mumfection. Today I’m pleased to tell you more about another Bloggy friend Angi! We’ve connected through Blogelina’s facebook buddy groups, and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know her.

Keep reading to get a fun look at Angi, and then visit Tim and Angi’s blog for some great content!

About Tim and Angi’s Blog
Tim And Angi’s Blog is written by a mom and dad team. They live in a small country town in southern New Mexico with their two boys and two dogs. When Angi’s not blogging, she designs websites and print material. Tim works from home as a technical support agent. If that’s not enough to keep them busy, they also homeschool their boys.

1) If you were to re-live one moment in your life up to this point, what moment would that be?
I’m not sure if I’d want to re-live any particular moment as I’ve had many great moments. If I had to narrow it down, I’m sure it would be one of the firsts; first solo birthday party (my brother and I shared a party for many many years), first fight with a friend, first crush, first kiss, first baby kicks inside my tummy, first steps of the boys, or any one of a million other firsts in my life.

2) Funniest poop story… I know you have them.
I don’t actually have one. I’ve never walked around unknowingly with poop on my clothes. I’ve never seen poop just peeking out the top of a diaper. I’ve never sat in a restaurant with a little guy who’s grunting out a special surprise. Or maybe my mommy brain ate those stories.

3) What’s your favorite blog post you’ve written? link please!
Corn Dogs, Beef Jerky And a Sprinkle of Rain ( http://wp.me/pQxgf-F2 ) After writing about our trip to the county fair, I was surprised that a title came so easily. I had the post as private for a long time but recently removed the private status because it’s such a great post. Since it was private, there are no images breaking up the text. Maybe I should add some? Hmm…

4) What are your hobbies?
I usually try to turn my hobbies into a job so I can do what I enjoy. That’s why I design websites and print material. It’s why I blog. It’s why I read. It’s why we homeschool.

5) What household chore do you absolutely hate doing?
All of them. LOL. I would love to have a maid that just did it all but if I had to narrow it down to one, I’d say keeping the floors clean.

6) What story does your family always tell about you?
When I lifted a boy off the ground by his t-shirt. I was a 12 and this 9 year old boy was picking on my friend’s 7 year old brother. I told the 9 year old that he’d better straighten up or go home. He decided to grab my arm and twisted it as far around as my arm would go. I grabbed his shirt with that same arm, lifted him off the ground, and calmly told him that if I ever saw within 4 houses of mine, he would regret it. Thankfully, he heeded my warning and stayed away. I did pay for the incident with a very sore arm for a couple days but it was worth it to keep a bully away.

Thanks Angi for being my online bloggy friend!

May 17, 2012
Featured Blog – Mumfection

Some bloggy friends and I are in a group over on facebook and we thought it would be fun to do a little feature on each other. We all asked a few questions and now we get to see the answers!

Today I’m featuring Eschelle from the blog Mumfection

You can connect with Eschelle on facebook and twitter!

1) If you were to re-live one moment in your life up to this point, what moment would that be?
I think I would re-live one day back in high school around spring break so I know I won’t be in class. Why?? Cause I could and wouldn’t it be great to be a teen again?? Just for a day though…

2) Funniest poop story… I know you have them.
Eldest used it as play dough once in his crib, youngest used it as paint… gross… just gross…

3) What’s your favorite blog post you’ve written? link please!
This one is so hard! I would have to say it was one of my firsts describing a date hubby and I had. http://www.mumfection.com/2010/09/you-would-have-called-cab.html

4) What are your hobbies?
I paint using watercolors, HUGE movie buff, audiobooks I am soo HUGE on audiobooks. I would have to say that blogging would be a hobby but it would be more under the passion or “work” category.

5) What household chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Hands down, folding laundry, I loathe it!! In fact currently you can find a HUGE pile of clean clothes in my room and a pile of dirty ones. I hate folding so much I would rather hunt for kids’ socks in a MOUND of clothing than organize it. I should pay someone to do it for me…. Hubby also hates it, doesn’t work out so well for mum.

6) What story does your family always tell about you?
Oh umm… I dunno I don’t really talk to my family. I think my sister would tell stories about what a terror/demon I was. I have heard her describe me as both Lilo and Stitch, evil like stitch and morbid like lilo! I must have been a LOVELY little sister!

March 29, 2012
Quilted Euphoria Sponsor Spotlight

I’m pleased to share with you all Amber from the Quilted Euphoria etsy shop and blog. She is offering a tote bag as part of the Best Gifts of 2011 giveaway, so make sure you go enter through the button on the left!

Amber lives in Utah (turns out pretty close to my parents!), and loves quilting. No one can say it better than the person themselves, so here’s a little snippet from Amber’s about me page.

Hello world, I’m Amber and I’m addicted to quilting! Not just quilting as I’ve come to find out recently, but I am developing a love for all things crafty! I have been quilting since I was 19, and crafting for…well however long it’s been since I started this blog! I was so inspired as a child watching my grandmother quilt that I decided to do it myself, and that as they say, was that.Then I discovered blogging and the insanity really took hold. And here I am!

I have really enjoyed getting to know Amber through our separate blogs and her Quilted Euphoria shop. Like Amber, I learned quilting from my grandmother as well. Unlike Amber, I did not take it up as a hobby. I periodically help tie quilts for our church, but until I met Amber, that was the extent of my “quilting”. Thanks to Amber I did recently make another small scale quilt, and shared the tutorial of that on her blog. On her blog, Amber also hosts a Weekend Wow Me Party, where you can link up and show off different crafts you have made. I’ve gotten so many ideas from those links, I need to stop browsing them and get crafting!

Now, if you’re like me, you love quilts, especially in the winter time, but you don’t want to spend the time, or have the time to make one yourself. Amber takes custom orders, and I’m sure she would be thrilled to put something special together for you! Quilts make great Christmas gifts, Wedding Gifts, baby shower gifts, and going to college gifts! Really, I don’t think you could ever go wrong giving a quilt as a gift! Just look at some of Amber’s handiwork –

Don’t forget to enter the Best Gifts of 2011 giveaway to win a quilted tote from Quilted Euphoria, plus many other amazing prizes!

November 26, 2011