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Have I mentioned that I like food.

Pastry stuffed meatloaf roll

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 eggs beaten
1 chopped onion
1 chopped bell pepper
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 cup chopped black olives
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon leaf oregano
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cans crescent rolls



In large bowl, combine beef, crumbs, egg, onion, salt and oregano. Stir in 1/2 tomato sauce; set aside. Cut 2 pieces of waxed paper 15 inches long. Unroll crescent roll dough and don't separate. Lay end to end on top of wax paper and place second piece of wax paper on top. Now take rolling pin and roll the dough out till it's half the thickness that it was originally .Place meat mixture in center and spread out over dough Sprinkle meat with cheese,bell pepper mushrooms and olives top with remaining tomato sauce. Roll up meat, jelly-roll fashion, starting at narrow end; use wax paper to help. Place seam side down . Place in non-stick 9-1/4-in. x 5-1/2 in. x 2-3/4-in. bread pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes. Drain off any fat that accumulates; return to oven for 30 minutes.

Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken:

Ingredients:
1 cup Pineapple Juice
1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Light Soy Sauce
2 pounds Chicken Breast

Directions:
Cut chicken into small pieces. Add all ingredients to the crockpot, and cook on low 6-8 hrs and they should just fall apart. Enjoy!

I LOVE this!! Are you a shrimp lover too?
Try this quick way to make the best shrimp.

Melt a stick of butter in the pan. Slice one lemon and layer it on top of the butter. Put down fresh shrimp, then sprinkle one pack of dried Italian seasoning. Put in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 min. Best Shrimp you will EVER taste.

It seems like all of a sudden all these great recipes are showing up on fb.

Snickerdoodle Poppers --- shut the front door! This one is too good not to SHARE with your friends -- do it!

1 can of Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits
1 Box of instant Vanilla JELL-O
1 1/2 Cups of Cinnamon Sugar
Oil for frying
A flavor injector (usually found by the marinades and bbq sauces)

Directions:
Unroll the biscuits and cut them into fourths. Roll each piece into a ball…

Prepare the instant Vanilla pudding according to the directions and set aside..or feel free to make your own Pastry Cream!

In a medium pot heat up about 2″ of Canola Oil. Place about 4 balls at a time into the hot (350 degrees) oil and fry until both sides are evenly golden.

Straight from the oil into the Cinnamon, coat the hot Poppers in the Cinnamon Sugar…and coat them goood!

Carefully inject each popper with some of the Vanilla Pudding.
Pile up a gorgeous Snickerdoodle mountain of them. Eat your way to the top one Popper at a time!

This one's for you JJ!

Cajun Chicken with Pepper Jack

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded (you can use up to 6 oz)
1 c frozen spinach, thawed and drained (you can also use fresh cooked spinach)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp GF Cajun seasoning
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Lots of toothpicks

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Flatten the chicken to 1/4-inch thickness.

In a medium bowl, combine the pepper jack cheese, spinach, salt and pepper.

Spoon about 1/4 c of the spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll each chicken breast tightly and fasten the seams with several toothpicks. I typically use about 8 toothpicks in each roll to ensure none of the filling seeps out. Be sure to count how many total toothpicks were used.

Brush each chicken breast with the olive oil. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning evenly over all. Sprinkle any remaining spinach and cheese on top of chicken (optional).

Place the chicken seam-side down onto a tin foil-lined baking sheet (for easy cleanup). Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Remove the toothpicks before serving. Count to make sure you have removed every last toothpick.

Crockpot Ranch Porkchops:

package of boneless pork chops
1 can of Cream of Chicken soup
1 packet dry Ranch dressing mix

In crockpot layer porkchops, add the cream of chuicken soup, then sprinkle dry Ranch dressing all over.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours OR Low for 6 hours.

The porkchops come out very tender and the flavor is amazing! You also get a good gravy for mashed potatoes

I always wondered how they did this. Mine always turned out soggy.

Fried Rice

3 cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best!)
3 tbs sesame oil
1 cup frozen peas and carrots (thawed)
1 small onion, chopped
2 tsp minced garlic
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup soy sauce


On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.
Add the peas/carrots mix, onion and garlic.
Stir fry until tender.
Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and stir fry until scrambled.
Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well.
Stir fry until thoroughly heated!
**You could really play around with this rice too!
Try adding whatever you would like in it

Oven Roasted Sausages, Potatoes, and Peppers

This recipe will serve 3-4 adults.

1 package (1 lb) of your favorite sausage links (Johnsonvilles, Evergood, or Any smoked sausageyou like.
4-5 decent-sized potatoes (I prefer yukon gold, or red bliss)
1 small jar banana peppers
1-2 bell peppers, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
3 tbsp olive oil (yes, it has to be OLIVE oil)
salt & pepper
*Optional — 2 tsp dried rosemary (bachelors, ignore this. your salt and pepper will be fine.
*Optional — 3 tbsp creole seasoning

Directions:
1.Spray a large baking pan w/ nonstick spray (make sure there is at least a small “lip” that provides a “side” to the pan, don’t use a flat baking sheet.
2.Slice sausages into thin rounds, about 1/5″ thick. if you know how to slice using a “bias” cut, do that.
3.Cut potatoes into 1/2″ chunks
4.Slice onion and pepper into strips
5.Place all ingredients on baking sheet and drizzle oil over. use your hands to toss everything together in the oil, making sure everything feels coated.
6.Add salt & pepper and spices (if using)
7.Top w/ sliced banana peppers
8.Bake at 400 for about 30-35 min, until potatoes are tender

BACON BACON BACON!

Bacon and Cheese Pull Aparts

1 egg
2 TB. milk
1 (16.3-oz.) can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Refrigerated Biscuits
1 (2.1-oz.) pkg. precooked bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
4 finely chopped green onions

1). Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 11x7 or 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat egg and milk with whisk until smooth.

2). Separate dough into 8 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Gently stir biscuit pieces into egg mixture to coat evenly. Fold in bacon, cheese and onions. Spoon mixture into sprayed dish; arrange pieces in single layer.

3). Bake at 350°F. for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into squares.

Optional: For a buttery flavor, lightly brush melted butter over top when removed from the oven.

For all Low Carbers!!

TACO BAKE

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
* water as called for on back of seasoning packet
3 large flour tortillas (8-inch size)
1/2 cup Salsa Con Queso
1 1/2-2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions:
Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain excess grease.
Add in taco seasoning and water (following directions on back of seasoning packet).
Once the taco meat is ready, turn off heat and add in 1/2 cup salsa con queso.
Give it a good stir until thoroughly combined.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Spray an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Layer the bottom of the pan with a flour tortilla.
Now add about 1/3 of the ground beef taco filling on the the first layer.
Then add 1/3 of the shredded cheese.
Continue until you are done with all the layers: another tortilla, more taco mixture, more cheese.
Bake at 350F degrees for about 15-20 minutes.
Until cheese is melted and edges are slightly golden brown.
Allow to cool for a couple of minutes.
Then slice and serve.
I like mine with some sour cream and diced tomatoes on top.

Facebook is good for SOME things.

Man, there is some great sounding foods here!!!