I don't know about you guys but during this process of quarantine I have cooked what feels like more than I have ever in my life. I have enjoyed having time to cook and experiment with different recipes.
I grew up cooking, I was always in the kitchen with my mom and most of the time growing up I was instructed to have dinner ready when she came in from work. She worked long hours so that was my job when she worked. I did not mind and for sure learned a lot which has helped me raising my own family.
My daughter was never one to be in the kitchen when I was cooking but now that she has went off to college she has started cooking some. I will tell you its been interesting trying to explain and instruct her on what to do and not to do over the phone. I am happy to say she has not burned the apartment down and she is learning fix some good meals.
I try to fix meals that are somewhat healthy but one day out of the week we will fix a true southern meal, the one where you don't measure how much butter is going in the dish and for sure don't think about counting the calories.
Cooking can be a lot of fun and for me its been about trial and error. Don't stress over it just choose you a recipe and have fun with it!
One of our favorite meals and one that we have cooked a lot lately is Chicken Tacos, its very easy to fix, its one of those you can put in the crockpot and forget about it. Great for on the go and its on the healthy side.
We love dips around our house, so I try to keep at least one on hand at all times. A couple of our favorites are Corn Dip, Crack Dip and Spinach Dip!
My husband loves desserts and a favorite for us this time of the year Fruit Pizza.
I hope you will try these recipes and let me know what you think!
Chicken Tacos
3 to 4 chicken breast
1 package of Taco Seasoning
1 package of Ranch
½ jar of salsa
Combine all ingredients and cook on low in crockpot until done.
I shred the chicken with 2 forks in the crockpot and serve on wraps with lettuce, tomato, mexican cheese and jalapenos
Corn Dip
3 cans of Mexicorn
1 cup of diced jalapenos ( I use the whole Small jar because we love them)
1 cup of Mayo
1 cup of sour cream
1 ½ cups of sharp shredded cheese ( I get the block and shred my own, it taste so much better)
Drain Mexicorn and Mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate and serve with Scoops or Tostos:)
Crack Dip
16oz of Sour Cream
1 package of ranch
Bacon Bits
Sharp cheddar cheese
Mix the ranch package and sour cream together then add the bacon bits and cheese to your your liking. I do add much at a time because you don't want it to thick. Serve with your choice of chips, Ruffles are great with it!
Spinach Dip
1 package of Knorr vegetable mix package
1 10oz package of frozen spinach
1 cup of Mayo
1 cup of Sour Cream
Cook your spinach and drain very well. I press paper towels on it to finish getting the liquid out.
Mix your vegetable package, sour cream and mayo together then fold in your spinach. Refrigerate and serve in a Hawaiian bread bowl or just in a dish, we also love ritz crackers with it.
Fruit Pizza
I package of chocolate chip cookie dough
Fresh Strawberries, blue berries kiwi or any other choice of fruit you enjoy
I package of cream cheese softened
⅓ cup of sugar
½ teaspoon of vanilla
Heat oven to 350. Spray your pizza pan I use the largest I have and I think its 12 or 14 inch. Press cookie dough onto pan evenly and bake 15 to 20 or until golden brown. Let cool completely. At least 30 min or longer.
In a bowl beat together cream cheese and sugar, (I use my hand mixer) beat until its fluffy.
Spread over your cookie dough and decorate with your fruit.
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