Yummy Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups ketchup
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup water
1 TBSP. worchestershire  Sauce
2 1/2 tsps. ground mustard
2 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4-1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/8 cup cold water mixed with 1 TBSP. corn starch

Instructions:
Combine all the ingredients except the water and corn starch mixture in a medium size sauce pot.  Bring to a boil and reduce and simmer for five minutes or until all the sugar has dissolved.  If you like a thicker BBQ sauce, add the water and corn starch mixture.  Simmer until desired thickness is reached, but watch closely.  It thickens really fast!  Serve immediately or cover and store in fridge.

Mexican Chicken

 A really good shredded mexican chicken.  Tasted great on tacos or over nachos with guacamole.  Yum.

Ingredients:
Shredded Chicken
1 tsp. marjoram
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
3 tsp. ground cumin
1 cup diced tomatoes with juice
Salt to taste
Pepper
1/2 cup chicken broth

Directions:
Place shredded chicken in a frying pan, with the chicken broth, marjoram, cilantro, cumin and chopped tomatoes.  Add salt to taste.  Simmer 10 minutes.

24 Hour Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 cups chopped lettuce
• salt and pepper
• 6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
• 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
• 8 to 16 ounces bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and crumbled
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mild Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion with tops
• paprika

Preparation:

Place 3 cups of the lettuce in bottom of large bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer egg slices over lettuce in bowl and sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Continue to layer vegetables in this order: peas, remaining lettuce, crumbled bacon, and shredded cheese, along with light sprinklings of salt and pepper. Combine mayonnaise and sugar; spread over top, spreading to edge of bowl to cover entire salad. Cover and chill 24 hours or overnight. Garnish with green onion and a little paprika. Toss before serving.
This salad serves 12 to 15.

Lemon Basil Chicken

I know this isn’t the best picture - but it really is good!

Ingredients:

Chicken Breasts or tenders - I prefer tenders
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
1/3 cup white wine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 large bunch of fresh basil (approximately 1/2 cup diced)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Heat olive oil and add garlic and cook for 1 minute.  Add in white wine, lemon juice and basil.  Stir to a simmer.  Place chicken pieces in the sauce and cover with lid and cook on low heat on stove until done.

Poppyseed Ham and Cheese Sliders

These are perfect for a brunch!  Totally heavenly.  Serve them warm right out of the oven.  They have the perfect level of sweetness with a little tang from the mustard.  You will definitely want to make these again.

Poppyseed Ham and Cheese Sliders

24 dinner rolls - Walmart Steakhouse rolls

Deli sliced Honey Ham

24 slices swiss cheese

Mayo

1 Cup butter

2 Tbs prepared yellow mustard

2 Tbs poppyseed

2 Tbs minced onion

2 Tbs worcestershire sauce

2/3 cup brownsugar

1. Make Sandwiches with rolls, ham cheese and Mayo. Fill a 9x13  pan. 

2. In a medium sauce pan on the stove bring to a soft boil: butter mustard worcestershire, poppyseed, onion flakes, brown sugar.

3. Pour sauce over top of sanwiches.

4. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 15-20 min.  Last 5 min take foil off to lightly brown top.

You can prepare a day ahead with sauce and everything on top and bake in oven day of.