Leftover Sliders

​This is perfect for holiday leftovers or anytime.

I’ve used ham, what this is great for roast beef too.

8 oz. ham 

4 slices cheese

6 dinner rolls 

2 - 3 T. olive oil

Cut dinner rolls in half.

Preheat skillet to medium high heat, lower to medium low and add oil.

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

While bread is toasting, divide meat and cheese into 6 pieces. 

Remove rolls from pan and arrange meat and cheese on 6 halves of the rolls. 

Place other halves of rolls on top and place sandwiches in pan for a minute to melt cheese on 1 side. 

Flip sandwiches over to toast on other side for a minute or until done. 

Serves 4.

Recipe To Help Kentucky

​Prayers, thoughts, peace for everybody dealing with after the aftermath of tornadoes that happened last and this week.

The tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and Midwestern states devastated, displaced many families and killing 82.

On the left side of the website are links under

Pay It Forward.

Some organizations are helping families repair their communities.

Whatever you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you.

Fall Pie

This is perfect for the holidays or anytime.

1 package prepared pie crust (2 crusts)

4 - 6 apples (peeled and sliced)
1/2 c. each: sugar, reduced fat sour cream (adjust amount needed)

1 tsp. each: cinnamon, lemon juice
Pinch nutmeg (optional)
2 T. cold butter cut into pieces
1 - 2 T. cornstarch

Remove pie crust from refrigerator and let thaw for a few minutes.

Preheat oven to 350' F.

Rinse, peel, slice apples. Place in mixing bowl.

Place 1 pie crust in bottom of pie dish.

Add cornstarch, sour cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg to apples.

Mix well with wooden spoon.

Put apples in bottom crust of unbaked pie shell.

Top apples with lemon juice.

 Place butter over apples.

Put remaining crust on top. 

Make 3- 4 slits in top crust.

Bake pie for 45 minutes.

Serves 8.

Chicken And Mushrooms

This is perfect for fall or anytime.

1 can mushroom soup

1 lb. boneless chicken thighs

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

2 - 3 T. oil

1/4 - 1/2 c. reduced fat milk

Preheat oven to 350’ F.

Preheat oven safe skillet to medium high heat, lower heat to medium low and add oil.

Add chicken, sprinkle salt, garlic, parsley flakes, pepper on both sides of chicken.

Brown chicken on 1 side for 8 - 12 min.

Turn chicken over and cook on other side for 8 - 12 min more.

When you finish browning the meat, open can of mushroom soup and pour into pan over the chicken. 

Turn chicken over to coat both sides. Add milk and cover skillet with aluminum foil.

Place skillet in oven and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hr or until done. 

Serves 4

Deja Vu Turkey Sandwich

This is perfect for watching the game, using leftovers,or anytime.

I’ve used a regular skillet, but this recipe also works on a grill pan.

Sandwiches

8 slices bread

4 - 8 slices turkey

4 slices Swiss or Monterey Jack/Colby 

2 T. oil

1 T. raspberry jam

Layer 1 -2 slices of Turkey  and cheese on 4 slices of bread.

Smear  jam on one side of the remainder of the bread.

Place the side of bread with jam on top of the turkey.

To heat: Heat grill pan or skillet over medium high heat.

Reduce heat to medium and add oil. Place 1 sandwich in skillet. 

Place a small pan over sandwich to press down on sandwich. 

Cook on 1 side for 3 -5 min or until brown. 

Flip over and cook on other side for 3-5 min or until brown. 

Repeat cooking process with remaining sandwiches.

Serves 4.

Tuscan Chicken

This is a quick and easy recipe for dinner or anytime.

I’ve used canned organic tomatoes, but if you use regular diced tomatoes instead.

1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs 

1 can diced tomatoes 

1 tsp. each: basil, oregano, parsley (dried or fresh)

1/8 - 1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, lemon juice

pinch red pepper flakes

1/8 c. dry white wine

2 - 3 T. olive oil

1 - 2 cloves crushed, chopped fresh garlic

1/2 - 3/4 c. each: chopped onion, chopped green pepper


Crush and chop garlic, set aside. 

Peel, rinse & chop onions, set aside.

Seed, rinse, chop bell pepper, set aside.

Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of chicken with half of salt and pepper

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

Place chicken in skillet and cook chicken for 10 - 12 min.

Remove chicken from skillet and place on a paper plate

Add tomatoes, herbs, garlic, vegetables, lemon juice, white wine.

Cook tomatoes for 10 - 12 min. 

Add chicken back in skillet. and cook on low or until chicken is heated 7 - 10 min. approx.

Serves 4.

Easy Tater Tots

This is perfect as a side dish or anytime.

4 medium potatoes peeled and shredded
2 - 4 T. olive oil
1/8 - 1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper
1 clove fresh garlic crushed and chopped
1/8 c. flour (adjust amount needed)
1 - 2 eggs adjust amount needed
Pinch red pepper flakes

Line a large plate with a few layers of paper towel.

Peel, rinse, potatoes.

Peel, rinse, crush and chop garlic.

Crack egg into a seperate bowl, beat slightly with fork, set aside.

Using a grater, grate potatoes into a mixing bowl.

Put potatoes on the paper towel lined plate. 

Using the paper towels, bundle the potatoes. 

Squeeze out excess water from potatoes.

Pour potatoes back into the mixing bowl. 

Add egg, flour, salt, pepper, garlic to potatoes and mix well.

With clean hands form potatoes into tater tots.

Heat saute pan over medium high heat. Lower heat to medium and add oil.

Fry potatoes on one side for 3 - 4 minutes until brown on 1 side. 

Flip potatoes over and flip on other side for 3 - 5 min. more or until done. 

Serve along with your favorite dipping sauce.

Serves 4 - 6.