Baked Corn dogs

Preheat oven to 400

Ingredients:

1 cup white flour

1 cup cornmeal

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp mustard

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup honey

Stir all ingredients except milk and honey.  Then add milk and honey and stir with a wooden spoon.  It should have a dough like consistency.  Add more flour and or cornmeal if needed.  Divide into 12 parts then roll out on a floured surface.  Wrap each hot dog with the dough and bake at 400 for 15-20 min.  Serve with mustard and ketchup for dipping.  You can put these corn dogs on sticks if you desire.  I prefer without.  

Pork Lettuce Wraps

I made this with romaine the first time and calledthem lettuce boats.  The kids loved them especially the chow menu noodles.

Cook 1 pkg 1-2 lbs ground pork with:

2 tbsp onion powder or 1 diced onion

2 tsp garlic powder or 2 finely chopped garlic cloves

2 tbsp oyster sauce can use fish sauce in a pinch

2 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 bunch chopped green onions (opp)

1 can slivered water chestnuts

When almost done cooking add a few handfuls of chow mein noodles. 

Wrap in iceberg lettuce.

Chicken Cesar Salad Wraps

3 chicken breasts cooked and sliced into strips we like ours with BBQ sauce

Cesar salad dressing

Lettuce

1 giant tomato sliced

5 slices of bread turned into croutons (see crouton recipe)

Tortillas

Spread 2 tbsp of Cesar salad dressing on a tortilla then add a big piece of lettuce.  On the lettuce add tomatoes, chicken and croutons then wrap the tortillas.  You can add parmasean cheese if you want. This recipe makes 6. 

Cafe Rio

Pulled Pork:

I just made my regular pulled pork in the crockpot with a container of BBQ sauce paprika and garlic powder then used the left overs and added 1/4 cup brown sugar and reheated it on low heat.

Cilantro Rice:

In a pot on high cook:

3 cups white rice

6 cups water

1 can diced green chili’s

2 tsp chicken bouillon

2 tbsp butter

Once boiling reduce to low heat for 10 min then add one handful fresh cilantro and 1/2 a lime squeezed. 

Cafe Rio dressing:

1 pkg dry ranch dressing

1 cup milk

1 tbsp vinegar

1 cup mayo

2 tomatillos

1 clove minced garlic

1/2 bunch cilantro

1/2 tsp lime juice

1 jalapeño

Mix together in food processor and refrigerate until used. 

I serve all of this on an open tortilla then placing rice on top followed by pork, lettuce, tomatoe, tomatillo, salsa and dressing on top.  My family loves this!

Pulled pork & Pulled pork pizza

For pulled pork I use 

1 bottle 425 ml bulls eye barbecue sauce

1 tsp paprika

1 tbsp garlic

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp onion flakes or 1/2 a cut up onion

5 lbs pork loins 

(Add some fennel and rosemary to taste) optional

Sometimes I will add a can of Dr Pepper if I have some. 

I put all that in a crockpot for 8 hours on low.

For pulled pork Pizza I make it on Greek pitas or use any bread recipe for the crust then add pulled pork with cilantro on top and bake it for 25 min on a bread crust or 10 min on a pita.  Top with garlic aioli sauce. 

Pani Popo

Mix one can coconut milk with 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla.

Next time I will try this with coconut milk and a can of condensed milk. 

Make bread dough from Mom’s bread recipe

1 cup plus 2 tbsp hot water

1 tbsp yeast2 tbsp honey

1 egg

1 tsp salt

3 cups flour

 

Form into balls and let rise until they double then coat in coconut milk mixture. 

Bake at 350 for 20 min

We prefer these made like cinnamon buns.  We spread coconut and sugar on the inside and make them in spirals pouring coconut milk on top. 

Mom’s Bread Recipe

1 tbsp yeast

2 tbsp warmed honey 

2 tbsp warmed butter

1 warmed egg (sit in hot water)

1 cup plus 1 tbsp hot water

3 cups flour (I prefer 1 white 2 WW)

1/2 tsp salt

Put yeast and hot water in Bosch or bowl until the yeast dissolves then add warmed ingredients.  Mix for 5 min with flour and salt.  Let rise until it doubles.  When I make bread I triple this recipe.  Bake bread in pan for 20-30 min at 350  20 works best with my oven.