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Ok, while I know I haven't contributed much, I wanted to let you know that I am really enjoying this site. We have tried many of the recipes--working on trying all of them, and we love them!! You ladies are amazing!

Pizza Garlic Knots

I made these tonight, they were so good, Reagan ate about 5
Basic Pizza Dough
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons minced garlic (I used garlic salt, about 1/2 tsp.)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese (I used Parmesan)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (I omitted)

Prepare Basic Pizza Dough and set aside to rise.

Combine butter and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover, remove from the heat and set aside. Keep warm.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. Set aside.

Remove risen dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured surface. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough out into a large rectangle, about 16 by 12 inches. Brush the dough lightly with the olive oil. Cut the dough in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into strips about 1 1/4 inches wide. Tie each strip loosely into a knot, stretching gently if necessary, and place on prepared baking sheets about 2-inches apart. Sprinkle the tops of the knots with salt. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes.

Bake until golden brown and risen, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and toss gently with the warm garlic butter, Pecorino Romano cheese, and parsley. Add salt to taste if necessary. Serve immediately.

Ham & Pineapple

I haven't tried this but found the recipe and wanted to make sure I could find it again. I'll let you know how it goes.

sliced ham (deli meat works well)
1 can crushed pineapple--use all of juice and 1/2 of pineapple
1/2 cup brown sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg
cloves

Put juice, pineapple, brown sugar, and seasonings in a pot (not the crock pot). Heat just long enough to melt sugar. Pour a little of sauce on bottom of crock pot. Put ham in and pour the rest of sauce on top. Cook one hour or until warm.

Teriyaki Crock Pot Chicken

(This is NOT what mine looked like - this is a random photo from the web.)

3 T brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
garlic powder
½ cup water
ginger

Pour ingredients over chicken in crock pot. Cook 1 hour on high or 6-7 hours on low.

I made this the other night. It has GREAT flavor. Unfortunately my chicken was a little dry , so you may want to play around with some ways to keep it moist. But the flavor is great so you really should try this!

Pizza Sauce

1/2 med onion
1 T olive oil
1-2 cans tomatoes (I used petite diced)
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano

Sautee onion in olive oil. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Let simmer about 15 minutes. Put on pizza dough while hot.

Cafe Rio Pork Barbacoa

We made this tonight and put it on salad with Guacamole Ranch dressing, cilantro, cheese, olives and tomatoes, soooooo GOOD!!! Tyler said it is pretty stinking close to the real thing, give it a try

CAFE RIO PORK (copycat recipe)
Slow cook your pork roast in a crock pot with garlic and a little water until you can pull it apart. At that point add the following

1 can diced green chilis
1 to 2 cans of medium or hot enchilada sauce (the red stuff), depending on how much pork you use
1 can of either Dr. Pepper or Coke (I used Dr. Pepper)
At least 1 cup of brown sugar but use as much more as you want to get your sweetness
salt to taste.
It is so easy to make too.


Tomatillo Dressing
1 Pkg. Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Mix
1 Cup Buttermilk
1 Cup Mayonnaise
2 Tomatillos
½ to 1 clove garlic minced
½ to 1/3 Bunch Cilantro, chopped
½ tsp. Lime Juice
½ to 1 small Jalapeno (seeds removed) (optional)
Blend all ingredients together in a blender.

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Hey guys, I know you do more cooking than this blog demonstrates. Start adding some fun ideas.