Name: Bacon wrapped Lil Smokies Appetizer with Michaels Home Cooking @MichaelsHomeCooking
Uploaded: 2026-09-22T08:17:00-05:00
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Description: Bacon wrapped Lil Smokies Appetizer with Michaels Home Cooking

Bacon wrapped Lil Smokies Appetizer with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2026-09-22 | Bacon wrapped Lil Smokies Appetizer with Michaels Home Cooking

Canadian Sweet Sour Hot Wings with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2023-02-04 | These Sweet & Sour Hot Wings are mild and a favorite of mine. I hope you try them. A suggestion for dipping sauce would be Ranch Dressing. Also a dish of extra wing sauce to dip them into, but that would make them much spicer for those who prefer spicy!
Ingredients:
2 pounds of wings
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder

Mix the wings with the salt and onion powder and allow to marinate for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.

When heating your oil for frying, take the wings out of the refrigerator and dust the wings with 1/2 cup plain flour.
Of course you could bake the wings if desired.
Heat vegetable oil to 350F or 360F and fry wings in two batches.
Fry for 13 minutes then add the wings directly into the sauce.
Roll the wings in the sauce until covered well and plate the wings.
Enjoy!

Thank you for watching!
I have other wing recipes, so have a look at my channel.
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Honey Soy Sauce Wings with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2023-01-28 | Honey Soy Sauce and Garlic makes some great asian inspired wings, very delicious. Ingredients:
Sauce:
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoons chopped garlic
1 cup water
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons Oyster Sauce
3/4 cup honey
Slurry:
1 Tablespoon corn starch
2 Tablespoons cold water

Cook the garlic in butter for a couple/three minutes over low low heat to soften.
Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for two/three minutes.
Add the slurry to thicken sauce cooking for two or three minutes more.

Season the chicken wings with a teaspoon of salt and onion powder along with 1/2 teaspoon pepper....
Coat the wings with cornstarch
Fry the wings for 13 minutes
Then remove the wings and put into the sauce
Serve right away.

****The sauce is enough for 4 pounds of wings, you can cut the sauce recipe in half if you wish.

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Fruity Pebbles Cheesecake with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-12-10 | A festive vanilla cheesecake made with Fruity Pebbles. See full recipe in description box.
Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 Tablespoon sugar (brown or white)
5 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter
3 eight ounce packages cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
dash salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 cups Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal

Please have all ingredients ready at room temperature, to get a smooth mixture.
Prepare your crust, then refrigerate or you can bake it 15 minutes in a 350F oven, then cool crust.
Mix your cream cheese to insure it will be smooth.
Add your sour cream and mix thoroughly.
Add dash salt and cup of sugar and mix.
Add vanilla extract and one egg and mix.
Add second egg and mix.
Add third egg and mix.
Add fruity pebbles and mix by hand.

Put mixture into springform that is wrapped with aluminum foil.
Put springform pan into a larger skillet or baking dish and add HOT water for a water bath.
Bake 350F for 50 to 65 minutes.
Baking time depends on size of springform pan, you can use the size of pan that you have. Mine was 8 inches.
Cool to room temperature after baking, then cool overnight in refrigerator.

You can also use 4 packages of cream cheese if you wish.
If so use this amount of ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
dash salt
1 and 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
the 2 cups of fruity pebbles

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You have to make this!

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Thit Kho using Pork Belly with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-10-22 | I show how to make a Vietnamese pork dish using pork belly. It's salty, sweet, tender and delicious. Serve with plenty of rice! Pork shoulder/butt would be fine as well.
Ingredients:
1 pound pork belly
Black pepper
5 Tablespoons brown sugar, divided
3 Tablespoons fish sauce
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon cooking oil
2 cups hot water
Plenty of cooked rice
Green onions sliced for garnish

In a large bowl combine the cubed pork with black pepper, two tablespoons brown sugar, three tablespoons fish sauce and three tablespoons soy sauce.

In frying pan over medium low heat, cook one tablespoon oil with 3 tablespoons brown sugar until it starts to turn dark.

Add your bowl of pork to the pan and turn up heat to medium.
Cook for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce sauce.
When reduced, add two cups hot water.
Cook for 15 minutes with lid on pan.
Remove lid and cook until sauce is reduced to your liking.

Serve immediately with plenty of cooked rice and enjoy!

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Mango Peach Pie with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-10-08 | Mango & Peaches go together perfectly for this pie recipe.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 Tablespoons plain flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
29 ounce can sliced peaches, drained
16 ounces chopped mangos, defrosted or fresh
1 Tablespoon lemon juice

Topping:
1 stick butter room temperature (4 ounces)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour

Method:
Take your sugars, flour, cinnamon and salt and mix until the flour is dissolved into the flour with no clumps.
Add your mangos and peaches to the above and cook until it bubbles for 5 minutes and thick. Be sure to stir often so the sugars will not burn.
Then when thick add your tablespoon of lemon juice and stir in.

Topping:
Mix all ingredients until lumpy and put into refrigerator to firm up. You can do this first if you like, then get started on the pie.

Preheat oven to 400F
Place pie in oven to bake and turn down to 350
Bake around 55 to 65 minutes

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Pork Chops in Orange Sauce with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-10-01 | Pork Chops marinated and cooked in an Orange Sauce.
Ingredients:
Juice of two limes
Juice of two oranges
1 and 1/2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
3 minced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon table salt or 1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup vermouth or white wine
1 Tablespoon olive oil
To finish sauce.... 1 Tablespoon butter

Marinate your chops in the above marinade for a few hours or overnight.

Brown your chops.
Add the marinade and cook covered for 7 minutes.
Remove chops and reduce marinade to a sauce.
Add your butter off heat to finish sauce.

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Chocolate Malt Cheesecake with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-09-24 | Outstanding cheesecake recipe. Reminds me of Chocolate Ice Cream and a Chocolate Malt Shake. I used an 8 inch springform pan and that added to the baking time as well as the lower temperature experiment.
Ingredients:

Crust:
1 cup of graham cracker crumbs
7 tablespoons melted butter (6 Tablespoons would be better)
1/4 cup sugar

Filling:
3 eight ounce packages of cream cheese (room temperature)
1 can (14oz) sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 cup chocolate malted milk powder
4 large eggs (room temperature)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Method:
Combine the crust ingredients and press into your springform pan bottom.
Put into refrigerator.
Preheat your oven to 325F

In your mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix.
Add the malted milk powder and mix
Add in the 4 eggs one at a time and mix thoroughly with each egg.
Add the cooled melted chocolate and vanilla extract and mix.

Pour into your prepared springform pan.
(I used an 8 inch pan) I think that is why it took so long to bake.)
(most people use a 9 inch pan)
Wrap base of pan with aluminum foil on the outside.
Bake in a pan of hot water if you want.
You do not have to use the water, it will bake faster without the water.

Using a 9 inch pan without water, baking time may be around 65 minutes.

Bake until set but a bit jiggly in the center.
Cool to room temperature, then run a butter knife around the edge and refrigerate overnight in the fridge.

I made a chocolate sauce/ganache to serve with the cheesecake.
Chop eight ounces of semi-sweet chocolate into small pieces.
Place the chocolate into a heat proof bowl.
Heat 1 cup heavy whipping cream to boiling point.
Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and stir until smooth.

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Comfort Food Grits with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-08-27 | How I love to make cheesy grits with Gruyère Cheese, so good. Open description for full recipe.
Ingredients:
1 stick butter (4 ounces)
4 cups whole milk
1 cup coarsely ground grits (not instant)
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon table salt
6 ounce package of gruyère cheese, grated
3/4 cup good parmesan cheese

In a pot bring one stick butter and milk to a boil.
Add in your cup of grits slowly and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
Add in your pepper and salt and mix
Add in your gruyère cheese and mix.
Pour into your 8 X 8 greased baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Top off with the parmesan and bake an additional 30 minutes.
Allow to rest 15 minutes, then serve.

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This recipe is especially good and perfect for having family or friends over. A special occasion or holiday would be perfect. But if you do make this for a special occasion, use the really good parmesan and the real gruyere cheese. People will ask you for the recipe. If you want to keep the recipe secret, then tell them to use Kraft Parmesan and Swiss cheese. It will never taste as good as your secret recipe.

This can be reheated in the microwave oven, but do so covered with wax paper. It will spurt all over the place. The best way to reheat is after it is refrigerated, slice into little slabs and warm in a skillet with butter until browned a bit.... so so good leftover! Or you can prepare this ahead and serve by reheating slices of it in a skillet with the butter.

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Gooseberry Pie with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-06-25 | How to make a classic Gooseberry Pie, it's good!
Ingredients:
1 quart fresh gooseberries
1 and 3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup tapioca (or flour)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Egg wash and a bit of sugar for dusting the top crust

In medium saucepan combine the berries, sugar, cinnamon and tapioca.
Heat over medium to medium low heat until mixture bubbles.
Pour warm mixture into your pie pastry, cover with top pastry.
Wash with egg and sprinkle with sugar

Bake in preheated 375 oven for 45 minutes.

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Gooseberries are nutritious, low-calorie fruits that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Gooseberries can be golden, greenish or reddish in color, and they have a tart grape flavor. Gooseberries are almost savory with a sharpness that may remind you of lemons, though there is a subtle sweetness that comes across like tropical fruit. Mostly, these little berries are zingy, zesty and bright.

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Ground Beef & Green Bean Casserole with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-04-30 | This casserole made with Ground Beef, Mushrooms and Green Beans is keto or low carb. It is very good and will make you happy!

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef (zero carbs)
10 ounces mushrooms (9.4 g carbs)
1 teaspoon coarse salt (zero carbs)
4 ounces cream cheese (4.8 g carbs)
1/2 cup beef broth (zero carbs)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (2.3 g carbs)
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano (0.3 g carbs)
1/2 cup heavy cream (1.5 g carbs)
2 - 14 ounce cans green beans (6 g carbs)
4 ounces cheddar cheese (1.6 g carbs)
4 ounces mozzarella cheese (3.6 g carbs)

Total carbs in this casserole = 29.5 grams carbs
***** I did not deduct any fiber from the carbs.
So if you have 1/4th of this casserole, that would be 7.4 grams carbs
You can easily leave out the mushrooms, then would be less carbs.
The green beans are so good in this, so I would leave them in this.
If you use all cheddar cheese on top, that would be less carbs.
I hope you try this because it is so so good!

Cook the ground beef, mushrooms and salt.
Reduce down until moisture is gone.
Add the cream cheese to melt.
Add the broth, garlic powder, oregano and heavy cream and cook until thick.
Place this into your 8 X 8 baking dish.
Add your drained green beans to top the ground beef mixture.
Add your 2 cups of shredded cheese.

Bake @ 350F for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Allow to rest 10 minutes.

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Homemade Egg Noodles with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2022-01-22 | How to make American egg noodles at home. I use a KitchenAid Mixer and can make a batch of noodles in 60 minutes. You can make them by hand as most people if you wish.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup half and half (light cream) or milk or water or broth (60 ml)
1 teaspoon table salt
2 cups plain flour (275 grams)

I use the light cream and eggs right out of the refrigerator. Using eggs at room temperature is fine as well.

When you roll out the dough it will snap back a little bit, so roll it out then allow to rest 10 minutes and roll out completely.

Cooking fresh noodles:
Be careful adding them to a rolling boil of broth by adding them one by one so they do not stick together.

If you dry the noodles overnight the noodles can be added all at once into your rolling boil of broth or water.

Fresh noodles take 15 or 20 minutes cook time to be tender.
I cook dried noodles about the same amount of time.

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Bacon Brownies with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-12-18 | Who doesn't love fudgy sticky Chocolate Brownies with Bacon inside? These are dense and full of chocolate.
Ingredients:
8 ounces of bacon cut into half inch pieces
8 ounces of butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs at room temperature
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or bourbon
1 and 1/4 cups plain flour
1 and 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Cook your bacon to your desired crispness in a pan.
Remove bacon leaving all the grease and add your two sticks of butter to melt.
Then add your two cups of sugar and cook for 90 seconds or so and allow to cool.

Use a large bowl and mix your eggs, salt, baking powder, alcohol and cocoa powder.

Beat in your cooled butter sugar mixture for four minutes or five minutes with electric mixer.

Stir in your flour by hand, and mix until three fourths the way mixed, then add half of your cooked bacon and your chocolate chips.
Now continue to stir until the flour is mixed.

Put mixture into your 13 X 9 pan and top with bacon, pressing slightly the bacon into the batter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in your preheated 350F oven.

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NOTE**** Use regular thin sliced bacon. I use milk chocolate chips, but semi-sweet would be fine as well.

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Cinnamon Sugar Wings with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-11-13 | For your consideration, here is my recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Chicken Wings. Does this sound good?
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 pounds chicken wings
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups all purpose flour (optional)
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
1 Tablespoon plain table salt
2 inches of oil for frying

The combination of ingredients really does work. A special treat! When making a batch of wings, set some aside for testing this Cinnamon Sugar Recipe and you will see. Make a batch of wings with different sauces for your guests or family.

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My Best Tender Meatballs with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-11-06 | How I make my favorite meatballs.
Ingredients:
3 slices of bread
2 eggs
1 and 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup Locatelli Pecorino
1 pound of ground beef

Mix all ingredients together except the ground beef. Then mix in the ground beef and form into 4 or 5 large meatballs.
Cover the meatballs with sauce, at least 3/4 of the way up on the meatballs.
Bake 275F for 3 or 4 hours covered.

Sauce:
I used 3 pounds of very ripe tomatoes. I peeled and chopped the tomatoes.
3/4 to 1 cup onion
1 clove garlic
3 Tablespoons olive oil
6 ounces tomato paste
1 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
1 bay leaf

Sauté your onions with the olive oil in a pot until translucent.
Add your chopped garlic and sauté for a minute.
Add the rest of ingredients and simmer for 40 minutes.

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Sure hope you try this.

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Lamb Chops with Bleu Cheese Sauce by Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-10-02 | These little Lamb Chops with a Blue Cheese Sauce comes together in a few short minutes. Bleu Cheese goes with Lamb perfectly.
Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons olive oil
Lamb Chops
salt/pepper
2 Tablespoons chopped shallot
1 or 2 sprigs rosemary
3 chopped garlic cloves
3/4 cup to 1 cup white wine
1/3 cup cream
2 or 3 ounces bleu cheese

Method:
Heat pan for 4 or 5 minutes, then add your oil.
Sauté chops for a total time of 3 and 1/2 minutes.
Remove and keep chops warm.
Add the shallot, rosemary and garlic sauté for 1 minute.
Add your wine and reduce 2 minutes
Add you heavy cream and blue cheese and reduce 4 minutes.

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Thai Red Curry Scallops with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-09-25 | The easy secret to great Thai Curry is using "Maesri Brand" canned curry paste available at most any Asian Market. It has chilies, garlic, shallot, salt, lemon grass, sugar, Kaffir Lime, galangal, coriander seed, cumin and cardamon. It comes in a can like tuna and is 4 ounces in size and will make your kitchen smell like a Thai Restaurant.

Ingredients:
1 red bell pepper
1 small onion
5 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon dry ginger or 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger
1 cup of pineapple pieces
12 ounces scallops or more
2 Tablespoons Maseri red curry paste for medium spicy
1 can coconut milk (12 ounces or 14 ounces size)
2 Tablespoons fish sauce
Juice of two limes
2 tablespoons water mixed with 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

I like to serve with plain white rice or ramen noodles.
For garnish use cilantro or sliced green onion tops.

When using scallops please rinse every single scallop under running water with two hands massaging them a bit to remove any sand. Then when you are done rinsing them, rinse them individually one more time. Nothing worse than having scallops that have the invisible sand still on them. I've gone to pretty fancy restaurants and the scallops had gritty sand served to me.
Scallops are available for a good price at Aldi's and also Fresh Thyme Markets.
You can use shrimp instead, but scallops are so tender and more delicious and a treat!

Start your rice first. I like to have it cooked and waiting before starting the stir fry.
While the rice is cooking, slice your onion and bell pepper.
Cut up your pineapple, but I used frozen pineapple for convenience.
Cut up your garlic if desired.
Clean your scallops by simply rinsing them under water and then dry with paper towels.
Measure out the rest of ingredients.
If you cannot stand fish sauce, use soy sauce.
Use a measuring spoon to measure your curry paste, not just any spoon!
You can use more curry paste if you really like it spicy ❤️ 👹🥵🌶
It is fairly powerful though.

Just follow the instructions in the video to prepare your meal.
It comes together quickly.

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Fritos Hot Dogs with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-08-28 | Labor Day is coming up and why not have hot dogs. Toppings are key to make your gathering successful. Open description below for ideas. What do you like on your hot dog?

Topping Ideas:
Bacon wrapped
Bacon bits
Homemade chili or canned chili
Fritos
Sloppy Joes
shredded cheeses
grilled jalapeños
pickled jalapeños
giardiniera
coleslaw
sauerkraut
onions
diced tomatoes
sport chilies
relish
pickle spears
mustard
ketchup
mayonnaise
salt / pepper
various chili powders or flakes
peanut butter
Sabrett Onion Sauce

Different hot dog ideas:
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Orange Wings with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-08-21 | How about some Orange Wings! I make a typical orange sauce for Chinese Orange Chicken and use it for the wings.
Ingredients:
2 pounds to 4 pounds chicken wings
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup plain vinegar
1/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 and 1/2 teaspoons dried ginger
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
zest of one orange
dried red pepper flakes (optional)
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water (optional)

This sauce will be good for up to 5 pounds chicken wings.

Mix all your ingredients and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Then cool. You may add the cornstarch slurry at the end and boil for a minute or two. I kinda wish I had done that. I apologize.

Then fry your wings and put into the sauce for 2 minutes to coat the wings.

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American Cheese Pie with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-08-07 | From the Baptist Hospital New Orleans is American Cheese Pie. This is a must try that will impress your family.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter (4 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar plus 2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon plain flour
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded American Cheese
1 unbaked pie shell -- 9 inches (more or less)

whipped cream for topping if desired

Heat oven to 350F

Mix butter, sugar and flour.
Add 2 eggs and mix.
Stir in the vanilla, milk and cheese.
Pour into pie shell and bake 350F for 50 to 60 minutes
Allow to cool to room temperature.

****Note: If you have any leftover the first day, I alway refrigerate the pie for tomorrow.
The original recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar AND the 2 Tablespoons sugar at the beginning for mixing with the butter and flour.
I have made it both ways, with and without the additional 2 Tbs sugar.
The pie is a little sweeter with the additional sugar and I really like it better with the additional sugar.

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Pizza Stuffed Green Bell Pepper Cups with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-07-31 | These stuffed peppers are a treat. They are Keto Friendly. You can change them up and change the actual pepper if you wish!
Ingredients:
5 small green bell peppers
6 ounces mushrooms
1 cup of chopped onion
12 to 16 ounces ground beef
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
13 ounce jar Rao's Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt and pepper here and there

You can change the ingredients to your liking.
Skip the mushrooms and this becomes even more Keto Friendly.
Decrease the onions and this becomes more Keto Friendly.

If you did not watch the whole video.... I baked the green bell peppers (before filling) for 35 minutes 35 minutes @ 350F
I have thought about nuking them in the microwave for quicker results, but have not tried that yet.

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Aquariums #2 with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-07-24 | Here are two more aquariums I have set up recently. The 20 gallon Long has been set up for two months. The 20 Gallon Tall has been set up for five weeks.
Fish shown:
Koi Angelfish
Albino Cory Cats
Rummynose Tetras
Philippine Blue Angelfish
Guppies
Otto Cats

The Koi Angelfish are all baby brothers and sisters. Bought them from a local breeder 20 miles away from me six weeks ago for $20, a real bargain. I will have to move them to a larger tank as they grow. Only one of them had any yellow at purchase time, but as they grow they all are getting yellow and more yellow on them.

Thank you for watching. I know this is a cooking channel. I hope you do not mind that I show my aquariums from time to time.
~Michael

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Cheesy Hamburger Casserole with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-07-17 | Here is a homemade version of Hamburger Helper Potatoes Stroganoff that is upgraded and with CHEESE!
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 scant teaspoon coarse ground salt plus more for potatoes
black pepper
1/2 of a large onion
2 sticks celery
2 or 3 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup milk or white wine
15 ounce can of Luck's Seasoned Pinto Beans
10.5 ounce can of Campbells Golden Mushroom Soup
8 ounce can of mushrooms stems and pieces (optional)
5 small to medium sized russet potatoes
1 pound of cheddar cheese

Peel your potatoes and slice them.
Put them into a pot of water with a bit of salt added.
Cook them while you are making your beef mixture.
When they come to a simmer, cook right around 6 minutes OR until they are almost or just barely tender.
Drain the potatoes and rinse with cold faucet water, set them aside.

Brown the ground beef with salt and pepper.
Add the celery, onion, garlic and Italian Seasoning
Cook until the onion and celery are softened
Add the flour and cook 3 minutes
Add the milk or white wine and scrape/deglaze the pan.
Add the beans, soup and mushrooms... cook for 5 minutes

Assembly:
Use a 13 X 9 baking dish OR two 8 X 8 baking dishes.
You can separate into 2 dishes if you would like to freeze half of it.
You would freeze it before you bake.

I butter the baking dish, but you don't really have to do that.
Layer potatoes and lightly salt
Then the beef mixture
Then 1/2 the cheese
REPEAT the layers

Bake the warm just made casserole 375F for 40 minutes or until bubbly.
Bake a cold casserole 350F for around 50 minutes or until bubbly.
Just start checking it @ 35 minutes.

I do not cover this while baking.

You only need one side dish like green beans, corn, broccoli or tossed salad. Some buttered bread would be nice as well.

I like to serve with some Sour Cream and chopped scallions.

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Sweet & Sour Rhubarb BBQ Sauce with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-06-26 | I use Rhubarb here to make a Sweet and Sour Rhubarb BBQ Sauce. I also use some Bourbon for a rich complex depth of flavor for this wonderful sauce.
Ingredients:
2 and 1/2 to 3 cups of cut up Rhubarb
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried crushed red peppers
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper

Cut up 8 sticks of rhubarb and boil for 10 minutes or until soft.
Drain and mash into a paste.

Heat a pot then the olive oil and cook your chopped onion until soft.
Add the rest of your ingredients:
Cooked rhubarb
brown sugar
ketchup
red vinegar
bourbon
soy sauce
honey
Worcestershire
paprika
garlic powder
crushed red flakes
black pepper

Cook for one hour with a gentle simmer.

Yes you can substitute water for the alcohol if you do not want the added complex flavor.

Makes almost one quart of a very good sauce.

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Patty Melts with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-05-29 | Welcome to Michael's Diner and here is my recipe for Patty Melts. Do you like Diner Food?

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 teaspoon coarse grind salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
1 pound ground beef

Mix this and form into 3 patties into the shape of the bread.

You will need:
Cheese.... provolone/american/swiss whatever you prefer
Bread...... Rye Bread or any bread that you prefer
ONIONS.... 2 medium to large onions sliced and cooked until very soft and starting to brown, cook them low and slow with some salt and butter

Sauce Ingredients:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons bacon bits
2 Tablespoons ketchup
1 Tablespoon relish

This will fill you up since there is so much cheese with the third pound patty.
It's great with rye bread. It has taken me years to like rye bread but it goes so well with this and is the perfect strong note of flavor in my opinion. Use the bread of your choice for you.

Laying a loose piece of aluminum foil over the pan helps the cheese to melt a bit faster.

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My Aquariums #1 with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-04-09 | Just showing you my aquariums. One is 29 gallons and one 5 gallons. I used to have an aquarium when I was a kid and now that I am retired, I decided to start up again. The successful small aquarium has an under gravel filter and for the gravel I used Flourite Red & Oil Dry from Tractor Supply Store.

Flourite Red:
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Oil Dry:
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Chicken Korma with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-04-03 | This Chicken Korma has some zest without all the heat, it's very good.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup clarified butter or neutral oil (divided)
2 medium onions sliced
2 pounds chicken thighs without the skin
1 inch of fresh ginger smashed
8 cloves of garlic smashed
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
5 black peppercorns
3 green cardamom pods
5 whole cloves
1 inch of cinnamon stick

2 small tomatoes
3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder or Aleppo Chili Flakes
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 serrano chili (optional)
1 pinch of mace and pinch of nutmeg (1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon)
about 2 teaspoons salt total

For Garnish:
cilantro
blanched almonds

Method:
Salt your chicken and set it aside.

Heat your skillet over medium to medium high heat.
When hot add 1/4 cup clarified butter or oil.
Add your sliced onions and some salt.
Cook onions until cooked down and browned.

Remove the onions to your food processor or blender to cool.

Now put your skillet back on the heat and add 2 Tablespoons butter or oil plus your smashed ginger, smashed garlic, bay leaves, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom pods, cloves and cinnamon stick.
Cook for one minute or until you get the garlic aroma, then add your chicken.
Cook the chicken for seven minutes.

While the chicken is cooking..... Add your tomatoes and yogurt to your onions that are in your food processor and make the sauce.
Add this sauce to your skillet as soon as the chicken has browned for the seven minutes.
Also add the ground coriander, cumin powder, Aleppo Chili, turmeric, paprika, Serrano chili (if using) and some salt.
Cook this for 15 minutes covered with lid with your heat on low.
Just simmer this slowly for the 15 minutes.

Now add 1/2 cup water, mace and nutmeg. This is to dilute the sauce, then reduce down to how thick or thin you would like your sauce to be.
Taste sauce for salt.

Garnish with cilantro and almonds.
You are ready to serve and enjoy!

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Negresco | Cheesy Chicken Noodle Bake with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-03-27 | Negresco is a Chicken Casserole in Béchamel Sauce with cheese. I would think there is a thousand different recipes for this, here is what I came up with. It's good!
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (600 grams)
1 cup white wine (optional)
8 ounces egg noodles (227 grams)
4 Tablespoons butter (114 grams)
4 Tablespoons all purpose flour (30 grams)
salt
4 cups milk (945 Milliliters)
6 ounces Gruyère Cheese (170 grams)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 Tablespoons butter for top
3/4 cup parmesan cheese

Salt your chicken.
Gently poach chicken, then cool in poaching liquid.
Boil your noodles, drain and toss with butter or oil so they do not stick to each other.
Make your bèchamel sauce by cooking the butter and flour together, then add your warm milk and cook over low heat until the sauce thickens.

Assemble your casserole:
noodles
chopped chicken
cheese
bèchamel sauce

then the other half of noodles, chicken, cheese and sauce.

top with bread crumbs (I used Panko)
Dot with 2 Tablespoons butter pieces
Top off with your parmesan

Have your oven heated to 350F and bake for 35 minutes or so.
Allow to cool 10/15 minutes.

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-03-20 | Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate goes together great in these blondies, they're good!
Ingredients
8 ounces butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 cup macadamia nuts, toasted

Toast your macadamia nuts in a 325F oven for 13 minutes if you like.
Mix your butter and brown sugar.
Add your eggs and vanilla and mix.
Add your baking powder.
I sifted the flour then add in slowly to mixer.
Stir in chips and nuts.

Put into a greased 8 X 8 pan.
Bake @ 350F about 30 minutes
Allow to cool to room temperature

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Skillet Chicken Divan with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-03-13 | Chicken Divan recipe that comes together quickly, it's good!
Ingredients:
12 ounce bag of frozen broccoli florets
1 Tablespoon light olive oil
1 Tablespoon butter
seasoned salt
1 large chicken breast (sliced or cut into strips)
2 Tablespoons dry white wine or dry vermouth
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 and 1/2 cups of Minute Rice
1 cup of cheese (4 ounces)

Season your cut up chicken with the seasoned salt, allow to rest for a few minutes.

Blanch the broccoli for 5 minutes in boiling water, then cool in ice water and set this aside.
I pulled the frozen broccoli out of the freezer the day before and allowed to defrost in the refrigerator.

Heat your pan, then add your oil and butter.
Cook your chicken to your liking.
Remove the chicken to a small plate and set aside.

Deglaze your pan with the wine.
Add your cream, water, dry mustard and cream of chicken soup.
Mix well in the pan, then add your Minute Rice and stir.
Add your broccoli and chicken to the pan and stir.
Top off with the shredded cheese.
Put your skillet lid on and turn off the heat.
Allow to sit for 5 minutes covered, then serve.
Makes 2 to 3 servings.

You could use leftover rice if you wish.... 1 and 1/2 cups

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Pork Chops and Grapes with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-03-06 | Pork Chops are an easy dinner to make. I have a section on my channel of just Pork Chop Recipes.

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 pork chops, I prefer bone-in pork chops
Salt
Pepper
1 and 1/2 cups seedless red grapes
1 shallot
1 garlic
2 teaspoons flour
1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup dry white wine or vermouth
3/4 cup fully salted chicken broth
2 teaspoons mustard
1 Tablespoon butter
taste sauce for more salt

I like to salt and pepper the chops and allow to come to room temperature.
Cook the chops till just cooked through in the olive oil.
Remove, then cook the grapes until the grapes start to brown or even deflate.

Reduce your heat and add the shallot, garlic, flour and thyme for a minute or so.
Add the wine to deglaze.
Add the chicken broth and mustard.
Cook sauce till a bit thickened.
Taste for salt.
Add your butter.
Add your chops and grapes, then cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes.

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This was good, but nothing special for my taste.
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Lasagna Grilled Cheese with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-02-27 | A different take on a grilled cheese sandwich, Lasagna Grilled Cheese. Full recipe in description below video. You can make up to four sandwiches with this recipe.
Ingredients:
You can use leftover lasagna if you wish, but only a couple layers of your leftover lasagna. I made a vegetarian lasagna for this recipe but using some pepperoni in the lasagna is extra good.
This is how I made the quick lasagna.
I took 2 Tablespoons chopped onion and sautéd it in one Tablespoon butter and 2 Tablespoons olive oil. I did this slowly and gently.
Then when soft I added 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste and 2 anchovies and cooked for two minutes. Then I added 1/3 cup red wine and reduced it down to almost nothing. Then I added one 28oz can of tomato sauce along with 1/2 teaspoon of Italian Seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano. Cooked this for 15 minutes to marry flavors.
I used an 8 X 8 baking dish.
Put some sauce down, then 2 pieces of Barilla "No Boil" lasagna noodles.
Then I took 1/2 cup of ricotta mixed with 1/4 cup parmesan for the next layer of lasagna.
Then added 2 more pieces of the Barilla no boil lasagna noodles.
Topped that with more sauce and some parmesan.
Baked it for 35 minutes @ 350F until bubbly.
Allowed this to cool to room temperature.

For the bread, I melted butter and garlic to make a garrlic butter, but plain soft butter would be fine.

I used shredded mozzarella, but sliced cheese would work great as well.
Mozzarella is great, but provolone and mild American or cheddar mixed in is excellent as well.
If you did not have any pepperoni in your lasagna, you can layer that in with the cheese as well.

Any questions? Just ask!
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Pineapple Bread Pudding with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-02-06 | This is a Caribbean Bread Pudding using pineapple, raisins, rum and coconut along with the bread, milk, cream, sugar and eggs. You can easily make this your own recipe as well.
Ingredients:
Sauce:
1 stick of butter (4 ounces)
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup rum
2 cups heavy cream

Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar starts to melt. Pour in the rum and continue to stir. When the mixture bubbles and the sugar crystals have dissolved, add the heavy cream. Remove from the heat and serve.
This thickens as it cools down and can be re-heated if you like.

Bread Pudding Ingredients:
7 or 8 cups cubed day old bread
10 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups (1 quart) whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
4 cups sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup canned chunk pineapple
1⁄4 cup shredded coconut
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons rum
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Mix your eggs and salt.
Allow to sit for 5 minutes, this will allow the eggs to mix more easily with the rest of your ingredients.

Add the milk and cream and mix.
Then add the rest of ingredients and mix.
Add this to your bread.

The sugar will be resistant to dissolving, so mix a few times while the bread is absorbing the egg/milk/sugar mixture. Do this while the resting for the hour while the bread is soaking up the custard.

Have your oven heated to 325F and bake for 60 to 75 minutes.
It will be a bit jiggly when removing from the oven.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
I store this in the refrigerator once cool.
I also store the sauce in the refrigerator as well.

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Chicken in Rustic Garlic Sauce with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-01-23 | Chicken in a soft and smooth Garlic Sauce. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Rustic means easy. The garlic is perfect and not overpowering.
Ingredients:

2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
4 to 6 pieces of chicken
15 peeled garlic cloves
2 and 1/2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. with the rack in the center.

In an oven-proof skillet with a lid, heat the oil over medium high heat. Dry the chicken pieces well by patting them with a paper towel. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken until well browned, turning regularly, for about 8 minutes in all, then remove chicken to a plate.
Reduce the heat to medium, add the garlic, and cook, stirring regularly, until it starts to brown, about 2 and 1/2 minutes.
Sprinkle the flour over the garlic and stir until combined. Return the chicken to the pot, cover, and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
If your skillet does not have a lid, cover the top with foil instead.
Remove the pot from the oven and put it on a burner, being careful not to touch the hot pot.
Remove the chicken pieces from the pot to a clean plate. Over medium-high heat, whisk in the wine and simmer until reduced by half.
Whisk in the broth and cook until reduced by half.
Add your butter and taste for salt.
Add you chicken back to the skillet with lid, allow to rest 5 minutes.

Serve with rice or mashed potatoes and any other side dishes you like.
The amount I made was for 2 people.
You can double the amount of chicken if you wish.
Yes you can use chicken breast, but you must adjust to a shorter cooking time.

You can use red wine if that is what you have, it will be fine.

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Cheesy Baked Spaghetti with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2021-01-09 | Umm umm good, you will love this baked cheesy spaghetti. It is almost like a lasagna and will make you smile!
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces spaghetti pasta
1/2 cup shredded American cheese
1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar and Monterey Jack blend
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 egg
1/2 stick butter, melted
Seasoned salt
Black pepper
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Bring 3 quarts of water and a teaspoon of salt to boil in a large pot.
Break the spaghetti in half and add it to the water.
Cook uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring often.
Strain the spaghetti and rinse under hot water.
Place half the spaghetti in the bottom of a 8 X 8-inch baking pan, then top with a half of the American cheese.
Add half the cheddar and Monterey jack blend. Make layers with the remaining spaghetti, American and cheddar blend.
Add seasoned salt and pepper.
In a bowl, whisk together the whipping cream and egg.
Pour the cream mixture on top of the spaghetti, then pour on the butter. Sprinkle on seasoned salt and pepper to taste.
Bake the spaghetti for about 35 minutes until the center is set.
Let sit for 10 minutes, then serve.
Serves 4

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Chocolate Caramel Kiss Cookies with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-12-19 | These Chocolate Caramel Kiss Cookies are a version of the classic Peanut Butter Blossoms Kiss Cookies. Add them to your Christmas Cookie List! This makes 2 to 3 dozen cookies depending on the size you make them. Bake 350F for 9 or 10 minutes.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature (1 stick or 4 ounces)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa
1 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt

Hershey Caramel Kisses
1/3 cup white sugar to roll the cookies

All ingredients need to be room temperature.
Combine and cream the butter and sugars.
Add in egg and egg yolk and mix.
Add in Cocoa and mix
Add the rest of ingredients and mix

Form into small 1 inch balls and you might get 3 dozen cookies.
Bake in your preheated 350F oven for 8 to 10 minutes depending on size of cookies.
Best to leave the cookies 2 inches apart on your baking sheet.

As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press the chocolate kisses onto the cookies.
Rest cookies on baking sheet for 2 minutes.
Remove cookies from baking sheet to a cooling rack to cool down to room temperature.
Enjoy!

I dare you to make these!
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Christmas Cranberry Meatballs with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-12-12 | Cranberry Meatballs are sweet sour and perfect for special holidays.
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1/3 cup ketchup
2 eggs beaten
1 cup bread crumbs
2 Tablespoons minced dried onion or 1/4 cup MINCED onion
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup dried cut up cranberries
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 or 2 Tablespoons dried parsley

Sauce:
1 - 14oz can Cranberry Jelly Sauce
2 or 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup ketchup
1 or 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (2 tbs is better)

Mix all ingredients (except sauce ingredients) and then make your meatballs.
I baked my approximately 1 inch meatballs for 20 minutes at 350F.

While the meatballs are baking, combine all your sauce ingredient except lemon juice and start on low heat to slowly bring up sauce to a simmer.
Take your time with this as the meatballs will be in the oven for a while.

Add your cooked meatballs to the sauce and simmer slowly for 15/20 minutes, then add your lemon juice.
Some parsley on top of the finished meatballs looks nice against the deep red sauce.

You can use all ground beef or all ground pork if you wish.

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Banana Bread French Toast with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-11-28 | This will put you into a Diabetic Coma, it is so very good! I use Banana Bread to make French Toast. I also make a great Butterscotch Banana Sauce to top off this excellent breakfast meal.
Ingredients:
SAUCE:
3 ounces of butter (6 Tablespoons)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
2 or 3 bananas cut up
Optional:
2 or 3 ounces of booze
dash of cinnamon
bacon

EGG WASH:
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt or a good dash of salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Store bought Banana Bread or make your own, and use the leftover.

METHOD:
I like to make the sauce first so that it is ready for the Banana Bread French Toast as it comes out hot from the pan.

Mix all your sauce ingredients.
Cook until smooth and creamy texture.
Set aside and keep warm while you cook your French Toast.

Mix up your egg mixture until well mixed.
Dip your bread into the egg mixture about 2 minutes or so per side.
Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in pan, then cook your Banana Bread French Toast until browned on each side.

Serve immediately with your warmed sauce.

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I never want to eat Banana Bread differently ever again.
I want it this way from now on.
This is that good.
The Walmart Banana Bread is much better than I imagined.
Of course homemade would be excellent as well.

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Lamb Ribs Recipe with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-11-07 | These Lamb Ribs are outstanding using a Carolina BBQ Sauce. I bake in the oven but easily made on your outside charcoal grill. See recipe in description below. In the store they are called Lamb Breast.
Ingredients:
RUB:
2 Tablespoons ancho chili powder
1 Tablespoon paprika
1 Tablespoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon dry mustard powder
1 Tablespoon coarse salt or (1 and 1/2 teaspoons table salt)
1 Tablespoon ground coriander
1 and 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 and 1/2 teaspoons oregano

Mix all together, this is enough for one rack of regular pork ribs.
For this Lamb Rib Recipe you will have leftover dry rub.

SAUCE:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons hot sauce of your choice
1 Tablespoon chili powder (I used one that had no salt)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons kosher coarse salt (or 3/4 teaspoon table salt)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (I used mild Aleppo Flakes)
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 Tablespoon honey

Combine all ingredients and gently cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Allow to cool before using. Day old sauce is slightly better, but not necessary. Keeps refrigerated for six weeks. Makes just a bit over 1 cup sauce.

METHOD:
Rub your ribs with the rub and wrap your ribs in aluminun foil.
Bake @ 275F for 90 minutes or 1 and 1/2 hours.
Remove ribs from oven and remove aluminum foil.
Brush sauce over the rack of ribs
Return ribs to your 275F oven and bake for 90 more minutes.
Remove ribs from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes, then cut into portions.
Makes two servings.

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Carolina Vinegar BBQ Sauce Recipe with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-11-05 | Here is my favorite Carolina Vinegar based Barbecue Sauce. It is pleasantly spicy and once used on your meat balances flavors nicely. Full recipe in description below video.
Ingredients:
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons hot sauce of your choice
1 Tablespoon chili powder (I used one that had no salt)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons kosher coarse salt (or 3/4 teaspoon table salt)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (I used mild Aleppo Flakes)
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 Tablespoon honey

Combine all ingredients and gently cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Allow to cool before using. Day old sauce is slightly better, but not necessary. Keeps refrigerated for six weeks.

This makes a little over one cup of sauce.
You will love this and very easy to make a double batch.

Tasing the sauce itself is a bit spicy, but realize you are not going to eat just the sauce as it mellows wonderfully on your meats.

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Dorthy Lynch | Homemade French Dressing with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-10-17 | Here is a recipe of how to make Dorthy Lynch Dressing. I really like it and if you like French dressing, this will make you happy. There was a restaurant "Legion Club" in Saint Paul, Nebraska that she and her husband owned. This is a copycat recipe that I found online. Try it, you will like it!
Ingredients:
1 can Tomato Soup 10.75 ounces
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup plain vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Once combined, it does not separate. I have kept this in my refrigerator for 6 weeks and it stayed fresh. Makes three cups.

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Cherry Dump Cake | Cherry Crisp with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-10-10 | This is a three ingredient dessert made with Cherry Pie Filling, a cake mix and melted butter. Easy to put together at the last minute.
Ingredients:
2 cans Cherry Pie Filling (21 ounces each)
1 Cake Mix (around 15 ounces)
1 stick of butter melted (4 ounces)

Bake @ 350F for 30 to 33 minutes.

This is nice to put into your oven just before serving your dinner.
Allow to bake while eating, then serve for dessert with ice cream for a hot/cold dessert.

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Spaghetti Balls and Meat Sauce with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-10-03 | Lets flip Spaghetti and Meatballs upside down and make Spaghetti Balls with Meat Sauce! See full recipe in description below. Click the "Show More"
Meat Sauce Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
28 ounce can of low sodium Tomato Sauce

Brown and cook ground beef, then add the rest of the ingredients.
Cook 30 to 60 minutes.
I did add 3/4 cup water to the sauce as well. I used the water to rinse out the tomato sauce can.

Spaghetti Balls:
I cooked 8 ounces of spaghetti in salted water until it was completely tender.
Once cooked.... drain, cool and sprinkle with a little olive oil so it will not stick to itself.
Once the cooked spaghetti is room temperature add:
3 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix this to combine, then put into refrigerator while your cooking oil is heating up.
I used 6 to 8 cups or so of vegetable oil and heated to 330F
Use an Ice Cream Scoop and cook Spaghetti Balls for 3 and 1/2 minutes or until a golden brown.

This will make 12 spaghetti balls.

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Crock Pot Cube Steaks with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-09-26 | This recipe for slow cooker Cube Steaks is flavorful, your family will really enjoy this 6 ingredient recipe.
Ingredients:
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup (10.5 ounces)
1 can French Onion Soup (10.5 ounces)
1 package Au Jus Gravy Mix (1 ounce or 28 grams)
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
1 cup water
2 pounds Cube Steaks or up to 3 pounds
3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
4 Tablespoons water

Combine the first 4 ingredients in your Crock Pot.
Add your beef.
Cook on LOW for 5 to 5 and 1/2 hours.
Turn your Slow Cooker to HIGH and add your Cornstarch/Water mixture and cook for 30 more minutes.
Serve!

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Mushrooms in Cream Sauce with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-09-19 | Here is a delicious mushroom side dish, Mushrooms in Cream Sauce made with heavy cream and Parmigiano Reggiano. See full recipe below in description.
Ingredients:
4 ounces butter
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
2 garlic cloves
1 pound mushrooms
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup of grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes cut in half
3/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
6 ounces spinach chopped coarsely
1/3 cup parmigiano reggiano
garnish of fresh parsley or basil

Start heating your pan and melt your half stick of butter.
Add the garlic and tomato paste, cook for one minute.
Add your mushrooms and cook 4 minutes per side for a total of 8 minutes.
Salt your mushrooms fairly heavily.
Add your heavy cream and scrape the fond on the bottom of your pan to incorporate into your cream.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Add your spinach and cook until it is wilted to your liking.
Add your parmesan and turn off the heat.
Serve immediately!

I did not add enough salt. The sauce was perfect, but the mushrooms needed salt. I would suggest to salt the mushrooms earlier and at least a teaspoon of salt.

Makes 4 servings.

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Taste Test | Best Beef Hot Dogs with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-09-05 | 10 brands of Beef Hot Dogs Taste Test. What brand of hot dog do you like the best? I test ten different brands and was not as easy as I thought it would be. The top two of my favorites have different taste, but I would be happy with either and almost a toss up. One is more salty and that may make your personal decision easier. Me, I like a salty dog. The top two of my choices are millimeters apart with great great flavor.

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Honorable mention in no perticular order and quite excellent:
Koegels Viennas from Michigan (these are a beef/pork mix)
Vienna Beef from Chicago
Boar's Head (watery yes, but a good watery)

The worst of all the hot dogs is the Ball Park Beef.

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Los Angeles Hot Dog with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-09-05 | Bacon Wrapped Los Angeles Hot Dogs are awesome! So so good and medium spicy. See recipe below in description.
Ingredients:
4 Serrano Chilies
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Yellow Bell Pepper
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Leek
1/2 thick sliced onion.
Olive Oil for brushing the peppers/onions
Beef Hot Dogs
Slices of bacon
Steamed Hot Dog Buns or Toasted Hot Dog Buns
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Sour Cream
Fresh chopped tomatoes

This makes enough for 12 Hot Dogs.

Wash your chilies, peppers and onions.
Chop them into large pieces.
I left the Serranos whole and used the seeds and all in the recipe.
Paint the peppers, chilies, and onions with oil to enhance them browning and blistering of their skins.
Broil for 8 minutes or so.
I did turn my pan (in the oven) after 5 minutes and turned the sliced onions over.

Allow to cool, then chop all your vegetables.
I did not salt anything as the hot dogs have plenty of salt.
But you can salt them if you wish.
Set aside, this just needs to be room temperature.

Chop your tomatoes, as you cook your bacon wrapped beef hot dogs in a pan or on the outside grill.
You could also grill your peppers instead of using the oven.

Put your hot dogs together and you are done!
With the bun and the hot dogs, the medium spicy peppers are not all that spicy.
I used Oscar Mayer Beef Hot Dogs.
Enjoy and I hope you make this!

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Beef Braciole with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-08-29 | Beef Braciole is a company worthy Italian dish that is perfect for Sunday. See full recipe in the description below the video.
Braciole Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano
2 minced cloves of garlic
dash of salt and pepper
1/4 to 1/3 cup fresh parsley
1/4 cup water
Use these ingredients to make a paste to roll inside your beef.

More Braciole Ingredients:
Thin sliced provolone or mozzarella
Thin sliced Genoa Salami
Thin slices of beef
I used .84 pounds of the Sabana De Res Beef or half of that package as it was 1.67 pounds of the sliced beef.

I cut the long strips of beef in half crosswise.
Then add one Tablespoon of your bread crumb mixture to your beef with half a slice of provolone and one slice of salami.

Sauce Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 pound of sliced mushrooms
3 Tablespoons chopped onion
3 sliced garlic cloves
2 cups any dry red wine
2 cups fully salted beef broth
1 can of tomato puree 28 ounces
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning

Cook your mushrooms in your pot with the olive oil, garlic and onion until mushrooms are browned.
Add two cups dry red wine and cook until mostly gone.
Add your 28 ounce can of tomatoes and the Italian Seasoning and bring up to a slow simmer.
Then add your braciola.
I cooked for one hour and recommend only 30 minutes.
Why? Because the braciola were overcooked and lost all of their provolone into the sauce. The braciole were tender yet mealy and over cooked, I apologize.
After 30 minutes, remove the braciola and allow to cool so you can remove the strings.
Cook your pasta at this time.
I used rigatoni pasta. Eight ounces of pasta is enough unless you make a double recipe. You could make a double recipe as I only used half of the beef in that package.
When you pasta is almost done, drop in your stringless braciole to warm back up.
Drain pasta and serve.

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Zucchini Taco Boats with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-08-22 | This can be a keto meal. Quick to make these Zucchini Taco Boats can be changed to your liking and spiced up as much as you like.
Ingredients:
2 medium zucchini
olive oil
salt
pepper
1 pound ground beef
1 package Taco Seasoning Mix
1 cup water
Toppings:
cheese of your choice, a lot or a little
sour cream
radish
chopped onion
pickled jalapeños

Cut zucchini in half, then scoop out the seedy middle making them into a boat.
Sprinkle with olive oil, pepper and salt.
Bake in oven for 13 minutes @ 375F or longer if you like well done.
While the zucchini are in the oven, brown the ground beef and then add the taco seasoning and water.
Cook for 3 minutes longer.
Remove the zucchini from the oven, then fill with your ground beef.
Add cheese on top.
Bake @ 375 in the oven again until heated through and cheese is melted.
About 7 or 8 minutes.
Serve with desired toppings.

*NOTE*** I would prefer the zucchini a bit more done, so bake them longer if you prefer and be sure to salt them more than I did here.

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Peanut Butter Pie with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-08-08 | This Peanut Butter Pie recipe is rich and creamy, much like cheesecake. See full recipe in the description below.
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups/300 milliliters heavy cream
1 and ½ cups/405 grams peanut butter
1 8-ounce/226 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
⅔ cup/133 grams light brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

Whip your cream to make whipped cream, then put into the refrigerator.
Mix the rest of the ingredients in a different bowl.
Now mix most of the whipped cream into your bowl of peanut butter mixture.
Then mix in the rest of the whipped cream.
Pour into your chocolate pie crust and refrigerate at least 6 hours.
Top your pie with Cool Whip or additional whipped cream.
Dust with unsweetened cocoa powder.

If you want to make your own crust:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Mix the ingredients in a bowl, then add 6 Tablespoons melted butter.
Mix again, then press into your pie plate
Bake @ 350F for 10 to 12 minutes.
Allow crust to cool.

How to make your own vanilla extract:
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Corn Fritters with Michaels Home Cooking

Michaels Home Cooking 2020-08-01 | Corn Fritters can be served as a side dish or a first course with smoked salmon or make them small for hors d'oeuvres. A wonderful summertime treat. See full recipe in description below.
Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold fizzy beer or water
2 cups fresh corn kernels or (frozen corn kernels defrosted)
2 Tablespoons oil for frying

Toppings:
Smoked Salmon Slices
Sour Cream
jalapeño slices
whipped cream cheese

Mix your flour, salt and cold beer to make a batter.
Add your corn and stir.
Heat a non-stick pan with 2 Tbsp of oil or lard.
I use a 1/4 cup measure, but you don't have to.
Fry your patties 2 minutes per side.
Keep warm in the 200F oven until you are ready to serve.

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