Showing posts with label Appetizers/Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appetizers/Snacks. Show all posts

Egg Salad

I LOVED egg salad when I was a kid. I totally forgot how yummy it is! I like mine on toasted bread!

Egg Salad

6 hard boiled eggs
1/4 C mayo
2 T Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Peel and dice the eggs. Mix in the mayo and mustard and season it to taste with the salt and pepper. So yummy, so easy.

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

I printed off this recipe last summer and FINALLY got around to cooking them! We really liked them and will definitely have them again! I cooked these in the oven to make things easier in the kitchen, but next time I'm going to make them in a pan. I also think bacon would be a really yummy addition!

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

2 T oil
1 1/2 sweet onions, sliced
2 T honey
3 chicken breasts, diced
3/4 C BBQ Sauce
1 C shredded Mexican cheese
4 10" flour tortillas

Heat 1 T of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions. Cook until caramelized. Add the honey. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the remaining oil and chicken. Cook until chicken is cooked through. Cover with barbecue sauce and heat through. Layer the chicken, onions, and cheese on the tortillas and bake for 20 minutes at 350.

To cook on stove top: Spray skillet with cooking spray. Place tortilla on the skillet and sprinkle the cheese over the whole tortilla. On half of the tortilla, add the chicken and onion. Heat until the cheese is melted and edges of the tortilla begin to brown. Fold over and let it sit for about a minute.

Onion Strings

These were so yummy! This recipe comes from the Pioneer Woman Cooks. The PW is amazing! I don't know where she learned to cook, but I would love to spend a weekend at her ranch learning from her!


Onion Stings
Source: Pioneer Woman Cooks

1 large onion
2 C buttermilk
2 C all-purpose flour
1 T salt
Black pepper (she just says "plenty")
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Oil for frying

Peel the onion. Slice into very thin rings. Separate the onion slices and place in a shallow baking dish. Pour the milk over the top. Press the onions down with a fork so they are soaking in the milk. Let sit on the counter for 1 hour. Half way through, stir them so they all get coated.

In a bowl, combine the flour and spices. Pour 1-2 quarts of oil in a large pot or dutch oven and heat to 375.

Using tongs, remove a handful of onion and immediately toss in the flour mixture. Shake off the excess flour and put into the hot oil. Break them apart with a slotted spoon and let them fry until golden. This doesn't take long. Continue with the remaining onions.

Bacon Pineapple Bites

So, what can I say? It's been a while! I have been cooking, but I've been really busy! Most of the stuff we've had lately has been repeats. Sorry I've been absent. I got a new job teaching 3rd grade and that consumes most of my time! I do get home in time to cook dinner thankfully. Charlie has also been begging for healthy food lately too. I find healthy food boring. One day I will have an exciting healthy recipe to share! In the mean time, we have these....

I hosted Book Club a couple weeks ago and made this yummy appetizer and black and white brownies (YUM). You make these the same way you make the sausage ones, but instead use pineapple! They reminded me of Hawaiian pizza. I would definitely make these again.


Bacon Pineapple Bites


1 fresh pineapple, cored and cut into chunks
1 lb. bacon
1 C brown sugar


Cut the bacon slices in half so they are shorter. Dredge in the sugar and wrap around the pineapple. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes and serve. So easy, so yummy!

Bacon Wrapped Sausages

If you haven't discovered these yet, you are missing out!!! My picture is terrible and for that I'm sorry! It's really a shame considering my awesome photographer sister was at my house when we had these. She could have taken an amazing picture! This are delicious and SO easy to make! People have different methods of getting the brown sugar on. I like my method, although it is a little time consuming. You can also use toothpicks to secure them, but I don't think it's necessary.


Bacon Wrapped Sausages
1 package of Lil' Smokies
1 package of bacon
Brown Sugar (no idea how much)

Cut the bacon strips in half to make them shorter. Roll the sausage in the brown sugar and dredge the bacon in it too. Wrap the bacon around the sausage and place either on a baking sheet, in a baking dish, or on a double broiler. Whatever you use, it helps to line it with foil first for easy clean up! Bake for about an hour and 350.

Easy, right?