Horseradish Deviled Eggs

I love deviled eggs. A slight twist that I enjoy is adding horseradish. The bite of horseradish gives the deviled egg experience a nice twist. Simple to make, your kids will love them.

6 hard-boiled eggs

Mayonnaise (Hellman's) 1/4 cup                                             

1 to 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish (1 for a milder taste - 2 for quite a zing)                                               

1/2 teaspoon dill weed (Fresh Is A Nice Twist)                                               

1/4 teaspoon ground mustard                                                                                                

Ground Pepper To Flavor

Paprika (Presentation)                                              

Directions: Hard boil the eggs for 10-12 mins. Set aside and let cool. Remove the shell and slice in half. Remove the yolks and set them in a bowl. Mix all of the ingredients together by mashing them. Using a spoon, fill each egg white with the new amazing mixture you created. Refrigerate before serving.

Vanilla Egg Nog French Toast

Here is a little twist I made for the kids regarding French Toast. A great twist for the Holiday Season.

Ingredients

1/4 cup egg nog (Southern Comfort Vanilla Egg Nog)

2-3 eggs

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

White Bread

Whip the ingredients together in one bowl. In a skillet, warm the skillet with coconut oil at a medium heat. Dip the bread in the mixture and toast on each side. The coconut oil will give it a nice taste. Enjoy!

Stir Fry - Made Easy

Stir Fry comes in many variations. For this simple recipe, we will use chicken. You can substitute steak, pork or shrimp.. This is a basic stir fry with a bit of an attitude.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs. chicken breast cut into thin strips

8ox Snow Peas

8ox Shredded carrots

8oz multi colored mini peppers

1 thinly sliced and diced red onion

3 cups minute rice white or brown.

3 cloves diced garlic

Soy Sauce
Red Chili Sauce
Coconut Oil
4 egg whites.

In a Wok or fry pan, coat the pan with Coconut Oil. Heat to a medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until each side is browned up. As the chicken is close to browning up, add the vegetables. Coat with soy sauce and a tsp of chili sauce.

As the food is preparing on the wok, prepare the minute rice to time it for adding to the final dish. You will need to add some coconut oil prior to adding the rice. Add the white rice on top of the stir fry. Coat with soy sauce and another tsp of chili sauce. Stir in the rice and cook until full immersed. for the final 3 - 5 mins, crack and egg in your hand over the stir fry and allow the whites to separate into the stir fry mix.

Additional notes: Dads should experiment with the stir fry. Add different meats and vegetables. If you have an Asian Grocery Market, check out the many sauces to experiment with. I love a hot Chili oil mix in my stir fry. The choices are endless.

Fried Green Tomatoes

We cleaned the garden and at the end of the year, you have a lot of green tomatoes. I usually make a salsa, but this year, I thought the kids and I could try Fried Green Tomotoes, and we stumbled upon a great recipe.


Most recipes are similar. They call for eggs, flour corn meal and bread crumbs. I went to the store and they were out of corn meal, and decided to picky up a Jiffy Corn Muffin mix. Essentially, a sweetened version of corn meal.


The flavor from sweetened corn meal was great. You can use either corn meal or the Jiffy mix. However we are going to stick to the Jiffy Mix.

Ingredients

1 Egg Beaten

5-6 Medium/large sized green tomatoes

1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

1/2 cup all purpose floor

1 cup of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix or Corn Meal.

Cracked Pepper

Cracked Sea Salt.

In a bowl beat the egg with a 1tsp of milk. Next prepare the batter. Add all the ingredients together.

In a sauce pan heat about a 1/4 inch of oil on medium heat. (Coconut Oil is a great alternative)

Dip the fried green tomatoes in egg and then the batter. Place in the fry pan cooking about 2 minutes on each side til golden brown. Set on a paper towel. Add cracked pepper and salt to your liking.

(Do not try ripened tomatoes. We did, and there is a reason why you only use green tomatoes.)

"Red Hots" Applesauce

Here is an easy sneezy recipe for dads and kids. Your kids will love applesauce with Red Hots. Such a fun fall activity after apple picking.

BTW....this is how you make regular apple sauce. You can also just add cinnamon to make a simple cinnamon apple sauce for your kids lunches.

Ingredients

8 -12 large apples peeled and chopped. (Apple Peeler From Christmas Tree Shop is Amazingly quick)

1/2 Cup sugar

1 cup water

1/4 cup Red Hots Cinnamon candy

Preparation

In a 4-6 quart pan, place the cut up apples, sugar and water together. Over a low medium heat, cook for about 20mins. Check periodically, as you want to be able to mash the sauce similar to a consistency of mashed potatoes.

When you get the consistency you want, reduce to a low heat, add the red hots. Stir until completely dissolved. Set aside and refrigerate. Oh my....sooooo GOOD!!!

Apple Crisp Made Easy

Fall is a such a great time to take the kids apple picking. This year was a bit rough in Upstate NY as warm weather in March and a late frost in April damaged most orchards. However, we found some wonderful apples and made Apple Crisp this weekend. The entire house is warm with smells that delight the mind and spirit. (I highly recommend you buy an Apple Peeler from the Christmas Tree shop)

Ingredients. (Makes 2 9x13 pans)

4-5 pounds 10-15 apples peeled

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup uncooked rolled oats

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1/2 stick), cut into small pieces, plus more for coating the dish

Grease the pans with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, add the apples. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Layer the bottom of the plan with the apples. Next, in a sealed container, add all the ingredients including the cold butter(cut in small cubes). Shave vigorously. Top the apples with the mixture. Distribute evenly to ensure proper baking. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes. At about 45 minutes, check the mixture, and stir with a spoon as needed to ensure a proper consistency.

Pull out of the over, serve warm with ice cream. Enjoy!

Hamburgers - Fresh Versus Frozen

The secret to a great hamburger is a fresh patty. Even the best frozen burgers will not compete with a freshly made burger. One of the biggest reasons is that commercially made Hamburg's are compressed so that they can be processed in a box. A fresh burger (like Red Robins) are easily better because of the consistency is different. Every patty is unique in texture and size. Another benefit is a patty with a raised center allows for the juices to be self contained, and the flavors within the homemade patty will be more succinct.


Ingredients

2 lbs ground hamburger (80-20)

2 eggs (scrambled)

One onion finely diced

2-3 tsp of Garlic Pepper

2 tsp of cracked sea salt

2 tsp of cracked pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp of teriyaki sauce

1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs

In a bowl, first mix the hamburger and egg together. Next, mix the rest of the ingredients together. This will require numerous times of kneading and mixing until the correct consistency. On a plate, place a sheet of wax paper. Make 1/3 - 1/2pd patties for the grill.