Karen's Cooking Corner

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Hi Everyone...TGIF!!! LONG POST...but very informative... I wanted to advise all of my customers that current ship times are heavily delayed (up to 7-8 weeks out). (Yes, this includes the orders of cast iron skillets that many of you ordered! ) This is for a few reasons--PC did not close however they have had to cut the staff that we in the warehouse and shipping due to the social distancing rule for COVID; our suppliers are also facing these same challenges; many of our i...Continue reading

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, grab the ingredients you'll need to make this DELICIOUS version of nachos for your family! I've made this at many parties, and will forever be grateful to fellow PC Consultant, Brian Parker, for designing this recipe! MILE HIGH NACHOS... 1 lb (450 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts Vegetable oil 2 tbsp (30 mL) Smoky Applewood Rub (I use Southwestern Rub) 1 1/2 bags (1 1/4 lbs/575 g) restaurant-style tortilla chips (20 cups/4.75 L) 3 pkgs (8 oz/226 g each) shredded Colby-Jack cheese (YES, this much cheese!) 1 can (15 oz/425 g) pinto beans, drained, rinsed (I use black beans) 1 can (6.5 oz/184 g) sliced black olives, drained 1 jar (16 oz/473 mL) pickled jalapeño slices, drained 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced 1/3 cup (75 mL) loosely packed fresh cilantro Easy Guacamole(see Cook's Tip) 1 cup (8 oz/250 g) sour cream DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350F (180C), removing upper rack. Heat Grill Pan and Grill Press over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Brush chicken with oil and sprinkle with rub. Place chicken on pan and cover with Grill Press. Cook about 5 minutes per side or until internal temperature is 160F (71C). Cool slightly and dice; set aside. Arrange half of the tortilla chips on White Large Round Stone. Top with 1 pkg cheese and half of the: chicken, beans, olives, jalapeños and tomatoes. Add half of the remaining tortilla chips and top with 8 oz (250 g) cheese; repeat with remaining tortilla chips and cheese. Carefully top with remaining chicken, beans, olives, jalapeños and tomatoes. Bake 14-16 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven; sprinkle with cilantro and top with guacamole and sour cream; serve immediately. Yield: 20 servings Nutrients per serving: Calories 330, Total Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 680 mg, Carbohydrate 26 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 16 g Cook's Tips: Substitute your favorite rub for Smoky Applewood Rub. Easy Guacamole: Cut small red onion, peeled, into small chunks. Cut 1 seeded jalapeño into chunks. Add onion, jalapeño, 1 peeled garlic clove, cup (125 mL) loosely packed fresh cilantro to Manual Food Processor bowl; process until finely chopped. Add 1 tsp (7 mL) fresh lime juice to bowl. Cut 2 ripe avocados in half, remove pit. Add avocado and tsp (2 mL) salt to bowl. Process to desired consistency. Yield: 1 cups (375 mL) Customize the nachos using your favorite ingredients. Such as substituting refried beans or black beans for pinto beans. Serve with salsa, if desired.

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Strawberry jam us boiling at over 200*

Tonight’s air fryer dinner is meatball subs and garlic toast!

It’s a cool morning, I’m sitting here thinking of fall cooking. Let’s have a little fun! Who can really cook? No boxed Mac N Cheese or Stouffers lasagna (although I love them both ). I know there's several of you that can really cook. I look forward to seeing your surveys.... Who can cook real food, not stuff prepackaged or in a box? HAVE YOU EVER? 1. Made biscuits from scratch? No 2. Fried fresh okra? No 3.Made sourdough bread? No 4. Fried chicken? Yes 5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch? Yes 6. Made any kind of yeast bread? Yes 7. Baked a cake from scratch? Yes 8. Made icing from scratch? Yes 9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies?Yes 10. Made chili from scratch? Yes 11. Made a meatloaf? Yes 12. Made scalloped potatoes? Yes 13. Made mac/cheese from scratch? Yes 14. Made a jell-o salad? Yes 15. Made peanut brittle? Yes 16. Made fudge? Yes 17. Made cookies from scratch? Yes 18. Cooked a pot of beans from dried bean? Yes 19. Cooked a pot of greens? No 20. Made cornbread from scratch? No 21. Make a pie dough from scratch? No 22. Cooked a whole turkey? Yes 23. Snapped green beans and cooked them? Yes 24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch? Yes 25. What’s the most people you have (alone) prepared a whole meal for? 18 26. Poached an egg? No 27. Made pancakes from scratch? Yes 28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them? Yes 29. Made fresh pasta? No 30. Made croissants from scratch? No 31. Made tuna salad? Yes 32. Fried fish? Yes 33. Made baked beans? Yes 34. Made ice cream from scratch? Yes 35. Made jam or jelly? Yes 36. Zested an orange or lemon? Yes 37. Made grits from scratch? No 38. Made an omelet? Tried 39. Lived in a house without a dishwasher? Yes-still do! 40. Eaten a bowl of cereal for supper? Yes 41. Cut up a whole chicken? Yes 42. Flambéed anything (on purpose)? No I would love to see your answers. Feel free to copy, paste and post on your timeline, but only if you want to (I understand many people don’t like to copy and paste and I value that!). Have a blessed Sunday everyone!

PLEASE READ: Facebook has changed Notifications for groups again. They have automatically switched members of most groups to receive Highlights instead of All Posts. This means that you will only see about one in ten posts on the groups you’re in!! You are missing out on good stuff in your groups To change these settings..... 1. Please go to notifications(click the 3 dots on the top right of the group home page). 2. Change your settings from Highlights to All Posts. You’ll need to do this for all the Facebook groups that you’re in if you still want to see the content.

This is what you can do with a little creativity and a quickut paring knife! (Credit goes to my Aunt Gayle Wilcox, she made this for a Sylas’ shark themed 5th birthday).

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