Breakfast fries

I love to make my husband breakfast in bed especially on his day off.  He usually leaves the house by 7:30-7:45 most days so I don't get to make him breakfast in bed too often.  Well, I was inspired to add something new to the mix this time around.  I made him these breakfast fries that were SO good and incredibly simple to make!

What I used:
2 med. russet potatoes, cubed
3 tbsp. butter
salt, pepper, seasoned salt to taste

Wash your potatoes and cube them.

Get your butter in your skillet and start melting it on med-high heat

Add potatoes

Add seasonings

Cover and cook for 10 min.

Remove lid and continue cooking for an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through. Stirring frequently.

The finished product.....I promise you, your taste buds will thank you!

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Since my husband is a youth pastor I am constantly trying to come up with new recipes for breakfast for our teenagers!  For the most part they aren't terribly picky, but I LOVE to have variety!  I usually make their breakfast the night before since our Sunday mornings are ALWAYS crazy busy!  This recipe was one I found off of allrecipes.com and I followed it to a "t" so I can't take any credit at all, accept that I made this :)

What the recipe called for:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
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• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 9x13 pan.
Mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.

In a large bowl add butter,

and sugar, mix

Add eggs,

Vanilla

and sour cream. Mix well.

Add flour mixture to large bowl.  Your batter will be thick, it should look like this.

In a separate bowl mix together chocolate chips, sugar and cinnamon

Take half of batter and spread in cake pan.  Add chips, sugar and cinnamon mixture on top.  Repeat layer.

Bake for 20 min. or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Now doesn't that look yummy?

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

My husband the chef pt. 2

My husband would never think of fixing a meal without a piece of meat on the menu :)  He is your typical "meat and potoatoes" kinda guy, and I don't mind at all!  This steak recipe was FAB-U-LOUS!!  It not only tasted great but the presentation he put together was divine :)

What he used:
4 beef tender chuck steaks
3 Tbsp butter, divided  (melt 2 tbsp.)
1 tsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. parsley
2 tsp. garlic powder
Salt and pepper to season

Steak...it's what's for dinner :)

Get your butter melting in your skillet.  Salt and pepper your steak then add your steak to the skillet.

Be sure to cook on both sides.  You can cook your steak as long or as little as you wish....as long as it is cooked.  My hubby enjoys his steak still mooing, as I call it.  I like it more of a med-well.

 Mix your sauce together

Once your steak is cooked to your liking, remove from pan and slice














Drizzle sauce over top

Finished product..... DELICIOUS!  I can't tell you how great this steak (and meal!) was!  My amazing man did a wonderful job! He even set the table and lit the candles.  Our home is "G" rated so we had apple juice in our wine glasses :)  It was a wonderful evening together :)

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

My husband the chef pt. 1

My husband is quite the chef!  He enjoys cooking and I love that he enjoys helping me out!  He made me a candlelight dinner the other day and it was SO GOOD!!  One of the things he made was a spicy bbq potato wedges.  MMMMMM....MMMMM!!!

What he used:
4 Russett potatoes, sliced and diced into wedges
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. seasoned salt
salt and pepper, sprinkled on top

Preheat oven to 450.
Slice and dice your potatoes into wedges.  If you are not going to be able to cook your potatoes right away, it is always a good idea to keep them in water so they do not turn an unattractive gray color.

Spread potatoes out onto a greased baking pan.

Use a baster to put butter on potatoes then repeat with honey

Add your seasonings (quite honestly, he didn't really measure everything out, he just sprinkled the seasonings on until they were coated well.)

This is what it should look like once everything is on the potatoes

Pop these babies in the oven for 25-30 min.
SO GOOD!  I used a honey mustard as a dipping sauce and it was just delicious!  

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

Italian Pork Chops

So so so good!  I just can't tell you how full of flavor these chops were!  You must try them out for yourself!

What I used:
4 pork chops
2 tbsp. butter
Pepper, enough to season
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup Italian dressing
Parsley, sprinkling of it if you wish

Turn electric skillet on to 350 degrees & get you butter melting

Sprinkle on enough pepper for seasoning on both sides & place in skillet.

Turn over to cook on both sides.

Add water & dressing, cover & cook for 10 - 12 minutes turning once after 6 minutes.

Add parsley and Voila! So tasty!

You can use the left over sauce as a type of gravy for your rice or potatoes or whatever you choose to serve with this dish!

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

Southwest Chicken and Pasta Skillet

If I had to sum up this recipe in one word it would be flavorful!  Having not tried this recipe before myself I was a bit skeptical but with some tweaking (of course!) it turned out SUPER tasty! 

What I used:
1 chicken breast, cut up
2 cups elbow pasta, uncooked
1 24oz. jar salsa
4 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1/4 tsp. ground sage
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 cup Mexican style shredded cheese

Get your water boiling for your pasta and while the water is boiling, instead of watching it boil, start cutting up your chicken.

Spray pan with cooking spray and begin to cook chicken over med/high heat.  Cook until no longer pink.

Add jar of salsa, sage, cream cheese and taco seasoning.  Bring to boil and turn low to simmer stirring every now and then.

Don't forget about your pasta!  Make sure it is boiling!

Once pasta is ready, drain and add pasta to salsa mixture.  Mix well and top with cheese.

Super duper tasty and the great thing about this meal is that it does not require the oven to be turned on thus not heating up the house on those already warm days! 

From our table to yours, bon appetite!

Caprese Chicken with Bacon

Looking for a fancy lookin' meal because you are having company and want to impress them with your culinary skills?  This easy chicken recipe would do the trick!  This recipe once again came from the collection of fabulous Taste of Home magazines I have.  I tweaked it just a tiny bit, but for the most part I must give credit to Taste of Home for giving us yet another wonderful recipe!  Give it a try!

What I used:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 strips of turkey bacon
1 Tbsp. Veggie oil (I use vegetable oil because I have read it is the healthiest oil to use)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Beefsteak tomatoes, sliced or diced
a dash of Basil
Shredded Mozzarells cheese


Get our oil out and pour into a shallow bowl and get your oven preheated to 400 degrees. Also get your bacon cooking.  Fry your bacon just enough so that it is not crispy.

Baste your chicken on both sides with oil.  *Rabbit trial: I LOVE my baster!  It isn't one with those tiny bristles, and I am SO thankful for that!  I used to use the other kind but often found that after a certain amount of time those bristles would begin appearing in my tasty dishes!  No thank you!

Sprinkle on your salt and pepper (are you able to look past my well loved baking sheet? :)

Top with tomatoes

Add your dash of basil

Take your bacon and wrap it around the chicken breast.  I used turkey bacon simply because it is better for you.  Pop these babies in the oven for 20 min. or until cooked through.













Top with Mozz. cheese and bake for 1 min. longer or until cheese is melted.

Now you can't tell me that doesn't LOOK delicious!  The taste is even better!

Is your mouth watering yet? :)

From our table to yours, bon appetite!