Tuesdays Tip ~ Enhance Chocolate Cake

We all are in a rush and sometimes have to just pick up a box cake mix. (check out my box cake mix recipe on Wednesday) When using a chocolate cake mix,
Add cooled prepared coffee in place of water. Coffee is a natural chocolate enhancer!

Monday Meal Plan

Here's what's cookin at our house this week:

Parmesan Chicken

Feta Burgers



Breakfast

Enchiladas Blanco

Cola Pork Chops

Stir Fry Shrimp

Leftovers/Eat out

COUPON GIVEAWAY

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SONday Dinner ~ Honey Pecan Chicken

(Mt. Soledad San Diego,CA)

Colossians 1:16-17

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Honey Pecan Chicken
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
Sauce
2 Tbl butter
1 Tbl shallots, minced
1 c OJ
1/4 c whiskey
1 c whipping cream
2 T honey
1 T cider vinegar
1/4 t salt
1/8 t pepper
Marinade
1/2 c olive oil
2 t fresh thyme, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
Dredge
1/2 c pecans, chopped
1/4 c flour
Olive oil
Mix the marinade ingredients and let chicken marinade up to 24 hours in a freezer bag. (could freeze at this point until ready to use)
Sauce
Melt butter in med saucepan over low heat. Saute shallots. Add OJ and whiskey and turn heat u to med. Let liquid reduce by half. Add cream and cook until slightly thickened. Add honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cool. (can freeze until ready to use)
Place pecans and flour together in a big shallow dish. Dredge chicken so that they are coated. Pan fry chicken in olive oil until no longer pink inside. Re heat thawed sauce on low heat until warmed. Serve chicken individually and serve sauce over chicken.

Seasonal Saturday ~ Farmers Market

Crustless Cherry Crumble

Crustless Cherry Crumble


We served this at a bbq last weekend. It was very yummy. The crumb topping was a little much but still good. We served it with homemade whipped cream. :)

3 heaping cups pitted, halved sweet cherries (Fresh cherries work best. Do not use canned cherry pie filling; it is much too wet.)

1/2 cup self-rising flour1 tablespoon shortening

1/8 teaspoon salt, optional

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 batch crumb topping (recipe below)

In a medium bowl, lightly mix with a fork flour, salt and shortening until a uniform, soft-crumbed mixture forms. It will look like very coarse meal. With a whisk, mix in cinnamon and brown sugar to combine. Add milk, eggs and extract, beating thoroughly to create a smooth batter. Pour batter over cherries in dish. Sprinkle crumb topping over entire surface of filling to cover it. Place on center rack of oven on a cookie sheet to catch any drips. Bake for at least 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. For a firmer, less moist texture, continue to bake an additional 10-15 minutes, until the edges are very brown (check every five minutes). Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before refrigerating. Pie will set best when fully cold, but can be enjoyed while still warm. For those who prefer a more cake-like texture, reduce milk to 1/3 cup or use only 1 egg. Serves 6-8.

Crumb Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour (next time I'll use 1/2 cup)

1/2 cup brown sugar

½ stick (4 tablespoons) firm butter or margarine, coarsely cubed

1/2 cup chopped almonds (or nut of your choice) (I used walnuts)

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Lightly rub and toss butter and dry ingredients between your palms until a uniform, soft-crumbed mixture forms. Handle as little as possible. It will look like very coarse meal. Add almonds, tossing lightly just to distribute evenly.

This recipe came from The Well Seasoned Cook

Explore as a family

We have the perfect opportunity to explore as a family this weekend. Here, Mutal of Omaha is putting on Wild About Omaha and has a ton of things to do as a family for FREE! :)

There is everything from The Durham Museum and the Botanical Gardens to the Henry-Doorly Zoo and a Baseball Game on Saturday. Did I mention for FREE!