Garrett of Flavor of Vanilla picked Split Level Pudding, pages 384- 385. Head on over to his place to check out the recipe. I will be back to baking after the cross country move. See you in November.
Split Level Pudding ~ Tuesdays with Dorie
Category: MISC
Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken – Monday Munchies
I found the recipe for this yummy bacon wrapped sweet and spicy chicken over at Full Bellies, Happy Kids. These make a terrific main dish, but they are also terrific for the appetizer buffet!
Here’s the recipe …
4 chicken breasts cut in thirds (12 pieces)
Bacon slices
Salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
Chili powder
Brown sugar
Cut each breast into 3 pieces, season all the chicken with the spices, then wrap a bacon slice around each piece, roll in brown sugar and place into an oven proof dish. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is nice and brown and crispy.
The only thing I did any different from the recipe was to turn them upside down right at the end and did a quick broil to get the bacon on the bottom nice and crisp too!
These are so yummy – definitely a family favorite here!
*Recipe previously posted at Menagerie
Happy Birthday Kiy
I couldn’t get Gunner to sit still, so I had to borrow Max here so I could wish my good friend Kiy over at Rocking Chairs and a Tricycle happy birthday today. Stop on by an wish her well with some bloggy love.
Menu Plans for 3 Sides of Crazy
Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie
I took an inventory of everything in the cupboard and freezer and am trying to plan meals around that. It’s not as easy as it sounds. What do I make with the bottle of tartar sauce and pickled beets?
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Date |
|
| Monday |
oatmeal |
out |
Country Chicken & Rice |
10/5 |
| Tuesday | toast |
soup |
Lemon Lime Pepper Chicken | 10/6 |
| Wednesday | cereal |
sandwiches |
Chicken Posole |
10/7 |
| Thursday | yogurt |
chili |
Emily’s Chicken Noodle Dinner | 10/8 |
| Friday | toast |
sandwiches |
Orange Honey Chicken |
10/9 |
| Saturday | Oven Poached Eggs | Chili |
Cleaning the Fridge Soup |
10/10 |
| Sunday | Bacon & Eggs | Sandwiches |
Roast Chicken w/ Lemon Herb Sauce
 |
10/11 |
Come join me at The Motivation Station Tuesday for some kitchen organization.
Franks & Beans Cornbread Casserole ~ Magazine Monday & Vintage Recipe Thursday
Magazine Mondays is hosted by Ivonne over at Cream Puffs in Venice
Vintage Recipe Thursday is hosted by Joy at Joy of desserts
This isn’t my normal homemade food fare, but it was soooooooooooooooo good I couldn’t resist it. I made this while we we are in the middle of the big cross country move prep and it truly was a godsend of comfort food during the first cold front too.
FRANKS & BEANS CORNBREAD CASSEROLE
1 package Hillshire Cheddar ‘lil Smokies
28 ounce can Maple baked beans
1 tablespoon Frank’s Hot Sauce
1 JIFFY corn muffin mix
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (split 1/2 + 1/4)
PURE
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix together the baked beans, lil smokies and hot sauce.
- Spray 1 1/2 quart casserole with PURE.
- Pour in bean mixture and bake 15 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl mix together the corn muffin mix, water and 1/2 cup cheese.
- Spread over top of bean mixture.
- Top with cheddar cheese.
- Bake 15 more minutes or until golden.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Menu Plan Monday
Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie
I took an inventory of everything in the cupboard and freezer and am trying to plan meals around that. It’s not as easy as it sounds. What do I make with the bottle of tartar sauce and pickled beets?
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Date |
|
| Monday |
oatmeal |
out |
Country Chicken & Rice | 10/5 |
| Tuesday | toast |
soup |
Lemon Lime Pepper Chicken | 10/6 |
| Wednesday | cereal |
sandwiches |
Chicken Posole | 10/7 |
| Thursday | yogurt |
chili |
Emily’s Chicken Noodle Dinner | 10/8 |
| Friday | toast |
sandwiches |
Orange Honey Chicken |
10/9 |
| Saturday | Oven Poached Eggs | Chili |
Cleaning the Fridge Soup | 10/10 |
| Sunday | Bacon & Eggs | Sandwiches |
Roast Chicken w/ Lemon Herb Sauce | 10/11 |
Come join me at The Motivation Station Tuesday for some kitchen organization.
Frank’s & Beans Cornbread Casserole ~ Simply Delicious Sunday
This isn’t my normal homemade Sunday fare, but it was soooooooooooooooo good I couldn’t resist it. I made this while we were in the middle of the big cross country move prep and it truly was a godsend of comfort food during the first cold front too.
FRANKS & BEANS CORNBREAD CASSEROLE
1 package Hillshire Cheddar ‘lil Smokies
28 ounce can Maple baked beans
1 tablespoon Frank’s Hot Sauce
1 JIFFY corn muffin mix
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (split 1/2 + 1/4)
PURE
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix together the baked beans, lil smokies and hot sauce.
- Spray 1 1/2 quart casserole with PURE.
- Pour in bean mixture and bake 15 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl mix together the corn muffin mix, water and 1/2 cup cheese.
- Spread over top of bean mixture.
- Top with cheddar cheese.
- Bake 15 more minutes or until golden.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Don’t forget OuR KrAzY KiTcHeN’s Halloween party is almost here:
We’re having a party here at the OuR KrAzY kItChEn and you’re invited. Bring your favorite recipe, decorating idea, pictures, anecdotes and let’s have some fun together.
- Do you have a special popcorn ball recipe?
- What is your favorite fall recipe?
- Do you have a favorite apple recipe?
- Do you have special way to carve pumpkins?
- How about a party punch that’s perfect for Halloween?
- What is your idea of a best costume?
We’ll post Mr. Linky on October 19th and leave him in place through Halloween. Write your post piece and come link it up. We’ll all have some time to blog hop and see each other and try recipes.
You’re invited to a Halloween Party at OuR KrAzY KiTcHeN
We’re having a party here at the OuR KrAzY kItChEn and you’re invited. Bring your favorite recipe, decorating idea, pictures, anecdotes and let’s have some fun together.
- Do you have a special popcorn ball recipe?
- What is your favorite fall recipe?
- Do you have a favorite apple recipe?
- Do you have special way to carve pumpkins?
- How about a party punch that’s perfect for Halloween?
- What is your idea of a best costume?
We’ll post Mr. Linky on October 19th and leave him in place through Halloween. Write your post piece and come link it up. We’ll all have some time to blog hop and see each other and try recipes.
Chocolate Oatmeal ~Simple Saturday with girlichef
Happy Saturday, all!! I’ve decided to do something a little different this week…and maybe more weeks in the future, because I really had fun with it…I made a recipe that was submitted to Mr. Linky on a previous Simple Saturday post! I always think everything looks so delicious…and I always want to try everything…and what better way than to actually do it and post about it! Something about MonsterMama’s Chocolate Oatmeal was just begging me to make it! Because, although I like chocolate chips in my granola bars…I’ve never actually mixed any chocolate into my actual hot bowl of oatmeal. It was kind of reminiscent of CoCo Wheats. It was rich (of course, that could be because I used Special-Dark Cocoa). It was decadent. It was a wonderful treat. But if you’re a weirdo not a chocolate lover…then this is just for looking…non-chocoholics need not apply!
Chocolate Oatmeal
my slightly adapted from MonsterMama’s recipe (& halved) version
1 1/2 c. Oats (I just used regular old rolled oats)
1/4 c. Vanilla Sugar
1/4 c. Cocoa Powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark)
1 3/4 c. water
couple pinches of Espresso Brava Sea Salt
~1/2 c. milk
Bring water to a boil. Add cocoa and vanilla sugar, stir. Add oats and sea salt; bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Allow to cook for ~5 minutes or until done. Remove from heat and stir in milk.
Serve with more milk & a few granules of Espresso Brava Sea Salt to finish!
Thanks for the inspiration MonsterMama! I can’t wait to see what Simple dish you’ll all share with us this Saturday…hmmmm….now, what to make for next week….
Fall Cake: What Did You Bake Today?
I am calling this Fall Cake because it epitomizes so much of what I think of during Autumn; apples, spices, warmth and comfort. 
Fall Cake:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
2 cups applesauce
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
Topping:
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and applesauce. Combine dry ingredients and add, mixing well. Stir in raisins, chips and nuts. Spread into a greased 9 X 13 pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle all over the top of the cake batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick.
What Did You Bake Today?
Friday Fill-Ins
1. I have a history of being too organized and too positive according to hubby.
2. The true state of my health is something I wish I knew. I borrowed this one from Janet since it applied to me too.
3. I’m eating (or recently ate) a bologna sandwich.
4. There are just too many deer on the road.
5. So that’s it, that’s way to be happy.
6. Something is better than nothing!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to warming up tonight after the bone chilling rummage sale day, tomorrow my plans include hopefully a successful rummage sale day and Sunday, I want to pack my studio and watch some football.
Soups, Salads, Casseroles and more…
Come on over & join us at OuR KrAzY kItChEn tomorrow for our new meme. We’re launching it just in time for fall. We want to gather all those great recipes for the cold winter nights that are headed our way.