Carter's "What In The...."

Gulp.....

Ingredients:

2/5 cups of milk
half of butter
an apple slice
whole water bowl
5/6 of brown sugar
1/6 of olive oil
2/6 of vinegar
3/5 of vanilla
salt
pepper
4 eggs
canola oil

Do anything.

Carter's Special Smoothie

Carter recently started a recipe writing obsession.  Here is one of his classics.....

Ingredients:

2 strawberries
an orange
an apple
a pear
a peach
a jalepeno

Blend it.

Peanut Butter Frosting

I could eat this by the vat.  I put it on cupcakes, but can't stop thinking about it on brownies.  Oh, excuse me, was I drooling?

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbsp. milk, or as needed
2 cups powdered sugar


Place the butter and peanut butter into a bowl and beat with electric mixer.  Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable.  Beat for at least 3 minutes for it to get nice and fluffy.  Taste test it just to make sure it's safe for human consumption.  Make a whole new batch because your taste test went wrong and you ate it all.

Recipe from Allrecipes.

Chicken Corn Chowder

This is so good.

5 bacon slices, chopped
2 tbsp. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2-4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut in 1/2" pieces
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
3-4 tbsp. flour
6 cups chicken broth
3 1/2 cups peeled potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 tsp. cumin
2 tsp. thyme
1 (16 oz.) bag of frozen corn
1 (15 oz.) can of black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups half and half
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
1 or 2 cans (4 oz.) chopped green chiles
1/4 tsp. tabasco sauce, or more to taste


Cook bacon in large pot until crisp.  Transfer to paper towels to drain; crumble and reserve for later.  Remove all but 1/4 cup drippings.  Add butter and melt over medium high heat.  Add onions, garlic, chicken, and pepperes; saute until onions are soft and chicken is golden brown, about 10 minutes.  Add flour; stir and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
Whisk in broth, then add potatoes, cumin and thyme; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add bacon, corn, beans, half and half, cheese, green chiles and tabasco; simmer for about 8 minutes.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

2 lb. ground beef
1 cup rolled oats
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2/3 cup chopped onion
1 1 /4 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1 1/2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup milk
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tsp. prepared mustard
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce


Combine ground beef, oats, eggs, onion, salt, pepper, 1 1 /2 tsp. worcestershire sauce and milk.  Form into balls.  Place in a casserole dish in a single layer.  In a bowl, combine brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, barbecue sauce and 2 tsp. worcestershire sauce; pour over meatballs.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Serve over rice.

Recipe from Worldwide Ward Cookbook

Chicken Marsala

This is so good and so EASY!!!  Everyone of us LOVED IT.

1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. oregano
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded 1/4 inch thick
4 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. olive oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup Marsala wine (I used cooking Marsala)
1/4 cup cooking sherry (I used red wine, JUST KIDDING)

In a shallow dish, mix together the flour, salt, pepper and oregano.  Coat the chicken pieces in flour mixture.

In a large skillet, melt butter.   in oil over medium heat.  Place chicken in the pan, and lightly brown.  Turn over chicken pieces, and add mushrooms.  Pour in wine and sherry  Cover skillet; simmer for 10 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink.

That's it!!!  Easy peasy!!!!

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes.

German Apple Fritters

Delicious.


4-5 medium apples, peeled and cored
2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp. oil
dash of salt
1 cup milk
oil for frying
cinnamon sugar mixture

Slice apples into 1/4 slices.  Blend flour, baking powder, sugar, egg, 2 tbsp. oil, salt and milk.  Batter should be smooth and of good dropping consistency; add more milk if necessary.  Dip apple slices into batter and put into a skillet with 1/2 inch or more of hot oil.  Fry fritters quickly until golden brown on both sides; remove from oil and drain.  While still hot, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.  (I also sprinkled with powdered sugar).  Serve hot or cold.

Recipe from Worldwide Ward Cookbook

Cowboy Cookies

This is awesome.  I feel really guilty about the shortening part, so I threw in a tablespoon of flaxseed to make myself feel better.  (I know that doesn't make up for it, but come on!!)

1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tbsp. ground flaxseed
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking power
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips

Cream the shortening, brown and white sugars until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix well.  Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and flaxseed together.  Mix into batter.  Stir in oats, coconut and chocolate chips.  I guess if you're a freak you could also add nuts.  Spoon onto cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.