Holiday Manicotti

 This is perfect for the holidays or anytime. 

1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, granulated garlic
1 package Manicotti noodles
2 c. ricotta cheese
1/2 - 1 c. each: Parmesan cheese, Asiago cheese, shredded mozzarella, provolone cheese
1/2 tsp each:  oregano, basil
1 - 2 T. olive oil
3 c. pasta sauce (homemade or jar)
Non stick cooking spray

2 eggs beaten 

Preheat oven to 350 F. 

Cook noodles according to package. 

Drain in colander, set aside.

Spray non-stick cooking spray in baking dish, set aside. 

Crack eggs into a bowl and beat slightly with a clean fork. 

In a large mixing bowl combine; ricotta cheese, eggs, oregano, salt, pepper, basil, garlic. 

Add some of the cheeses and mix well to incorporate. 

Pour some of the sauce in bottom of baking dish. 

You can use a spoon to fill the noodles with the mixture. 

You can also fill the noodles by filling a baggie with the filling and snipping the end of the baggie to pipe the filling into the noodles.

Arrange filled noodles in baking dish. 

Pour remainder of sauce over noodles. 

Top noodles with remaining cheese. 

Bake for 30 min.

Serves 6. 

Superfine Sugar

Have holiday baking to do?

Running out of superfine sugar. 

It's so super simple to make.

It's great for holiday cocktails & mocktails too!

2/3 - 1 c. sugar

In a small food chopper, add sugar. 

Process sugar in a few short quick bursts for 10 - 15 sec. or until sugar's fine. 

Serves 48 (1 tsp.).

Recipe To Help Washington

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Playoff Tenders

 This is perfect for watching college football, or anytime.

 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs

3/4 - 1 c. flour

1 - 2 eggs

1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, granulated garlic

pinch red pepper flakes

2 - 3 T. each: butter, olive oil 

On a clean cutting board cut chicken into fourths and place into a clean bowl, set aside.

In a clean bowl, combine flour, red pepper flakes, half of garlic, salt, pepper. 

Mix with a clean fork, set aside.

Crack egg into a clean bowl, add rest of salt, pepper, garlic, mix with a clean fork, set aside. 

Dip chicken pieces into eggs to coat on both sides and dredge both sides of chicken in flour. 

Heat skillet to medium high, lower heat to medium and add oil. 

Add chicken to skillet and fry chicken in batches on 1 side for 5- 8 min or until done. 

Flip chicken over and fry on other side fair 5 - 8 min more or until done. 

Drain chicken on a paper towel lined plate.

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Serves 6.

Turkey Sliders

 This is perfect for leftovers or anytime 

4 oz. cheddar cheese

8 oz. cooked turkey meat

8 dinner rolls 

Nonstick cooking spray

2 T. mustard

Cut dinner rolls in half.

Preheat skillet to medium high heat, lower to medium low, spray nonstick spray in skillet. 

Place bread side of dinner rolls on pan to toast for a minute.

While bread is toasting, divide meat and cheese into pieces. 

Remove rolls from pan and arrange meat and cheese on 8 halves of the rolls. 

Smear mustard with a clean knife on sandwiches. 

Place other halves of rolls on top and place sandwiches in pan for 1 - 2 min. to melt cheese on 1 side. 

Flip sandwiches over to toast on other side for 1 - 2 min. or until done. 

Serves 4.

Side Dish Sweet Potatoes

This is a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or anytime.

2 - 3 sweet potatoes chopped

Non stick cooking spray

1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, ground cinnamon 

1/2 - 1 tsp. brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F'. 

Spray baking sheet with non stick spray.

Rinse, chop sweet potatoes. 

Arrange sweet potatoes on baking sheet.

Sprinkle salt, pepper, cinnamon, brown sugar over potatoes and place oven to cook for 30 minutes.

Halfway through cooking, remove baking sheet from stove and stir potatoes.

Place baking sheet back in oven to finish cooking potatoes until done.

Serves 4.

Thai Oven Pork Chops

 This is perfect for fall or anytime.

1 lb. pork chops

1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, granulated garlic

1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes

nonstick cooking spray 

1 T. each: sesame oil, lime juice

2 - 3 T. low sodium soy sauce

Preheat oven to 350 F. 

Spray baking sheet with non stick spray

Arrange pork chops on baking sheet.

Sprinkle salt, pepper, granulated garlic, red pepper flakes over 1 side of pork chops. 

Drizzle sesame oil, lime juice, soy sauce over pork chops. 

Turn pork chops and repeat process.

Place pork chops in oven and cook for 30 min.

Halfway through cooking, remove pork chops from oven, turn pork chops on other side.

Put baking sheet  back in oven and cook pork chops until done.

Serves 4.