Hey Ya'll

I love to cook. It is an expression of love for me. I hope you will enjoy the recipes I post. May the Lord bless and keep each of you!



Prov. 31:15 She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Out of Bounds Deep Fried Bologna Sandwich

































22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.
23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.
25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. - Hebrews 7:22-25





Thick sliced beef Bologna from deli, make slits all around edges so the bologna will not curl
Pimento cheese
Chow Chow( I used Full Moon's)
Tomatoes
Honey Wheat Bread

Deep fry bologna in fry daddy.
Drain on paper towels.
Toast bread on flat top with a little butter.
While it's toasting, spread pimento cheese on one side and chow chow on the other.
Add deep fried bologna, and tomato slices.
Salt and pepper tomato.
This was so good!!

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

My Take on Greek Moussaka





































Yum Yum Yum!!!


17 'Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
18 You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts,
19 great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. - Jeremiah 32:17-19



1 lb. Ground beef
1 lb. Ground pork

Sauce 
1 can of stewed mashed tomatoes ( I used some I canned this summer)
3 T double concentrate tomato paste

Brown meat and set aside, salt and pepper.
Sauté onions and garlic in oil. 
Reserve 1/2 of onions to throw on veggies before baking and other half for meat sauce.
Add paste and tomatoes, sauté until juice is just about gone.
Add spices.
Set aside.
* add 1/4 of the Béchamel sauce to meat sauce
Taste to see if more salt is needed.

Spices 
1/2 t cinnamon 
1/4 t ground cloves
1 t thyme
1 t Salt 
1/2 Pepper

Veggie prep
2 T roasted Garlic
2 T olive oil
3 onions, cut in half and slice thin
1 peeled and thin sliced Eggplant, salt, thyme, pepper and set aside
4 medium Potatoes, microwave 1-1/2 minutes on each side, covered - set aside to cool and thin slice, salt, thyme and pepper

Toss prepared veggies in olive oil and salt, place in separate casserole pans and bake preheated 390 degree oven for 15 minutes. 
Take out and set aside.
Add 1/2 of the sautéed onions on top of veggies. 
Other half goes into the meat sauce.

Béchamel sauce
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Flour 
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of Salt 
Pinch of Pepper
2-1/4 c Milk whisk in 1/4 c at a time
3/4 c Parmesan, Pecorino and Asiago mix
2 egg yolks

On medium heat, melt butter in medium sauce pan, whisk in flour. 
Sauté until smooth and thick.
Add milk, whisking 1/4 c at a time.

Remove from heat, rest 5 minutes then whisk in egg yolks one at a time.
Now add cheese.
*Reserve 1/4 of the sauce to toss in the meat.

Topping
1c mozzarella 
1 c Parmesan

Assemble
13x9 pan

 # 1 layer
Potatoes
Onions   

 # 2 layer
Eggplant 
Onions

 # 3 layer
Meat sauce

 # 4 layer
Béchamel 

 # 5 layer
Topping

Bake 30 minutes at 390 degrees until lightly browned.

Cool 20-30 minutes before cutting.

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Cherry Wood Tea Smoked Beef Hot Dogs





































The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.  - Proverbs 22:2





Angus Beef hot dogs no nitrates 

Regular hot dog condiments 
Buns ( we use warmed tortillas)

Smoking ingredients 
2 T cherry wood chips
1 black tea bag, open to use tea leaves
2 T sugar
1 t dry long grain rice

In a hot Dutch oven lined with foil, add smoking ingredients.
Cover, medium high heat, add round rack. ( I use my instant pot rack)
Once it smokes add hot dogs.
Smoke 20-30 minutes.


Friday, September 6, 2019

Philly Cheesesteak Pizza





































The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.  - Proverbs 21:8


An ej original recipe!



Mama Cozzi 5 cheese thin crust pizza( Aldi)
Beef or pork sliced paper thin ( I used pork 
tenderloin that I had left over )
3 T Olive Garden dressing
1/2 of a small Green bell pepper, sliced paper thin
1/2 of a small Onion, sliced paper thin
1-2 Pepperoncini, sliced thin
3 T Alfredo sauce drizzled over cheese* recipe below ( reserve rest for another use)
Olive oil

Slice veggies and set aside.
Slice meat, toss in salad dressing and set aside.
Open pizza and drizzle slightly with olive oil.
Start adding toppings beginning with the meat, then drizzle with the Alfredo sauce, then the veggies and end with another drizzle of olive oil.

Bake 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes on middle rack.
Cool 3 minutes and cut.

Alfredo sauce
You can sub the heavy cream with evaporated milk and the Parmesan with an Italian cheese blend. 
To thicken whisk 1 T flour to the hot mixture.

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Hot and Spicy Chicken Wing Dip































7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 
8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!  - Psalm 34:7-9




3/4 package cream cheese, softened
2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded or chopped
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce, recommended brand Sweet Baby Ray's
2 tablespoons butter, melted 
1/4 c ranch dressing
2 T buttermilk
Pinch of sugar
1/4 c smoky Gouda
2 T celery, chopped
3 T leeks, chopped
3 T red bell pepper, chopped

Topping 
1/4 c smoky Gouda 
1/8 c panko
1/8 c canned onion rings

Mix well.
Use a deep dish pie plate.
Spray with Pam non stick spray.
Add topping.
Bake preheated 325 degree oven 30 minutes.
Server with tostado chips.

Toppings
Chopped tomatoes, chopped green onions, and black olives