Garden Green Onion Bacon Ranch

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. - 1 Corinthians 3:7

1/2 pgk. of Hidden Valley Garden Green Onion dry dip

6 slices fried crispy bacon, diced

2 T Mayo

1/8 c buttermilk

2 T sour cream

1/8 c olive oil, whisked in after other ingredients are incorporated 

Bacon Fried Chicken and Niblet Corn Mandarin Orange Tossed Salad

For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. - 1 Corinthians 3:11

Bacon grease and olive oil

5 Chicken tenders, season, floured and fried in oil and grease

1 Romaine heart, cleaned and chopped

1/2 English cucumber, cut in half and chopped

1 Tomato, chopped

1 ear fresh cooked corn, shave off cob

1 small can Mandarin oranges, well drained 

1 recipe of Garden Green Onion Bacon Ranch(recipe this blog under the dressing tab)

Prepare chicken and fry.

Assemble salad, chop chicken and place dressing on top of salad.

Serve with the above salad.

Java Beef Tips in Java Marinade

17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. - 1 Corinthians 1:17-18

1 filet sliced thin and placed in Java marinade for 1 hr.

Olive oil for sautéing 

Java Marinade

1 used coffee pod, opened

1/2 c Balsamic vinegar

2 T olive oil

1 Shallot, diced

2 T roasted Garlic, mashed

3 T honey

1 t fresh lime

Salt and pepper to taste

Mix in a ziploc. Add chicken or beef and marinate for 1 hour.

Instant Pot 60 Minute Mexican Pork

9 Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. 

10 See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."  - Jeremiah 1:9-10

3 1/2 lb. Pork Shoulder Roast, fat trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch chunks

1 t clarified butter

1 Onion, sliced 

2 T roasted mashed Garlic

4 T fresh Cilantro, chopped

1/8 c Olive oil

4 T c 2016 Rub, this blog under rub tab

1 T Mesquite liquid smoke

2 T Worcestershire sauce

Kosher Coarse Salt, to taste

Cracked black Malabar Pepper, to taste

1 t Toasted cumin

1/2 c orange juice

Place pork in bowl.

Toss pork in oil.

Season with salt and pepper.

Throw on rub and toasted cumin.

Let sit 30 minutes

Heat instant pot on sauté setting, add 1 t clarified butter and toss in garlic, fresh cilantro and onions.

When onions are soft toss in pork and add liquid smoke and Worcestershire sauce.

 Cook 10 minutes until pork is browned.

Add orange juice.

Change instant pot setting to meat, place lid on and lock, set clock for sixty minutes and turn to pressure setting.

After 60 minutes, let pressure off and remove top.

Drain most of the juice off and shred pork.

Serve meat topped with slaw on slider buns. 

I used my sweet slaw recipe under the slaw/salad tab on this blog.

Honey Sesame Beef and Broccoli

Then the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? - Exodus 4:11

2 c Thin sliced Beef( I used filet)

Marinade for beef

1/8 c Honey 

1/8 c olive oil

1/4 c Soy sauce

1 t Toasted sesame oil

2 T Sesame seeds

Marinate beef in sauce for 30 minutes.

Stir fry until beef is done.

Set aside.

Stir fry these and then add beef back in.

1 t clarified butter

1 Leeks or onions

1 c Broccoli florets

Add before serving over cooked rice and 1/2 c Peanuts