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(and possibly you??)3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-30137992493059149552011-02-07T12:39:00.000-08:002011-02-07T12:39:28.804-08:00Guest Blog! Pumpkin Soup!<b>We'd like to thank <span id="lw_beacon_1297110743827"></span> Dominique for sending us this great recipe for soup! Its sloooowly beginning to warm up here in The Big Easy, but still cold enough for some soup!</b><br />
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<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> I killed Kenny...then i ate him! </h3><div class="post-header"> </div><div style="border: medium none;">Don't worry Kenny was a pumpkin! Here is the recipe for Kenny soup...</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border: medium none;"><u>Ingredients</u>: </div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border: medium none;">1/2tsp of ginger powder</div><div style="border: medium none;">1/4tsp chili powder</div><div style="border: medium none;">(i used this one with a little shake of white pepper also) </div><div style="border: medium none;">or 1/2tsp of curry powder</div><div style="border: medium none;">or 1/2tsp of cinnamon</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><ol><li><div style="border: medium none;">Pre-heat oven to 200-220 degrees (Gas 4-5)</div></li>
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<li style="border: medium none;"><div style="border: medium none;">Roast for about 40mins until pumpkin is golden brown and soft to touch. Squeeze the garlic out of its skin and into the veg. Pour all veg into a large mixing bowl or saucepan.</div></li>
<li style="border: medium none;"><div style="border: medium none;">Meanwhile (whilst near the end of roasting the veg) bring a large pan of your stock to the boil. </div></li>
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<li style="border: medium none;"><div style="border: medium none;">Now add your chosen spices/flavour and season to taste. (You could also add a little soy or Worcester sauce if you like)</div></li>
<li style="border: medium none;"><div style="border: medium none;">Heat through and serve with a sprinkle of your roasted seeds and sweet potato wedges (recipes to follow) Or just crusty bread if you like?</div></li>
<li style="border: medium none;"><div style="border: medium none;">Don't forget the glass of vino!!!!</div></li>
</ol><div style="border: medium none;"> ~ENJOY~</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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- Jess K.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-47638126921162280412011-01-28T12:56:00.000-08:002011-01-28T12:57:26.896-08:00Fan Friday-Taco Braid1/ In a skillet, brown 1lb of ground meat. Season with your favorite taco seasoning.<br />
When meat is just cooked through add half of a small onion and let cook a few minutes. Adding the onion now keeps it slightly crunchy.<br />
Rinse and drain 1- 15oz can of black beans. Add to meat.<br />
Drain 1 can of rotel tomatoes. Add to meat.<br />
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2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (makes clean up easy). Roll out 1 package of crescent roll onto baking sheet. Mend the perforations.<br />
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3. Cut crescent sheet on both sides 1inch apart. A pizza cutter works well<br />
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4. Put cooked meat mixture in center of cut crescent sheet<br />
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5. Put 2 cups of grated cheddar cheese on top of meat mixture<br />
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6. Fold crescent strips over meat mixture and press the strips together to seal the braid.<br />
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7. Bake in 350° oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown<br />
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8. Let sit for 5-10minutes to allow the Taco Braid to set.<br />
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Thank you so much Christy K. for sharing this yummy and easy recipe with us!<br />
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<em>I must say that I made this last night for dinner and it was so good! I made it using the <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">dough recipe</a> that I use for everything and I added a "sauce" at the bottom made by mixing 1/2 cup salsa (pureed in the food processor) and 1/2 can of vegetarian refried beans. I layered this on the bottom then added the meat on top and braided the bread closed. I didn't have any black beans so I skipped that part and I honestly forgot to add the cheese inside haha. It was super yummy and a big hit in our home. Kinda like a taco pizza calzone. We topped it with our usual taco topping favorites including salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese and avocados.</em><br />
<em>-Christy</em>3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-11969224161390815982011-01-19T18:02:00.000-08:002011-01-19T18:02:30.466-08:00Snow Ice Cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPFamz5a6V4OTXCDsoc-Ta3TPxx05WDSpImuJND13GpafghIRWnaQZ0FcQrq1bzCtIZT1spwn8qY6sKfXJvlOHxDKB82eG42PTzBmIji_QZ_zpxp6KEQl9JJGXQ6_h8nT_n1mt7wNT5Y/s1600/snowicecream7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPFamz5a6V4OTXCDsoc-Ta3TPxx05WDSpImuJND13GpafghIRWnaQZ0FcQrq1bzCtIZT1spwn8qY6sKfXJvlOHxDKB82eG42PTzBmIji_QZ_zpxp6KEQl9JJGXQ6_h8nT_n1mt7wNT5Y/s400/snowicecream7.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I must give credit to <a href="http://codenamemama.com/2010/01/06/snow-ice-cream/">Dionna at Code Name: Mama</a> for giving me this idea. I have seen snow ice cream referenced more than once this past week and was curious how to make it. If you refer to the above link Dionna has several variations of the recipe. I kinda combined a few of them together and came up with the following 2 variations. So if its snowing where you are set out a large mixing bowl to collect some as it falls. If there is snow on the ground, make sure its clean and fill up a bowl. You will need about 1 large mixing bowl (approximately 1 gallon) for each recipe.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
Snow<br />
1 14 oz can unsweetened condensed milk<br />
1 packet<br />
of hot chocolate mix (or a couple Tblsp cocoa powder or chocolate syrup should work too)<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 teasp vanilla<br />
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<strong><u>To Make:</u></strong><br />
Add all ingredients into bowl with snow and mix until well combined. I let my oldest help me with this, he loved it.<br />
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The second kind I tried was a peach variation. This reminded me of a peach yogurt smoothie, so good!<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
Snow<br />
1 can peaches<br />
1 14 oz can unsweetened condensed milk<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 teasp vanilla<br />
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<strong><u>To Make:</u></strong><br />
Empty out peaches, juice and all, into a smaller mixing bowl. Cut peach slices into bite sized pieces.<br />
Add peaches (juice and all) into snow. Add rest of ingredients until well combined. I needed slightly more than 1 large mixing bowl of snow for this variations, probably because I added the peach juice and the milk.<br />
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Eat and enjoy.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-5542712648928289562011-01-19T08:30:00.000-08:002011-01-19T08:30:28.243-08:00Name That Recipe Contest and Giveaway!Today we have a special post for y'all! I am going to post a recipe below that has no name. Its something my mom had me make one evening when I was low on ingredients and time. Now if you are counting calories, this might not be the chicken dish for you, but it sure is yummy and simple and quick!<br />
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But what makes this post special is that it isn't just a recipe this time, its a contest <i>and</i> a giveaway! This is where our lovely readers come in. We want <b>YOU </b>to name this recipe! Something fun, or quirky, or whatever! Be creative! And then Tanya, Christy, and I will each pick our personal favorite and will submit those to random.org to pick the final winner. <br />
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<b>POST A COMMENT ON THIS POST BELOW WITH THE NAME YOU COME UP WITH! CONTEST WILL CLOSE IN ONE WEEK ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26, 2011.</b><br />
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SO.. without further ado.. Here is the recipe we need you to name!<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><br />
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-1 boneless skinless chicken breast per person<br />
-mayonnaise<br />
-shredded cheddar cheese <br />
- crackers (I used Ritz)<br />
- salt and pepper<br />
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Directions<br />
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- Pound out your chicken breast so its an even thickness<br />
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- Season with salt and pepper<br />
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- Add some mayo to a bowl<br />
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- Add a little shredded cheddar to the mayo and stir it together<br />
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- Crush some crackers into another bowl and season the cracker crumbs with salt and pepper.<br />
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- Spread some of the mayo mixture onto one side of the breast.<br />
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- Sprinkle cracker crumbs on generously and press down with hand to make sure they are good and stuck.<br />
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-Flip chicken over (I put it right on my nonstick cookie sheet) and repeat.<br />
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-Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked.<br />
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Enjoy and put on your thinkin' caps and NAME THAT RECIPE :o)<br />
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- Jess K.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-50285199455255320382011-01-17T18:00:00.000-08:002011-01-17T18:00:13.810-08:00Mexican Ratatouille?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcqfbj2D6IKRGINQzdLvr5ROidGpy6tP7cdh1qt2GQ4LTa52-utIzr2KDczejvLXlBzkhBPuC2KiEsFRrSurkDXfaHpyMggj4Hx1U1d39SFrsGBBq3_iUQlpXDkAIKz3AsCHrpi3XtEc/s1600/IMG_0028%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcqfbj2D6IKRGINQzdLvr5ROidGpy6tP7cdh1qt2GQ4LTa52-utIzr2KDczejvLXlBzkhBPuC2KiEsFRrSurkDXfaHpyMggj4Hx1U1d39SFrsGBBq3_iUQlpXDkAIKz3AsCHrpi3XtEc/s320/IMG_0028%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is another one of the dishes I grew up with, well kind of...<br />
There is a Spanish name for 2 dishes made in a similar fashion.. If you omit the Pasilla peppers then it is called "calabazitas con queso" If you Omit the "calabazitas" (meaning the squash) it would be called "Rajas con queso", I love both and one day I asked myself why can't they both be together? I mean they're made the same way pretty much.. and so I did. <br />
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The dish which is nameless in English and maybe in Spanish too, is sort of a Mexican ratatouille, it consists of zucchini or any squash you might want to use, (please feel free to experiment with this recipe!) tomatoes, garlic, onions (If you like them), Corn, the peppers (If you'd like.. I advice to use them as it gives it a nice smokey favor and really blackening them is not as hard or intimidating as it seems) and I top it all with cheese!<br />
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*If you want a figure friendly version top it off with Mozzarella cheese (It looks pretty with the melted round slices on top) and keep it vegetarian. <br />
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*If you need meat in it I would suggest cubed or shredded chicken (skip the cheese) Or Italian sausage and keep the cheese!. <br />
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As with all the recipes here get creative you do not have to recreate this 100% Use what you like and feel comfortable with! Have some fun!<br />
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<u><strong>INGREDIENTS </strong></u><br />
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3 Pasilla peppers<br />
4 Italian zucchini squash<br />
4 Roma tomatoes<br />
1 can of corn<br />
1 small can of tomato sauce<br />
minced, or powdered garlic.<br />
Cheese (any melting cheese you'd like) <br />
salt and pepper to taste.<br />
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Start by blackening the peppers (If you have an electric stove I am not sure if it will work unless you grill them) After they are black meaning the skin is burned quickly place them inside a towel so they "sweat" and set them aside. <br />
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In a large pan, add a bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, some minced Garlic and Onions (if you are using them)<br />
Cut the zucchini in half lenght wise and then chop into pieces, add to the oil with the garlic, if using garlic powder then you would add the powder to the zucchini.<br />
I found a great way to have minced garlic handy I am in love with this as it is so finely minced it can blend in butter or any other sauces..<br />
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While that is cooking cut up the Roma tomatoes in big chunks and add them to the zucchini.<br />
Take the peppers and with some running water remove the blackened skin, if there is some still left don't worry. Cut the tops off and throw them away along with the seeds and cut what is left into strips and add them to the pot.<br />
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Enjoy!3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-31671138775413528572011-01-13T18:10:00.000-08:002011-01-13T18:10:28.336-08:00Banana French ToastI don't think I can really call this a recipe... It is pretty much just adding bananas to the french toast recipe I use. French Toast is a super easy, super affordable, and definitely not only for breakfast! And you probably have all the ingredients on hand all the time, so its a good quick go to item.<br />
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<u><b>Ingredients (serves 2-3, but easily doubled or tripled!)</b></u><br />
(all measurements are approximate.. You <i>can't </i>mess this up y'all!)<br />
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4-6 pieces of bread<br />
1-2 tbsp butter <br />
2 eggs <br />
1 1/2-2 cups of milk<br />
2 tsp vanilla extract<br />
2 tsp cinnamon<br />
2 tbsp sugar<br />
2 bananas cut into slices<br />
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-Heat a large skillet over medium heat.<br />
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-Whisk together your eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.<br />
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-Dip each side of the bread into the mixture and place into hot skillet. I can get 2-3 pieces in at a time.<br />
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-Add the banana slices to the side that has not hit the hot pan yet.<br />
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- After you lightly brown the first side, flip carefully. The bananas will use the egg mixture like a glue and will stay on the bread well.<br />
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-When both sides are golden, remove from pan and finish the other slices.<br />
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-Add some warmed up maple syrup and a side of bacon or sausage or corned beef hash!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
-Jess K.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-32623651627661987422011-01-13T17:58:00.000-08:002011-01-13T17:58:17.529-08:00Guest Post: Rebecca from One More Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestWe are excited to have an awesome guest blog from Rebecca at <a href="http://onemoreflewoverthecuckoo.blogspot.com/">One More Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest</a><br />
She has a wonderfully easy sounding recipe for Steak Soup which is a family favorite in her house.<br />
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Rebecca is the mother to 2 beautiful little girls, ages 6 months old and 5 years old. She is a stay at home mom right now and new to the blogging world. She enjoys making new recipes and spending time with her family.<br />
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong>1.5-2 lbs ground beef<br />
1 can stewed tomatoes (or I used fire roasted diced tomatoes, whatever you have in the cabinet)<br />
1 can beef broth<br />
2 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wylers-Bouillon-Cube-45-Count-Cubes/dp/B00469OB5G?ie=UTF8&tag=onemsnes-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" jquery1294969314117="4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fa1aab;">beef bouillon cubes</span></a><span style="color: #fa1aab;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onemsnes-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00469OB5G" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span><br />
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans, corn)<br />
salt and pepper<br />
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<b>Prepare:</b><br />
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In a large stock pot brown off ground beef and drain<br />
add can of broth, tomatoes, frozen vegetables, 2 bouillon cubes and a half can of water.<br />
let simmer and stir occasionally until veggies are soft<br />
add salt and pepper to taste<br />
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Total cook time was approximately 40 minutes.<br />
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* We serve with shredded sharp cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream and crackers for me, tortilla chips for my guy<br />
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** In my case the hamburger was still completely frozen, so I added it to the stock pot with a little bit of water covered with a lid on medium high, this only took about 5-7 minutes to ground up. I prefer not to nuke raw meat as it causes it to have a weird texture.<br />
While the soup was simmering I was able to give my daughter a bath and braid her hair.<br />
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<em>Tip from 3 Moms:</em><br />
<em>If not making a soup and you find yourself with frozen meat that needs to be cooked soon submerge it fully in a bowl of lukewarm water. Place something on top to keep it fully submerged if need be. You can even use hot water for an even faster thaw. Depending upon the size and cut of the meat as well as the water temperature it will thaw in about an hour.</em>3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-21658254220781333562011-01-10T17:52:00.000-08:002011-01-10T17:53:04.885-08:004 Ingredient Buffalo Chicken Pasta<b><u> Ingredients</u></b><br />
1-2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces.<br />
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1 bottle or jar of blue cheese dressing ( I used about 1/2 the bottle, but you may want more)<br />
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2-4 tbsp of buffalo sauce or wing sauce or something like Franks Red Hot, or more if you like it hot!<br />
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1 lbs of pasta, like penne or radiatore<br />
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<u><b>Directions</b></u><br />
1. Cook pasta, drain, and set aside.<br />
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2. Cut up chicken into bite size pieces, and roll in flour, or don't, its all good.<br />
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3. Brown chicken in some oil and butter.<br />
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4. Set chicken aside, and wipe the pan clean.<br />
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5. Add chicken back into wiped out pan and add the buffalo sauce.<br />
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6.Cook for 2 minutes then add the pasta.<br />
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7. Add blue cheese dressing, start with 1/3 of a bottle and go from there..<br />
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You could probably use ranch dressing if blue cheese isn't your thing.. If you do try it with ranch, leave a comment and let us know how it was!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="color: #366388;"><span class="yshortcuts" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand;"><span style="color: black;">Guest Post by <a href="http://http//chrystal365project.blogspot.com/">Chrystal Armbruster</a></span></span></span><br />
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1-2 head broccoli,chopped (you could use the already chopped stuff a bag or 2 would do)<br />
4 oz <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1294702816_5" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; cursor: hand;"><span style="color: #366388;">baby carrots</span></span> cut in quarters<br />
1 can cheddar cheese soup<br />
8 oz milk<br />
1 onion<br />
tbs flour<br />
1/2 stick butter<br />
shredded cheddar-optional.<br />
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Boil carrots and broccoli. Dice up onion and fry in 1/2 stick butter when they begin looking caramelized add tbs flour. and stir this will look thick. Once the broccoli and carrots are soft drain. <br />
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While keeping the vegetables in the drainer use your large pot (that's still warm from boiling) and add 1 can cheese soup 1 can milk whisk. Add in broccoli carrots and onion.Garnish with cheddar cheese.<br />
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I have been in a pizzay (is that a word? haha) mood lately. I have been making a lot of my own pizzas, crust and all. I must say I much prefer my pizzas over any take out or frozen too! I think (hope) my family agrees. No one has complained at least.<br />
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Taco pizza is a fun spin on a traditional pizza using a salsa/bean combo in place of the normal tomato sauce. It can be topped with any sort of toppings you like and associate with tacos, I will list what we use in our home.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
Dough to use for crust <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">(click here for the dough recipe I use)</a><br />
0.5-1 lb (depending on taste) hamburger<br />
1 cup shredded cheese<br />
1 cup salsa<br />
1 can refried beans<br />
black olives<br />
fresh tomatoes (to top)<br />
lettuce<br />
sour cream<br />
avocados<br />
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I use the same dough recipe for everything I make from dinner rolls to bread to cinnamon rolls, etc. The link for this recipe is above. You can also buy prepackaged pizza dough mixes or an already made crust-in which case you can skip this step.<br />
Once dough is ready roll out on a lightly floured surface. Roll a little larger than the pan you will be using, you want the dough to hang over slightly.<br />
Before placing dough on pizza pan lightly oil pan (I use olive oil) and lightly sprinkle with yellow corn meal (optional).<br />
Place dough on pan.<br />
Roll up over hanging edges to create the crust.<br />
Lightly brush the edges with more olive oil (optional-helps crust to brown nicely).<br />
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Take 1 cup of salsa and puree until smooth (this is optional, I like a smooth sauce).<br />
In a large mixing bowl combine salsa with 1/2 can of refried beans.<br />
Spread on top of pizza crust.<br />
Cook hamburger and drain grease.<br />
Add some taco seasonings (you can use a packet or <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/oooh-spicy.html">click here to learn how to make your own)</a> I honestly do not even premake my own taco seasoning anymore. Now that I know what spices to use I just add in my own to the meat until I like the way it tastes. The spices you need are Chili Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Cumin and Paprika. I do about 3 palm fulls (as Rachael Ray would say, about 1 Tblsp) of the chili powder and 1 palm full of the rest.<br />
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</tbody></table><strong><u>Step 3: Build and cook pizza-</u></strong><br />
Once hamburger is done place on top of pizza "sauce"<br />
Add 1 cup of cheese (more if you like) and black olives<br />
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until crust is done.<br />
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Serve with desired toppings. This may vary from person to person. My hubby tops his with more salsa, black olives and fresh tomatoes. I like fresh tomatoes and lettuce, sour cream and avocados. Our kids eat the slices as is.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
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Christy3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-34826235318245359312011-01-06T08:18:00.000-08:002011-01-06T08:55:23.115-08:00Cinnamon Rolls.I have to admit, I love me some regular old Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in the can you have to "pop" open... But.. I like controlling the ingredients my family eats, so I made my first batch of homemade cinnamon rolls.. This is the recipe I use for homemade cinnamon rolls.. and it made soo many, I froze half of them.. We will see how good they defrost!<br />
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<li>1/2 c. very warm water</li><br />
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<li>2 T. yeast</li><br />
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<li>1/2 c. melted butter</li><br />
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<li>2 eggs</li><br />
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<li>2 t. salt</li><br />
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<li>1/2 c. sugar</li><br />
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<li>1 1/2 c. warm milk</li><br />
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<li>butter</li><br />
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<li>brown sugar</li><br />
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<li>cinnamon </li><br />
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<ul><li>butter</li>
<li>vanilla</li>
<li>milk</li>
<li>powdered sugar</li>
</ul><ol><li>Combine water, 1 T. sugar and yeast. Set aside for 5-15 minutes to activate.</li>
<li>Mix 1/2 c. sugar, melted butter, eggs, and salt. Add yeast mixture.</li>
<li>Stir in warm milk.</li>
<li>Add 5 cups flour, 1-2 cups at a time.</li>
<li>Knead dough on a well-floured surface, adding flour as necessary, until dough isn’t sticky.</li>
<li>Let rise until double in a clean, oiled bowl.</li>
<li>Punch down risen dough. Separate into two pieces.</li>
<li>Roll out dough in a large rectangle. Spread with softened butter. Sprinkle liberally with brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon.</li>
<li>Roll dough. Cut <b>i</b>nto about 12 (1-inch) rolls. Place in 9×13 pan. Let rise until double.</li>
<li>Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes. </li>
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<li>For icing, melt butter (about 2 T.). Add 1 tsp. vanilla and 2 T. milk. Sift powdered sugar into mixture and stir well. I never measure this. You can absolutely use more of any ingredient. Spread icing while hot.</li><br />
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They were good! They were my first try and I think I have some room for improvement. I think I needed to let the dough rise longer, but I am a but impatient.. just ask my poor husband :o)3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-71613580695336396722011-01-03T19:07:00.000-08:002011-01-03T19:07:26.181-08:00Grandma's Egg Noodles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Fast forward to today, I had no clue what to make for dinner but remembered I had some left over Christmas turkey breast in the freezer that I have been wanting to make into soup but kept forgetting to the buy noodles for it. I was thinking about heading to the store when I remembered this recipe. I had to dig in my recipes to find it as it was near the bottom.<br />
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I had only attempted to make these once before and at the time they seemed so hard and time consuming, because I never cooked back then. Now they are so simple and easy to make, this could be bad news for my already expanding waistline. I might have to pretend like they are hard to make.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
4 eggs<br />
3 cups flour + extra for kneading and rolling out<br />
a pinch of salt (I used 1/2 teasp)<br />
1/8 cup milk <br />
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My grandma never measured things when she cooked so all measurements are approximates that she gave my mom as a starting off point. She would often add more eggs/flour if she wanted to make more noodles or less if she needed less.<br />
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Now my grandma was "old school" and I can remember watching her all amazed as she mixed everything straight on the counter, no bowl needed. She would just dump some flour out on the counter, make a well in the center to add all the other ingredients and just mix with her hands. I hope 1 day I will be that skilled at this but for now I used a bowl.<br />
I combined the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.<br />
Beat the eggs and milk together in a smaller bowl<br />
Made a well in the center of the flour and poured the egg/milk mixture in and stirred with a fork <br />
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<strong><u>Step 2: Roll out and dry-</u></strong><br />
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Once dough is no longer sticky roll out into a large rectangle(ish) 1/8-1/4" thick. <br />
Once dough is nicely rolled out all to sit on counter and air dry 60 minutes.<br />
Flip dough, lightly flour the top and air dry another 60 minutes.<br />
Keep doing this until you need to cook them. You need to air dry a minimum of 2 hrs (1 flip). I flipped mine at least 3 times, lightly flour the top every time you flip, just a small fine dusting will do.<br />
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Once dough has dried at least 2 hrs cut into 3 equal pieces length wise (horizontal cuts). Roll up each piece lengthwise (from top to bottom) so you have a long tube of dough.<br />
Cut into 1/4-1/2" strips.<br />
Repeat with remaining 2 sections of dough.<br />
Toss noodles with your hands to loosen and open them up.<br />
Boil in rapidly boiling water (or chicken stock) for 3-5 minutes or until al dente.<br />
I don't worry about trying to make them all uniform or small, my grandma always made big thick noodles so thats the way I like them.<br />
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These noodles are so yummy I could happily eat them just as is, or tossed with some olive oil and cheese, YUM!<br />
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Love,<br />
Christy3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-1216623377578944592010-12-22T08:41:00.000-08:002010-12-22T08:41:53.255-08:00Photo cubesWanted to share this quick idea in case you may be scrambling for some last minutes gifts and funds are low. These plain photo cubes can be purchased at most craft stores such as Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's. They are usually around $1 each. Purchase a few and let your kids decorate them using paint, markers, crayons, whatever you have on hand. Slip a photo of your kids in and give them to someone special in their lives. We made ours for grandma (hope she doesn't see this before we give them to her tonight haha).<br />
My 4 yr old colored the one on the left, I had him write his name on the bottom too since he is old enough. The older 2 girls colored the one on the right. I meant to print out a more updated photo of the 4 of them to use in one but forgot so these will have to do. The kids had fun decorating them and they really feel like THEY made grandma a gift.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need-</u></strong><br />
1 pkg Oreo's (or your own)<br />
1 bag min pretzel's<br />
1 bag M&Ms<br />
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips (or you can use any type of solid chocolate you can melt)<br />
Wax paper<br />
Metal tongs<br />
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<strong><u>Step 1: Melt the Chocolate-</u></strong><br />
This can be done in several ways. I prefer to melt mine in a pan over LOW heat, stirring constantly. I like this because I can control it more. If you have a double boiler you can use that. I have heard many people like to melt in the microwave because its faster and they don't have to stand there stirring. I don't like this because mine always seems to burn and I think it changes the taste of the chocolate. Plus I am not a big microwave person period. I use ours for popcorn and thats about it.<br />
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<strong><u>Step 2: Dip Oreo's for the "Heads"-</u></strong><br />
Once chocolate is melted dip Oreo's 1 at a time into the chocolate using metal tongs. Coat both sides evenly and then place on wax paper to cool.<br />
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<strong><u>Step 3: Add eyes, nose and antlers-</u></strong><br />
I usually dip 3-4 Oreo's and then do the eyes/nose/antlers. Dip 3-4 more and do eyes/nose/antlers again. You need to add the eye, nose s and antlers while the chocolate is still soft and warm or they will not stick.<br />
After you have about 3-4 dipped take 2 M&Ms in whatever color you want (green, brown or blue) and add near the top of the cookie to make 2 "eyes". Using a red M&M add below the eyes to make a "nose".<br />
Take 2 pretzel's and gently smush them into the top of the Oreo's. Be careful not to break them. I like to dip a spoon into the chocolate and drizzle a little extra chocolate on top to secure them.<br />
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Allow cookies to cool at least 10 minutes before removing from wax paper. I like to just put them in the fridge overnight.<br />
I let Teddy help with the ones pictured above. He helped add the eyes, nose and antlers. I even let him hold the spoon to drizzle chocolate onto the antlers to secure them. Can you tell which ones he made? I like to make mine with brown eyes, he insisted they needed green. We did some with blue too. This picture is from last year so he was 3 at the time. This is a fun Christmas activity to let little hands help with.<br />
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Love,<br />
Christy<br />
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P.S. In our house Santa enjoys these on Christmas Eve along with frosted sugar and gingerbread cookies.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-78092041369572854642010-12-18T08:53:00.000-08:002010-12-18T08:53:59.057-08:00Lazy Day Slow Cooker ideas-Tons of recipes from 2 easy steps.So, its the Holiday Season, are you as busy as we are here at 3 Moms? I know we have not been posting much and we apologize for that. I don't know about the other 2 moms but in my house things have been crazy with Christmas parties, preschool Christmas programs, visiting Santa, and even a yucky 2 week long ickiness that swept through the family. Things are slowing down as Christmas approaches so hopefully the posts will pick back up.<br />
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With all the craziness that I am sure we all are experiencing right now I thought I would share some easy ideas that I have been taking advantage of the past few weeks. I seriously make some sort of version of the following at least 4-5 days a week. These are so easy and so versatile, I am sure you can come up with some ways I haven't thought of to use these. If you do please share here or on our FB wall.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
a crock pot<br />
some sort of cut of chicken or pork. Any cut of either will work<br />
1 jar of salsa <strong>OR</strong> 1 bottle of BBQ sauce.<br />
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<strong><u>Step 1: Cook meat-</u></strong><br />
Take whatever cut of meat you are using and add it into the crock pot.<br />
Add in either 1 jar of salsa OR 1 bottle BBQ sauce depending on what you are wanting to make.<br />
Move around a bit so that sauce is covering all sides of the meat.<br />
Cook on low 5-7 hrs. (depending on cut-bone in and larger cuts take longer)<br />
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<strong><u>Step 2-Decide what dish you would like to "feature" the meat in-</u></strong><br />
This is the fun part, there are so many delicious ways to serve this up, the combinations are almost endless. I am going to list a few of our families favorites. Use your imagination and I am sure you can come up with many more than I have listed here.<br />
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<u>Pork Tenderloin + BBQ Sauce-</u> With this I can make pulled pork sandwiches on <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">homemade buns (click here for recipe)</a>. Or I just shred up the pork and serve with <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">homemade rolls (same dough recipe as buns)</a> and mashed potatoes (made with golden Yukon potatoes YUM!). Use the BBQ sauce as a "gravy" over the pork meat and potatoes, SO GOOD!<br />
You can also serve over a bed of rice (any rice you like, we like Jasmine rice), I like to mix in some steamed broccoli to this.<br />
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<u>B/S Chicken Breasts (or bone-in chicken breasts) + Salsa-</u> If using bone-in breasts shred meat off of bone before serving.<br />
With this I can shred the meat up to use in a whole gamut of Mexican dishes including chicken soft tacos, chicken burritos, chicken hard shell tacos, chicken <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/tostadas-de-carne-deshebrada-shredded.html">tostadas</a>, <a href="http://tanya's%20potato%20tacos/">Tanya's Potato Tacos</a>, quesadillias, chicken enchiladas, etc etc. You can make it as easy or as hard as you want. Mix it up with flour and corn tortillas and serve with all of your families favorite toppings. We like more salsa, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, avocados and black beans.<br />
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<u>Pork Chops + BBQ Sauce-</u> Easy way to make BBQ pork chops w/o all the work, serve with you favorite sides.<br />
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<u>B/S Chicken breasts + BBQ Sauce-</u> Again you can use bone in chicken breasts too, just shred meat off the bone before serving.<br />
Like the pork tenderloin above you can serve the chicken as is with mashed potatoes and rolls, you can shred to make pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches or you can serve over rice with broccoli.<br />
Another thing you can do is make some pizza dough <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">(this dough recipe makes great pizza crust too)</a>. Make sure to scoop out some sauce to use as the pizza "sauce", top with cheese and any other topping you might like. Makes an excellent BBQ chicken pizza.<br />
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<u>Bone-in Chicken legs, thighs, or wings + BBQ Sauce-</u> An easy meal to make BBQ chicken, serve with your favorite sides. If you like dark meat you can also do any of the above things for the chicken breast and BBQ sauce.<br />
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<u>Pork tenderloin + Salsa</u>- You can make any of the same dishes under the chicken breast and salsa.<br />
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If you can come up with some more things to make we would love to hear your ideas. We will credit you if we add them to the list.<br />
As always, we love for you to share pictures on our FB wall if you make any of our recipes.<br />
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I am going to start experimenting with things to make using a jar of spaghetti sauce and various meats. I will let you know what I come up with.<br />
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<strong><u>Here are some pics of a few things I have made using these ideas:</u></strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shredded Chicken and salsa inside of a jalapeno cheddar wrap-<br />
brush with oil and bake in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes to make crisp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken and salsa paired with Tanya's mashed potato tacos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shredded chicken and salsa made into chicken tostadas</td></tr>
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I thought I had more pics than this, they may have been lost last month when our computer crashed. I know I had a picture of the BBQ pork tenderloin. That's what I am making for dinner tonight in fact so I will take a pic and upload it after dinner.3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-16360915286052937732010-12-13T19:17:00.000-08:002010-12-13T19:18:55.776-08:00Thumbprint CookiesBaking Christmas Cookies with my mom was a tradition we did together every Christmas that I can ever remember. It is definitely one of the traditions I miss the most since we are about 1300 miles apart. So now I bake my mom's cookies every year for my little family to eat. It's not the same, but its the closest I get and it brings back many fond memories.<br />
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<u><b>Thumbprint Cookies</b></u><br />
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2 cups all purpose flour<br />
1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar<br />
1 cup (or two sticks) of butter, softened<br />
2 eggs separated<br />
1/8 tsp of salt<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
1 1/2 cups of finely chopped pecans<br />
jar of fruit preserves (I used raspberry, but you could use strawberry or apricot or any kind you like)<br />
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Heat over to 350 degrees<br />
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In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, egg yolks, salt, and vanilla. Beat at a low speed, scrape sides of bowl, mix for another 2-3 minutes.<br />
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Shape into 1-inch balls.<br />
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Beat eggs whites in a bowl until foamy.<br />
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Dip each ball into egg whites and then roll in finely chopped pecans.<br />
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Place 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Make a depression in each ball with your thumb or the back of a spoon. Bake 8 minutes.<br />
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Remove from oven and fill center of each cookies with fruit preserves.<br />
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Continue baking for 6-10 minutes until lightly browned.<br />
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Remove and cool before biting into these yummy cookies, because the fruit preserves WILL burn the roof of your mouth.. I do it every year ;o)<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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If you are looking for more ways to invite or keep Christ in the Christmas traditions you give to your children then this is probably for you.<br />
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A very good family friend sent this for the kids to play with. I love the idea so much that I wanted to share it. Its like an Advent calendar for you to count down the days by playing with clay and making a different symbol each day. I know its already December 11 but you could start today and do the remainder of the symbols until Christmas. Or you can just bookmark this and keep it in mind for next year.<br />
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My kids are in love with it, only my 4 yr old is really old enough to make the symbols but he and my 2 yr old are happily playing with the clay now. My 18 month old seems to think its just a snack haha.<br />
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<strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
Red clay (playdough-I have included a recipe below or you can purchase some from the store)<br />
Air tight container<br />
Red ribbon or bow to top the container<br />
Printed out instructions.<br />
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<strong><u>Here are the instructions to include:</u></strong><br />
On the top of the box print out the following sweet poem to explain what to do each day you can just copy and paste from here):<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Christmas comes but once a year.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It comes and goes with gifts and cheer.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What can we give that you have not?</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We give you something that can't be bought.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In this box you'll find red clay.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">You make a Christmas symbol at the rise of each new day.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Make this symbol and lay it down inside.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Close the lid with red ribbon tied</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">For 24 days you'll do the same.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Until the day baby Jesus came.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Remember that the symbol you make</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Are special reminders that no one can take.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Of that first Christmas night that shone so bright.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">May you always strive to have His light.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then include attached to the container somewhere-my friend rolled it up and tied on as a scroll-the instructions for what to make each day, which are:</span><br />
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<strong><em><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">24 Symbols of Christmas</span></u></em></strong><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">1. <strong>Heart- </strong>The great love Jesus has for each one of us.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">2. <strong>Snowflake- </strong>We are all unique and precious in God's eyes</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>3.<strong> Wreath</strong></em>- <em>The symbol of the never ending eternal nature of love.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>4. <strong>Gift Bow-</strong> Tied as we should all be tied together in bonds of goodwill.</em></span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">5. <strong>Stocking-</strong> A symbol of the need to fill our souls with good.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">6. <strong>Fir Tree-</strong> The needles point Heavenward</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">7. <strong>Star-</strong> A Heavenly sign of the prophecy long ago</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">8. <strong>Candle-</strong> Reflecting on thanks for the star of Bethlehem</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">9. <strong>Shepard-</strong> Lay careful watch over their flock by night. Jesus is the good Shepard who knows His sheep and loves each one.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">10. <strong>Sheep-</strong> The sheep loved their Shepard and knew His voice.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">11. <strong>Bells-</strong> Ring out to guide all sheep back to His fold.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">12. <strong>Cane-</strong> The Shepard's crook used to bring lambs back into the fold.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">13. <strong>Angel-</strong> A Heavenly messenger bringing glad tidings.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">14. <strong>Music-</strong> The angels Heavenly music over all the weary world.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">15. <strong>Wise Men-</strong> Saw the star above. May we be wise and watch for signs of His 2nd coming.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">16. <strong>Camel-</strong> The wise men come from afar. May the world around come to Christ</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">17. <strong>Gift-</strong> The gifts the wise men brought. Jesus, the most important gift of all, eternal life to all mankind Jesus gave.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">18. <strong>Red ornament</strong>-Symbolizing the Savior's sacrifice for us all.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">19. <strong>The Inn-</strong> May we make room in our hearts to let Him in.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">20. <strong>Stable</strong>- His humble shelter</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">21. <strong>Cattle-</strong> He was born among the weak and lowly</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">22. <strong>Manger-</strong> His humble bed</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">23. <strong>Hay-</strong> Where Jesus lay asleep</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">24. <strong>Spirit of Christmas-</strong> To give of one's self is more precious than gold.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I plan to store the container and printed instructions with all the rest of my Christmas decorations so that we can do this every year. The kids had a lot of fun this morning playing with the clay and enjoyed the instructions I read to them.</span><br />
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You can just buy red playdough from the store or you can make your own. Not sure how good homemade will hold up in the future for all 24 days but I am pretty sure the clay that was given to us is homemade. Here is the recipe I use when I make playdough for the kids myself, there are many variations of this to be found online. Just add red food coloring to make it red.<br />
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<strong><u>Playdough:</u></strong><br />
1 cup flour<br />
1 cup salt<br />
1 cup water<br />
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1. Combine salt and flour in large mixing bowl<br />
2. If using food coloring, add to water.<br />
3. Add water slowly to dry ingredients, mixing with hands. Add a little at a time. Mix until dough is smooth and elastic but no longer sticky (may have to add more flour), give to kids to play with.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 18 month old seems to think it makes<br />
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I have only ever used this playdough for a day or two and not sure how well it holds up long term. I have seen "recipes" for playdough that require some things to be boiled on the stove, this may make a longer lasting dough, I am not sure. I like to keep things simple so I use the one above. If you had to you could make new dough every few days I guess (if you did not want to buy the store bought stuff that is).<br />
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These make really cute gifts to give as well. Ours was a gift and my kids love it!<br />
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As always, we love to see your pictures so if you make this take some pics of your kiddies making their daily shapes and upload them to our wall, we would love to see.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have no artistic skills when it comes to molding clay<br />
so this is my attempt at "bells" for day 11<br />
I just made an impression of an ornament<br />
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Love,<br />
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Thanks to all who entered an stayed tuned for a giveaway next week of a little something for a special little girl in your life!3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-76376933007927651902010-12-06T06:55:00.000-08:002010-12-06T06:55:46.257-08:00Christmas Countdown ChainsIf you have a child then you have heard at least once <em>"How many more days until Christmas?"</em> and more than likely you hear this at least once PER DAY from Thanksgiving (maybe even Halloween) until it is finally Christmas Day. To try and help ease these annoying questions we would like to suggest making a Countdown Chain. The purpose of a countdown chain is to well, to count down. <br />
The beauty of it is you can make it at any point. You can make it with 24 links and start on Dec 1 or you can make 1 with just 4 links and start Dec 20, there is no right or wrong time to start.<br />
We also have discovered that there are many different ways of making a chain and we would like to share a few with you.<br />
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I have since discovered there are all kinds of fun things to do like chocolate kisses on cutouts of Christmas trees, cotton balls glued on 1 a day to fill in Santas beard, etc. Kinda makes my chain seem lame in retrospect but o-well, its our tradition haha. Next year we may try the chocolate one too.<br />
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<u>What You Will Need:</u><br />
2 pieces each of red and green construction paper + 1 more in either color for the display.<br />
1 pair of scissors<br />
1 glue stick<br />
1 marker<br />
Stapler<br />
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Take 2 pieces each of red and green construction paper (or whatever colors you would like to use). Cut them into equalish strips. I just stack all 4 together and cut in 8 strips. Don't worry about how "nice" the strips look, I can't cut a straight line to save my life!<br />
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<u>Step 2: Assemble Chain-</u><br />
Once strips have been cut you can let your child glue them together. You may show them how to do a few links first. Take 1 strip and put a small amount of glue on 1 end, then firmly press the other end on to create a circle. <br />
Take a strip in the opposite color, thread it through the first. Apply glue to 1 end and firmly pres together with the other end. Repeat over and over, alternating colors until you have as many links as you need. We made our chain yesterday, November 30, so we had 25 links all together. You want 1 link for each night through Christmas Eve. The last link should be pulled off on Christmas Eve before bedtime so that they know the next day is Christmas.<br />
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This is a very simple, fun and easy Christmas project you can do with your child. Based on your child's age you may have to help some with cutting or writing but if they are old enough you may be able to sit them down at the table and let them do it all. We have been making these since our oldest was 2, originally all he could do was watch and maybe help apply the glue. Now, at 4, he can glue and assemble the chain, next yr he will be able to do it all himself.<br />
To make it more fun you can also let your child(ren) color and decorate the paper before cutting into strips. I thought about letting my oldest 2 use glue sticks to "color" on the paper and then apply glitter so the strips were sparkly. Then I decided I didn't want glitter all over my house haha, maybe next year.<br />
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The inspiration for these came from a dish my BFF Sheena made that involved cream cheese and chicken in rolls and traditional cinnamon rolls. A sort of garlic and cheese version of cinnamon rolls. I was planning pasta for dinner 1 night and really wanted some cheesy garlic bread. We were low on bread though so I racked my brain trying to figure out a creative way I could use my go to <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/11/butter-rolls-staple-side-for-turkey-day.html">roll dough</a> recipe to make garlic bread. Just one more thing to add to the ever growing list of ways I can use 1 simple recipe. You can also use the dough recipe I have or you can use your own bread dough recipe for these.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my circle(ish) shape<br />
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</tbody></table><strong><u>What You Will Need:</u></strong><br />
All ingredients for the dough recipe-see link above<br />
Garlic Powder<br />
Garlic Salt<br />
Butter<br />
Shredded Parmesan Cheese<br />
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese<br />
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<strong><u>Step 1: Prep Dough-</u></strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you definitely want to add more <br />
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</tbody></table>Make the dough according to the directions. Allow for all mixing and first raising of the dough.<br />
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<strong><u>Step 2: Assemble Pinwheels-</u></strong><br />
Once dough is done in the mixer (or has been kneaded and raised 1 time if mixing by hand) dump dough out onto lightly floured counter. Lightly knead dough so that it is not sticky.<br />
Roll out into a large circle(ish) shape. I am not the best at making circles, min are usually just oblong or more squarish in shape. Its ok, they do not have to be perfect.<br />
As you notice, I did not put any measurements above, this is all about taste so you can use as little or as much of each as you like. I will add guesstimates here as to how much I use but I do not measure anything.<br />
Melt about 1/2-1stick of butter in microwave.<br />
Once melted stir in approximately 1 Tblsp garlic powder and 1 teasp garlic salt.<br />
Brush about 1/2-3//4 of the butter mixture all over the top of the dough -reserve a small amount to brush on top after pinwheels are cut out.<br />
Sprinkle 1/4-1/2 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese on top of dough.<br />
I actually added less than this the first time I made them but decided they needed more butter and cheese so I added more the next time. I have a tendency to not add enough seasoning and topping for fear o adding too much when I try new things haha.<br />
Roll up dough starting and 1 end and rolling in until you have a log shape. <br />
Cut 1-1.5 inch pieces off of "log" and place on a baking sheet-I cut them thicker the first time, about 2" but they were a tad too thick.<br />
Cover and allow to raise 2nd time, about 20 minutes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting pinwheels out</td></tr>
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<strong><u>Step 3: Bake Pinwheels-</u></strong><br />
Once pinwheels have risen 2nd time, brush tops with remainder of garlic butter. Sprinkle with more cheese if desired (I only do more parmesan cheese on top)<br />
Bake according to your doughs directions for baking as rolls. If using the dough recipe I linked bake at 350 for 20-22 minutes.<br />
Serve with your favorite pasta dish. <br />
Careful, these go fast!<br />
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They would go great with 1 of the lasagna recips from our <a href="http://3momsandakitchen.blogspot.com/2010/12/3-takes-lasagna.html">3 Takes on Lasagna</a> post.<br />
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Love,<br />
Christy3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-83803310055974933652010-12-03T14:11:00.000-08:002010-12-03T14:11:10.921-08:00Fan Friday 12/03/2010Today's Fan Friday is a craft submitted by Theresa Laity. Theresa is a proud military wife and mommy to 1 adorable 3 yr old named Lindsey.<br />
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Here is her fun Christmas Craft idea:<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Hand and Foot Print Reindeer</u></span></strong><br />
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<strong>What you will need:</strong><br />
<div>brown paint</div><div>red paint</div><div>eyes</div><div>red small pom pom</div><div>paint brush</div><div>paper plate to put paint on</div><div>baby wipes</div><div>construction paper</div><div>glue</div><div> </div><div>1. Put brown & red paint onto plate</div><div>2. Paint foot brown and place foot onto construction paper.</div><div>3. Wipe foot clean w/ baby wipe</div><div>4. Paint both hands red and place them above brown foot.</div><div>5. Wipe both hands with baby wipe.</div><div>6. Glue 2 eyes on top of brown foot.</div><div>7. Glue red pom pom on bottom of brown foot.</div><div>8. At the bottom of paper I add the child's name, year and age.</div><div> </div><div>We do this every year and every year we see how big the feet and hands get. Its an easy project and cheap to do. Lots of fun. A bit messy but as long as you have baby wipes handy you are set</div><div> </div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I must say as soon as I saw this idea I fell in love with it and I have already used it myself with my 4 kiddos. </div><div>I did not have the pom poms or squiggly eyes so I cut noses out of red construction paper and colored eyes in using a black fine tip Sharpie.</div><div>Ii also used brown for the foot face and a pearlized gold paint for the antlers, you can use whatever colors you want/have for the antlers I imagine. Just make sure its non-toxic paint and that you wipe off right away, before it dries.</div><div> </div><div>I plan on lining the 4 pictures up (similar to the photo below) and taking a photo of them. Uploading the photo onto the computer, use Paint to write "Merry Christmas from The Reed Family" on it. Then upload this to a photo website like Winkflash and print out. <a href="http://www.winkflash.com/">Winkflash</a> usually has 6 cent pictures and free or 99 cent shipping on all orders. For new customers they often have 50 free prints + 99 cent shipping. This will make a cheap but cute and personal Christmas Card to hand out to all of our friends/family.</div><div> </div><div>You could also buy inexpensive frames and frame these to give as gifts to special people in your child's life, such as grandparents. I am going to frame the 4 originals and hang them up each yr at Christmas. </div><div>I also made one on a small paper plate with our 6 month old. I punched a hole in the top, threaded some ribbon through, tied in a knot and hung it on the tree as an ornament. Use your imagination and see what you can do with this craft.</div><div> </div><div>If you make one of these with your child(ren) take pics and upload them on our wall please. We love it when you share with us!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34IIaTNumzC_Uf4iw86bozTezf3hI7EjMWEUTkNZhkL6QyyzGH1JGhdpG8_CfTEXJj7qBbfy8mGlV8w7qtsZxwESgV-ZevzcDKVBeWqp5TGe9JY-VCwB8435pL9UFI4J4q2_ohFCWcNc/s1600/reindeer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34IIaTNumzC_Uf4iw86bozTezf3hI7EjMWEUTkNZhkL6QyyzGH1JGhdpG8_CfTEXJj7qBbfy8mGlV8w7qtsZxwESgV-ZevzcDKVBeWqp5TGe9JY-VCwB8435pL9UFI4J4q2_ohFCWcNc/s320/reindeer2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div> </div><br />
<div>Thank you Theresa for your submission to Fan Friday, you will receive 1 entry in our December contest, The winner will be picked Dec 27th.</div><div> </div><div>If you would like to submit a recipe or craft idea for upcoming Fan Friday please email us at <a href="mailto:cookinmamas@yahoo.com">cookinmamas@yahoo.com</a>. Include step by step instructions on how to make your submission, at least 1 photo and a tiny bit about you for us to include.</div><div> </div><div>Love,</div><div>Christy</div>3 Moms and a Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507913473719478842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460496842333585810.post-20631216979377826402010-12-03T08:00:00.000-08:002010-12-03T08:57:56.309-08:003 Takes: LasagnaHere at 3 Moms we have decided to put a new spin on "old" recipes. We are going to take well known dishes that most people know how to make and put our own personal touch to them. We will show you how we make these dishes in our home because we know most people make things differently.<br />
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The first dish we chose was Lasagna. We will show you 3 different ways to make this 1 dish and we welcome your ideas as well.<br />
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If you have a dish you would like to challenge us to do "3 Takes" on feel free to submit it to us. You can post it on our Facebook wall or e-mail us at <a href="mailto:cookinmamas@yahoo.com">cookinmamas@yahoo.com</a><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Christy's Take:</span></u></b><br />
Ravioli and Spinach Lasagna<br />
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I usually make the basic lasagna that everyone makes with sauce, noodles, meat and cheese but recently I tried this ravioli/lasagna hybrid and we all love it so much that this is the only way I make lasagna now.<br />
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2 bags frozen (or refrigerated) ravioli's, thawed out. I get 1 bag of cheese and 1 bag of meat.<br />
1 bag frozen spinach<br />
1 lbs hamburger cooked and drained<br />
1 jar spaghetti sauce<br />
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (more or less depending on taste)<br />
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<u>Step 1: Prep Spinach and Cook Meat-</u><br />
You will want to thaw out the spinach and rinse in a colander. <br />
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Then scoop it all up into a clean, dry kitchen towel (a sturdy paper towel may work but most likely will break apart).<br />
Make sure the spinach is nested into the center of the towel, wrap around and squeeze <b>ALL</b> the water out.. You have no idea how much water is in there. I use twisting, wringing motions to get it all out. Don't panic if it turns your towel slightly green, this will wash out.<br />
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Cook hamburger meat and drain grease-Hamburger can be optional, my hubby is a total meat eater so I include this but you could easily leave it out if you wanted/needed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st layer of lasagna</td></tr>
</tbody></table><u>Step 2: Assemble Lasagna-</u><br />
<div style="border: medium none;">In a 9x13 pan spoon a couple of tablespoons of sauce in the bottom-I like to add a drizzle of olive oil as well but that is optional. The favorite (and usually only unless its sold out) type of sauce we use in our house is Ragu Sweet Italian Sausage & Cheese.-gives a very unique sweet and tangy taste to this dish. Any sauce will work but if you can and want, give this flavor a shot. When I cannot find this kind I use Ragu Sweet Sundried Tomato & Basil</div><div style="border: medium none;">Spread sauce (and oil) around the bottom of the pan with the spoon to evenly coat. You do not need a lot, just enough so that the ravioli's do not stick.</div>Layer ravioli's 4 across in rows. I like to alternate mine 1 row cheese, 1 row meat. You can also just use all cheese or all meat ravioli's if you want.<br />
Once there is a solid layer of ravioli's all the way across the pan take 1/2 of the spinach and sprinkle on top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lasagna all done and ready to devour</td></tr>
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<div style="border: medium none;">To this add 1/2 of the shredded cheese.</div><div style="border: medium none;">In a separate mixing bowl combine hamburger and 1/2 of the sauce and mix together.</div>Spread ALL of the hamburger/sauce mixture on top of the 1st layer of the lasagna.<br />
Repeat with the ravioli's, remainder of spinach, sauce and then the rest of the cheese.<br />
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<u>Step 3: Bake Lasagna-</u><br />
Cover lasagna with foil and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.<br />
<div style="border: medium none;">Remove foil and bake an additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly on top.</div><div style="border: medium none;">Top with shredded Parmesan if desired.</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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This goes great paired with cheesy garlic pinwheels (recipe coming soon) or Tanya's garlic bread and a side salad.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tanya's take:</b></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Mexican Style" Lasagna.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My mother HATES pasta, she gets sick when she has eaten it (I think it's in her head because she eats plain spaghetti with butter just fine). On the other hand my brother and I LOVE It!! We always wondered what lasagna would taste like, because we would watch the Garfield cartoons and that is what his weakness was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One day at a spaghetti factory I had a delicious piece of lasagna and feel in love! I wanted to recreate it but this was before the Internet was so common and also I did not have any cookbooks so I decided to use ingredients I thought would taste good together, I knew it was meat cheese and pasta so away I went. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will need..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">about 1 to 2 lbs of ground beef</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 large can of tomato sauce (the biggest one) or 4-5 regular cans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">fresh or canned sliced mushrooms ( fresh is even better)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">shredded jack cheese</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">shredded Cotija cheese (like the one from the cheesy potatoes post)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oregano</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">garlic powder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">basil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">extra virgin olive oil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pepper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">cooked lasagna </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a pot pour a bit of olive oil and throw in the ground beef, add oregano, garlic powder, basil, salt and pepper (whatever amount you'd like just don't be skimpy with it) cook the meat fully. After it is cooked I like to drain the fat by throwing the meat in a large colander and throwing it back in the pot, add tomato sauce and mushrooms and cook for another 10 minutes add a little more oregano and more garlic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next Step layer your lasagna! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">place cooked lasagna on bottom of pan, add meat sauce, cotija cheese and jack cheese and repeat! cover pan with foil so top lasagna doesn't burn or you can finish with cheese on top of the lasagna as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pop in the oven at 375 degrees until cheese is melted serve with garlic bread!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Lasagna is probably my husbands favorite food. I always make a gigantic pan even though only two of us eat it in our house, because it freezes perfectly and after a long day at work, its nice to pop some homemade frozen lasagna in the over and not have spent over an hour putting it together and waiting for it to bake.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Ingredients:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">2 Boxes of Lasagna Noodles</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1.5 lbs of ground beef</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1lb of ground sausage (I used Italian Style this time, but I normally use hot because my husband likes it hot)</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">2 jars of sauce (I like homemade, but I didn't have any..)</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1 bag of shredded mozzerella cheese</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1 bag of shredded Italian mix cheese (or 2 bags of mozzarella)</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1 large container of ricotta cheese</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">1 egg (it can be left out but your lasagna will probably not hold together as nicely.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Preheat your over to 400 degrees.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2 : Heat your sauce in a pan. This is my trick to not having to cook the noodles. As long as the sauce is hot when you put it all together in the pan.. no boil necessary, cause those noodles cooked are a pain to work with. Mix your ricotta cheese in a dish with 1 egg and salt and pepper. The egg with help bind it all together. Mix your two bags of cheese together in another bowl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8TFAV0x9RXkJp6Oi2V44uw3pJ0ryyhx9UrSi9ll23bDx98Yk_wfYS9JzTX3Hm5KnkrI1FH-_r1MIqdFmu5lM5bMFCAbOcpi_l_x5zPgbD76tXBnPmdJpvfrreknqkBHTlHJQjO-fOrk/s1600/las+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8TFAV0x9RXkJp6Oi2V44uw3pJ0ryyhx9UrSi9ll23bDx98Yk_wfYS9JzTX3Hm5KnkrI1FH-_r1MIqdFmu5lM5bMFCAbOcpi_l_x5zPgbD76tXBnPmdJpvfrreknqkBHTlHJQjO-fOrk/s320/las+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3: In a large and deep 13x9 casserole dish begin your layers with a small layer of the hot red sauce on the bottom then fit your noodles in. I break them if i have to to fit along the bottom. It doesn't have to be perfect. Next top with more sauce, then a layer of the browned meats, then shredded cheese, and then some dollops of the ricotta cheese mixture over the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzTcEkPY5NJgcG5DEK2ttrtxw0bJqTRPwWpCqqJE4XKHYuH1i-dre12sSQMyp1GKz2KPnaeDCbCp7tMiDTi5FEtSmQG7D4gseUrLEpvIq7He0NRuC4ckgta8hJkTNuUjhliqHGQe54nM/s1600/las+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzTcEkPY5NJgcG5DEK2ttrtxw0bJqTRPwWpCqqJE4XKHYuH1i-dre12sSQMyp1GKz2KPnaeDCbCp7tMiDTi5FEtSmQG7D4gseUrLEpvIq7He0NRuC4ckgta8hJkTNuUjhliqHGQe54nM/s320/las+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 4: Begin your layers again, noodles, spaghetti sauce, meat mixture, shredded cheese, ricotta cheese. Keep layering until you get close to the top, making sure you end on cheese layer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z0PzwxYMP8W8h_ugaGWRrsIV4QswG5ePn0qYGrxVMR1LRucKNwRURwCUaC7NTJPgoXrR6HucOqKkAZRt6l-xcBrkmVPQCJouSCzboK3gQspuRpO3ms5x367cA7F8JSC6JK_91FmQkig/s1600/las+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z0PzwxYMP8W8h_ugaGWRrsIV4QswG5ePn0qYGrxVMR1LRucKNwRURwCUaC7NTJPgoXrR6HucOqKkAZRt6l-xcBrkmVPQCJouSCzboK3gQspuRpO3ms5x367cA7F8JSC6JK_91FmQkig/s320/las+8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 5: Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and place in the preheated over for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, lift the corner of the foil and see if everything is getting bubbly and melty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAPCC9PiUR1idQMfkYpa5RwIiGMJ0reaZpVlQl9ZpZZLj4Ps41zbT7Br3y8wy-lpNWfs5LBugESWJktDmkOPvioNyK23jGpVxrpPh4-bNq2usbT8hJLAY8k0r8grNdypJqHr1ooikT7c/s1600/las+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAPCC9PiUR1idQMfkYpa5RwIiGMJ0reaZpVlQl9ZpZZLj4Ps41zbT7Br3y8wy-lpNWfs5LBugESWJktDmkOPvioNyK23jGpVxrpPh4-bNq2usbT8hJLAY8k0r8grNdypJqHr1ooikT7c/s320/las+9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> If so, remove the foil and let it cook for another 15 minutes. I usually pop the broiler on for an additional couple minutes just to get it as brown and bubbly as I can.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 6: Remove from the oven and let the lasagna rest for at least 10 minutes before you cut it, so it doesn't lose it shape on your plate. My husband never waits for that part...</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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