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Crockpot Chicken with Figs

April 22, 2015 by Ginger Leave a Comment

Crockpot Chicken with Figs by D Fenwick, http://dfenwickphotography.com

Crockpot Chicken with Figs

 

After a long day at work, I love entering my house and smelling dinner.  A poll in 2011 found that 83% of the American population owned a crockpot so I’m not alone in wanting to walk thru the door and have dinner waiting!  Today’s recipe takes advantage of dried figs, a recent addition to our local Costco’s offerings.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Chicken Stock
1/2 Cup Vegetable Broth
1/2 Teaspoon dried Tarragon
1 Bay Leaf
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
4 Chicken Thighs (rinsed to remove any bone chips and feathers)
12 Figs, halved
1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar + 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar mixed together
1 Sweet Potato, diced
1 Turnip, diced

Into your crockpot add the ingredients in the order listed, then set the crockpot to 6 Hours (or at least that’s what I do when I leave for work, it auto sets to “Warm” after that).

Although you can eat this meal as is when it’s ready, I served with quinoa and a gravy made from removing about 2 cups of liquid from the crockpot and thickening with cornstarch.

A side of cornbread can also add to the yummy factor.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Photo, Recipe Tagged With: chicken, Crockpot, Dinner, Figs

Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole

April 8, 2015 by Ginger Leave a Comment

Cheeseburger Casserole by DFenwick, http://dfenwickphotography.com

Cheeseburger Casserole

 

I’m always game for a juicy burger n’fries, but the bread is sometimes a turn off.  So if you find yourself wanting a yummy burger but firing up the bbq isn’t a good solution, you’ll enjoy tonight’s recipe. A cheesy, bacony “burger” with fries all cooked in one dish.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground Beef
1 lb ground Pork
8 slices of Bacon fried bacon, slivered
1 Egg, beaten
1.5 cups of Ketchup
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Liquid Smoke
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp dried Thyme
1/2 tsp Oregano
1/2 tsp dried Garlic
Roux (4 Tablespoons butter & 4 Tablespoons flour)
80z shredded Cheddar Cheese (we used goat cheddar)
Bag of frozen Tater Tots

Set your oven to 400 degrees and let’s get cookin!

Fry the bacon in a skillet until done.  Remove bacon and set aside on a paper towel to drain.  Pour off most of the bacon grease and then add the beef and pork back into the skillet and fry until done. While the meat is cooking mix together the ketchup, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, salt, thyme, oregano and garlic, and set this aside. Carefully spoon the meat into a large bowl and set aside to cool.

In a frying pan melt the butter over medium low heat and then slowly add the flour, stirring constantly.  Cook, stirring constantly until golden brown.  This will help bind the burger together.  When the roux is ready remove from the heat, pour in the liquid ingredients from the step above and mix well.  To the cooled meat mixture add the beaten egg and also mix well.  Now add the ketchup-roux mixture from the pan into the meat and combine.  Time to assemble!

Into a baking dish pour in the meat mixture and level with a spoon.  Now add your layer of shredded chedder, then layer on the slivered pieces of crunchy bacon.  Finally add rows of tater tots until the casserole is covered.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 mins or until the tater tots have cooked.  Serve immediately with burger fixin’s: tomatoes, lettuce, onions, avocado and a splash of tabasco – if you dare!

 

 

Filed Under: Photo, Recipe Tagged With: Bacon, casserole, Cheeseburger, Dinner, ground beef, ground pork, hamburger

Peach Buckle

April 2, 2015 by Dan Leave a Comment

Peach Buckle by D Fenwick, http://dfenwickphotography.com

Peach Buckle

The weather pulled a fast one on us this week.  We started out at a balmy 80 degrees on Monday, and now we’re down in a the 50s with a dusting of snow on the Sierras.  So we’ve decided to dig our heels in and bake a delicious warm weather dessert.  One you could happily eat at a picnic, family bbq, or perhaps, curled up by the fireplace.  Enjoy!

Batter

3/4 cup packed Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Butter, softened
1/2 cup Milk
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 large Egg
2 cups all purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 cups Peaches (We used canned peaches, drained)

Topping

1/2 cup all purpose Flour
1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Salt
6 tablespoons cold Butter, cut into small pieces

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

For the batter, cream together the brown sugar, and butter. Then add the milk and egg and beat until blended. Add the vanilla and stir. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients and stir together. With your mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time until all the ingredients are combined. Cut your fruit into bite sized pieces and gently stir into the batter.

Flour an 8×8 inch baking dish (ie: rub butter around in the dish covering all the areas batter will touch, then roll a tablespoon or two of flour around inside the dish covering up all the butter, then dump out the remaining flour.) Pour the batter into the baking dish and spread out in an even layer with a spatula.

To make the topping, combine all of the ingredients for the topping in a food processor and pulse until you have pea sized pieces. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the top of the batter.

Place your baking dish on the center rack of your oven and bake about 45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean.

Serve with ice cream.

Filed Under: Photo, Recipe Tagged With: Buckle, dessert, peach

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