Nicely Dun Cooking

 Made my own enchilada sauce this weekend..  it was extremely tasty. Very simple to make and tastes great. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons chili powder  2 teaspoons cumin 1 and half teaspoons garlic powder 1 and half  teaspoons dried oregano  6 tablespoons Olive oil  6 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons tomato paste  32 oz of vegetable stock. Pinch of cinnamon 1/4 cube of bakers chocolate shaved 2 splashes of apple cider vinegar  Recipe:   Heat oil on medium heat until just sizzling,   add dried spices and flour.  Using a whisk blend into a roux.  Add tomato paste until smooth.  Cook about 4 minutes,   slowly add vegetable stock whisking to remove clumps,   cook over medium to low heat for 7 minutes stirring occasionally. Add cinnamon and shaved chocolate,  cook until blended 2 minutes or so.  Splash in the vinegar and set aside...sauce will thicken as it cools.   I used shredded c...

Wonderful recipe from Pans and Pandemic cook book..Potatoe Latkas.  Here's my twist  Super easy to make.   I  cooked them this morning for my breakfast and will cook them again!!! Ingredients: 3 shredded Potatoes  1/4 of onion finely chopped Salt pepper to taste  1 egg 2 pinches of baking powder  1 tablespoons of flour Oil for cooking.  Beat egg, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in small bowl.  Once smooth add potatoes and onions stir until all potatoes are covered.  Heat about 1/2 to 3/4 cup veggie oil in deep sided fry pan on medium temp.  Add tablespoon of potatoes mixture to pan cook approximately 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden brown.  Once done place on paper towel lined plate to drain.   

  A good friend of mine and fellow foodie Brian Gallagher sent me a cookbook.  Pots and Pandemic Cooking in Quarantine from the Congregation M'Kor Shalom.  First off this is a wonderful collection of shared recipes.  As soon as I recieved the cookbook I sat down a cup of coffee in hand and started flipping page after page of exciting recipes.   I love spinach cooked, raw or out of a can I even craved spinach with my second son Bryce.  So on page 3,  I found a recipe for Easy Spanakopita Appetizers by Beth Goodman super easy,  I kept turning then I found page 70 Spanakopita by Black Olive Restaurant.   So I decided to combine the 2...and here's my version...Thank you again Brian for sending me this great book!! Ingredients needed: 1 sheet of puffed pastry thawed and rolled out very thin to at least 10 by 18 inches...this is very thin. 1/2 cup butter melted  2 20 oz packages of chopped spinach thawed and drained.  3/4 cup of...

  Wanted to make a noodless lasagna,  so this is my attempt.  Above is ingredients needed to make.  Note:  you do not need the large container of spinach or ricotta I only used half for this recipe saving the other half for another dish later in the week. Ingredients: 1 package of boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 jar of your favorite sauce 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes  1 package of baby spinach  1 small container of ricotta cheese  1 package of sliced provolone cheese 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese  2 eggs 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese  Olive oil  Seasonings: Italian Seasoning,  Garlic Powder,  Basil, oregano, salt pepper to taste. Start by sautéing the baby spinach in frying pan..I added Olive oil and teaspoon of garlic first. When finished set aside. Next slice the chicken breasts in half.    Cover with parchment paper and use a meat mallet to flatten each piece to about a quarter of inch. Note i...

  This recipe is great for Sunday night family dinner or a special occasion.   I tested this out before posting turned out fantastic.   Definitely will make this again. Ingredients  1 package of pork tenderloin 2 onion chopped 2 Granny Smith apple peeled and chopped 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons apple juice or white juice 1 teaspoons dried thyme leaves Salt and pepper 1 sheet of puff pastry thawed and rolled out to 13 x 13 then cut into 2 rectangle sections. 1 egg  Here's are the steps to assemble Brown the tenderloins in 2 tablespoons of butter seasoned with salt and pepper  Remove from pan to cool . Next add remaining 2 tablespoons butter,  add onions salt and pepper cook for 4 minutes until onions are soft Add apples, thyme and apple juice or wine  and cook for additional 4 minutes until most of juices have evaporated    Set aside to slightly cool.   On half of the rolled out puff pastry spoon 1/4 of the apple...

Must have on New Years day.  Tastes great by themselves but add a bit of  Texas Caviar and you will be in heaven. Ingredients  4 cups of chopped washed collard greens 1 ham hock  1 large onion chopped 1 teaspoon of beef broth base Salt and pepper Water In bottom of Crockpot add half of the onions followed by half of the collard greens,  place ham hock on top of green sprinkle beef base, salt and pepper.  Top with remaining onions and greens add 4 cups of water.  Turn on high and cook for 6 to 8 hours.  I add a teaspoon of sugar just before serving. 

  This is my New Years go to recipe for Black Eye Peas,  easy to make and awesome on everything.  Ingredients  8 roma tomatoes chopped 1 medium onion chopped 1 green bell pepper chopped 1 red bell pepper chopped 1 tablespoons granulated garlic  1 bunch of cilantro chopped  1 can of Black Eye Peas drained and rinsed.  Note I used dry ones that I soaked for 3 hours then cooked with a ham hock and onion for 45 minutes. 1 can of corn drained Juice from 2 limes 1/4 cup of chopped pickled Jalapenos 2 pinches of salt 3 pinches of pepper Mix everything in a large bowl.  You can eat immediately or pop in fridge so flavors meld togerher... Have it over my eggs and taters this morning