Chicken on the Grill

Same procedure -

chicken drumsticks work better precooked (boiled) with paprika,salt and pepper
added to the water.
The place chicken on grill -skin side down for grill marks and taste
Turn and coat with BBQ sauce

Chicken breasts, thighs or combo I precooked (baked) with paprika, salt and pepper

Grilling tips

Although the instructions state pile the coals in the middle, light and spread... My LeeDub gave me

some great advice and it has been repeated by Iron Chef Michael Symon on the Chew.

Create 3 heating stations in the pit - Hot, medium heat and a cooling spot

This method worked AMAZINGLY.

Now I have to decide which "flava" of charcol to use

Garlic Shrimp

shrimp
1 cup mayo
minced garlic
parsley
lemon juice
ole bay seasoning

Mix ingredients, then coat shrimp - refrigerate for at least 30 minutes

Squash medley

This is now my signature dish  - always goes fast.
Simple to make and can be made in 15 minutes

yellow squash
zucchini
2 diced onions
mushrooms
minced garlic
salt/pepper
olive oil
butter (2 Tbs)

Beverages: Sweet Tea / Homeade Lemonade

Two surefire summer drinks go over so well I make both. Sometimes my sisters make half and half aka Arnold Palmers .

Sweet Tea:
Boiling water
6 tea bags
2 cups sugar


Lemonade:
3 lemons (sliced)
2 1/2 cups sugar

The BEST grilled hot dogs/brats EVER

Cucumber Salad

A quick light salad for summer

2 cucumbers (peeled and sliced)
cherry tomatos (sliced in half)
half onion (thinly sliced)
1/2 tsp parsley
salt/pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

mix, cover and chill

Tuna mac

Pasta
mayo
mustard
relish
boiled egg
tuna
scallions
celery
parsley

Baked beans

Version 2:

This version was a HIT.
(This recipe was for a group of 10)


Pork n beans (campbells 4 cans)
diced pineapple
bbq sauce
1/2 cup sugar
salt/pepper/ garlic salt
1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
diced onion
diced bell pepper


Mix all in foil pan - Bake @350 for 2 hours UNCOVERED

Version 1:

Pork and beans (cheap can)
sugar
brown sugar
worchestershire sauce
catsup
mustard
diced onion
diced green pepper
pineapple
cooked bacon

Baked for 90 minutes @ 350

Corn on cob - on grill

Add shucked corn on cob to boiling water.
Boil for 10 minutes
take out of water and drain
place on foil
season with salt, garlic powder. paprika and parm cheese
add pat of butter
wrap foil and place on grill

grill for 20 minutes

3 bean salad

1 15-oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1 15-oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 15-oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained

2 celery stalks, chopped fine

1/2 red onion, chopped fine

1 cup fresh, finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 Tbsp fresh finely chopped rosemary

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 In a large bowl, mix the beans, celery, onion, parsley and rosemary.
2 In a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Add the dressing to the beans. Toss to coat.
3 Chill beans in the refrigerator for several hours, to allow the beans to soak up the flavor of the dressing.

guacamole dip recipe

3 small avocados

1 onion dices

diced tomatoes (2 Tbs)

1 lime

salt and pepper

tabasco sauce

Jambo

Jambolia

4 pounds of meat – ground beef (brown w/ onion)

Ground sausage (brown)

Beef sausage

Chicken breast

Shrimp

8oz or 15 oz tomato sauce

Uncle bens converted rice

Chopped scallions

Butter (one stick)

I can beef broth

2 pks onion soup mix

Can diced tomatoes

Pepper/thyme/parsley/garlic salt

Mix all ingredients in foil pan

Bake covered in foil

350 degrees for 90 minutes

djrr memores

Recently, I was asked if I remembered the first food I ever cooked. Hotdogs.

That was way back in the day when our parents didn't care if we burned the house down - using the stove. (this was also the time when a 7 year old could walk two blocks to the corner store to buy his father a carton of kool light ciggys..... for $2 but I digress)

I vagely remember the stove but I do remember us enjoying this dohicky - it was AMAZING!!!

I KNOW half of you on facebook remember life BEFORE the microwave, this was the prototype.

You placed raw hotdogs into the pronged contraption, closed the lid and plug it in, 10 minutes later a hot, juicy oscar meyer goodness.

Yeah, BOTH ends tasted like melted aluminum foil but in the 70s, speed and convience trumped taste (ie Tang, spam and vienna sausages).

I LOVED this thing. Now, a goog hot dog and only be found in the 7-11 big bite - times have changed.

..and to answer the other question: Naw, I never owned a Damn'd Easy baked oven - mainly because the cakes were too small.

-djrr

Oven roasted bacon onions

Ingredients:

Vidalia onion
minced garlic
bacon
butter
salt
pepper

Easy Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:

1 stick butter (melted)
1 cup flour (or bisquick)
2 cups sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk
4 cans peaches (drained)
pinch of salt
pinch of cinnamon


Preheat oven 375

Pour melted butter in casserole dish

In bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt,  mix well - add milk - Combine well.

Pour over butter - Do not mix

In saucepan, combine peaches and 1 cup sugar  - stir constantly, bring to boil

Pour over batter - Do not mix
Sprinkle with spices

Bake for 45 minutes

CMCC's BEST chocolate chip recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 sticks (softened) butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 pkg chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts

Preheat oven 375
Combine flour, baking soda and salt
add sugars, butter, vanilla
add eggs, nuts and chips

place Tsp size drop on ungreased cookie sheet

Bake 7-9 mins ( let cool)

Steak with peppers, mushrooms and onions

... and what to do with the left over steak?

Breakfast with cheese eggs

on the shelf: 50 ways to make deviled eggs

Perfection can always be improved upon.

 I have been using my own tried and true, fan fav shrimp deviled eggs recipe for 10+ years now and open to a "little" change.
This book was a gift and I am open mindedly willing to check it out.
stay tuned