Chicken Marinade

CHICKEN MARINADE 



2 tbsp honey OR brown sugar



1 tbsp olive oil (or any oil)


5 tbsp soy sauce



2 tbsp lemon juice



2 tsp Worcestershire sauce



4 garlic cloves , minced



1 tsp dried oregano (or rosemary, thyme, minced herbs)

Mom’s White Texas Sheet Cake with Berry

https://www.thefoodcharlatan.com/white-texas-sheet-cake/ 

 

Ingredients

For the cake

• ▢ 1 cup butter, (2 sticks)
• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 2 & 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• ▢ 2 cups granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/2 cup sour cream
• ▢ 2 large eggs

For the frosting

• ▢ 1 cup butter, (2 sticks) (mom uses 1/2 cup)
• ▢ 4 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup sour cream**
• ▢ 1 tablespoon vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 

  a large baking sheet* with parchment paper, or spray well with nonstick spray.
• Make the cake batter. In a medium or large saucepan, add 1 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once it boils, take it off the heat.
• Stir the wet and dry ingredients together until well mixed, scraping the sides. You can do this by hand or with a mixer.
• Add 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 2 eggs. Blend well until all the lumps are gone, making sure to scrape the sides and bottom.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly to the sides.
• Bake at 350 for about 18-20 minutes* (check times below), until a toothpick comes out of the center with no wet batter on it. The sides of the cake should just be starting to pull away from the edge of the pan. Don’t over bake!
• Make the frosting. I like to wait until the cake is out of the oven before starting the frosting. 

  Melt 1 cup of butter. You can do this in a saucepan on the stove, or in a microwaveable bowl.
• In a medium bowl or stand mixer, combine 2 and 1/4 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Whisk it together. You can choose at this point to add the dry ingredients to the butter/water in the saucepan and mix it right there, or you can pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dried ingredients. Both ways work fine.
  
  
  • Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Use a whisk to beat it together, or you can beat with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer. Mix until there are no lumps.
  • Add 2 more cups of powdered sugar. Beat well until incorporated. Add the other 1/2 cup of powdered sugar if you like, you can add as much or as little as you want to get your preferred consistency. 4 and 1/2 cups was perfect for me.
  • If your cake is not done baking when you finish the glaze, stir it every now and then to break up the hardened shell on top.
  • When the cake is done, take it out of the oven and let cool for 15-20 minutes. Spread the glaze over the cake. Let cool at least an hour before digging in so that the frosting has time to set up. (This is what civiled people do. I’m just not there yet, and usually end up digging into a corner of the hot cake like an animal the moment it’s frosted.)
  • This cake is delicious served on its own! It’s also really good served with fresh fruit like raspberries or strawberries.
  
  
  
  

 https://aplantifulpath.com/berry-sauce/#wprm-recipe-container-5092

• 4 cups fresh or frozen berries
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup sugar or sweetener of choice
• 2 Tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 Tbsp water

• INSTRUCTIONS

   

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the berries, ½ cup of water, and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  • In a small cup or bowl, mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water. Slowly pour this mixture into the berries, and allow to simmer, stirring continually, until the mixture thickens.

Green Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

1 ½ pounds tomatillos (about 12 medium), husked and rinsed 1 jalapeños, stemmed (omit for mild salsa, use 1 jalapeño for medium salsa ½ cup chopped white onion (about ½ medium onion) ¼ cup packed fresh cilantro leaves (more if you love cilantro) 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup lime juice (1 to 2 medium limes, juiced), to taste ½ to 1 teaspoon salt, to taste Optional variation: 1 to 2 diced avocados, for creamy avocado salsa verde roast slived jalopeno and tomatillos in the oven on broil for 5 min- turn and broil dor 5 more min. blend it all up. https://cookieandkate.com/homemade-salsa-verde-recipe/

Peach crisp

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peach-pecan-crisp/

Strawberries and Cream Cake

 https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/fresh-berry-cream-cake/

Cheesecake Chess Squares

 

https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/cheesecake-chess-squares/

Yummy Granola (Birdseed)

 2 cups old fashioned oats

1 cup quinoa (rinsed and dried) 

1 cup buck wheat

1 1/2 cups pecans (or other nut or pumpkin seeds)

1 tsp fine grain sea salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup melted coconut oil

1/2 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

Bake 350 for 21-24 min. (Flip half way through and pat down in a cookie sheet).

You can add fruit after cooking and coconut half way through.