I mentioned a few weeks ago that our dog Zelda passed away. Well, meet Naz! He is a 1 year old chihuahua/Italian grey hound mix! We found him through the Great Dog Rescue of New England. This is a rescue that started as the Paws Project. They are based out of Woburn Massachusetts but rescue dogs primarily come from the south. Naz came from a horrific hoarding situation in Georgia so we were more than thrilled to welcome him to his forever home.
Naz has settled in quite nicely and is learning to play and be a dog. It has taken him some time to recover from his previous conditions but we are seeing his personality a little more each day!
The rescue puts out a newsletter and this recipe was included in that newsletter so I knew I had to make them for our little guy! There is a big catch though, because of the conditions Naz came from he has never had treats. So when I made them he wanted to hide them and save them for later. Because they are frozen treats I could not let him do that as they have to be eaten right away or they will melt. So I had to recruit my taste testers from the neighborhood dogs. None of the dogs that tried them complained, they ate them right up! I’d say they gave them a paws up!
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/2 cup of solid coconut oil, melted
2 Tablespoons carob powder (I purchased it from Amazon)
DIRECTIONS
Melt the coconut oil and let cool for a couple minutes.
Place the peanut butter and carob powder in a bowl and mix well. Add the coconut oil and mix to combine, it will create a liquid mixture.
I used silicone molds that were wiped with a little melted coconut oil.
Pour the mixture into your mold and freeze for at least 30 minutes. Remove the treats from the molds and place in a small freezer bag. Store the treats in the freezer. Serve to your furr baby as a treat.
Enjoy!
Spring is here and that means we are grilling! This dish is delicious! It’s sweet and spicy all at the same time! The sauce is a keeper for sure! Jim was using the sauce on everything he possibly could! Before I grilled the chicken I pounded the chicken breast flat so they all cooked a little faster and more evenly.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup of hot sauce, I used franks red
1 cup sour cream (I used a lactose free sour cream so robby could have it too)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
4 chicken breast, pound thin.
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl combine the hot sauce, sour cream, ketchup, honey, paprika and cumin. Whisk to combine.
Pour half of the mixture over the chicken to marinate. Set the rest aside in the refrigerator for later. Cover and refrigerate the chicken for 30 minutes or as long as overnight.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard that portion of the marinade. We grilled the chicken until cooked through. You can also bake the chicken as well.
Heat the reserved marinade in a small saucepan until warmed through. Serve the chicken adding some of the warmed sauce on the top.
Enjoy!
We eat a lot of chicken and rice so I decided to change things up a bit and have shrimp. This comes together fast using steamed broccoli and even faster if you use a microwave rice. The sauce is sweet from the honey, salty from the soy and a little sharp with the lime juice. It all comes together very nicely.
INGREDIENTS
1.5 pounds of medium shrimp peeled and deveined
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup soy sauce or Tamari
Juice of 1 lime
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tablespoon butter
2 cups steamed broccoli, I used the steam bagged broccoli in the freezer section of the grocery store.
Cooked rice for serving.
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, lime juice and garlic. Take out 1/3 of a cup of sauce and set it aside for later. Add your shrimp to the bowl with the remaining marinade. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
While your shrimp is marinating you can steam the broccoli. You can also start your rice if not using microwave rice.
Add your butter to your large skillet over medium high heat. When the butter is melted add your shrimp, discarding the marinade. Cook the shrimp about 1 minute per side and add your steamed broccoli and the reserved marinade. Cook until the shrimp is cooked through. The shrimp will be pink.
Serve over rice.
Enjoy!
Easter was just a couple weeks ago and I realized when I was making deviled eggs I did not have that recipe on the blog and did not take a picture of just the eggs! You can spot that deviled egg on the plate next to the fruit salad and mashed potatoes! This recipe comes from food network. It’s simple with all the flavors you would expect. I always add a little extra pepper to my deviled eggs just because we like that little bite.
INGREDIENTS
12 large eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 or 2 dashes of hot sauce
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Chives for garnish if desired
Smoked paprika for sprinkling
DIRECTIONS
Hard boil your eggs, I use an egg steamer but you can simply place the eggs in a single layer in a wide sauce pan, cover with one inch of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium low and simmer ten minutes. Transfer the eggs to a boil of ice water to stop the cooking. Once cool carefully peel them.
Slice the eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks to a medium bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork and add the mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well. Transfer to a large resealable bag or pastry bag. Snip the end off of the bag. Place your egg whites on a platter and pipe the filling into the whites. Dust with smoked paprika. Refrigerate until serving.
Enjoy!
Jim wanted fish taco’s and I wanted something a little different than my usual fish taco. This Taste of Home recipe was just that! This dish comes together really quick. The Taco seasoning on the fish was a nice twist and did not over take the fish. I used Haddock but the recipe calls for sole, either will work just fine. Sadly this picture does not do this dish justice. Flaky seasoned fish with a fresh simple slaw. We served this on flour tortilla wraps.
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 sole fillets (or haddock), cut into one inch strips
1 Tablespoon taco seasoning
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 package (10 ounces) Angel hair coleslaw mix
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 taco shells or wraps
8 lime wedges for serving
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle the fish with the taco seasoning. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook fish in butter for 3-4 minutes on each side or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
In a small bowl combine the coleslaw, cilantro, mayonnaise, lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Place the fish on your taco shell or wrap, top with slaw mixture and serve with lime wedges.
Enjoy!
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