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What’s Cookin’ – My Make-It Wish List

Posted on July 1, 2012 | 1 Comment

Walk Through The Bible In One Year
Week 23 reading plan Psalm 40 through 80
Click on the colored link to read each day’s scripture.
Monday Psalm 40-46, Tuesday Psalm 47-54,
Wednesday Psalm 55-61, Thursday Psalm 62-68,
Friday Psalm 69-73, Saturday Psalm 74-77,
Sunday Psalm 78-80

Happy July! How was the weekend in your neck of the woods? For the second week in a row we have kids and grandkids visiting! That makes for lots of laughter and good times around here. It also means a fair bit of cooking on my part and cleaning up on the part of my sous-chef dish-washing mom. The weather map shows HOT all over the country and while we are in triple digits here our air conditioner decided to take a vacation We quickly decided The Lost Sea Caverns, at 56 degrees, is the perfect place to spend a day. These huge caverns are located in Sweetwater, TN (off I-75 between Chattanooga and Knoxville). The hike down is about 3/4 mile and at the bottom of the cavern is the largest cave lake in the United States. We toured the lake by boat and had lots of fun. I highly recommend this as a fun and educational tour stop.

With all sorts of July 4th celebrations going on I decided I would share foodie pictures and links from MY FOODIE WISH LIST. This is my on-going list of things I really want to make but haven’t done so yet. I will include a link so if you get to it before me you will have the recipe

I am so darn hot at this moment that when I saw Vanilla Lemonade I wanted to jump right up and make it. I didn’t, so now it is a definite on my Make-It Wish List! This recipe was sent to Laurie at Simply Scratch from one of her readers. Thanks to both of you for sharing!

For the 4th of July who wouldn’t like some southern fried chicken? I know I would and Mary at Deep South Dish definitely knows how to serve this up!

Oh for cute! From The Brown Eyed Baker we get Red, White and Blue Firecracker Popsicles. They look as refreshing as they do cute!

I am thinking I could do this all day long sharing the kazillions of cool recipes on the net. But it has left me feeling a bit hungry and restless for my kitchen. This week is Tuesdays With Dorie and we are serving up biscotti! I hadn’t made it before now and you will see my first try results on Tuesday! In the meantime, stay cool, have a fun holiday week and many blessings! ~ Catherine

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Tagged Brown Eyed Baker, cool drinks, Deep South Dish, Desserts, fried chicken, Jell-o, main dish, Our Best Bites, pepper gravy, Popsicles, Simply Scratch, vanilla lemonade

BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Posted on May 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

Happy Monday! Thank you to everyone who has taken time to “like” my new Facebook Fan page. If you haven’t checked it out yet, click HERE to see what’s new at http://www.facebook.com/praycookblog!

Here are the verses through this week. If you are just starting …no problem. Jump right in, you can
always read the first chapters at the beginning of next year! Blessings!

Walk Through The Bible In One Year
Week 17 reading plan per day
Click on the colored link to read each day’s scripture.
Monday 1 Chronicles 1-2 , Tues 1 Chronicles 3-5,
Wed 1 Chronicles 6-7, Thursday 1 Chronicles 8-10,
Friday 1 Chronicles 11-17 ,
Saturday 1 Chronicles 18-23,
Sunday 1 Chronicles 24-26
Blessings as you read!

We are just a week away from Memorial Day. It is the annual holiday that typically signals the beginning of summer. Swimming pools open, picnics in the park, BBQ dinners on the patio and lots of fun in the sun! A couple of weeks ago I was thinking about BBQ when Laurie at Simply Scratch posted a Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sandwich recipe. It seems Laurie bought a new crock pot and discovered how wonderfully it cooks meat to be shredded. I had chicken in the freezer, some homemade BBQ sauce in the frig, a crock pot and an unopened canned of Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce. Perfect! Now, just in time for your Memorial Day foodfests, ready … set … go! You are gonna love how easy and delicious this is.

I always use chicken breasts, but your favorite pieces of chicken will work wonderfully in this recipe. Trim off any excess fat from the boneless-skinless chicken and arrange them in the bottom of your slow cooker.

Combine homemade or store-bought barbecue sauce with minced garlic, minced Chipotle (they are HOT, use according to your personal taste.) I use one, you may want to use more than one.

Pour the sauce over the chicken and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or until the chicken is fully cooked and falling apart.

Once the chicken is well cooked, turn off the heat to the slow cooker, remove the chicken and shred.

This chicken will be moist and easily pulls apart between two forks. Once shredded return the chicken back to the pot and let cool down slightly. As this cools the sauce will thicken around the chicken. Serve on your favorite hoagie or multi-grain bun.

Just in case you like the idea of shredding the chicken but aren’t in the mood for BBQ — check out this recipe for an amazing Chicken Enchilada Casserole.

Have a blessed week and happy cooking!

Barbecue Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

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Serves	4-6
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	4 hours
Total time	4 hours, 10 minutes
Website	Adapted From Simply Scratch

Maybe the best pulled chicken sandwich you have ever eaten!

Ingredients

2lb Boneless, skinless chicken (Breast or thighs)
3 cups Homemade or Commercial BBQ Sauce
1 clove Garlic, minced
1 Chipotle Pepper, minced
1 tablespoon Adobo Sauce (from the canned chipotle)
4-6 Hoagie Roll or buns

Directions

1	Trim off any excess fat from the boneless-skinless chicken and arrange them in the bottom of your slow cooker.
2	Combine the homemade barbecue sauce (or purchased sauce) with the minced garlic, chipotles, and adobo sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or until the chicken is fully cooked and falling apart.
3	Turn off the heat to the slow cooker, remove the chicken and shred with two forks. Return back to the pot, stir and let cook down so the sauce can thicken up, about 15 minutes.
4	Serve on hoagie or multi-grain bun. Enjoy!

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Tagged BBQ, bbq chicken, pulled chicken, shredded chicken, Simply Scratch

Recipes That Make My Mouth Water

Posted on May 10, 2012 | 1 Comment

Walk Through The Bible In One Year
Week 15 reading plan per day
Click on the colored link to read each day’s scripture.
Monday 1 Kings 1-3, Tues 1 Kings 4-6,
Wed 1 Kings 7-8, Thursday 1 Kings 9-11,
Friday 1 Kings 12-15,
Saturday 1 Kings 16-19,
Sunday 1 Kings 20-22
Blessings as you read!

I am behind on my Bible reading, behind in housework, and definitely behind in cooking. Anybody else right there with me? Mother’s Day is this weekend and as the calendar races forward I am planning to cook for my mom on Sunday. Are you doing anything special this weekend? I would love to hear your plans. Just drop me a comment at the bottom of this post! I love hearing from you.

Laurie at Simply Scratch posted a variety of pictures and recipes today that she has made in the past. I stopped at this Orange Glazed Salmon Salad. I am already into my summer salad mode and this looks awesome. Catch the recipe at Simply Scratch.

Cherry Limeade is on the menu for Mary at Deep South Dish. While I’ve never made a Limeade at home this looks so delicious and refreshing. I’m pretty sure the kids and grown-ups alike will enjoy this perfectly summer drink! I have been drinking alot of iced tea lately and I think Mary’s sno-cone syrup might be just perfect in a tall glass of tea.

What do you think is in this little 8 ounce Mason jar? Hmmmm….
Would you believe Frozen Lemonade Pie in a Jar!!! The ladies at Our Best Bites are two of the most creative women, moms, wives, cooks, bloggers… you name it. I LOVE lemon and this recipe starts with a graham cracker crust, mix together some Cool Whip, sweetened condensed milk, and lemonade concentrate. Recently I posted one of my favorite lemon recipes for Lemon Ice Box Pie but I gotta tell ya, I have my sights are making this fast and easy recipe. I want to serve it in little jars just like this Do stop by Our Best Bites for the recipe!
I hope I have given you a couple new ideas for some spring baking. I’ll stop my bloggin’ tonight by adding this Candied Pecan Cheese Braid. If I can do this … you can do this. It is made with store-bought puff pastry, pecans, cream cheese and a few other ingredients and you will be good-to-go! Click on the picture or the name and it will take you to the recipe. Have a great rest of the week! Many Blessings and Happy Cooking!