Category: dorm room

Orange chicken.

Last night I made orange chicken legs in the crockpot. I learned it about timing and layers. I seasoned the chicken add a bit of butter and water.

We squeezed one orange over the chicken and sliced two oranges just before the last hour of cooking. That the orange peel didn’t get too bitter.

I also made sweet potatoes with it, as they also taste awesome with the orange flavor.

BBQ and Hot Wings

The other day. . . I through several dozen chicken wings in the crock pot with some spices and butter. . . for a few hours.

Then I  put  them on the panini press for grill marks and tossed them into BBQ sauce. (My brother made his own hot sauce with melted butter. )

I took the broth from the chicken wing and used it to make butter noodles with corn.

They turned out really good and I would defiantly make them again.

I have learned you can always get creative and use everything we have.

Fritatta Or Crustless Quiche

I’ve been into writing (working on my novels) so I haven’t been cooking as much.

I made a crustless quiche (Fritatta) yesterday . . . It’s like omelet meets pie.
I added mushroom and green pepper.
I melted cheese on top.
I seasoned with chives, pepper, and season salt.
I made it in a slow cooker and it just took a few hours.
I made scalloped potatoes.

It would have been awesome with salsa and sour cream and toast.

It was fluffy and flavorful.

Leafy Salads

I knew if I just posted “Salads” that someone would say there are so many out there. . . (from leafy to protein like chicken or tuna to potato and pasta etc.) I love many different salads.

However  over the weekend we made an awesome leafy salad. . .

I had few salad mixes. . . it ice-burg lettuce, Kale, greens, spinach, shredded carrots, and red cabbage. We added tomatoes, mushrooms, green pepper, and shredded pork and shredded cheese.

We have a south-western ranch or Italian dressing.

When I go to a restaurant, I don’t mind a simple salad before my main meal. However when I am at home everything is in my leafy salads. . .

I love fresh spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts, snap peas, black olives (sliced), shredded cheese (prefer white cheeses), sunflowers, flavored croutons, and whatever else will work. Plus I will cut up lunch meat or cube or shred chicken. My salads usually become a huge part of the meal. I even love having bacon in my salads.

Whenever I make a salad and my family is home, I usually end up making them salads too. I like to think of myself as a creative salad. . . I’m not sure if I am to master level yet. LOL

Growing up, whenever I would visit my grandparents for dinner, they could always have some kind of salad with dinner. My grandma got me into sprouts, poppyseed dressing, and adding chopped nuts in salad. I love the crunch and freshness.

I try to eat salad at least once a week.