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This is one of our families favorite dinners. If you have rice or mashed potatoes on hand, it makes a meal in a jiffy, with the addition of fresh green beans. You can always do canned or frozen ones too if you're in a pinch and can't make it to the store. I am really picky when it comes to my chicken - so I completely trim and de-yuck my breasts no matter what I am making. I love being able to customize the chicken to my families liking. This is what works best for us. You may want more spice or seasoning. Some may prefer less salt. It really is versatile and the base of a simple, easy-peasy basic fried chicken recipe. If your chicken is cut into strips or nuggets, you don't have to bake them in the oven. But when we do larger chicken breasts, I always bake to make sure they're done. You can take the whole pan you fried them in and place it in the oven, or you can move them to a foil-lined cookie sheet and use the pan for making some homemade gravy. 6 boneless, ...

Ingredients Serves 8 ♥ 1 3/4 cups heavy cream, chilled ♥ 1/4 cup sugar ♥ 3/4 teaspoon mint extract ♥ 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate wafers ♥ 1 cup miniature chocolate chips Directions 1. Make the mint cream: With an electric mixer, beat heavy cream, sugar, and mint extract until stiff peaks form. 2. Line a serving platter with two sheets of wax paper side by side. Assemble the cake: Spread each wafer with about 1/2 tablespoon mint cream, forming stacks. Lay stacks horizontally along seam of paper, pressing gently to form a log. With small spatula or knife, cover log with remaining mint cream. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. 3. To serve, gently remove wax paper from underneath cake (holding cake in place with a metal spatula, if necessary), and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Slice cake diagonally with a serrated knife. Thank you, Martha !

So... once again we owe AllRecipes.com for this delicious recipe! Ingredients: * 1 cup water * 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil * 1 cup all-purpose flour * 2 quarts oil for frying * 1/2 cup white sugar, or to taste * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions: 1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine water, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, salt and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in flour until mixture forms a ball. 2. Heat oil for frying in deep-fryer or deep skillet to 375 degrees. Pipe strips of dough into hot oil using a pastry bag. Fry until golden; drain on paper towels. 3. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll drained churros in cinnamon and sugar mixture. They turned out AMAZING! Beckham ate nearly half of them.

We got this from Adam Gertler. We've made it twice, and it's absolutely amazing chicken! 1 cup kosher salt 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar 1 cup smoked paprika 1/2 cup chili powder 1 tablespoon dried rosemary 1 tablespoon dried thyme 4 - 6 garlic cloves We used a whole, cut-up chicken and coated the pieces in the rub, then put them into a cookie sheet, on top of a cooking rack. We put the rosemary, thyme and the garlic in the bottom of the cookie sheet, with a cup or so of water. Baked them in the oven @ 375 for 45 minutes, turned them and let them cook for 45 more. We've made them with rice and green beans, but this recent time, we made fried corn to go with them.

Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 pound stew meat (cut into bite sized pieces) 1 tablespoon shortening or olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons onion powder or 2 medium sized onions 6 cloves garlic, minced (if you don't have whole garlic, substitute 2 tablespoons of garlic powder) 2 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons dried oregano 4 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce 4 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained Directions Heat shortening in large stock pot. Add garlic, browning slightly, on medium heat. Add: ground beef, stew meat, salt, pepper and onion powder. Let meat cook for about 10 - 15 minutes. Add: tomato sauce, chili powder and oregano. Stirring well. Once it reaches boiling, turn it down to a simmer. Cook, covered, for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in beans, simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes. This is one of mine and hubby's FAVORITE dinner! Goes perfectly with bread bowls !

So... tonight for dinner we're having homemade chili (love it, we'll have to post the recipe soon!) and homemade bread bowls... I improvised a few things this time around, to see if I could better perfect them. We'll have to see. The dough is rising as I am typing this post, can't wait to try them! You'll need the following ingredients: ♥ 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast ♥ 2 1/2 cups warm water ♥ 2 teaspoons salt ♥ 2 tablespoons vegetable oil ♥ 7 cups all-purpose flour (I sift mine and then measure it.) ♥ 1 tablespoon cornmeal ♥ 1 egg white ♥ 1 tablespoon water ***I added 1 tablespoon of white sugar to the yeast and water mixture.*** In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Add salt, oil and 4 cups flour to the yeast mixture; beat well. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well with an electric mixer at medium speed af...