Sausage Biscuit Squares

1 cup Bisquick
1 cup grated cheese
1 pound sausage
4 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste

Brown and drain sausage.  In medium size bowl, mix all ingedients together.  Spread into greased and floured 9 X 13 pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.  You can also put these in muffin tins but increase time to 20 minutes.  cut into squares and serve.

Western Style
Use Chorizo and Mexican cheeses and add Chili Powder to taste

Italian Style
Use Italian Sausage and Pizza blend grated cheeses, add Italian seasoning if desired.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

8 chicken thighs
1 lb carrots
1 lb potatos

Sauce:
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
red pepper flakes to taste
dash of hot sauce (I use Frank's or Tabasco)



Mix all the ingredient for the sauce together.  In crockpot, layer the veggies and then place chicken thighs on top and cover with sauce.  Cook on high for 8 hours.

3 Cheese Peppered Mac and Cheese

1 lb. macaroni, cooked
6 tb. butter
6 tb. flour
3 cups milk (room temperature)
8 oz White Sharp Cheddar
8 oz Monterrey Jack
8 oz. Asagio
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tb. Tony Cachiere's Creole Seasoning
1 lb diced roasted Hatch Peppers (mild or hot depending on your preference)

 Preheat oven to 350 degree

Melt butter in dutch oven over low heat.  Slowly add flour, whisking all the time.  After it is nicely blended but still white (we aren't making gumbo), begin very slowly adding the milk, whisking all the time to make a nice smooth sauce.  When all the milk is added and sauce is smoooth, add all the remaining ingredient.

Pour into 9X13 baking pan.  Top with bread crumbs and bake for 45 minutes.

OR>.....Fried Mac/Cheese

Don't bake it.  Pour it into pan and refridgerate until solid.  Then take and using icre cream scoop, make it into balls.
Dip in flour, egg, and bread crumbs.  Do this twice.  Then deep fry until golden brown!!

Cathy's Jalapeno Cheese Squares

2 lbs grated cheddar cheese
1 jar jalapenos
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix eggs and milk.  Layer 1 lb of cheese then the jalapenos then rest of cheese.  Sprinkle flour over top.  Pour egg/milk mixture over it.  Bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Latin Vinaigrette

2 cloves garlic
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped.
juice of 5 limes
3/4 cups olive oil
2 tbl. cilantro
2 tbl. parsley
salt
pepper.

Asian Vinaigrette

1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tb. sesame oil
1 clove garlic
1/4 tsp ginger
3/4 cup olive oil
red pepper flakes
salt and pepper..

Herb Citrus Vinaigrette

1 1/2 bl. orange juice
1 1/2 tbl. lemon juice
1 1/2 tb. lime juice
2 gloves garlic, minced
2 tsp mustard powder
3/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp fresth thyme
1 tsp. fresh cilantro
1 tsp fresh parsley
salt
pepper

Makes one cup.  

Whisk first 5 together, drizzle in olive oil.  Add herbs and salt and pepper until blended.