Shish Kebabs with 30 min Steak Marinade

Hello Everyone!! I am still NOT on my OWN PC but My fabulous Sister has lent me hers for today so that I would at least post something of the eatable verity! YAY for SISTERS!

So here is one of my oh so fave go-to meals that I LOVE to grill. Shish kebab's! That is because there is no right or wrong way to make them... As well you can use what ever you have laying around in the fridge and freezer for a very quick weekday meal.

Today I will be using My 30 Min Steak Marinade. Please follow the link for the ingredient list needed for that. This will make about 8-10 Kebabs.

 

What You Need:

 

 

1 pk. stewing beff

1 yellow pepper

1 orange peper

1 small red onion

8-10 grape tomatoes

8-10 skewers 

 

Putting It Together

 

Make 30 Minute marinade as directed 

 

Place Stewing Beef in marinade and let sit

 

Meanwhile place skewers in pan of water to soak till ready to assembler Kebabs. (This helps prevent burnings and the skewers from splintering into your food) 

 

Chop up Peppers and Onion into large size chunks

 

Start assembling Kebabs where meat starts first then how ever you like your Peppers and Onions. Placing the Tomatoes on the top.

 

Fire up the grill to at least 350 and start grilling rotating after about 5-7 minutes

 

Once Grilled remove from heat and let sit for about 5-10 minutes. this allows the meat to rest.

 

then Plat up serve and enjoy!



Cheddar-Bacon Chicken Bake

MMM cheese is all my family heard when they asked me what was for dinner. Then they heard bacon! Oh Mama you are going to give us cheese and bacon for dinner?!? Yes, Yes I am is there a problem with that? Oh no Mama not at all! We love you!

Yes offer my family a combination of their favorite foods and I turn into the best person in the whole wide world. This dinner idea is a really quick and easy dinner that if you don't have leftover chicken you can use you can get the pre-cooked chicken in the meat section from your local store. Honestly I use it a lot!

What You Need:

 

 

2 pkg of Stove Top chicken stuffing

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed, darned

1can condensed cream of chicken soup

1/2 of water

1/3 cup bacon bits

1 cup shredded cheese

 

Put It Together:

 

Put all ingredients except stuffing into a bowl and give a good mix

 

Put in 13x9 baking pan that has been greased

 

Prepare stuffing as directed on box and cover the top of chicken mix with it

 

Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes

 

After the 30 min pull out of oven and let sit for about 10 minutes then serve and enjoy!

 

Homemade Donuts and Donut Holes

Now If you have been following along with me about my family and our love for cake I am sure you will not be surprised at our second love for the donut. Donut's are like another version of cake to us and are just as well loved. When I wake up and announce "I am making donuts this morning" wow wouldn't you believe they all come running. These oooie gooie goodness takes about 30 minute so make. So very easy to go to when you unexpectedly find out you have company coming, or on a lazy weekend when you just want to have that something sweet.

My kids love to help cut out the donut holes and add the sugar or glaze on when they are cool enough to touch. Today I have two flavors I am going to show you; cinnamon & sugar as well as Vanilla glazed. I hope you enjoy as much as we do! Oh as a side note if you do not have a small cookie cutter to cut out the holes you can use those little plastic medicine cups that come from the pharmacy when your kids get sick. I have a tone of them around and they are the perfect size for donut holes!

What You Need:

 

 



2 tubes of Pillsbury country biscuits

Vegetable oil (for frying)

1 large pot or Dutch oven

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1/4 Cup sugar

wax paper for working surface

 

If you are making the glazed you will need:

 

1 cup powder sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 tbsp. milk

 

Putting It Together:

 

Put out wax paper on working surface and open tubes of biscuits

 

Take 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter or medicine cup and cut out holes

 

This would be a great time to put your glaze or cinnamon & sugar together and put it aside.

 

Now put oil in large pot and heat it up to 350

 

Once the oil is heated take a slotted spoon and place into the oil

 

After about 30 seconds flip the donut over and let cook till they are golden brown about 1 1/2 - 2 minutes

 

Put all cooked donuts and donut holes on a platter with paper towel to cool then you are ready to sweeten :)

 

Add donut to either sugar or glaze

 

Once coated I lay them back out onto the wax paper for about 5 minutes to let the glaze harden then I serve and enjoy!

 

 

 

As a side note here are some of them being enjoyed!

 

30 Minute Steak Marinade

I am the Queen of this grill in this house! Not that I am not already Queen of this house but I rock the grill. With the "Master of the Universe" away a lot it falls to me to do the grilling. Now if I am even more honest I love to grill. it can be -40 outside in a snow storm and I will grill. I am my dad's daughter who taught me when I was about 14 to use the grill. We grill all year round. So it was real sad for my family when our grill went to grill heaven last year. *a moment of silence for the beloved grill* Ok there that's enough. So when I got a new grill the other week the house rejoiced! I was the best with my kids... (Who knew all it took was a hunk of mettle with propane?)

One of my most requested things I get to grill is steak. We are a family with the love for cow. But cow on a grill well that puts this on a whole new level of awesomeness. So I have a very quick marinade with things I always have on hand. The Trick with grilling any meat is that meat should not be cold. Cold meat on the grill turns it to leather and chewy. So if you pull it out of the fridge 30 minutes before you throw it on will help with keeping the meat juicy.

What You Need:

 

 

1 Large zippy bag

Steaks

1/2 cup Olive oil

2 tbsp. Garlic minced

2 tbsp.Staek spice

1/2 tsp. salt

 

Putting It Together:

 

Take zippy bag and put steaks in bag

 

Add Olive oil

 

Add Garlic

 

Add salt and Steak spice

 

Close bag and give it a good shake making sure steaks get covered. Let sit for 30 min. This can be done ahead of time.

 

Once ready heat up your grill to about 300

 

Cook steaks for about 6 minutes on each side

 

Once cooked to your liking take off grill and let sit for about 7-10 minutes. Then Serve and Enjoy!

 

Homemade Pizza Pockets

"Who wants pizza?" "I do! I do! I do!" "Can I have mine with just cheese?" "Can I have mine with pepperoni?" "Can I have mine with no sauce?" "Mama can I have mine with just veggies and cheese?"

If your home is anything like mine no one can ever agree what they want on their pizza. If I even attempted to accommodate that many people when ordering out I would easily spend around $100 just on pizza! Who spends that much? Sure is not me, nor will I. So here is my quick and easy go to for homemade pizza pockets. I will be showing you just pepperoni and cheese, but hey get creative put whatever you love on your pizza in them.

Just a little added note: My teens Love to have them to take for their lunches. They also make great snacks or on the "We are running so late meals." (Hey that happens a lot round here. Don't judge. Lol.)

What You Need:

2 tubes of crescent rolls (Will make 8 pockets)

27 pepperoni

shredded mozzarella cheese

pizza sauce (about 1 tbsp. each)

wax paper

cooking spray

How To Make It:

Lay wax paper over work surface to prevent crescents from sticking 

Peel off wrapper and pop open crescent tube

 Lay out  crescent rolls on work surface

 

 Cut into 4 squares and press together the seams in the middle of each square

Add about a tablespoon of pizza sauce to each square on only one side

 Add 3 pepperoni's on top of sauce

 Add cheese on top of pepperoni

 Fold unused side over and pinch all 3 sides together

 Lay out all 8 onto a greased cookie sheet

Bake for 15-18 minutes depending how hot your oven is at 325

When cooked pull out of oven and let sit for about 5-10 minutes

 Serve and enjoy!