Grilled Italian Pork

I wanted to make pork of some sort and thought that I'd try marinating it in Italian dressing. I have done chicken that way and steak that way too, which have never been disappointing. I wasn't disappointed this time either. It was delicious!

What you need:

• Pork (chops, boneless ribs, loin)
• Salt and pepper
• Italian dressing

Directions:

Salt and pepper both sides of the pork, I believe mine were boneless pork ribs, but I have no clue.

Place in a bowl with dressing and cover. Marinate for however long you want. I did mine for 30 minutes.

And grill!

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Baked Hasselback Potatoes

I've been eyeing hasselback potatoes for a while now. They look so frickin' good and boy, was I right!

What you need:

• 4 medium potatoes, scrubbed
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (I used refrigerated, minced garlic)
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• Salt
• Pinch smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
• Chopped chives, for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425*
2. Slice potatoes across very thinly, down to 1/4-inch of the bottom of the potato.
3. Combine olive oil, salt, paprika and cheese in a small bowl.
4. With the potatoes on a baking sheet, spoon mixture into the slices of the potatoes. Anything leftover can be rubbed on the outside of the potatoes.
5. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
6. Garnish with chives and more Parmesan, if desired.

Recipe from Chicho's Kitchen

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Pizza Bites with Basic Pizza Dough

The pizza bites were a huge hit! My kids devoured them. The pizza dough was very easy and quick. AND it made enough for 2 pizzas, so I was able to freeze half the recipe to use at a later time. I'm thinking perhaps Copycat Domino's Cinna Stix :)

What you need:

• 1/2 batch pizza dough (recipe below)
• 4 oz. mozzarella cheese, cubed (I used shredded)
• Sliced pepperoni
• For topping: Olive oil, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese

Pizza Dough (not sure where I got it):

• 1/2 cup warm water (about 110*)
• 1 envelope instant yeast
• 1 1/4 cups water, room temp
• 2 tbsp. EVOO
• 4 cups bread flour, plus some
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• Nonstick cooking spray

Directions:

Place 1/2 cup water into a measuring glass and mix in yeast. Let stand about 5 minutes.

Add room temp water and olive oil; stir to combine.

Place flour and salt in stand mixer with paddle attachment and stir just to combine on a very low speed.

Slowly add the water-yeast mixture and continue to mix on low.

Once it is mixed, replace paddle with dough hook. Knead with dough hook for 5 minutes

Form the dough into a ball and place in a bowl that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. 

Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Press to deflate.

Divide the dough into two equal pieces. Wrap and freeze half to use later.

Then divide the remaining half into 20 to 24 pieces.

I flattened out all my dough because I used shredded mozzarella. Add cheese and pepperoni.

Pull the dough to cover filling and pinch to close.

Place dough balls, seam-side down into a greased 9-inch baking dish.

Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese (which I didn't realize until now, but apparently I forgot)

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve warm with sauce - I used pizza sauce :)

Recipe from Annie's Eats

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Menu Plan Monday #13

Breakfast:

Poptarts

Eggs with ham and peppers

Cake Batter Pancakes

Baked Oatmeal with Berries

Sticky, Sticky Buns

Carrot Yogurt Muffins

Cereal

Lunch:

Pizza

Grilled cheese with yogurt and chips

Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

Leftovers

Hot dogs with chips and yogurt

Chicken and fries

Mac'n'cheese and rice cakes

Dinner:

Barbecues and Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Cheddar Broccoli Soup with Buttery Breadsticks

French Toast Fingers with scrambled eggs

BBQ Chicken Wraps with KFC Coleslaw Copycat

Petite Lasagna with salad and garlic bread

Leftovers

Chicken Taquitos with Mexican Rice

Extras:

Candy Cookie Bites

Molasses Cookies

Melt in Your Mouth Banana Bread

Funnel Cakes

Sparkling Raspberry Tea

Coffee Smoothie

**Sunday Social - 6.26.2011**

My favorites from Fantastical this week:

{Chocolate Chip Muffins}

{Bacon Chicken Alfredo Pasta}

My favorites from around the web this week:

{As always, these pictures are not mine! }

They belong to the owners of the sites noted and linked to above the pictures.

Granola

{A Chica Bakes}

Strawberry Chocolate Nachos

{Our Best Bites}

Spiced Mocha Fudge Cupcakes with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

{Tidy Mom}

Raspberry Popsicles

{Recipe Boy}

Rolo Dream Bars

{My Baking Addiction}

Maple Bacon Cupcakes

{Alli-N-Son}

Homemade Cheez-It Crackers

{Sweet Pea's Kitchen}

Broc-a-mole

{The Novice Chef}

Oreo-Stuffed Brownies

{Sing For Your Supper}

Five Minute Patriotic Pie

{Real Mom Kitchen}

Rolo Brownies

{Confessions of a Cookbook Queen as seen on My Baking Addiction}

French Toast Fingers

{Alli-N-Son}

Morning Mix-Up

{The Cutting-Back Kitchen}

Goody Poody Pancakes

{Finding Joy in My Kitchen}

Glazed Chocolate Brownie Squares

{Oh My! Sugar High}

Bacon and Tomato Macaroni Salad

{Recipe Girl}

Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake

{Two Peas and Their Pod}

And for Fido...

Crunchy Peanut Butter Dog Treats

{Sweet Pea's Kitchen}

I think I did better with ratio to actual meals to desserts/sweets this week! 

And even got one for pets in there :)

I hope everyone has had a fantastical weekend and has an even better week!

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Bacon Chicken Alfredo Pasta

This was unbelievably good! I cannot even describe how delicious because I wouldn't even get close to how good it is!

What you need:

• 1 1/2 cups rotisserie-style chicken, shredded
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• Bacon
• 1 roma tomato
• 5 to 6 stalks asparagus (Jonna adds that you can really use any vegetable that your family likes or omit it completely)
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Pasta, whichever you want (I used penne and elbow macaroni because I didn't have enough of either to make enough pasta for us to eat alone)

Sauce:

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chicken broth (I make mine with water and chicken bouillon)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp. buttter
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. onion powder
• Red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tsp. white sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper

Directions:

Fry bacon until crispy; drain on paper towels.

Fry pieces of ham in bacon grease (I drained off some first to prevent horrible heartburn and indigestion). Sprinkle brown sugar on top. Ham is done when it is golden and sugar is caramelized.

Cook asparagus (I steamed mine). Chop tomato and asparagus. Set aside. I put mine with the chicken.

Over medium heat, melt butter.

Add flour, seasonings and sugar. Whisk until it is bubbly.

Continue whisking, slowly add in milk, cream and broth. Keep whisking until sauce is thickened. 

Turn down the heat until low and add cheeses. Once melted, cover.

Prepare pasta al dente and drain.

For serving, you can do one of two things...

1) The original recipe calls for serving the sauce over the pasta topped with crumbled bacon, ham, asparagus, tomato, chicken and grated Parmesan.

OR

2) My lazy way: mix chicken, tomato, bacon, ham and asparagus into the sauce and serve over pasta. Leave out the extra Parmesan - I'm not the biggest fan.

Recipe from Get Off Your Butt and BAKE!

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These were recreated by Fabulously Fun Food for August 2012 SRC {here}