PIZZA SAUCE

 

Certainly! Here's a simple homemade pizza sauce recipe:

Ingredients:

- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

- 1 teaspoon dried oregano

- 1 teaspoon dried basil

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional, to balance acidity)

Instructions:

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

2. Add minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.

3. Pour in crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and sugar (if using).

4. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and let it simmer for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. If you prefer a smoother sauce, you can use an immersion blender to blend until desired consistency.

Now your homemade pizza sauce is ready to use!

Pig Shots

 

Pig Shots

1/2 lb Bacon
1 Smoked Sausage Ring
8oz Cream Cheese
8oz Shredded Cheese
1 Small Can Diced Green Chilies

Cut the sausage into inch pieces and wrap in a half of strip of bacon, secure with a toothpick for a shot glass.

Mix the cream cheese, shredded cheese, green chilies with your favorite BBQ seasoning

Fill each “shot glass” with the cream cheese mixture.

Smoke or bake at 350 until the bacon is done, 35-40 minutes

Brown Butter Scallops

BROWN BUTTER SCALLOPS

yield: 4

 

SERVINGS

 

prep: 

15

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cook: 

15

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total: 

30

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Cook the most perfect scallops every. single. time. So fast and easy to make (just 5 ingredients) yet so so fancy!

5

 stars (

13

 ratings)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ¼ pounds scallops, about 24
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

• Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry.
• Season scallops with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, add scallops to the skillet in a single layer and cook, flipping once, until golden brown and translucent in the center, about 1-2 minutes per side. Set aside and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium low; melt remaining 5 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the butter starts to foam. Add garlic and thyme to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Return scallops to the skillet; spoon butter over scallops for 1 minute.
• Serve immediately with lemon wedges.
  
  

Lemon Butter Bake Cod

Lemon Butter Baked Cod

 Ingredients

 2 lb cod fillet (any white fish)

 1/4 c butter or margarine

 2 Tbsp lemon juice

 1/4 c all purpose flour

 dash(es) paprika

 SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE

 Directions

 Cut fillets into serving sizes. Melt butter in sauce pan or micro-wave. Add lemon juice to melted butter. In another dish, mix together flour, salt & pepper. Dip fish into butter/lemon mix, coating well on all sides. Dip buttered fish into flour mix, coating well on all sides. Place coated fillets in an ungreased baking dish. Drizzle remaining butter mix over fillets. Sprinkle entire dish with paprika. Bake, uncovered in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes. Fish should flake easily with a fork.

 Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.

Margarita Grapes

I just made a batch of margarita grapes. I soaked the grapes in a mixture of tequila and vodka for 24 hours, drained them, then rolled them in a mixture of sugar and lime zest. They are in the freezer now so my husband and I can enjoy them for dessert tonight. 

Update - I will address some questions people have asked.

✨I used enough tequila and vodka to cover the grapes 

✨I did not have enough of the orange flavored liqueur we use in margaritas in the house, so I decided to use some vodka instead 

✨The grapes did absorb the alcohol without poking holes in them (there is already a hole where they were pulled off the stem) 

✨You could taste the alcohol, but it was not overpowering 

✨I used the zest of 2 limes 

✨The grapes are meant to be eaten frozen

✨After they froze, I took the grapes off the parchment lined baking sheet and put them in an airtight container 

Inspired by a Ree Drummond recipe for Prosecco Grapes.

Long Island Ice Tea

 

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Buttermilk Cornbread

Ingredients

8 Tbsp. Butter unsalted

½ C. Granulated sugar

1 C. Yellow cornmeal

2 Large eggs

1 C. Buttermilk

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 C. All purpose flour

Salt to taste

How To Make Grandmother’s Buttermilk Cornbread

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together all of the ingredients except for the butter until smooth and creamy.

Place the butter into an oven safe skillet on the stove, and melt it over medium heat.

Once the butter is melted, remove the skillet from the heat, and pour the batter into it. Whisk the batter in with the butter until well combined.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until browned and cooked through