rocky road, our version

2 bags of chocolate chips
1 cup of rice krispies
1/2 cup small mashmallows
handful of craisins
handful of M&M's even better if you have the flaovoured kind (cherry flavour was the best I ever used)
small amount of broken pretzels

melt the choclate in a mircowavable dish
when all melted add the krispies and stir well making sure all krispies are coated
add the rest of the ingredients and mix together.
spread mixture out onto waxed paper to set
place in the fridge until complete set.
When set remove from fridge and paper and break into smaller pieces.

curry chicken mango roll ups

2 chicken breast
mayo
1 1/2 tbs curry powder
mango chutney
dash onion powder
soft tortilla

warm the tortillas

cook the chicken breast in the mircowave until cook right through
chop the chicken really small.( I use a kitchen chopper)
add the mayo to the chicken - not to much because you dont want it sloppy just spreadable
add the curry powder, onion powder and about 3/4 tablespoon of mango chutney
Mix well and then spread over the tortilla and roll.
cut into small bite size portions.

No cheese stuffed mushrooms

Because my husband does not eat cheese of any kind I sometimes find it hard to find recipes for him. So I tend to find recipes and replace LOTS of things.

Large package of button mushrooms
1 slice of bread in the food processor made into crumbs
5/6 large cloves of garlic
Dash of paprika
Little pinch of chili flakes
Dash onion powder
Spray oil

Clean Mushrooms and remove stalks
Make breadcrumbs , when bread crumbs are made add the garlic to processor and blitz garlic and other seasoning to the breadcrumb mixture

Fill the mushrooms with mixture
Place onto an oven proof tray spray with oil and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes

Easy meatballs in a cranberry and ketchup sauce

We had guests over and I did a buffet help yourself type food.
I added the meatballs to the menu at the end as I wanted something hot served.
They were a hit!

Meatball
2lb of ground meat (I used 1/2 turkey 1/2 pork)
Generous shake of onion powder
Generous shake of paprika
1/2 amount of a whisked egg (one whole egg is to much)
2 dessert spoons of corn meal


Sauce
1 can of whole cranberries
1 1/2 cups of ketchup
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
Dash of cayenne pepper

Small amount of oil for frying


Mix all of the meatball ingredient together making sure that mixture is not too wet
Roll into balls I find I can make about 40 ish with this mixture.
In a frying pan heat the oil and fry the meatballs have slightly browned on the outside.
In a crockpot add all the ingredients for the sauce.
Mix together. Add meatballs and stir so all the meatballs are coated. Cook on low for about 4 hours.

Chicken in red wine served with plain white rice

I used skinless and boneless chicken thighs

4/5 chicken thighs
1 cup red wine
1/4cup ketchup
1/4cup BBQ sauce
Packet brown gravy mix
Cup of baby carrots
Cup of baby onions
Cup of frozen peas
Dash of smoked paprika
Webbers kickin chicken
Water

Place wine, brown gravymix, ketchup, BBQ sauce, smoked paprika and kickin chicken in a Dutch oven or casserole dish.
Mix everything together until well mixed. Add chicken carrots and onions.
Again everything together until all coated
I covered with foil and baked at 250 f or 120 c for around 2 1/2 hours.
Remove from over add peas and about s cup of water.
Return to oven for a further 20 minutes.

I would normally cook something like this in the crockpot, but as today was cold I wanted the smells of cooking and the nice warm kitchen to go with it lol

Next time I will add mushrooms and white pepper

Herb Salad and chicken roll up

Herb salad and chicken roll up

I had left over chicken which had been stripped from a chicken and I had frozen it last week.

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Tonight for dinner I wanted something light. This was not a heavy dinner,  but I was more than full after wards,

The lovely fresh herbs with the little bit of balsamic really brought this to life.

Bunch of curly parsley

Bunch of Italian parsley

Bunch of coriander/cilantro

Red onion fine chopped

Cherry tomatoes chopped

1 teaspoon of olive oil

1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar

Cooked stripped chicken

Soft tortillas

Spray oil

Seasoning (I used salt seasoning)

Finely cut up all the herbs, onion and tomatoes. Add oil and vinegar and mix well

Heat the cooked chicken up in the pan with a little bit of spray oil and seasoning salt

Prepare tortillas

Then lay salad on top of tortillas and then add the chicken and roll up.

Pumpkin and feta bake and Baby roast potatoes

Pumpkin and feta bake

1 green squash/pumpkin cut into chunks seeds removed and with skin still on
garlic and herb
olive oil
Marinated feta cheese in oil, in a jar

I dont use measurements on every recipes I use what I can get and I know what I can use.
Also what is enough for MY FAMILY

Place pumpkin skin side down add garlic and herb seasoning to the orange fresh ( i only use a sprinkle)
rubber the olive oil into the pumpkin and bake until soft.
Then scoop the flesh from the skin into a mixing bowl and then add at least 2 desset spoons of the marinated feta and the flavoured oil in comes with.
Mix together well and then bake in an oven proof dish warmed through.
I normally add potatoes with this when mixing when I dont have another pumpkin.

Baby potatoes roasted

Baby potatoes, skins on, washed and dried
oil
seasoning...I use onion power

miz oil and seasoning over the potaotes (NOT TO MUCH OIL JUST A TOUCH..A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY)
Bake in the oven at 375 degrees until cooked through