Tuscon Corn and Sun Dried Tomato

A nice side dish we recently tried was Corn and Sun Dried Tomato. We served it along side a roast beef melt. Delicious! We will defintely be eating this yummy side dish over and over.

Ingredients

• 2 cups corn (Fresh off the Cob, Canned, or Frozen)
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 cup small-diced red onion
• 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomato
• ¼ cup red wine vinegar
• ½ cup olive oil
• Cracked Salt
• Cracked Pepper

In a pan, add the corn, butter, onion and cook on a medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Next, add the olive oil, vinegar and Sun-Dried Tomato (Diced). Simmer for five - 7 mins. Add the cracked pepper and salt to your preference. If you would like, try basil and garlic as a nice addition. Enjoy! 

Potato/Stuffing Breakfast Cake

Leftovers! Sometimes it is easier to reuse them, than reheat them. Let's face it, the kids are tired of reheated food. Yet you can recreate some leftover items into new meals. Here is a simple one from your Turkey Dinner. Try this for a breakfast treat.

Ingredients

Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing

Bread Crumbs or Semolina Floor

Cracked Pepper

Sea Salt

Slap Your Mama Seasoning (Optional)

Eggs (Beaten)

Combine the stuffing and mashed potatoes into a bowl. Create small flat pancake style patties. Dip the patty in beaten eggs. (This will help keep things together) In an additional bowl, dip into bread crumbs or semolina flour. Heat a skillet coated coconut or olive oil to a medium heat. Drop the patties in the pan, and browns both sides. Add to a plate of sunny side eggs and toast, and you have a wonderful reuse of your leftovers.

Semolina Pizza Dough

Here is a nice recipe for a thin crust pizza dough that I discovered that is easy to make, and change from the ordinary.


Semolina Dough Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Whitge Flour

1 cup Semolina Flour

Yeast Package (Follow the directions - Warm the yeast in a separate bowl)

1tsp Salt

2 tsp Olive Oil

Add one cup of baking flour, olive oil, and salt in a bowl with the yeast. Mix for about 3 minutes on low beat. Slowly integrate the rest of the flour. Add the semolina last and knead it into the dough for about 5 minutes.

Set aside and cover with a towel while you prepare the rest of your pizza. Should rise within 10-15 mins.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza (Semolina Crust)

The kids and I stumbled upon a humdinger of a pizza recipe. All by accident of course. Most of our accidents have led to amazing discoveries of food recipes. That's what being a dad is all about, experimenting with food. Tonight, the kids asked me to make a Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza. I decided to make the dough. I warmed up the yeast and went into the cupboard and blammo....discover I am short on White Flour. However, next the white flour was Semolina Flour. I thought to myself, this might be perfect. A thin crust would be most excellent for a chicken bacon ranch pizza. The crust was amazing, and easier to roll out btw.....Try it, you may like it.


Semolina Dough Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Whitge Flour

1 cup Semolina Flour

Yeast Package (Follow the directions - Warm the yeast in a separate bowl)

1tsp Salt

2 tsp Olive Oil

Add one cup of baking flour, olive oil, and salt in a bowl with the yeast. Mix for about 3 minutes on low beat. Slowly integrate the rest of the flour. Add the semolina last and kneed it into the dough for about 5 minutes.

Set aside and cover with a towel while you prepare the rest.

12-16oz of bacon - cooked

1pd of thinly sliced chicken breasts - panini grilled with Montreal Steak Seasoning and the bacon grease.

6-8oz of Ranch Dressing
8 oz Grated Mozzarella
4 oz Grated Extra Sharp Cheddar

Roll the pizza dough on the pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Layer with chicken, crumbled bacon, and top with the cheese. Drizzle the ranch dressing on the very top.

Preheat the over to 425. Bake for about 11-15 minutes. When the dough is brown on the bottom and cook consistently, remove from the oven and let cool. Delicious!

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.