Holiday Parties

The Holidays are quickly approaching... if anyone needs treats for their holiday parties please let me know! I will be glad to help you out with any catering/baking needs at a great price  423-316-4134 or meghanrechel@gmail.com, let me know! :)

Updates

I apologize to all my followers for not posting anything on my blog for forever! My computer has bit the dust and I am hopefully getting a new one soon so I can start updating it again. Love you all!! xoxo Updates soon!! :)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes

I made these today- they are pumpkin cupcakes with a cream cheese filling. The top of the cupcake has orange buttercream frosting with a white chocolate leaf accent on it. I was wanting to make a fall cupcake since I am getting in the autumn season mood and these turned out delicious!

Email me at meghanrechel@gmail.com know if you want the recipe

Gorgonzola Chicken Tacos

Gorgonzola Chicken Tacos- 

Ingredients:

- 1 lb. chicken breast
- 28oz can of stewed tomatoes
- 1/8 fresh garlic clove chopped
- 1/8 cup chopped white onion
- 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 12 flour tortillas (or taco shells)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup gorgonzola cheese
- oven bag

Optional:
- shredded cheese
- salsa
- lettuce
- tomato
- cilantro
- taco hot sauce

1). Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2). Place chicken in the oven bag
3). On the stove, simmer stewed tomatoes, garlic, onion, and peppers together for 15 minutes
4). Pour the sauce over the chicken in the oven bag and close tightly, leaving slits on the top of the oven bag for steam to escape.
5). Place the oven bag in the oven for 30 minutes until chicken is cooked thoroughly
6). Toast tortillas or taco shells in the oven for 3 minutes to crisp
7). Take the chicken out of the oven bag and cut into small pieces
8). Put chicken onto toasted flour tortillas or taco shells, add desired toppings

The stewed tomatoes, veggies, and garlic cook into the chicken while in the oven bag and actually give it a juicy and tender consistency as well as an authentic Mexican flavor.

Gorgonzola has a blue cheese flavor to it, so if you're not a fan of strong flavored cheeses, try cheddar or feta instead for a less potent taste

Burger Minis

Burger Minis-

-1 lb. ground beef
-2 packages of crescent rolls
- 1/2 tablespoon bbq rub
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Dale's seasoning
- Cheddar cheese (optional)
- Lettuce, onion, tomato, pickle, relish, mustard, and ketchup (optional)

1). Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2). Roll out the crescent dough and make 40 circles
3). Place circled crescent dough and cook in the oven for 8-10 minutes until done
4). In a mixing bowl, knead together ground beef, bbq rub, salt, dale's seasoning, and garlic power. Form into 20 round patties
5). At 350 degrees on the grill (you may also pan cook on medium high heat) cook burger patties until desired wellness
6). Add cheese if desired onto burger the last couple minutes of cooking to melt.
7). When the burger is cooked to your liking, place each one between two of the done crescent rolls and add your desired toppings!

Cupcake Ideas!

I want to make a new cupcake recipe- give me some ideas on what flavors I should make and I'll share what I come up with! :)

Cooking Tips and Dictionary

Having trouble paring a kitchen knife or don't know exactly how to sate' a chicken? Here's a great website that gives great cooking tips!

http://www.e-cookbooks.net/tips.htm

Not sure what exactly paring, sate', or other foreign words are in your recipes? Here's another website that defines all those tricky words for you-

http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary

Hope this helps! :)