Place crushed ice in glass, with mint sprig. Add whiskey, top with iced tea. Enjoy.

8oz unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 and ¼ cup sour cream
2 and ¼ cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon mixed together for rolling

Directions

1.Cream the butter and sugar until soft about 3 to 5 minutes. Add in the vanilla. Add in the eggs one at a time and mix until each is incorporated.
2.In a separate, mix together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder and cream of tarter.
3.Add the flour mixture and the sour cream alternately to the egg-butter mixture in the additions. Start with the flour and end with the flour. Scrape the bowl occasionally.
4. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out muffin batter one at a time and drop into a shallow bowl filled with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll the muffin around in the mixture until it is covered completely in cinnamon sugar.. Place muffin into a greased muffin tin.. Depending on the size of your tins, you should get about 12 to 14 muffins. Bake them for approx. 20-22 minutes in a 350°F oven or until they are golden brown.

Simple:

Take 1 Bag of Kahiki Chicken Pieces – General Tso’s.  (Ignore their sauce) it’s good but not for this recipe.

Bake as directed and set aside.

Take Bell Pepper Chopped, Broccoli Chopped, Carrot sliced thin (pre-sliced bag small) & 1 Medium Sweet White Onion chopped.

Steam the veggies til slightly soft, light crunch is great!

Then take -

• 1 Cup Orange Juice – No pulp
• 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 Tsp Brown Sugar

Heat Orange Juice on med low until orange juice bubbles, add Soy Sauce and Brown Sugar, cook until liquid thickens.

Poor the liquid over the Combined Chicken and Veggies and serve – IT’S THAT EASY!   Trust me the Chicken is like none other and the sauce is incredible!

(For a little more crunch, add sliced almond on top).

3 T. canola oil
3 large white or yellow onions
1 egg
1/2 C. buttermilk
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 C. all purpose flour
1 C. toasted wheat germ
1 C. bread crumbs
1 t. dried marjoram
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried basil
Preheat the oven to 425 F.  Spread the oil on a baking tray and set inside the preheating oven to get hot.

Cut the onions into a thick rings.  Separate the rings of the onion with your fingers and set aside.  In a large shallow dish, mix the egg, buttermilk, cayenne, salt and pepper until well combined.  Add the flour and mix until all lumps are gone.  In another large shallow bowl, combine the wheat germ, bread crumbs, marjoram, oregano , and basil.

Working in batches and using your hands, toss the onion rings in the batter first and then in the bread crumb mixture.*  When you have all the rings coated,  carefully remove the hot baking tray from the oven and immediately place the rings on it in a single layer.  You will likely need to bake them in two batches unless you have a very large tray.

Bake for 15 minutes or until golden but not brown, turning over once during baking.  Remove from oven and place on a paper towel to soak up any excess oil.  Sprinkle generously with salt and serve immediately.

*You can stop at this point and freeze the coated rings on a cookie tray and then put them in a ziplock bag to use later.  Just pop straight on a hot oiled baking pan (no need to thaw) and cook as directed above.

(serve 6)

The meat is so tender with such flavor.  I recommend to everyone to try it at least once.  My recipe is a food network special and it was easy easy easy – just some time and well worth it!!

A big part of my life involves food and the love of enjoying it with friends and family.  Share your stories with me, take this journey with me.

This morning I woke up and made eggs and toast with hollandaise sauce – mind you this was the first time that I tried hollandaise!  It was awesome, my partner and I both ate everything up!  He had never had homemade hollandaise and really isn’t too crazy about eggs – but he ate everything and said he really like the sauce!

So try it out and let me know what you think, share your story with me – I know there are others that like food, get bored and just want to try something new.

My sauce was:

Half stick of butter
1 tspn white vinegar
1 tspn lemon juice – fresh
salt and pepper to taste
4 eggs yolks only
1 tspn sugar

Whip the egg yokes with the vinegar, salt and pepper.

Melt the butter in a bowl over a pan of hot water – due not put the butter bowl on direct heat, when you add the egg yolk it will cause them to scramble.

When the butter is melted, add the lemon and sugar.

Then add the egg yolk mixture slowly, mixing at the same time with a spoon until all egg yolks are in.

The egg should cook immediately as the heat is already hot enough to melt the butter. Only mix in until the egg yolk is the same color as the butter. The mixture is ready. Add over your cooked eggs on toast, how ever you like them – sunny side up, hard cooked or boiled and slice…..it really is good!

“We didn’t have ham or I would have added a ham slice to the side! YUM!

if you lift me up
just get me through this night
i know ill rest tomorrow
and ill be strong enough to try

when the sky clears
and all is said and done
i will realize
that we all need someone

if you lift me up
just get me through this night
i know ill rest tomorrow
and Ill be strong enough to try

so when you see me crashing
and theres nowhere left to fall
will you lift me even higher
to rise above this all

if you lift me up
said if you lift me up

said if you lift me up
will it be higher

when you see me crashing
and theres nowhere left to fall
will you lift me even higher
to rise above this all

if you lift me up
said if you lift me up
if you lift me up
just get me through this night

Finding my peace – as I hope you all do.