Best Coleslaw Ever

I made this coleslaw for an oxtail dinner i put some love in recently. It's very easy and pretty much the best I've ever tasted (biased?). Give it a try and let me know what you think. 

Ingredients:

1/2 Cabbage

1/2 Cup of Shredded Carrots

2 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar

2 Tbsp Sugar

1/4 Cup Mayonnaise

1/4 Cup Sour Cream

2 Tbsp Raisins

2 Tbsp Blueberry Infused Craisins

Salt and pepper

Garnish-Fresh Parsley and Roasted Pecans and Craisins

Method:

Shred cabbage thinly and add carrots. Mix in all of the ingredients except the garnish. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, sprinkle with garnish and serve. I did not serve mine with the nuts because I forgot them and had already started dinner service. You can also mix with purple cabbage if you have want to make it more colorful. Enjoy :)

BNW~

Bourbon Pork Chops

So if you've been checking out all of my posts you'll see that I'm a hardcore carnivore who loves veggies, too. This pork, I'm telling you , it's absolutely amazing. The dinner also has a serving of spinach and herb scalloped potatoes and purple kale and mushroom.

Ingredients:

4 Boneless Pork Chops

1/2 Apple

Tastefully Simple Seasoning Salt

Pepper

1/4 Cup of Tastefully Simple Bourbon Sauce

Olive Oil

Method:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season the pork with seasoning salt and pepper. Let marinate for at least an hour and then brown in olive oil for about 4 minutes on each side. I used a thick piece of meat so adjust if you use a thinner cut. Brush pork with bourbon sauce and bake for 20 minutes. Slice apples and keep handy. Remove pork from oven and add more sauce and slices of apples, bake for another 15 minutes. Enjoy your delicious meal. 

You can get the bourbon sauce and seasoning salt here: www.shopgourmetmeals.com

BNW~

Coconut Curried Shrimp

My new addiction! I decided to buy whole shrimp to cook some Jamaican style seafood one night. This kinda got out of hand and now I buy a pound of whole shrimp every week. So easy, and delicious. Plus no carbs. 

Ingredients:

1lb Whole Shrimp with Shell On

2 Cups of Water

1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper (haberno or your favorite hot pepper)

1 Tbsp Curry Powder

2 Tbsp Coconut Butter

Adobo Seasoning

Method:

Boil shrimp with adobo seasoning for about 3 minutes. Reduce water to about 1/4 cup and add curry powder, pepper and coconut butter. Cool for another 5 minutes and remove from heat. Omg, enjoy this bowl of goodness, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. So good. 

Kielbasa, Pasta and Dill Veggies

Quick Pasta and Kielbasa dish ready in no time. Fresh Veggies made it that much tastier.

Ingredients:
1lb Kielbasa
1/2 Box of your favorite pasta
1 Summer Squash
1/4lb Mushroom
Bell Pepper
Fresh Dill
Tastefully Simple Onion Onion
Olive Oil

Method:
Boil pasta al dente and drain. Slice and brown sausage in olive oil and set aside.  Sautee mushroom, summer squash and pepper in the oil left over from the sausage. Add sausage, pasta and some freshly chopped dill. Season with onion onion, stir and cover for 2 minutes. Uhm, that's it! Dinner is ready, enjoy.

A Jamaican's Gumbo

On the Super Bowl Sunday, I made this Crockpot melting pot. The ingredients played so well together, they metaphorically thanked me. I started out by browning some of the ingredients on the stove top first and then I transferred everything to the Crockpot, put the lid on and walked away.

Ingredients:
1-1.5lbs Chicken Thighs
1lb Large Shrimp
1 lb Smoked Kielbasa Sausage (Sliced)
Macaroni
1 Cup of Mushroom
1/3 Cup of Flour
1/3 Cup of Oil
2 Tsp of Grace Jerk Sauce
Green Bell Pepper
1 Cup Chopped Okra
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Cap full of Tastefully Simple Onion Onion
16 oz Chicken Stock



Method:
Dice and season chicken with jerk sauce and let marinate for two hours or overnight. Turn Crockpot to high and add 3 cups of chicken stock to simmer. Pour 1/2 of the oil in a sauce pan add sausage and brown for 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove sausage from pan, brown chicken and set aside. Pour remaining oil in sauce pan, add flour and cook for 4 minutes. Slowly thin the roux with one cup of chicken stock. Pour mixture into the Crockpot along with onion, garlic, chicken, sausage, pepper and okra. Cook for 5 hours on high. Add shrimp and macaroni and cook for an additional hour.

This is amazing over Jasmine rice. The jerk sauce on the chicken will give you the right amount of heat along with a bold earthy flavor. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

BNW~

Easy to Serve 3 Meat Meatloaf

I got a recipe from one of my coworkers to make cupcake sized meatloaves, I loved it. Here's my twist on it.

Ingredients
1/2 lb Ground Pork
1/2 lb Ground Chicken
1 lb Ground Beef
1 Egg
1Cup Bread Crumbs
1 Cup of Fancy Blend Cheese
4 Stalks of Scallion
Fresh Thyme Sprigs
Soy Sauce
1 Small Onion
1/4 Bell Pepper
1 Packet of Chicken Bouillon
1/2 Cup Ketchup
1/2 Cup BBQ sauce

Method
Preheat oven to 375. Mix all ingredients together except ketchup and BBQ sauce. Grease muffin pan(s) and fill them 3/4 way with the mixture. Mix ketchup and BBQ sauce pour on top. Leave about 1/4 cup to brush over the loaves in the final 10 minutes.
Cook for 40 minutes. 30mins straight and then 10mins with the remaining glaze.

Credits to Kelly L for the original recipe. Enjoy.


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Homemade Hickory Smoked BBQ Ribs

I made this a few months ago, and will be making it again soon. Super easy, so lets get right to it.

Ingredients
2lbs Country Style Pork Ribs ( these have more meat on them)
Vinegar to rinse meat
BBQ sauce
1-2 tsp Liquid Smoke
5 Stalks of Sage
Garlic
Soy Sauce
Powdered seasonings (onion, pepper, cayenne, Adobo)
Water
Brown sugar


Method
Rinse pork with vinegar and rub with liquid smoke. Season with powdered seasonings, and soy sauce and let marinate for at least an hour.
Brown each piece of meat and added chopped sage and garlic. Cover with tin foil and bake for 1.5 hours at 375 degrees.
Sauce- add soy  and water to BBQ sauce and pour over the ribs after they've cooked for an hour and a half. Cook for another 30-45 minutes. Boil water and brown sugar to glaze pork in the last 15-20 minutes.

Enjoy with some mashed potatoes.

BNW~