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Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients
* 1 lb medium shrimp
* 1tablespoon pure olive oil
* 2 tablespoons garlic, finely chopped
* 1 1⁄2 cups white wine
* 1⁄2fresh lemon Juice only
* 1teaspoon italian seasoning
* 1⁄2cup softened butter
* 1tablespoon parsley
* 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS
* Heat cast iron skillet and add olive oil.
* Add shrimp and cook until tender and no longer translucent, reduce heat. Remove Shrimp and set aside.
* Add garlic and cook 2-3 minutes. Do not allow garlic to brown - it will make it bitter.
* Add white wine, and lemon juice.
* Cook until wine is reduced by half. After it is reduced, add Italian seasoning.
* Reduce heat to low, and add butter. If pan is too hot, the butter will separate.
* Add shrimp back into sauce, add parsley, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
* Sprinkle with grated Parmesan Cheese.

Creamy chicken marsala

Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive oil
16 oz mushrooms
2tbsp garlic
1 c marsala cooking wine
1c chicken broth
1c heavy whipping cream

Directions:
Brown mushrooms in Olive oil
Add garlic
Boil cooking wine
Add chicken broth & whipping cream
Pour over chicken cooked to your liking, oveand top over mashed potatoes and serve with broccoli.

Sausage Breakfast Brunch Casserole

Ingredients:
2 lbs bacon or sausage
8 slices of soft bread
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
5 beaten eggs
2 3/4 c milk
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 Tbsp mustard

Directions:
Place bread pieces on bottom of greased 8x13 pan. Place sausage on bread. Combine eggs, milk mushroom soup and mustard. Sprinkle cheese then pour egg mixture over cheese. Cover & refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered @ 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes -1 hour 25 minutes.

PIC Mom's chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients:
1 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 c flour
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 large package chocolate chips

Instructions:
Cream shortening and sugar and vanilla. Add eggs and beat well. Add dry ingredients. Bake @ 375 for 10 minutes

Tomato basil soup

Ingredients:

8-10 tomatoes

4 ounces Pesto to taste

4 c chicken broth

1 can 8 oz tomato sauce

1/2 c butter

1/2 c flour

1/2 c basil

2 c Orzo (optional)

Directions

Cook the tomatoes in the oven @ 350 for 1.5 hour

Transfer to a crock pot or pot and slow cook covered on low

Smash tomatoes while cooking

Make a roux out of flour and butter then add chicken broth in small amounts until incorporated

Add roux mixture to tomato mixture and all other ingredients. Serve warm.

German Pan Fried Potatoes-Bratkartoffeln

Ingredients:

1 onion minced ~ 1 cup

5 small red potatoes~5 cups

Cooking Oil

1/2 c 1.5 oz bacon bits (half a bag)

Directions:

Mince the onion & cut the potatoes in small chunks. Heat cooking oil and sweat the onions. Add the potatoes to the mix. Cook covered 15 minutes. Uncover, add bacon bits & cook for 5 minutes.

serves 5-6

Chicken & Mushroom Parmesan Risotto

Ingredients:
2 chicken breast halves
6 medium mushrooms
1 onion
1 Tbsp garlic
1 lemon
1 1/2 c rice (or 1 1/2 c risotto)
4 c chicken broth (3 c for risotto)
1/3 c parmesan

Mince mushroom & onion then saute. Add garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and add to the pan. Chicken doesn't need to be cooked thoroughly before adding rice/risotto. Stir for a couple of minutes then add broth. Bring to a boil. Cook on medium covered for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. (cook 15 minutes for risotto). Take off heat and add parmesan.

Mom's Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

4 c sliced & peeled apples in the bottom of an 8x10 pyrex dish.

Mixture 1- pour over apples

1 t cinnamon

1/2 t salt

1/2 c sugar

1 c water

Mixture 2-Cream together

1 square butter

1/2 c brown sugar

1 c flour

1/2 t salt

1/2 t baking powder

Slice & peel apples. Pour mixture 1 over apples. Cream mixture #2 and place over apples. Bake @350 for 40 minutes

Ritz Chicken

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

1 sleeve of ritz

1 tbsp of garlic salt

pepper to taste

1 c flour

1 egg

Ingredients:

Mix together 1 sleeve of ritz, garlic salt and pepper to taste. Cover chicken with flour, rolle in egg, then roll in ritz mixture. Set chicken in a pyrex pan and add slices of butter to the top. Bake @ 400 for 35-45 minutes.

The Best Lasagna

Prep homemade marinara, and besciamella using the associated links. Layer Marinara then oven-ready Lasagna noodles. Put marinara on top, spoon besciamella over top then Italian style shredded cheese. Repeat until you're to the top of the pan. End with besciamella and a big layer of cheese on top.

Bake covered with foil @ 400 for 35 minutes. Then remove foil and broil for 5 minutes until top is bubbly.

Home made marinara

Ingredients:
2 minced onions
10 ounces shredded Carrots
4 tbsp Garlic
4 28 ounce cans San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes
1 tbsp Basil
4 tbsp lemon juice
1/8 c sugar

Directions:
In a large pan, saute onions, then garlic and carrots. Add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil then simmer for 4-6 hours. Serve over pasta with meatballs.

Besciamella

Ingredients:
1 cube butter
9 tbsp flour
4 c hot milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c parmesan

Directions:
Melt butter and stir in flour until it bubbles. Remove from heat then quickly whisk in hot milk. Return to medium heat whisking until a low bubble. Add seasonings and cheese. Perfect sauce for lasagnas, pastas etc. Inspiration for this here and here.

Mom's buttermilk syrup

Ingredients:
1 cube butter
1/2 c sugar
1c buttermilk or 1Tbsp lemon juice mixed with 1 c milk
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
In a large pan melt butter.

Stir in sugar then buttermilk &b to boil.

Remove from heat and add soda & vanilla.

It will foam.

Baguette French Toast

This french toast baguette melts in your mouth. It's just such a perfect mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and caramel. It's perfect for brunch, a special occasion, or a rainy morning. We ate something similar at Zermatt, a Swiss-inspired resort nestled in the mountains in Midway, Utah. We knew we had to recreate the amazingness of them.

1st dip Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/2 c milk
3/4 c brown sugar
vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

2nd dip ingredients:
3/4 c brown sugar
3/4 c heavy cream

Directions:
Mix the first dip ingredients in a bowl. Slice a baguette and dip both sides in the mixture. Cook on a pan. Dip both sides in the 2nd mixture and cook. Enjoy!