Breakfast Ham Casserole

                     

Takes 45 Minutes and uses an 8x8 Dish which Feeds 4 (For a 9x13 Dish, Double the Ingredients)

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp of Butter

8 oz Frozen Hash Browns

1 1/2 cup diced Ham (You can also substitute with Sausage or Bacon)

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

4 Eggs

1/3 cup of Milk

1/3 cup Sour Cream

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

Heat the oven to 425 degrees.

Place the Butter in the dish and melt it in the oven (DON'T FORGET IT IN THERE!)

Once the butter is melted take the dish out and spread butter around.

Place the Hash Browns in the Dish and cook for 20-25 Minutes.

In a bowl mix together the eggs, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper.

Once the Potatoes are finished REDUCE the HEAT to 350.

Take the Potatoes out of the oven and sprinkle with ham and then cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the top. 

Bake for 30 minutes.

Take out and Enjoy!

The Original Recipe can Be Found HERE

                             

Enjoy,
       Taylor

Pound Cake with Pumpkin Bread Center

This Bread is to die for and creates a cute surprise center with pumpkin bread cut outs!

Here is the Main Recipe: http://www.listotic.com/30-surprise-inside-cake-and-treat-ideas/20/

Instead of using the box bread that the recipe suggests I made it with Home made Recipes and it came out so good! Here they are:

Pumpkin Bread Recipe: Downeast Main Pumpkin Bread

Pound Cake Recipe: Grandmothers Pound Cake Recipe

Enjoy! 

 Taylor

Homemade Olive Garden Recipes: Soup, Salad, Breadsticks and Alfredo Dipping Sauce

I love Olive Garden! Especially their salad, Italian Dressing and Breadsticks! On this blog post I'm going to show you all the recipes you love in one place! First Starting with the breadsticks... 

Now they didn't taste "exactly" like the olive garden breadsticks (I may or may not have accidentally left them in the oven to long) but it was my first time making them and they tasted really good! 

Olive Garden Breadstick Recipe

Second, the scrumptious Alfredo sauce that you can buy extra to dip your breadsticks into:

This sauce came out perfect and tasted just like theirs!

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

Third, the reason why I go to Olive Garden: Their Salad and Italian Dressing!

These recipes came out perfect!! Tasted just like we were sitting in an Olive Garden Restaurant.

Olive Garden Salad Recipe

 Olive Garden Dressing Recipe

Lastly, the Minestrone Soup. I just love their soups! 

 Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

Don't Like the Minestrone Soup? Here are some other Olive Garden Favorites:

Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup Recipe

Crockpot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe

Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup Recipe

YUMMY!!!

Enjoy, 

           Taylor

Easy French Bread! No Need for a Bread Maker!

This is the easiest bread recipe I have come across! And you don't need a bread maker to do it! Its always a hit and the bread comes out perfect and moist! This recipe makes 2 large loaves or 3 small loaves and takes about 2 hours total. Here is how you make it:

{Ingredients}

2 1/2 c. warm water

2 Tbls. yeast (4 1/4oz packages)

3 Tbls. sugar

2 Tbls. white vinegar (Distilled)

1 Tbls. salt

1/3 c. oil (I use Canola)

7 c. flour

1 egg

corn starch

{Directions}

 In a mixing bowl add the warm water, yeast, sugar and white vinegar together and let sit until bubbly (about 3-5 minutes). Then add the salt, oil and flour (1 cup at a time). Kneed the dough for about 4 minutes and let it sit for about 30 minutes to have a rise. then kneed again and place on a lightly floured surface.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

 Mold your dough to the shape and sizes you want. Then slice down the middle with a knife 3-5 diagonal lines. Let it rise on the counter until it reaches the size you want (can take up to 30 minutes depending on how big you want your loaves)

 On a cooking sheet spray pam and lightly drizzle with some corn starch. Mix the egg in a cup and brush over the loaves with it. (optional-drizzle salt or sugar on top of egg). Place the loaves on the pan and cook for 35 minutes. Place a toothpick in the center and make sure it comes out clean. If it does the bread is ready to take out.  Enjoy! 

Here is the Original Recipe 

The Kitchen Aid makes everything so much easier!

Cutting slices down the middle

Taylor

Melt in Your Mouth Roast Chicken

This Chicken Recipe is the BEST!! It smells so good while its baking in the oven and tastes even better when its on your plate! This recipe is great for dinner parties and is served wonderfully with watercress, potatoes and carrots or string beans. Here are the Steps:

{Ingredients}

4-5 lb whole chicken
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
3 lemons, halved
4 sprigs thyme
2 sprigs rosemary
6 cloves garlic, crushed, unpeeled
1 onion, sliced

1 Tblspn on Butter
olive oil as needed
1 cup chicken stock or broth

1/2 cup of water

(Any veggies you want to place around the chicken, I chose Carrots)

The Ingredients you will need

{Directions}

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry the chicken, and throw out all the unwanted giblets. Mix the Thyme, Rosemary, Lemon Juice and Garlic in a Bowl. Smother the Chicken in the Juices and then place the remaining mixture inside the chicken. ( I didn't have time to run to the store to get real lemons or leaves so I just used my lemon juice and pre-made seasonings). Tie the two legs together with the cooking string (this is optional). In the bottom of the Roasting pan put the 1 cup of chicken broth, 1/2 cup of water and sliced onion (and optional veggies). Pour the rest of the juice from the seasoning bowl in the pan. Rub the chicken with the butter and place into the roasting pan. Drizzle with some olive oil and sea salt (generously) and then place it in the oven! Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 400 and then reduce the heat to 175 degrees and cook for 15 minutes. Make sure to be basting the chicken every 15 minutes to get a nice soak :) Internal Chicken should be at 165 degrees when it is finished. You can also make the leftover juices at the bottom of the dish into a nice gravy. Bon Appetit! 

Here is the link to the original recipe with a video: Julia Childs Roast Chicken

Chicken Gravy Recipe

Mix all the seasonings in a bowl

Smother the chicken with the seasonings

Tie the two legs together with cooking string

Ready to Be Cooked!

Baking in The Oven. Make sure to Baste the
Chicken with the Juices every 15 minutes

Finished Product! Yuumm!
Taylor

:Slow Cooker- Italian Lasagna

This Meal Taste just like baked lasagna but cooks while your away ;) Pair with a Salad & French Bread. 

{Ingredients & Directions}

I changed nothing to the original recipe. It can be found Here on AllRecipes.com

All The Ingredients

Spraying the Crockpot with Cooking Spray Helps the Food Not Stick to the Sides.

Browning the Meat

Adding The Onion, Tomato & Spices to the Meat

Mixing the Cheeses

Layering all the Ingredients

All Finished!

                                       Taylor

:Homemade Baked Ziti:

This Recipe is another one of my favorites and every time I have made it, people tell me how they love it!

You Can Find The Original Recipe Here

                       All The Ingredients

Cooking the Meat & Ziti Noodles       Layering the Cheese and Sour Cream

                                                                                                Baking in the Oven

                              

Added a Sweet Touch and Giving this Wonderful meal to my friend :)

See How To Make The Tissue Flower Pom Pom Here:

                                       Taylor

:Slow Cooker- Home Made Meatballs with Spaghetti:

*This Recipe is always great when I'm working and I need something to be done when Chris gets home from work. The meatballs cook in the crockpot and when they are done you just add spaghetti :)

{Ingredients & Directions}

I Didn't Change anything from the Original Recipe

Which Can Be Found Here

The Ingredients I used

Mix All the Ingredients Together in A Bowl 

The Recipe says it makes 16 Meatballs, but I made 50 small Meatballs!

All Finished!

Taylor

:BBQ Baked Ribs, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, & Garlic Bread:

*This Dinner is delicious! And I'm going to show you how to make each part of it with an original link to the recipe.

BBQ Baked Ribs
These ribs are sautéed in a scrumptious sauce before being cooked. Make sure you have 3 hours till eating to cook these ribs. Here is the Recipe I did:

{Ingredients} Feeds 2

• Ribs & 1 Tblspn of Olive Oil
• 1/2 Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup of Ketchup
• 1 cup of Water
• 2 Tspns of Salt
• 1/4 cup of Worcestire Sauce
• 1 Tblspn of Teryikake Sauce
• 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
• 1 Tspn of Mustard

{Directions}

• Turn oven on to 350. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

•  Cut the ribs into 3 sizes and coat them in light salt and pepper. Heat a skillet with olive oil to medium high heat and brown each side of the ribs for 2 minutes. 

• Place tinfoil on a baking sheet and place the ribs meet side down. Cover the ribs with the 1/3rd of the sauce and each hour keep basting with the sauce until its all gone in the last hour.

Original Recipe Can Be Found Here

Sweet Corn on the Cob

{Ingredients & Directions}

I didn't modify anything from the original recipe

Original Recipe Can Be Found Here

Mashed Potatoes
The best and only mashed potatoes I make!

{Ingredients} Feeds 2

• 2 Potatoes
• 1 Tblspn of Butter
• 1/4 Cup of Milk
• 1 Tblspn of Sour Cream
• 1 Tblspn of Cream Cheese
• Salt & Pepper to taste

{Directions}

• Boil water in a saucepan. Peel and Dice potatoes and place in pan. Boil for 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are soft when pierced with a fork. Drain potatoes and place in a bowl. Add all the ingredients and mash the potatoes 

The Original Recipe is From My Mother-in-law Bonny :)

Cheesy Garlic Bread
A yummy bread with a home made cheesy garlic topping baked on top

{Ingredients} Feeds 2

• 2 Pieces of French Bread
• 1 Tblspn of Mayonnaise
• 2 Tblspns of Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
• 1 Tspn of Olive Oil
• 1 Tblspn of Soft Butter
• 1 Tspn of Crushed Garlic
• 1/2 Tspn of Dried Oregano

{Directions}

• Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and spread on top of the pieces of bread. Bake in a toaster oven at 350 for 5 minutes

The Original Recipe Can Be Found Here

                                        Taylor