Bomdiggity Chicken Wings - Easy Dry Rub Recipe

When it comes to cooking, I love keeping it simple and easy. I am all for delicious food, but don't think I need to spend all my time in the kitchen making it. So this recipe definitely hits the top of my list for both ease in preparation and cleaning.

Ingredients:
12-14 Chicken wings whole or 24-28 chicken halved

Dry rub mixture:
8 tbsp Dark brown sugar
3 tbsp Kosher salt
1 tbsp Black pepper
1 tbsp Crushed red pepper
1 tbsp Chili powder
1 tbsp Garlic powder

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line cookie sheet with foil and apply thin layer of vegetable oil. This will prevent the wings from sticking as they bake and help for easy turning. Set foil and cookie sheet aside.

Place dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Coat chicken wings evenly with the dry rub and place onto foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake in oven for an hour. Be sure to check chicken wings every 20 minutes or so, turning them to prevent from burning/sticking. Once wings are fully cooked, remove from foil onto plate. ENJOY!

Live well and happy. :)

Chicken Soup for the Sick Soul - Recipe

With all of the Anderson boys in the house sick, there's nothing better than a hot and hearty bowl of chicken soup to warm their bellies. Here is a delicious and simple recipe that was handed down to me by my mother.

Ingredients for the almost home made broth -

16 oz Swanson's chicken broth, all-natural

4 cups cold water

1 lb sliced chicken breast, -organic

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup sliced celery

1 large russet potato, peeled and cubed

1 whole onion, peeled and sliced thick

Combine all above ingredients into large pot and set to boil. As broth boils, remember to scoop out all the foam. You want to keep your broth as clear as possible. Once broth boils, turn down to medium heat and let simmer until all vegetables are tender. About 15-20 minutes. Salt and pepper - season to taste. For extra bit of kick, throw in a small dash of chili pepper.

Noodles -

2 cups dry elbow noodles

In a separate large pot, add 8 cups water and 2 tsp of salt. Set to boil. Add your noodles and cook until slightly tender. About 7-9 minutes. Once cooked, drain and set aside.

Once the vegetables in your broth are nice and tender, remove your chicken breasts and slice or pull apart in thin strips. Set the chicken aside.

To assemble your bowl of chicken soup, place a 1/2 cup of the cooked noodles into a deep bowl, add some of the chicken broth with veggies and top with a large helping of chicken meat. For a refreshing topper, add some sliced cilantro and green onions. Salt and pepper, seasoned to taste.

Enjoy! Be happy and healthy.

Good Old-Fashion Pancake Recipe - Dakota Kelly's Grandmother's Recipe

My family woke up this morning with a craving for pancakes, but unfortunately our Jiffy mix supply was out. Never wanting to disappoint, I quickly scoured the internet for an easy pancake recipe and lucked out to find this one: Dakota Kelly's Grandmother's Pancake Recipe. If you're looking for an easy, good old-fashioned pancake recipe, that's fluffy on the inside, and brown and crispy on the outside edges,... THIS IS THE RECIPE for YOU! I've added some minor changes (adding 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and substituting white sugar with powdered cactus honey) to give it my own twist. The entire recipe below is sure to delight your senses with its fluffy crispness and warm inviting aroma of cinnamon! Enjoy!

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon powdered cactus honey (or white sugar)

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 cups skim milk

1 egg

3 tablespoons melted butter

Mix all dry ingredients well. Then stir in milk, egg and melted butter. Mix together well with as minimum stirs as possible. Pour about 1/2 cup mixture into hot skillet for each pancake. Makes about 6-8 pancakes.

Japchae - Korean Glass Noodles - Tammy style.

Japchae is a Korean dish made from sweet potato noodles, stir fried in sesame oil with various vegetables, and flavored with soy sauce, and sweetened slightly with sugar. Typically it is made with beef, however, for my recipe, I am using chicken. Here is my version of this simple, yet, deliciously healthy dish.

Ingredients:
1 lb chicken boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets (already sliced thin)

1/4 cup sliced white button mushrooms

1/4 cup sliced red onions
1/4 cup sliced green peppers

1/4 cup broccoli diced

1/4 cup sliced carrots

2 Tablespoons diced garlic

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Teaspoons thick soy sauce

1.5 Teaspoons of sugar

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 bag of Sweet Potato Noodles (or about 2 cups cooked noodles)

This yields about 2 servings.

(I am spoiled in the fact that our local grocery store has a full service salad bar where I can go and purchase the above fresh veggies already chopped at whatever amount I need. Maybe you will be lucky enough to find a similar salad bar set up at your local grocer?)

For the sweet potato noodles, I am using this brand. You can purchase this at a Korean grocer or an Asian store.
From the bag, I am using about 1/4 of the amount.

Cook this according to instructions on the bag. I added the pictured amount of noodles to boiling water for about 9 minutes, or until soft and pliable. Then I removed it from the boiling water, cold rinsed it and set it aside to drain.

Take your chicken cutlets and cut into thin slices.

Into a large, hot, non-stick skillet, add 1 Tablespoon of sesame oil, garlic, chicken, thick soy sauce. Stir well as you brown and cook the chicken. Once chicken is cooked thoroughly, add all the veggies and remaining garlic. Stir fry veggies until slightly tender yet still crisp. Continue to stir well. Mix in soy sauce and sugar (to taste). Add well drained noodles and remaining sesame oil.
Make sure you stir all the ingredients well and noodles evenly. Add additional soy sauce and/or hot sauce to taste. Can be served hot or cold, either as a side dish with rice or main entree.

Enjoy!

Live well and happy! :)

Chicken Salad Delight - Tasty and Healthy Recipe

Here is an easy and tasty recipe for Chicken Salad that even my finicky son loves! Like most kids, he goes through phases where he refuses to eat his veggies. So this is one good way of packing in the veggies so that he won't mind eating it. Plus, it's easy to make! I pick up a full rotisserie chicken at my local Costco for only $4.99.

Chicken Salad Delight

2.5 cups chicken breast meat (or dark meat if you prefer)

1 cup mayo ( I prefer Hellmann's) for creamier mixture, add more mayo

1 tablespoon yellow mustard (French's)

2 tablespoons sweet relish

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup chopped/diced mix of sweet red and green peppers

1/4 cup chopped/diced celery

1/4 cup chopped/diced gala apples

couple dashes of cayenne pepper - to taste
couple dashes of kosher salt - to taste (or if you are truly asian...dash of soy sauce!)

Mix all ingredients above in large bowl and spoon onto your favorite selection of bread. Recipe makes for 4 good sized sandwiches.

Something about the sweet, salty and crunchiness that makes this so yummy! If you want more of a crunchiness, add some red Baco bacon bits.

My son loves this recipe for chicken salad and I hope your tot will too. Enjoy!