FRANKENWEENIE inspired Recipes

 FRANKENWEENIE

And here are some yummy recipes just in time for Halloween!!

Balsamic Pork Roast

Balsamic Pork Roast  

 What You Need:

2 pound boneless pork shoulder roast (sirloin roast)

seasoned salt, to taste

1/2 tsp garlic powder

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon honey 

What You Do:

Combine the salt, garlic and pepper flakes in a small dish then rub all over the roast. Place the roast in your crock pot. In another bowl combine the chicken broth and vinegar, then pour over the roast. Drizzle the honey over the roast. Cook on High for 4-6 hours or until roast is tender.

I served my roast with Honey Glazed Carrots and my Homemade Rolls.

Baked Sun Dried Tomato Crusted Tilapia

Baked Sun Dried Tomato Crusted Tilapia

 What You Need:

1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 2 teaspoons onion powder1 teaspoon garlic powder2 teaspoons paprika1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese8 sun dried tomatoes, packed in oil2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil4 Tilapia fillets1/3 cup flour1 egg beaten
What You Do:
Place the breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt and Parmesan cheese into a food processor and pulse until everything is mixed well. Then add the sundried tomatoes and olive oil and pulse again until you have the consistency of coarse meal.Spread some olive oil in the bottom of your roasting pan and set it aside. Preheat your oven to 350*F. Rinse off your tilapia fillets with water and pat dry. Spread the flour onto a small/medium sized plate. Then put the beaten egg in a shallow bowl and the breadcrumbs in a bowl as well. Then you will start by dredging the tilapia fillets in the flour until lightly coated, then dip in the beaten egg until coated and let the excess drip off. Then place a handful of the breadcrumb mixture onto a large plate and place the fillet on top of the mixture. Then sprinkle a good amount of breadcrumb mixture over the top of the fillet and press them down with your fingers. When both sides of te fillet are well breaded, place the fillet in your roasting pan.

Place your roasting pan in the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until the fish is cooked through. To tell if the fish is done it will easily flake with a fork.

I serve steamed asparagus with hollandaise sauce with our tilapia. 

Nostalgia Electrics - Soft Pretzel Maker with Recipe

 

One thing my family loves to do is snack. But I try my hardest to give them the healthiest and best of everything which is not always easy. One of our favorite snacks it soft pretzels but the store bought ones are never as good as the fresh ones. With that said I am super excited to tell you about our new snack machine it is a Nostalgia Electrics soft pretzel maker. 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread...Yummy

 This is one of my favorite recipes and I have won Blue Ribbons with it as well I hope you enjoy it as well.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
1 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 9x5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a seperate bowl, cream together butter
and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes
out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

BBQ Ribs

 BBQ Ribs

What you will need:
2 - 3 lbs pork ribs I use the ones that come individual so no cutting
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon cayenne red pepper
1 tablespoon Rustic Herb
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, sliced
1 can cherry cola
2 cups of your favorite BBQ sauce ( we use sweet baby ray's)


What you will do:
Spray the inside of your crock-pot with cooking spray. Mix the brown sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne red pepper, rustic herb and garlic; rub the mixture into the ribs. Layer your ribs in your crock-pot along with the onion. Pour the cherry cola over the ribs. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until ribs are tender. When the ribs are tender remove them from the crock-pot and drain and discard the liquid from the crock-pot. Put your BBQ sauce in a medium shallow sized bowl. Dip the ribs into the sauce and then place back in the crock-pot and cook for 1 hour on low. These ribs will fall off the bone when done as you can easily see from my picture below. :-)

ENJOY!! 

Baked Salisbury Steak

 Baked Salisbury Steaks:

1 1/2lbs lean hamburger (93% or Organic meat)

1/2 cup dry Italian Bread Crumbs

1 egg

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp Onion Onion 

1/2 tsp Garlic Garlic

1/2 Tbsp Bacon Bacon

2 packets brown gravy mix

Sliced Mushrooms and Onions - Optional

What To Do:

Combine all ingredients except the gravy. 

Form into 6 oval patties and cook each patty in a skillet until browned on each side.

Then place them into a baking dish. 

Prepare the gravy as directed on the package and then pour over the steak patties. 

You can add sliced mushrooms or onions into this before baking if you would like.

Cover with aluminum foil. 

Bake in a 350*F oven for 1 hour. Serve with fresh steamed veggies.