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Monday, December 15, 2025

Water (Tea) Kettle

 How to remove the hard residue from your tea kettle.

2-4 strips of potato peals 

egg shell 

White vinegar 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup

Water 2 cups or just covering the stain 

Boil and rinse out 




Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Crock Pot Carnita Tacos


Ingredients:

* 2-3 pound pork shoulder roast
* 1 medium onion
* 3-5 cloves garlic
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1/2-2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
* Corn tortillas
* Shredded cheese
* Shredded lettuce
* Jalapeno or chili peppers, seeded, sliced
* Diced tomatoes
* Cilantro
* Sour cream
* Salsa
* Avocado, peeled, pitted, sliced

Method:

Carnita is Mexican for small meat. Crock pot pork is perfect for shredding, creating small meat.

Spray crock pot with non-stick spray (or use slow cooker liners). Place roast in crock pot; peel and quarter onion, peel garlic cloves; place garlic and onion on top meat. Cover and cook on high 1 hour, reduce heat to low and continue to cook 6-8 hours or until meat falls off bone.

Discard garlic and onion. Remove meat from crock pot, remove bone and shred meat by pulling part with forks. Season meat juices to taste with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning (or other seasonings of choice); return meat to juices.

Serve with shredded pork in warm tortillas with shredded cheese, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, sour cream, etc.

Crock Pot Cooking Tips
1. Use a less lean, bone-in cut of meat (fat & bone provide flavor which can be removed later) shoulder, butt, chuck roast, etc
2. Add seasoning at the end of cooking (less salt is needed; long cooking times drain herbs of their flavor)
3. Cook meats with onion and fresh garlic cloves placed on top of meat
4. Food should touch sides of crock pot and other pieces of food
5. Fill crock pot at least 1/2 full - preferable 3/4 full
6. Don't peak - every time the lid is lifted it allows steam and heat to escape, which will increase cooking time by 15-30 minutes
7. To ease clean up A) fill crock pot with hot water immediately after removing food; B) spray inside of cock pot with non-stick spray; or C) use slow cooker liners

From KSL

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Chick-fil-A Chicken Salad

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Chick-fil-A Chicken Salad

  • Time:

    30-45 MIN

  • Difficulty:

    Easy

  • Serves:

    6

Ingredients

  • 4 Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich filets, diced large

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  • 1 ½ stalks celery, diced large
  • ⅓ cup sweet pickle relish
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, cooled and peeled
In a food processor, add chicken, celery, mayonnaise and relish. Pulse 6-7 times.
With the food processor on, add eggs one at a time and let process up to 10 seconds or until desired consistency is reached.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Cajun Chicken Pasta

 1 Box - penne pasta 

1 can - Four cheese Alfredo (Classico brand)

2 chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces)

1  Killbasa Sausage (sliced)

pre-cooked shrimp (if desired)

1- red bell pepper

1 - green bell pepper

½ - onion

1 Tbs minced garlic 

½ cup sour cream 

Butter 

Cajun Spice 


★ we cook this a large electric skillet ★


1- Brown chicken. Add butter, onion, garlic,

Sausage, Shrimp & sautee until onion is almost soft.

 Add peppers & cajun spice (to taste) cook all this until veggies are soft 

2- add Alfredo sauce, sour cream, and simmer for about 10 minutes. (if sauce is is too thick thick, add a little milk)

3- add cooked penne to sauce and stir well 

4- garnish with shredded Parmesan cheese, diced tomato and green onions



-Ryan and Allison Andrew 


Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Broccoli Soup

 1/2 cup butter

1 whole onion, diced

1/3 cup flour

4 cups whole milk

2 cups half-and-half

1 pinch nutmeg

4 heads broccoli cut into florets

Dash of salt, plus more as needed

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

3 cups grated cheese (mild cheddar, sharp cheddar, jack, etc.)

2 cups chicken broth, if needed for thinning


Directions

1

In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat, then add the onion. Cook the onion for 3 to 4 minutes, then SPRINKLE the flour over top. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute or so, then pour in the milk and half-and-half (I used one cup whole milk and one cup  heavy whipping cream. Add the nutmeg, then add the broccoli, a dash of salt (easy on the salt...plenty in cheese and chicken broth.), and plenty of black pepper.

2

Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the broccoli is tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cheese and allow to melt. 

3

Taste seasonings and adjust if needed. Then either serve as is, or mash it with a potato masher to break up the broccoli a bit, or transfer to a blender in two batches and puree completely. Enjoy


Sunday, January 5, 2025

Churro Snack Mix

 

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 5 cups Honeycomb cereal
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
  • 1/3 cup corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Pour the cereal into a large bowl and set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, then continue to cook for an additional minute.
  • Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla and baking soda. Be prepared for some bubbling as it foams up.
  • Pour the caramel mixture over the cereal, stirring to coat everything evenly.
  • In a small bowl, mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture over the cereal, tossing until everything is coated.
  • Spread the coated cereal onto your prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes, stirring halfway through for even crisping.
  • Let the snack mix cool completely before breaking it into clusters. Store any leftovers in an airtight container.