At Home My Way

We love to have a fish fry. But, in the winter or when I don't want to "smell grease" inside my house, or when I think Big Daddy needs to eat something healthier, I make fried fish in my oven. It works great! I even tested it on my parents and they loved it. BAKED "FRIED FISH" 6-8 crappy or tilapia filets (I used frozen tilapia filets) packaged Fish Fry mix - (I used the kind from Orscheln Farm Store) cooking spray (I use generic, of course) cookie sheet Place 2-3 cups of the fish fry mixture you are using in a gallon ziploc type bag. Put in the pieces of thawed fish. Shake good until each piece is well coated. You may have to turn them over and shake again. Spray your cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place the coated fish pieces on the cookie sheet. Spray the fish with a little cooking spray (it says 100% oil so its fine). Place in preheated 400 degree oven. Bake 30 minutes or so or until your fish feels solid and doesn't fall apart. You should be a...

I made some cole slaw to have with fish the other night. It turned out great. I could just make a small amount and will use the leftover cabbage for egg rolls. SUPER EASY COLE SLAW You will need: 1/2 cup Mayo/Miracle Whip (I had generic Miracle Whip also known as "salad dressing") 1/2 cup sugar 2 Tablespoons vinegar (I only had cider vinegar) Mix the ingredients for the dressing. Add to about 3 cups of grated cabbage or half a bag of cole slaw mix. Stir well and let sit in the fridge for an hour so the dressing softens the cabbage. I loved it!

Do you want a super simple crockpot meal that is comfort food at its best?   Crockpot Chicken & Biscuits is it!  You put chicken, cream of chicken soup and water in a crockpot. This takes me maybe two minutes tops to assemble. Cook all day (8-10 hours) and then after cooked, top with canned biscuits and finish off in the oven.  The recipe is SUPER SIMPLE!   * Freezer Crockpot meal directions further below. (I just tell every little thing here so it may look like a long recipe but the recipe is simple. Like - five steps! lol) CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND BISCUITS 6-10 pieces of chicken (I use boneless, skinless breast tenders.) (Thaw the chicken is using bone-in chicken.) 1 regular can cream of chicken soup (generic is fine or even homemade)  1 1/2 can water (use the can from the cream of chicken soup)  pepper (optional) (there's plenty of salt in the soup so I don't add any salt) 1 can of biscuits (We use generic Grands biscuits.) *NOTE: ...

(I eat this with yogurt and fruit, like the yogurt parfaits at McDonalds - but also this is completely fabulous with just milk - like a bowl of cold cereal.) Makes a great gift! PERFECT GRANOLA 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup oil (I use Canola) 1/2 cup honey 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. vanilla 7 cups oats (I use old fashioned, NOT quick cooking), chopped pecans, sliced almonds, etc. (just make sure your combined oats/nuts only equals 7 cups) Mix brown sugar, oil, and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a low boil. Remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon and vanilla. Mix oats and nuts in a large bowl. Pour liquid ingredients over. Stir well until well coated. Spread in a 10×13 pan. (I use a broiler pan for this. I either spray it with Pam first or use a sheet of parchment paper - which I fold up and reuse over and over every time I make granola). Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Take out and stir. Return pan to oven. Turn oven off. Go to bed. Wake up to a delicious, cinnamon-y sent ...

My husband had the flu over New Years. Well... he said, "its just a head cold", but it was the flu and he's still not completely over it. Needless to say, I stayed in the kitchen trying all sorts of recipes that I always find and never get to. I have made homemade pita bread before, but sometimes they puff up and sometimes they don't. When I read about how soft these pitas are, I knew I had to try them! Boy am I so glad I did! They are absolutely perfect. And, the plus, they are another bread machine recipe so half the work was done for me. My daughter helped out making these pitas. She rolled them out for me. They were easy and very delicious! I made a mixture of chicken, peppers, and onions to put in our pitas because I didn't have any lunch meat. We both were eating with our eyes rolled back in our heads! LOL. I even opened one up and put a little grape jelly in there. Now, that was a little piece of paradise! I highly recommend these pitas. Don't be sca...

I made these terrific little cookies. And shhh! They don't use any butter, margarine, oil or shortening. I thought there was a problem with the recipe, but I made them anyway. And.... they are fabulous! They were a little different to work with, but they are just awesome! And so GOOD FOR YOU! HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 2/3 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup brown sugar (white sugar is fine here as well) 1 cup oats (I used quick oats, but old fashioned is fine too) 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup corn syrup (I might try honey here) 1/8 cup chocolate chips (dark is the best for you, but I had milk chocolate) Mix together the flour, sugar, oats, cocoa and baking powder. Stir well to combine. Mix together the egg, vanilla, syrup and stir to mix. Add to the dry ingredients. Mix well. It will be very dry and crumbly. Just stir and stir with a sturdy spoon -like a wooden spoon. Add in chocolate chips - o...

I've always wanted to make my own homemade sandwich bread. (My picture quality is terrible but the bread is just PERFECT!) I have searched and searched for the perfect recipe for everyday sandwich bread and always the bread I make is either too heavy, too moist, or too MUCH! But, I made one this weekend that is so perfect. I don't know if this works the "old fashioned" way. I have a bread machine and so since the directions said to use a bread machine, that is what I did. However, I only use my bread machine for making the dough. After the dough setting completes, I take it from there and bake it in a regular loaf pan in the real oven. Its great! Very soft! In fact, I let it cool completely and still had to slice it with an electric knife. Picture trying to slice a loaf of Wonder Bread with a knife. That's what I'm talking about! Here's the recipe with exact instructions on how I did it. Worked like a charm and we had this for our favorite, peanut bu...