minced garlic
chopped chives
pinch sea salt
2 qtrd onions
1 copped bell pepper
2 Tsp soy sauce
2 Tsp sugar
mushrooms
1 diced squash
sauce
salt
pepper
pinch red pepper flakes

rice

Cheese Scalloped potatos = APLUS

6 potatoes (slices)
2 onions sliced/diced.
sea salt
can broth
dry onion soup mix
1/4 cup flour
milk
butter
garlic powder
pepper
paprika
cheddar cheese

350 cover and bake for 2 hours

Baked Chicken - chives

Ingredients:

chicken

chives

onion

garlic

olive oil

butter

brown rice

Prepare chicken for cooking, empty insides and wash

fill cavity with salt, pepper, garlic, onion and chives

Place pats of butter under the skin, cover chicken with olive oil

Place in roasting pan.

add 1 cup of rice and 2.5 cups water

Bake 350 for 90 minutes

Juicing

Juicing #1

Carrots

watermelon

Red Grapefruit (peeled)

apples (cored)

Smoothies

smoothie #2

Frozen strawberries

Equal

oatmeal

6 ice cubes

pineapple

diet cranberry juice

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Yogurt smoothie #1

Greek vanilla yogurt

orange juice

oatmeal

frozen fruit

banana

equal

6 ice cubes

Smooth and filling = A+

This one will be repeated

BBQ Chicken and rice (leftovers day 2)

What to do with the last bit of left over BBQ chicken?

Leftover chicken

Rice

onion

butter

garlic

mushroom

rosemary

mushroom

Remove chicken from bone (set aside)

Saute diced onion, garlic and mushroom in butter

Add shredded chicken

                         Mix in BBQ sauce (amount to taste)

                                                        Serve over rice...."tony danza"

Sweet potatos (add to the leftovers)

The star of this picture is the sweet potato!

Wash and dry the sweet potato
cover in salt
place in oven @350 for 2 hours

Let rest -
slice open and mash with fork

ADD BUTTER

Ribs on the Grill

Burning meat on the grill is passable for a few hotdogs and burger patties but for an $$$$$$ cut of meat - it aint happening.

For the ribs I opted to precook them in the oven.

Season with liquid smoke, salt , pepper, garlic salt and paprika - cover with sliced onions and wrap in foil.

Place in oven @350 for 2 hours -
remove from foil, place on grill (mainly for the grill marks and the flavor
Flips
Sauce and close the lid for 20 minutes

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