Greek Honey Lemon Choppers

So everyone ate up my Teriyaki recipe...as expected...so how about another risky one? Sweet meat.

First, there are different ways to cook this. One of my fav ways (pictured above) is to smoke or grill the meat after brushing it with this mixture! ITS AMAZING.  You can use this rub on any meat. Cook it any way. It is still awesome. Personally, I love using it with pork, hams, etc. DIP BACON STRIPS IN THIS MIXTURE AND BAKE THEM and you will NEVER BE THE SAME. Just saying. I like making this for dinner with pork ribs or pork chops, or sometimes even breakfast pork steaks and eggs with honey biscuits...OH MY.... I am serious try it with whatever you love...I have...whole roasts, briskets, and even beef steaks work too! Try it on chicken! Try it on ANYTHING! Anyway, here ya go!

4 pork chops/rack of ribs/etc (1 pound)
1-2 tablespoon all purpose Greek seasoning
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (optional)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons honey

BROIL: Turn on broil setting after mixing but before application.
BAKE: Preheat to 375 before mixing.
First, thaw your meat, keeping all the juices in or close. Season it lightly with greek seasoning.  Then mix all the ingredients in a bowl.  Brush on in a thick coat all over the meat.  Let sit in a bowl or deep plate for 5 minutes in the fridge, covered.
BROIL: Place in broiler pan. Cover. Heat 5-7 minutes until brown, then flip meat pieces over, heat 7-8 more minutes

BAKE: Place meat, maintaining juices, into a glass baking dish.  Cover with tin foil.  Bake for 15-20 minutes, and check.  Temperature should be between 135 and 140 for smaller pieces and 145 + for larger pieces. Or if you don't have a meat thermometer, you can check the color of the meat for BARELY ANY PINK MEAT, that pink meat you have should only be towards the bone. Heat for 5 to 10 more minutes or until meat is done and tender. Serve juicy, and sweet with some plain white rice.  It is FANTASTIC!

Easy Teriyaki Sauce

So I was asked by my friend Will, to post some good sauce recipes.  The first one I am going to do is Teriyaki.  It is my favorite.  My version is made with sweet onions, but you can take those out and add some hot sauce or something if you like!

1/2 cup Soy Sauce
Lemon Juice 3 tablespoons
Orange Extract 1 teaspoon
Vinegar 2 teaspoons
Garlic Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
Paprika
Cumin
Cloves
Honey drops to taste
Cornmeal 1 tablespoon, add more to thicken


Simply mix all together in a skillet, adding seasonings little by little to tweek to taste. Whisking slowly.  Add sweet onions for a yummy bite! Then simply add your meat and brown it in the sauce.  Let cool to thicken. Enjoy!

The Best Soup of Your Life.

It is raining today, so of course I am hankering for some soup!  I am a little burnt out on chicken, so today I am making a beefsteak tortellini and white bean soup. Enjoy!

1 pound Beef Stew Meat

Beef Broth

Canned Stewed Tomatoes or Tommy Toes (the little ones)

Onion-diced

Garlic cloves OR powder

4 cheese tortellini

I like to begin by putting my broth and my beans in the pot first.  Let them stew and boil and soften while you do the rest.

Take your stew meat, and season it to taste.  I like to use a little chili, garlic, and onion powder.  Almost over seasoning.  On a medium skillet on low to medium heat, heat a bit of oil and brown your meat in it, just barely brown.  Do not cook all the way or it will be tough.  Add your meat to your broth and beans.  Then add your tomatoes, onion, and garlic to the broth.  Let it stew on medium heat for about 20 minutes.  Then add your tortellini.  Let it cook until the tortellini is done.  Serve, with a light sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese or sprinkled parmesan, with a side of garlic toast!

Nesha's Homemade BBQ Sauce (WARNING: Spice to your taste!)

I include that "Warning" simply because some people do NOT like things as spicy as I do!

2 1/2 cups  Ketchup
1 tablespoon Mustard
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
diced onions, jalapenos, and other peppers to taste!
Worcestershire sauce
A1
Molasses IF WANTED (I usually don't unless it is too thin)

Literally mix it all together slowly while on low heat. Apart from the exact measurements, do not add ingredients in large amounts. I can not express this enough. Less is usually more when messing with flavor! Here ya go!

Start with the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.  Stir well, then taste.  Add onions and peppers as desired, or use jalapeno juice.  Then taste again.  While simmering on low, add the Worcestershire sauce and A1 (I use the kind with Tabasco, or add Tabasco or other hot sauce to it).  Stir well and taste again.  Add ingredients in small amounts to make adjustments to taste. If it is too thin, add a small amount of molasses to thicken.

Cheesy French Bread Smother

1 loaf of French Bread, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices OR Garlic Bread or Texas Toast work too!
Butter
garlic salt or seasoning
Parmesan Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Any kind of cheese you want because it's CHEESY
1 pound Philly steak/flank steak/hamburger/sausage/any meat you want
1 tablespoon EVOO
diced onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, etc. that you want!
Pizza Sauce (for a faster way, try a Pasta Sauce with all the veggies already in it)

Preheat oven to 250, spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray. butter and season each piece of bread, then lightly sprinkle mozzarella cheese and/or parmesan on them and lay them on the baking sheet. Place in oven when preheat is done, and watch them while you are cooking to ensure that they do not burn!!!
Heat your oil in a large skillet on medium.  When it gets good and hot, start slowly adding meat, when the meat is a little more than halfway done, add your veggies.  When the meat is all the way done, lower heat to between low and medium, and add the sauce.  Stir until chunky and steamy, and meat is juicy and flavorful.

On each plate, stack 2 or 3 pieces of bread, covered in more cheese of your liking.  Smother it with this wonderful meat sauce mixture, melting all that cheese underneath. Sprinkle more mozzarella, and some parmesan.  Best french bread you every tried.

Crockpot Fluffy Lava Cake

1 Devils Cake Mix
1 package of Jello Instant Pudding
Enough 3 Musketeers bars to cover the top (I prefer using the minis...6 for $1)

Turn Crockpot on low, remove crock.  First, lightly spray your crock with nonstick spray.  

   Mix your cake batter and pour into your crock. Then do the same with the pudding mix, spreading it out in a layer on top of the cake batter. Then arrange your candy bars on top.  Place the lid and cook on Low for 3 - 4 hours, or until cake is done.

BE CREATIVE!! Change up the pudding flavor, or the candy bar. Try it with Vanilla Pudding, Angel Food Cake, and Cookies and Cream Hershey Bars!!!!!

Southwest BBQ Chicken Rice Bowl

This is a GOOD meal...that can be altered to whatever taste you like! This just happens to be my favorite way! Be creative, be you! Make it yours!

Chicken Breasts, Chicken Strips, or Chicken Chunks, etc. (If you can find breaded like popcorn chicken or chunks, that's the easiest way!)
1 Cup Whole Kernel Corn
1 Cup Black Beans
White Rice
BBQ Sauce and A1 mixed together 2 parts BBQ:1 part A1 ( or...Try my homemade sauce for this!)
http://everygirlrecipes.blogspot.com/2016/03/neshas-homemade-bbq-sauce-warning-spice.html

*If chicken is not already breaded- Cornmeal, salt, pepper, other seasoning in one bowl,  1 egg and a dab of milk in another - for breading. Dip chicken in egg/milk combo, then dip in cornmeal and seasoning mix to coat.*

Pour about an inch of oil in your frying pan or skillet.  Fry the chicken pieces on low heat, stirring regularly.  While they are heating, start to make your homemade sauce in a sauce pan if using that! Also, boil your rice in another pan!
When the rice is done, Take half of it out and set aside. (Be sure to keep checking and stirring your frying chicken pieces!) To the half still on the stove, add the corn and beans, (check your chicken one time now) along with onions, red peppers, diced tomatoes (drained) and green peppers...or anything else you might think of!  OR you can just add some drained Rotel... Either way, this is called a Southwest Blend! Should be very chunky with a little rice to lots of veggie ratio! Set it aside. (Check the chicken again)
When your chicken is browned, turn the heat to the lowest, and add your sauce to it. Cook it on lowest setting until warm, and all of sauce is absorbed! Should not take longer than 5 minutes to cook and absorb the sauce up into the chicken!

Then it is time to layer! Grab a bowl. Spoon some white rice on the bottom, then top with a layer of the southwest blend you made. Top it with a load of chicken and ENJOY!