Inspiration at dawn

Yes, I should have said from beginning, in “about” page, that my purpose 98% of the time…when it comes to cooking, food, eating…it’s with my granddaughter (Lily) in mind (15 at time of this post); there’s some times it’s something my daughter likes/wants and times my son (Lily’s daddy) 🥰 Just as an update, her most frequently used utensils are chopsticks 🍜

Not on a bottle anymore 🍼

Hence…

Heavy Cream Substitutes

Just a save 😉 note to self

It might look plain & simple, but damn its delicious! #freshsalad w/ awesomely seasoned, pan fried #chickenbreasts🐓 #goyaseasonings #Goya #goyaproducts #GoyaAdobo #GoyaAdoboBitterOrange is my FAVORITE! That w/S&P, & bold & savory #poultryseasoning 😋 😁 💖 🍊 🌶 🍗 🥗 🐔 🐥 My daughter & I both agree we could eat this every day, just switching up small stuff…like dressings, sometimes steak 😜 & we will…the…

Slow Cooker style. Mostly adapted from the stay at home chef; with what was said by the well known Chef Pati Jinich in back of my mind.

So…my daughter made this following stayathomechef recipe exactly. And it was DELICIOUS‼ “I” on the other hand 😁 🤭 😉 added dried (rehydrated) Hatch New Mexico Chilies, an onion pulverized in food processor, a dash of allspice & a dash of cloves. We did use the…

What I ate …

😉 Last week 🤪

Awesomely seasoned chicken breasts with fresh salad.

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas with green sauce (verde)…

Pesto Pasta Salad

Cinnamon-Bread Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

😁

What I Ate …

– adapted from Dirty Rice 😋

I kind of went off that recipe, Emeril’s version, and what “I” like, but with ground beef instead of sausage; that’s what I had 😉 🐮 🐃 also red and orange peppers instead of green…for same reason.

– and Grilled Smoked Sausage Dogs with Potato Wedges

– adapted from Erren’s Kitchen; I just changed up the seasonings a little. I know it seems like the simplest…

Bourbon Sloppy Joe’s

Bourbon Sloppy Joe Recipe from the Whiskey Reviewer

Pretty much, except I didn’t have green peppers so I added red and orange 😉 and I skipped the raisins. A “grown-ups sloppy Joe’s” –

Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 medium green bell pepper, diced 1 medium yellow onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, diced 2 to 3 cups of plain tomato sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp crushed red peppers 1 tsp chili powder

Loaded Shredded Chicken Nachos

I just went by the timing and temperature of previous post of Pulled Pork Nachos , but switched it up to shredded chicken, that I made in slow cooker first. I started that earlier in the day…adding A LOT of seasoning. Making #shreddedchicken(or “pulled chicken” for #chicken nachos, in #slowcooker / #crockpot, with 3 large chicken breasts, #flavor with less than 2…

Loosely adapted from Lemon and Things

I just changed up a few things. I use Better Than Bouillon, both Beef Base and Roasted Garlic Base. I used some heavy cream, and some freshly ground nutmeg. I didn’t use sherry. Anyway, it tastes great! It also went really good with campanelle pasta because it holds sauces and/or gravies really well. Happy family. ♡

Ingredients For the Meatballs

3 slices…

YUMM! EASY & DELICIOUS!

Follow the recipe for Mississippi Pot Roast but substitute with pork Chops.

Turned out SO GOOD that this will definitely be a go-to from now on. Served with awesome mashed potatoes!

Ingredients:

4 – 6 pork chops, depending on size of chops

1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter

1 package au jus gravy mix

1 package dry ranch dressing mix, such as Hidden Valley

Pepperoncini…

What I’ve been Cooking

…when I don’t feel like cooking. QUICK, EASY, TASTY!

I’ve been so into one pot/skillet pasta meals. I always go back to a previous post

One Pot Andouille Sausage Skillet Pasta

for measurements, to get ratio of liquid to dry pasta ratios. This last one was using ground beef instead of sausage, Italian seasonings and Italian cheeses.

I’ve done multiple variations, depending on what I have…

Ginger Ale Pork Chops – The Wacky Spoon

Perfect timing! A big package of pork chops were on sale!

You’ve heard of sweet tea brined pork chops. Now meet the ginger ale brined pork chop. Topped with a mesquite smoked BBQ sauce and grilled to perfection.

Source: Ginger Ale Pork Chops – The Wacky Spoon

with Potato Salad (pictured below) BBQ Chicken Skewers, Chicken on a stick, winner winner chicken dinner ♡

THIS IS GOOD ↷

Big thumbs up.

I had 2 large chicken breasts, that I would split in half horizontally “if” I made them for a different recipe; but…with Kabobs I cut them into 1 – 2 inch cubes.

I first marinated the chicken breasts in buttermilk the night before in refrigerator; we’ve been…

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Source: Tuna Pasta Salad

BOOM! It’s there with the potato salad, in the fridge ✔

Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

– Cooking With CJ

I did a few things different, not because I thought it was better (well, except for #BetterThanBouillon, that makes everything better), but only due to using what I had available. Like we don’t like potatoes in our chicken pot pie. I had/used 2 LARGE chicken breasts. I didn’t have frozen corn but I had fresh. I used fresh cream instead of…