Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard

Yet another recipe from the seemingly endless supply of random cards!

I love chicken fingers, it's a nod to the kid in all of us. Every now and again I check out the pre-packaged chicken fingers at the grocery and unless I need something for dinner right this second, it's not happening!
It never has the consistency of actual chicken, even when it claims to be all white chicken breast meat.

The picky eater in me just cannot ingest these products.

These were super easy, even on a weeknight! 2 days later, I brought what little was left for lunch. The coating stayed on well. I ate them cold, and the flavor was still very good.

Ingredients:
4 Skinless, boneless, chicken breasts
1 Cup all purpose flour
½ Tsp salt
¼ Tsp pepper
¾ Cup milk
1 Cup vegetable oil for frying

Honey Mustard:
½ Cup honey
¼ Cup dijon mustard

Directions:
1. Cut chicken into ½ x 2 inch strips.
2. Blend honey and mustard in a small bowl, set aside.
3. Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl
4. Dip chicken in milk, roll in flour, and coat well.
5. Place chicken on waxed paper to rest.
6. Pour ¼ inch of oil into a large, heavy, skillet. Heat over med-high heat until about 350 degrees.
7. Divide chicken into small batches.
8. Place chicken, in an even layer, into hot oil.
9. Fry, turning once, for about 3 minutes each side (or until golden brown and crisp)
10. Drain on paper towels.

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Chicken ingredients

Honey mustard ingredients

Completed! Honey mustard is in the cup...yum!

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Monday: Flour me with Love, Pioneer Momma, The Chicken Chick, New Mama Diaries, Jam Hands, Kitchen Table Art, Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, A Southern Fairytale, A Peek into my Paradise, A Pinch of Joy, Feeding Big, Craft O Maniac, Jambellish, Call me PMC, Boogieboard Cottage
Tuesday: Pint Sized Baker, The Road to 31, Cornerstone Confessions, Inside Bru Crew Life, My Joy Filled Life, Chef in Training, Mandy's Recipe Box, Sweet Silly Sara
Wednesday: Crafty Allie, The Newlywed Pilgrimage, Wine and Glue, White Lights on Wednesday, Buns in my Oven, A Peek into my Paradise, Mom's Test Kitchen, Mostly Homemade Mom, Lemoine Family Kitchen
Thursday: Lambert's Lately, From Gate to Plate, Sweet Haute, Sweet Bella Roos, What's Cooking Love, Saving 4 Six, The Nourishing Gourmet, Miz Helen's Country Cottage, Creative Inspirations
Friday: Love Bakes Good Cakes, This and That, Hungry Harps, Endlessly Inspired, The Best Blog Recipes, Angel's Homestead, Grits Blog, The Better Baker, Craft Dictator, Thirty Handmade Days, Tales of a Kansas Farm Mom
Saturday: Made from Pinterest, Cooking with Curls, Cheerios and Lattes, Will Cook for Smiles, Recipes for our Daily Bread, Weary Chef, Six Sisters Stuff, Sewlicious Home Decor, Northeast Bloggers

Chocolate Tiramisu Cakes

While thumbing through an older Pampered Chef recipe booklet, I came across this recipe. I have a soft spot for bite sized desserts. It just feels so indulgent...without really being so.

Guilt free (or at least less guilt) desserting!

Of course the picture in the cookbook shows these cakes with perfectly piped topping. Mine are a little more "rustic" looking. That being said, darling daughter spent quite some time yesterday trying to convince hubby and myself that we shouldn't bother tasting them. As she says "nope, they are horrible. You won't like them. Can't waste food though, so I will just be the one to eat them and save you the pain".
Oh she thinks she is so sly!

My batter was very crumbly, but I just smooshed it into the pan and crossed my fingers. Everything came out intact, so I guess that is OK.
(If you make these, let me know if you have the same problem)


Ingredients:
Cake
1 Small package (9oz) devil’s food cake mix
¼ Cup sour cream
1 Egg
1 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp instant coffee granules
⅓ Cup coffee liqueur

Filling and Topping
1 ½ Cups thawed frozen whipped topping
8 oz Marscarpone cheese
¼ Cup powdered sugar
2 Tsp vanilla extract
Unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Spray cups of a mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray
3. Combine cake mix, sour cream, egg, coffee granules, and water, mix.
4. Divide batter evenly among cups.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes
6. Meanwhile, place whipped topping into a large resealable plastic bag; secure and set aside.
7. Combine cheese, sugar, and vanilla; mix until smooth
8. Place filling into an additional resealable plastic bag; secure and set aside.
9. Remove cakes from oven. Using a tool, press tops of cakes to make slight, bowl shaped, indentations
10. Move cakes to cooling rack. Brush tops of each cake with coffee liqueur.
11. Cool completely
12. Trim both corners of both bags. Pipe filling over cakes.
13. Pipe whipped topping over filling
14. Sprinkle with cocoa powder, if desired

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Monday: Flour me with Love, Pioneer Momma, The Chicken Chick, New Mama Diaries, A Bright and Beautiful Life, Call me PMC, Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, Adventures in Mindful Living, Feeding Big, A Southern Fairytale, A Pinch of Joy, Craft O Maniac, Inside Bru Crew Life, Uncommon Designs, Jambellish

Tuesday: Our Table for Seven, Mandy's Recipe Box, Cornerstone Confessions, Pint Sized Baker, Chef in Training, The Road to 31, Memories by the Mile, My Joy Filled Life, Kathe with an E, Sweet Silly Sara

Wednesday: Dizzy Busy and Hungry, Recipes for our Daily Bread, From Gate to Plate, White Lights on Wednesday, Wine and Glue, Buns in my Oven, Gingersnap Crafts, Sew Crafty Angel, Moms Test Kitchen, Lady Behind the Curtain, Crafty Allie, Mostly Homemade Mom, The Newlywed Pilgrimage, Lemoine Family Kitchen, Gooseberry Patch

Thursday: Kiddie Foodies, Whats Cooking Love, Lambert's Lately, Saving 4 Six, Embracing Change, Sweet Haute, Sweet Bella Roos, Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Friday: The Grits Blog, Play Party Pin, Endlessly Inspired, Hungry Harps, A Little Clarification, Daily Dish, The Country Cook, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Craft Dictator, Thirty Handmade Days, Angel's Homestead, Tales of a Kansas Farm Mom

Saturday: Simply Gloria, Made from Pinterest, Coffee with us 3, Six Sister's Stuff, Cheerios and Lattes, Sewlicious Home Decor, Raising Memories, Northeast Bloggers

Sausage Soup

One of the girls I work with gave me this recipe, which came from her sister in law.
I have some handwritten recipe, with parts of it faded and cut off from the copy machine.
But that is OK, I got the gist.

When she mentions sausage, she doesn't specify loose or links. I chose to use links, cooked and then sliced.
She also just says 2 large cans of chicken broth, so I guesstimated and used 32 ounces.

The end result is incredibly flavorful!

Ingredients:
1 Lb hot sausage
1 Lb sweet sausage
1 Can diced tomato
1 Large onion
1 (10 oz) frozen spinach
Hot pepper flakes
2 Large cans chicken broth
Small bag tortellini

Directions:
1. Cook sausage.
2. Add everything together and cook through

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Ingredients

Finished and ready to chow down!

This recipe was shared with:

Monday: Flour me with Love, This Gal Cooks, Feeding Big, Pioneer Momma, A Bright and Beautiful Life, New Mama Diaries, The Chicken Chick, Jam Hands, Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, A Southern Fairy Tale, Craft O Maniac, Stringtown Home, Uncommon Designs
Tuesday:  Pint Sized Baker, Yesterfood, Cornerstone Confessions, A Peek into my Paradise, Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Mandy's Recipe Box, Kathe with an E, Inside Bru Crew Life, My Joy Filled Life, Sweet Silly Sara, Boogieboard Cottage
Wednesday: Crafty Allie, The Tasty Fork, White Lights on Wednesday, Buns in my Oven, Gingersnap Crafts, Gooseberry Patch, Lady Behind the Curtain, Dizzy Busy and Hungry, Recipes for our Daily Bread, From Gate to Plate, Mom's Test Kitchen, The Newlywed Pilgrimage, Lemoine Family Kitchen
Thursday: Lambert's Lately, Kiddie Foodies, What's Cooking Love, Sweet Haute, Sweet Bella Roos, Saving 4 Six, Miss Helen's Country Cottage, Embracing Change, The Nourishing Gourmet
Friday: The Grits Blog, Craft Dictator, Endlessly Inspired, Love Bakes Good Cakes, A Peek Into my Paradise, Hungry Harps, Daily Dish, The Better Baker, 30 Handmade Days
Saturday:  Angel's Homestead , Made From Pinterest, Will Cook for Smiles, Mommy on Demand, Six Sister's Stuff, Cheerios and Latte, Weary Chef, Sewlicious Home Decor, Raising Memories, Northeast Bloggers
Sunday: A Peek into my Paradise, Denise Designed

I could cry

I had a really awesome post for this past Monday.
I hit "publish" and POOF gone.

Where the heck did it go?
It's not in my drafts, nor was it published.

I did not delete it.

Seriously.
This past Monday was nothing short of a nightmare.
I don't have the time to fix this right now.

Be patient with me...or if anyone knows of a spot in cyber space, akin to the magical land where socks go from the dryer, let me know so I can look for it!

Sigh.

Chinese Style Chicken

We were watching an episode of Chopped tonight and there was a 16 year old contestant.
16 years old!
He was competing with all these people 2, 3 times his age...and handled himself like an adult.

SPOILER ALERT
He got "chopped" in the very first round for forgetting a basket ingredient.

I was impressed with his behavior. Such maturity.
He thanked them for a wonderful experience.
He really seemed to mean it as well, the sincerity just shone through.

We have seen full grown adults throw a version of a temper tantrum leaving the show.
Well done young man, well done!

Ingredients:

1 Tbs vegetable oil

1 Lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (cubed)

2 Cups broccoli florets

1 Small red or green pepper (cut into strips)

1 Can (10.5 oz) chicken gravy

1 Tbsp soy sauce

¼ Tsp ground ginger

4 Cups hot cooked white rice

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a skillet

2. Add chicken and cook until browned

3. Remove chicken and set aside

4. Add broccoli and pepper and cook until tender crisp

5. Return chicken to skillet

6. Stir the gravy, soy, and ginger into the skillet and cook until warmed through

7. Serve with rice

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This recipe was shared with:
Monday: Flour me with Love, Jam Hands, Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, Pioneer Momma, New Mama Diaries, Call Me PMC, The Chicken Chick, Feeding Big, Kitchen Table Art, Uncommon Designs, Craft O Maniac, A Pinch of Joy, A Southern Fairytale
Tuesday: Mandy's Recipe Box, Pint Sized Baker, The Road to 31, Cornerstone Confessions, Inside Bru Crew Life, My Joy Filled Life, Yesterfood, Sweet Silly Sara
Wednesday: Crafty Allie, Buns in my Oven, The Tasty Fork, White Lights on Wednesday, A Peek into my Paradise, Gingersnap Crafts, Gooseberry Patch, Dizzy Busy and Hungry, From Gate to Plate, Sew Crafty Angel, Mom's Test Kitchen, Mostly Homemade Mom, Lemoine Family Ktchen
Thursday: Sweet Bella Roos, The Best Blog Recipes, Saving 4 Six, What's Cooking Love, Lambert's Lately, Sweet Haute, Miz Helen's Country Cottage, Embracing Change, The Nourishing Gourmet
Friday: Love Bakes Good Cakes, Thirty Handmade Days, A Peek into my Paradise, Endlessly Inspired, Hungry Harps, Craft Dictator, The Grits Blog, The Better Baker
Saturday: Angel's Homestead, Made from Pinterest, Beauty Through Imperfection, Cheerios and Lattes, Simply Gloria, Six Sisters Stuff, The Weary Chef, Sewlicious
Sunday: A Peek into my Paradise, Denise Designed