Which Came First? (Pictures)

Which Came First?

Recipe 5: Roast Chicken

A home recipe

Ingredients:
Whole Chicken
Salt
Pepper
Rosemary
Parsley
Olive oil
Paprika

The How to:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse chicken and pat dry (make sure you remove all giblets if any). Put a little olive oil on the chicken and rub everywhere (you do not have to get the underside of the chicken unless desired). Sprinkle on seasonings and herbs. Cook the chicken so that it cooks for fifteen minutes to the pound (EX: 5 pound chicken means 1 hr and 15 min.)

Suggestions:
Instead of rosemary use thyme
Paprika is strong, sprinkle lightly and very little. It is mostly meant to add color and enhance the other flavors.

It's Better on a Stick (Pictures)

It's Better on a Stick

Recipe 4: Pork Kabobs

This recipe came from our mother.

Ingredients:
Bell Peppers 
Pork
Bacon
Onion
White mushrooms (fresh)
Rosemary
Thyme
coarse Salt
Coarsely ground black pepper
Olive oil


The How to:
Cut the peppers and onion into one inch pieces. If not already pre-cut, cut the pork (we used a packet of pork cubes for stew) into one inch pieces. Place all the peppers, onion, and pork into a pan to be marinaded. Cover the kabob ingredients in the pepper, salt, rosemary, and thyme (all to taste). Then cover in the olive oil. Cover pan with plastic wrap and set aside for several hours to soak in the flavors. Chop bacon strips into one inch pieces. Skewer pieces in whatever order desired once the other ingredients finish marinading. Cook on grill until done and enjoy!

Suggestions:
(none)

Luckily for the chickens, it isn't chicken! (pictures)

Luckily for the chickens, it isn't chicken!

Recipe 3: Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy

This recipe can be found in the "Dining on a Dime Cookbook" by Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper

Ingredients:
Ground beef
Flour
Garlic
Eggs
Milk
Onion powder
Salt and Pepper
Cracker crumbs

The How to:
Mix flour, salt, pepper, and onion powder (about 1 tsp.) and set aside. Put cracker crumbs in a separate bowl. Combine milk and eggs (about 1 egg to every 1/2 cup milk) in a separate bowl. Mix garlic (about 2 cloves or 1 tsp.) into beef and form patties. Dip each patty into flour mixture, then into egg/milk mixture, and then into cracker crumbs. Fry in hot oil until golden brown on each side.

White Gravy Ingredients:
Chicken Fried Steak drippings
Flour
Milk
Salt and pepper

The How to:
Add flour to the drippings until completely combined and thickened. Add milk and boil until thickened (to your preferred consistency). Add salt and pepper to taste.

Suggestions:
Add seasonings (ex: salt, pepper, onion powder, etc.) to the beef to give the meat itself more flavor.