Herbed Stuffed Chicken Breasts

I love pounding chicken breasts after a long day at work!  Had so-o much fun smashing chicken. That was probably my fav part of the recipe... It was a long, tedious process of spreading and wrapping the chicken. Realized I forgot the feta cheese but made it without... Was rather awesome served over rice...Only had easy bacon in the house but that didnt seem to matter either..Served over rice and even looked like I knew what I was doing!

Peanut Butter Cake

Well, I made it almost a week ago and there are still leftovers... It a dessert obsessed family like mine, thats never a good sign. It tasted weird... Thats the only way to describe it... First off I have never made a cake with Crisco before and maybe I did something wrong there...
Finally the frosting was even stranger and was basically a no-bake cookie without peanut butter or oatmeal... It made for a weird constancy to go with the strange taste... I guess if I want to eat empty calories, this is not what I would waste them on... Too bad too, cause I love peanut butter...

                                                   The cake in the oven...

                                        You were supposed to poke a few holes in the cake when u added the hot frosting on it... The finished product even looked odd... :)

Shrimp and Mushroom Casserole

First of, I have been cooking, just not really posting but hopefully today I can get caught up a little... I also have made some amazing dishes in the last few weeks that were not out of kitchen classics so it has been awhile since I have posted...

I dont really know why this dish is called a casserole besides it is baked in a casserole dish... Its more like a thick soup or thin stew. I served it over rice... It was good... I had leftovers and didnt want to make more rice to at work I heated it up and dunked Bruschetta into it...

Peach Cobbler

Now I probably should have guessed that I wouldnt be a big fan of this recipe when I found out it didnt have a cinnamon crumbly topping which is my FAVORITE thing about peach cobbler... but I made it anyway.
 It wasnt that it was bad, but it was just okay... The weird cake-ness tasted kinda like bisquick--really needed cinnamon or some kind of spice... And of course there was hot yummy peaches, but I would stick with a recipe with crumbly topping any day...

Step it up Paula!!!  Too many mediocre recipes lately!!!!

Cheeseburger Meatloaf with Sauce...

Basically it was okay... The other meatloaf was better. Now I first must admit that for some reason we are out of Seasoning Salt-- Go figure... So I went on-line to figure out how to make it... So I made it but I was missing Onion Salt-- So the fact that I needed to add more salt and pepper when it was done might have been from this point. The Cheesy Sauce was okay but also lacked any flavor besides cheese...

Another sad recipe... Filling but sad...

Glazed Honey bars

After all of these recipes I finally found one that I didnt like... I mean I know it was bound to happen but I didnt figure it would be a dessert...  IT tasted blah and had a lack-luster texture. Very disappointing!

One issue might be that due to the fact there is mayonnaise in the glaze I stored it in the fridge. And it became a rock-- once it warms up a lil it is better but still blah...

Sorry Paula, this one is NOT one of your best...

Chicken Paprika

I dont know why, but I love Chicken... I mean I could eat chicken so many different ways, that I could probably eat it everyday of the week and not get bored!

First off the recipe calls for a 4-5lb. chicken cut-up, however, I dont like dark meat, So I made it with 4 large breasts. I also didnt make the dumplings but instead used some Gnocchi that I had in the back of the cabinet and wasnt quite sure what to use it for... This recipe uses a LOT of paprika (go figure) and its a heavy smokey sauce... I liked it! I dont know if I need to make it again though... Or maybe my off-ness to it was the gnocchi...

Happy cookin!

Shrimp and Artichoke Bake/Lemon Bars/Brenda's Kahlua Brownies

No, even though I havent posted in over a week, I have not given up on my quest... Life just has a funny way of keeping me out of the kitchen...

First off I have never cooked with artichoke hearts before... But this was a rich, gooey dinner. Served over rice. Loved the contrast of the shrimp and mushrooms and artichokes... I was also highly impressed with my skills at separating egg yolks from the whites... Something I had only done once or twice in my life--but it worked out beautifully...

Lemon Bars-

Imagine that, they look like lemon bars..and they taste, like ur boring average lemon bar-- just a lil thicker... Now I did mess up making the crust not that anyone noticed... As it was in the oven I realized the recipe called for powdered sugar, not granular sugar... but they were still good... OOPS!  :)

Kahlua Brownies-

These took FOREVER to cook... Now I thought I had the right size pan but maybe there is one a lil bigger that I should have used. And while I like Kahlua, these brownies really did nothing for me... they were a thick, rich brownie..Not something to write home about... Give me a Gooey Butter cake over this any-day!  :)