Welcome "Jack " to my kitchen

So we were having dinner with friends a couple of nights ago and broke out the bottle...yup Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey!!! And of course I start thinking of how many things I could put that in. So "Jack" welcome to my kitchen.



First thing to do is pound out your chicken till flat. Pound the chicken on the smooth side of your chicken breast. It makes it easier.

I used honey ham and rolled this up in to the chicken breast

The next step is to brown the rolled up chicken breasts in a pan until they are golden brown, but not cooked all the way through. 

Put them into the oven 375 for about 15-20 min. 

Here come Jack!

 I used the same pan that I browned my chicken in so that I could get all the flavors from the meat.

In the saute pan...

2 cloves of chopped garlic ( saute this up in the pan )

Add

1/2 - 3/4 cup of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey ( let this cook down a little bit and also to deglaze the pan) 

Add 2- 3 tbsp honey and 1/2 cup Jack Daniels BBQ sauce.  ( add more or less depending on your taste)

Pour this sauce over the chicken and serve!

When I plated the chicken, I placed the chicken on top of  fried battered onion rings! 

Yummo!!!!

Baguette Boat Breakfast

I am always looking for new breakfast ideas that my family will enjoy...I saw this recipe on the Today Show. I hope that your family will enjoy  it too!

                                                                  

Take a Baguette and remove the center of the baguette to make a boat.

Save the bread from the center for some of the filling.

 You can freeze the leftover bread peices  for other recipes!

Take 6 eggs, 1 cup of grated cheese,( I used a blend of cheese but parmesan would be nice too) use about 1 cup of the bread crumbs, Juice of 1/2 of a lemon and salt and pepper. Add about 1 tbsp of dried parsley ( you can use fresh if you have it ) 
 Mix this all together and pour into the bread boat.

If you have bacon or sausage or any other meat that you like you can add that to this recipe also. It would just add more yummieness!!!!

Bake this in a 400 degree oven for about 25-30 minutes.

This will puff over the edges a bit while it is baking.

Yummy Yummy Yummy!!!!

                     Breakfast is served...Now for the garnish, how bout the view from the barn! 

    

Fun Times in the Kitchen with Friends

We had some friends over for Marvins Birthday and we ended up in the kitchen for a quick blog...this recipe has a different spin on the crusty cheesy bread that I have already posted. This is great for a large group of people. You can see by all the people that wandered through the kitchen that night...that was only a couple. The rest of them were in the backyard dancing to the wonderful DJ and Karaoke music of Jayme and Woody...You guys are the best!!!!!

 I made a huge pot of Steak Chili for the party and I served it up in mason jars...so easy for everyone to handle.

I hope that you enjoyed this little video. My friend Brenda is such a kick...we are going to do some real cooking soon....Maybe Thanksgiving.

Breakfast Brunch

This cassarole has everything in it that you want for breakfast.

1 package of ground sausage ( or you can use Bacon too )

1 small to medium onion

1-1 1/2 loaf of crusty bread cut into small cubes ( I used a baguette )

2-3  cups of grated cheese ( I used a mixed blend )

1 cup cottage cheese ( you could use ricotta for this too )

6 eggs

2 cups milk

1/2 tsp ground mustard

1/2 tsp nutmeg ( I grated my own )

1/4 tsp ground pepper

Cook sausage in a large skillet until cooked through. Add onion and cook till tender.

Spread 1/2 of the bread cubes in the bottomof a 13 X 9 baking dish Layer the bread with half of the meat, onion, cheese and cottage cheese.Ttop with the remaining bread cubes and cheese, meat and onions, and all the cheeses. ( its like a breakfast lasagna )

Beat the eggs and milk in a bowl until foamy. Add the spices and pour over the top. Press the bread into the milk to make sure the bread is covered and moist.

( you  can let this stand for a few minutes to make sure the bread is all coated. )

Bake in a 350 preheated oven for about 40 - 50 minutes.

Breakfast at the Barn

Street Tacos!

"Part 1"

"Part 2"

Pizza Night with Friends

Not Your Typical Mac N Cheese!

"Part 2"

"Part 3"

Chicken Parmigiana

"Part 1"

"Part 2"

"Part 3"

"Part 4"

Cheers!