Kerri's Red Baby Potatoes

Cut Red Baby Potatoes in half or quarters. Par Boil them until 1/2 way tender. Don't over cook or they will be mushy. Drain potatoes. Put 1/4 cup olive oil in non-stick frying pan. Heat up until hot. Add potatoes to pan and add spices.

1 Tb Italian Seasoning
2 cloves of fresh minced garlic
Salt/Pepper

**I've also used chili powder in place of Italian Seasoning and it was really good!

Brown on both sides like fried potatoes. Don't turn until brown or potatoes will be mushy. Cook until tender.

Kerri's Country Style Ribs

Country Style Pork Ribs- Boneless or Bone In

Rub ribs lightly with olive oil usually takes about 3 Tb. (you can also use regular oil) Then make your rub mixture:

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
4 Tb.Chili Powder
2 Tb.Garlic Powder
2 Tb.Onion Powder
1 Tb.Salt
1 Tb.Pepper

Rub Ribs generously with rib mixture and let stand for 15-20 minutes.

Bake @ 350 degrees uncovered for 1 hour then pour Sweet Baby Rays over ribs and let cook for another hour or until meat is tender.

If you want to grill them. Put them on the grill and turn and baste ribs with Sweet Baby Rays every 5 minutes until meat is done. This is my favorite way to fix ribs....but either way is yummy!

Kerri's Ensalada

1 Head of Cabbage sliced very thin
3 Carrots, grated
1 pint size sweet tomatoes cut 1/2
1/2 Medium onion diced
1 Bunch of Cilantro diced
1 Can of diced green chili's
1/2 Diced pickled jalapenos (I use 1 cup...depends on how hot you want it)
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
4 Limes....just the juice of the limes
2 T Sugar
2 T Vinegar
Salt/Pepper to taste


Mix together vegetables. Add peppers. Mix OJ, Lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar together and then pour over vegetables. Taste and modify if needed.

I had forgot about this recipe for a while.... made them last night.

Chocolate Marshmallow Clouds

3 cups flour
2/3 unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup salted butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups miniature chocolate chips
8 ounces miniature marshmallows, frozen

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Until you are ready to assemble the cookies just prior to baking, keep the marshmallows in the freezer—otherwise they will thaw too rapidly. In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda. Set aside. Combine sugars in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, blend in butter until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and chocolate chips and blend at low speed until combined. Batter will be very stiff.

Gather 4 or 5 frozen marshmallows in the palm of your hand and cover them with a heaping tablespoon of dough. Wrap the dough around the marshmallows, completely encasing them and forming a 2-inch diameter dough ball. Place balls on ungreased baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a cool, flat surface.

Petra's Truffles

16 oz chocolate chips

1 cup heavy cream

bring cream to a boil, pull off burner and stir in chocolate, place in freezer.

after completely chilled (over night) roll into balls.

coat with anything and everything.

ideas: crushed mint oreos, regular oreos, candy cane, cocoa, super fine coffee grounds, nuts, coconut. whatever :) store in freezer, enjoy!

Petra's Baja Fried Rice

Barbeque chicken (I used left over)
Brown rice (just out of rice cooker, still hot)
1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (drained)
1 cup of frozen corn
1 medium onion diced
1 red pepper diced
Olive oil
Garlic pepper
Carne Asada seasoning
Montréal steak seasoning

Using a wok or large non stick skillet, cover the bottom of the skillet with olive oil (plenty)

when the oil is hot, Add seasonings, onion and red peppers, stir fry

Then add your corn, black beans, tomatoes with green chilies and your barbeque chicken, stir fry till hot, taste for seasoning.

Slowly add your rice, stirring in gently till the correct amount then stir fry till slightly browned or to your taste.

Caution: Carne Asada seasoning can be salty, so if you under salt your rice it might be better.

My Easy, Peasy Beef Roast

1 defrosted Beef roast
Dried Onions
Beef Boullion
Johnny's Seasoning
Garlic Powder or Minced Garlic

Place roast in roasting pan or dutch oven. Add water till half way up sides of roast. Dump in approx. 2 Tblsp. of dried onion and about 2 tsp. of beef boullion--use your best judgement. Sprinkle Johnny's Seasoning liberally over top of roast and then Garlic powder or minced Garlic over top of that. Cover with foil or lid and bake in 300F oven for at least 4 hours or until roast is falling apart. Can add in potatoes and carrots last hour and a half of cooking and/or use juice for gravy.