Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon

As I have stated before I am not a fan of fish, my husband has been trying for years to get me eat more fish and just lately I have come to appreciate some fish.  Salmon is one of those fish that can be really good or easily ruined, which is why I have been fearful of attempting to make it.  When I saw something about brown sugar and fish, I thought how can I go wrong? Who does not like brown sugar?  This glaze makes a nice crust on the salmon and it cooks in under 10 minutes.  Ohhh my this fish is so flakey and delicious!

Ingredients:
4 (4oz) Salmon Fillets
3 Heaping Tbsp. Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. Grated Ginger
1 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
2 tsp. Soy Sauce

Directions:
1.  Whisk together the brown sugar, grated ginger, dijon, and say sauce.

2.  Preheat the oven to broil and line the broiler pan with aluminum foil, then spray with cooking spray.
3.  Place the salom on the foil and spoon the glaze over each fillet.

4.  Broil the fillet's for 5-7 minutes 6 inches away from the heat.



This is such a tasty dish, if you are not a fan of the taste of ginger, feel free to to lessen the grated ginger.  My hubby and I both love ginger so I added all of it, if you are not sure where to find ginger it should be in fresh vegetables section, it is a root.  I used frozen fillets that come in perfect portions, you can use fresh fish as well and I plan on using fresh fillets next time. 

Please, make and ENJOY!

Fresh Strawberry Pie

 Get ready to thank me! Get ready to sing my praises! I am about to show you a recipe for a delicious strawberry pie that will knock your socks off.  I am telling you this pie is refreshing and light and will make you dream of  summers at the lake (or a beach, if you are lucky). For this recipe you can make your own pie crust, which consists of crushed graham crackers, butter, and sugar, for this time making it (and there will be more times and for that I am sure) I used a premade crust.  I bought 1 lb. of strawberries and got this awesome strawberry huller, which if your family likes strawberries its deffinitely a good buy.

Ingredients:
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Water
3 Tbsp. Strawberry Gelatin
1 lb. Fresh Strawberries
3 Heaping Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 Pie Crust

Directions:
1.  Mix together the cornstarch, dry gelatin, and sugar.
2.  Add the water and cook over medium heat, constantly stir until the gelatin becomes thick and clear.  Once the mixture becomes thick, remove it from the heat and let it cool.

3.  Meanwhile wash, hull and half the strawberries, then arrange them over the pie crust.

4.  Once the gelatin mixture is cooled, pour it over the strawberries and let the pie chill in the refigerator.

This pie get better and better the colder it gets.  For those of you who are not the biggest fans of Jello, either is my husband and I promise he was in love with this pie and has already asked me to make it again (we haven't finished the current pie).  Its sweeter and thicker than normal jello and trust me much tastier too.  This pie tastes like you put hours of work into into it, which you don't need to.  Please once this summer make this pie and serve it with some whipped cream.

ENJOY!

Ketchup and Diet Coke Chicken

I have a crazy hectic week this week, so I have been making meals that don't take too much prep work and/or ingredients.  The name of this chicken might not sound so appetizing, trust me the first time I heard about it, my face curled up and I was ready to never, ever, try it.  But a woman I work with kept pushing that it was some of the best chicken she ever had and that it is the one dish she makes that her husband keeps asking for.  There is nothing else to this dish except for what is in the title, you may want to add some veggies and serve it with some rice, but there are very few ingredients that are needed.  The chicken is so tender I could cut it with my fork and there was so much flavor I could not believe it.

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Breasts

1 Can of Diet Coke (do not use regular Coke)

1 C. Ketchup

Directions:

1. Whisk together the Diet Coke and ketchup and then pour chicken breasts in a baking dish.

2.  Cook the chicken at 350 degrees for about 40-60 minutes depending on the size of the chicken breasts.

3.  If you are serving this with rice, cook the rice and once the chicken is done, bring the sauce to a boil in a sauce pan and let it boil for 2 minutes.

Honestly I can not stop praising this dish, I tell everyone who asks me for dinner ideas about this, and most of them are interested because they already have the ingredients.  The sauce tastes like barbecue sauce without having that stickiness and thickness that barbecue sauce has, plus there is no basting required, just place the baking dish in the oven and let it cook.  No muss no fuss.....the best kind of dinner.  Please try this chicken and tell your friends!

ENJOY!

Two-Tone Pasta

Ok, I know that more often than not I make things that have a lot of prep time or cooking time.  I usually am cooking on the weekends and have more time than on a weeknight, but I still do cook on weekdays and there are times when I have plans or just things I need to do, so one recipe that I use when I know there is going to be one of those nights ahead is this quick and easy meal to plan.  I even use pre-made frozen breadsticks to add something to the meal, they only cook for about 10 minutes and usually taste great.

Ingredients:
1.5 lb Ground Beef
1 jar Tomato Sauce
1 jar Alfredo Sauce
1 lb Uncooked Pasta

Directions:

1.  Cook pasta as directed.
2.  Cook ground beef until no pink is left, add both the tomato sauce and Alfredo sauce and let simmer for about 5-10 minutes.

I add  seasoning to the sauce as well, usually garlic powder, pepper, rosemary, sage, and  oregano. you can add to these are not use them at all.

Honestly this meal is simple and tasty.  I can have this meal done and being eaten in less than 30 minutes, which is really nice when you live as busy a life as the one that I do.  Please make this and see how easy this is.

ENJOY!