Juli's Recipes & Finds

03/03/2024

Every time I make burgers my girls ask if I’m going to make “the sauce”

For anyone who likes a good sauce…

29/12/2023

I had some left over white rice and baked chicken. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, cut up some red onion, sweet bell peppers, and mushrooms. Sautéd that with olive oil, and seasonings in my cabinet that I knew would mimic a smoky bbq flavor. Throw it in a bowl and drizzle with hot honey bbq sauce.

03/10/2023

This looks so good!!
Happy Fall Y’all!!

The perfect soup for Winter. Creamy, warming, sweet, and spicy! Goes great with vegan cream cheese on toast too

04/01/2023

Tonight’s Dinner

Italian Sausage Soup with Sourdough Bread

29/12/2022

RECIPE➡️: https://iamhomesteader.com/cheeseburger-soup/
Made in ONE pot and beyond delicious! This is one of our favorite comfort foods!

26/11/2022

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

03/07/2022

I think I need to try this

RECIPE➡️: https://iamhomesteader.com/cowboy-beans/
This kicked-up version of beans is perfect for the 4th! Loaded with all sorts of good things. Just read the reviews!

27/06/2022

Tomato cheese dip!

I added velveeta, laughing cow Asiago, laughing cow garlic herb, cream cheese, small amount of roasted tomato and bell pepper soup (I was looking for a can of fire roasted tomatoes and didn’t have any), garlic powder, wood fired garlic, and slap ya mama, put it in the oven at 400 for about 15 minutes and then stirred it all together.

27/06/2022

Taco Grilled Cheese!

Butter on the outside of the bread and a thin layer of ranch on the inside on both pieces of bread. Also added chipotle hot sauce, Mexican crumble cheese, and onion. The rest should be obvious lol

27/06/2022

Taco stuffed shells!

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Boil extra large shells, the big stuffing kind.

Brown 1 pound of ground beef with your favorite taco seasonings (if using pre made taco seasoning, be sure to follow directions). Or mix it up and use a different meat or poultry!

Once browned, add in a 4 ounce brick (cut up) of cream cheese. Stir until melted and mixed well.
At this point you can stir in cheese, salsa, hot sauce and/or veggies or save them for later as fresh toppings.

Spread a thin layer of salsa on the bottom of a deep baking dish.

Start stuffing your shells with the taco mixture, and add the shells on top of the salsa. Add more salsa on top and cover loosely with foil and bake for 15-20 minutes. Uncover, too with shredded cheese and cook until melted, about 5-10 minutes.

Optional: chop up bell peppers and onion, mix with tsp of olive oil, tsp of vinegar or reduced balsamic vinegar, cholula (chipotle is my fav.) and some smoky or spicy seasonings. Ex. Chili, garlic, pepper, salt, chipotle, lime etc etc.

Top with:
Sour cream
Queso
Pepper mixture from above
Tomato
Lime
Cilantro
And more

27/06/2022

Potaje De Garbanzos (Spanish Bean Soup)

2 IBS DRY GARBANZO BEANS. To prepare these, rinse beans and take out any bad ones. add 6 to 8 cups of HOT water for every one pound. Bring to a hard boil and boil for 2 minutes. Put lid on top, remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.

CHORIZO. (Spanish sausage) I like to get a package of 4. You can add more of course. Cut into bites size pieces.

4-6 Large POTATOES. I prefer red or butter golden. Dice these into cubes.

COLLARD GREENS. Add to your liking. I used shredded and added about 5 handfuls. If you don't like collard you can do spinach or even leave greens out all together.

1 Large SPANISH or SWEET ONION. Cut up into bit size pieces.

HAM HOCK. Though ham is traditional you can use any meat hock that you prefer.

HAM. You can use meat from a previously cooked ham, Turkey, pork etc. Or you can buy pre cooked cubes.

Throw everything in with the previously cooked beans. Add garlic, salt, pepper. You can also add a few drops of hot sauce, red pepper flakes. Bring to a hard boil while stirring occasionally. Turn down to a simmer, let simmer for 1 to 4 hours. (To your liking.)

ENJOY!
When you reheat, heat on stove and add more water to thin out broth.

27/06/2022

I got hungry so I started throwing things together again. Toasted some pita bread rounds, put some red pepper hummus on it, topped it with chipotle spread, bell peppers, red onions and cheese and put it in the air fryer for 3 minutes then topped with salsa and sour cream (not pictured).