Stand by..I'll be blogging again by this weekend! Sorry for the delay!! Stay tuned!!

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Recovery

Hello Everyone,


Sorry I have been MIA for a bit. I have been actually recovering from Gallbladder surgery. Ouch! :)


My surgery was on June 10 and it went really good. I had only one gallstone. A HUGE one at that! I need to look up how big the biggest one is. Better get busy on that. 


In the mean time I haven't cooked anything. My son Nick did fix his first bbq meal. He fixed Country style Ribs and grilled potatoes, making his own dry rub for the ribs. I wish I would have took a picture of it. For his first time it was excellent. 


So my other meals have consisted of eating out, ramen noodles, or Nick cooking something. (My husband is in charge of the ramen noodles.) 


Tonight it was Shrimp and Fries. Nick had some trouble with the fries. I think we are needing a new deep fryer. They weren't frying hot enough. I guess I better use my couch time to research some fryers. :)  Other then that I liked them. He makes them homemade like me, but he uses season salt instead of regular salt. Good Twist. 


Well I am hoping to post some cooking tips within the weekend. AND I am hoping to get back in the kitchen next week. I can't stand for a long period of time. They had to make one cut bigger to get that darn stone out. 


I will post a picture of the stone. (so week stomach don't continue...LOL)


Have a wonderful weekend, cook something good and eat well.


Until next time,
Dayle




                                My Gallstone

Chicken Wings

Hello Everyone,


I hope your week is going good. Its end of Wednesday. Hump day. :) 


Today I fixed Chicken Wings. Two kinds. Parmesan and Sweet & Spicy BBQ Chipotle. They were yummy!


The Parmesan; I started with some butter (melted), Olive Oil and milk. Soaked the wings for a good hour or so. I took the other wings and seasoned them with Greek Seasoning, Garlic Powder, Pepper, Salt, Cajun, Red pepper flakes, Cayenne Pepper, and Paprika. Then I took the Sweet and Spicy BBQ Chipotle sauce coated them really good, THEN I took some Louisiana Hot Sauce and mixed really good. I let that set about an hour.


After an hour or so. I mixed 3/4 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs, 1 tsp of Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp of oregano, salt and pepper, and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. Took the wings out of the milk/butter mixture and coated them in this dry seasoning flour mix.


Then I cooked them in a pan about an hour to hour and a half in a 375 degree oven. 


I do think that next time I will be deep frying the Parmesan. :) I think it will be better.


Any other ideas? 


My family loves hotwings/chicken wings. They love to try different recipes with these.


Well I hope you enjoy rest of your week.


Eat Well.


Until Next time,
Dayle

A Lazy Sunday

Hello All,


How is your weekend going? Ours here in the Midwest isn't to bad. Extremely hot. Not that I'm complaining. 


This weekend I spent sometime outside planting my herb garden. I don't think one is going to make it. Looks really droopy! Poor little guy. 


Also this weekend we spent grilling. My son loves to eat BBQ. (So do I.)


So this last Saturday I had a whole chicken. I brined it all day in some water, sugar, salt, Greek seasoning, and a few other things. Then we pat it dry. Covered it in a dry rub that we made. Got the grill nice and hot. Put the chicken on. It cooked about an hour and half. Covered it with a Sweet and Spicy Chipotle BBQ sauce. 


(Note; Yes the whole chicken. I did not cut it up. Reason being is mostly, little secret about me, I don't know how to cut a chicken up. My mom can do it in like 5 second flat. Me? Nope. She tried to teach me. No go. I need a lot of practice on it. I would be like the scene on Julie and Julia movie where Julia had all those onions just chopping away. Mine would be Chickens. At least it wouldn't have a strong smell in the kitchen. LOL)


It was so juicy and tender. My mouth is just watering just thinking about it. We served it with grilled potato and corn on the cob. 


So this Sunday over at Grampa's house we fixed Grilled Cheeseburgers. (Grampa got a new grill, so I HAD to try it out) His is gas though. Thats okay it worked. The cheeseburgers turned out wonderful. Very juicy. I think the next time I will grill burgers I will put some cooked bacon bits and the cheese inside of the burgers. Grampa isn't to wild on trying new things. :) But he is at least letting me cook different things then roast on Sundays. 


Now, we are just laying around soaking up the A/C waiting for Foodnetwork new serious tonight of The Next Foodnetwork Star. Love watching those. I wish that someday that I could actually go on there.


So I already posted on my Facebook account that I have a birthday coming up in August. My birthday wish is to cook with Bobby Flay.Also that for anyone that can make that wish come true will win free meals in my restaurant for the rest of their life. (Once I get it up and running of course) :-)


Cook something good. Eat well.


Until Next Time,
Dayle


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 Above: The Chicken with rub all ready for the grill

 Above: The Chicken resting after grilling.

Above: A leg and thigh, with a potato, and corn on the cob.

How we roll different with Chili Cheese dogs?

Hello Everyone,

How is everyones Summer going so far? It sure warmed up here in the Midwest. Not that I'm complaining any since it was only five short months ago we was trying to recover from a blizzard. Now we are just trying to survive the tornadoes and floods. Hope everyone stays safe.

So tonight Nick and I fixed Chili Cheese dogs. What is our secret?

The Chili.

We use 1 pound of deer burger (when we have some) but regular hamburger is fine too. While browning the burger add your garlic powder, salt, pepper, and Greek seasonings. Once brown, drain grease if you need to. Add chili powder, red pepper flakes, dash of ground cinnamon. (yes you read right.) 1 can of 28 oz crushed tomatoes and a tablespoon of bacon grease. Cook until all bubbly. Taste to see if you need more seasonings. Then add a little of brown sugar. Continue to simmer about 30 minutes. Adjust the seasonings to your liking. And yes, it will be thick and no beans. 

So for the hot dogs.

Well, get the hot dogs you like, and some thick bacon. Take the bacon and roll it with the hot dog. (bacon does need to be raw) I sometimes use tooth picks to hold the bacon or tuck it under the rolled parts. 

Heat your deep fryer up to 350 to 375 degrees. Fry the hot dog bacon combo for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until bacon is done. (Hint; remember that bacon will continue to cook for a minute or two after you remove it from the grease.)

Once done, warm you hot dog bun, lay thin layers of velveeta then the hot dog bacon wrap, chili, and top it off with freshly grated cheddar cheese.

(Can also top with chopped onions and/or jalapeños.)

The flavors is UH MAZING!! The bacon adds so much flavor with the sweet/spicy chili and two different cheeses. Oh so very YUMMY! :)

Well I hope you try it if you have never heard of it. 

This weekend I will be planting my herb garden. Then later hopefully my salsa garden.

Have a wonderful Friday! Do something good. Cook some good food. Eat well.

Until Next time,

Dayle

PS. I didn't give measurements. A lot of times I do not measure. Add seasonings to your taste. Some like more salt, some more pepper, etc etc.