Nothing is easier than two ingredients and five minutes! One of my favorite “new” items are the Ghirardelli melting chips! They come in a pouch and can be found in the baking aisle by the chocolate chips. I have made more “bark ” in the past six months than I have ever made. These chips make it so easy! This is a fun and easy recipe to make with kids or for kids! I used the little jelly beans, but can change up any small candy.
INGREDIENTS
1 bag of Ghirardelli white melting chips
1 bag small jelly beans
DIRECTIONS
Melt the melting chips in the microwave following the package directions. Spray cookie sheet with non stick baking spray.
Spread melted chips over baking sheet to form an even layer, not too thin as you want the candy to stay in the chocolate. Sprinkle jelly beans or candy over the chocolate. Cool in refrigerator. Take out of fridge, break bark into pieces.
Enjoy,
We LOVE roasted vegetables ! Roasted asparagus is one of our favorites! Crisp, sweet, tender , oh so good! Then drizzled with reduced balsamic vinegar…that takes it over the top! The reduced vinegar gives it such a sweet taste. You can buy reduced balsamic vinegar in some store’s but I keep it simple and reduce my own. It is just as simple as taking one cup of balsamic vinegar and reducing it over medium heat ! IT should coat the back of a spoon. (I find it takes about 10-15 minutes)
INGREDIENTS
1 bunch of thin asparagus
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Turn oven to broil, keeping the door ajar. Trim asparagus, place on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil, keeping door ajar and stirring a couple of times until asparagus is browned slightly and crisp! Drizzle with reduced balsamic vinegar.
Enjoy,
This Stromboli recipe is wonderful! Holy Moly worthy! The bacon in this sends it to a new level! Cheesy, meaty and BACON! YES PLEASE! My husband had a slice in his hand but had to leave for a fire (he works as an assistant fire chief as well as a NH National Guard pilot). Even before he hit the front door he had a second piece … to go!
I am going on a little rant for a moment, as I write this post it is March 22, it was the first day of spring this past Thursday and it is SNOWING, yes, SNOWING! I am not impressed! As much as we enjoy winter this is a bit much! I still have my Christmas wreaths on the house windows as it has been too cold, icy and snowy to get the ladder out to take them down! I should add we still have two feet of snow in our yard! Sooooo..I have Christmas decorations up and a beautiful spring Easter decoration on my front door!
This weather is just wrong !!!
OK, enough, on to the goodness……
INGREDIENTS
- 6 slices pre cooked, thick cut bacon
- 1 can Pillsbury Crusty French Loaf
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese
- 7 slices medium sliced deli turkey
- 7 slices medium sliced deli ham
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with non stick spray. Unroll dough, it does have a seam! Sprinkle both cheeses over the dough. Top with Turkey, ham and bacon. Starting with the long side, roll up dough and press edges to seal. Make four slits on top of loaf and place on prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 25- 28 minutes.
Cool five minutes and slice.
Enjoy!
NOTES
This recipe was inspired by plainchicken.blogspot.com. This is one of my favorite cooking blogs… please check it out!
Since it is maple weekend here in New Hampshire, I thought it would be appropriate to post something using the wonderful maple syrup that is made in the New England area ! You are all going to LOVE this one, WE DO! Three ingredients and a fantastic party appetizer! Great for tailgating.
INGREDIENTS
1 Package smoked sausage
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups of pure maple syrup
DIRECTIONS
Cut sausage into half inch rounds and place in a skillet over medium heat, sauté sausage for about 5 – 10 minutes I like them to get a little browned. Add the brown sugar and mix well getting that sugar all over the sausage. The sugar will melt on the sausages turning them into a sweet caramel-type glaze. Continue cooking for about ten more minutes.
At this point I like to transfer this mixture to a slow cooker on a low setting and add the maple syrup, stir well. You can keep the slow cooker on low or if you have a warm setting on your crockpot I would turn it to warm after about an hour.
Enjoy!
This recipe was a very happy accident! I had planned on making this chicken with fresh sautéed garlic but I ran out of fresh garlic soooo, I did what any other Mom in the middle of trying to get dinner on the table would do, make do with what you have. I am glad I did this because it came out so tender and delicious. My husband, not knowing or caring what the sauce was, was dipping bread in the sauce non stop! Sorry that may have been a little too much info! On to the not so recipe!
INGREDIENTS
4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 Tablespoons olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix garlic, brown sugar and olive oil together. Place chicken in a baking dish.
Slather the brown sugar mixture all over the chicken and bake for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
I served this with rice pilaf and corn.
Enjoy,
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