The Sewing Mom

My favorite day of the week? Friday. My favorite meme? Four Foods on Friday

This is a weekly meme and if you’d like to participate, head over and give Valmg a shout out!

This week’s questions:

#1. What is your favorite food that is cooked on the barbeque? I love bbq ribs. I start mine out in the crock pot and finish them on the grill, I think that counts!

#2. What veggies, if any, do you cook on the barbeque? I’ve done corn on the cob, baked potatoes, red potatoes, and of course, grilled onions and peppers.

#3. Tell us a little about your barbeque habits. Who grills, how often, what months, etc. We use our grill all year long. When we have company, my husband does the grilling. If it’s just us, I’m usually doing the grilling. We use the grill at least once a week and more in the summer, it keeps the heat out of the house!

#4. Share a barbeque recipe. This is one of my favorite steak marinades.

Soak tenderized steaks in 1 cup Jack Daniels whiskey, preferably 8-10 hours. Place carefully on pre-heated grill. The alcohol may cause flare up, so be careful! A few minutes before the steaks are done, slather bbq sauce on them and finish grilling. Watch carefully so they don’t burn.

It’s my favorite day of the week, Friday! Today is even better because it’s leading into a three day weekend and I’m hoping to get some flowers planted, although, I do wish it would rain, I’ll have to turn my sprinklers on if it doesn’t!

This is really my favorite meme, put on by Fun Crafts and Recipes and if you’d like to participate, head on over there and give Valmg a shout out.

This weeks questions are:

#1. What’s your favorite white beverage? If you don’t have one, what’s your favorite beverage with something white in it? I’m definitely going to say White Zinfandel wine. If I can’t have that then I’ll go with Sprite or Sierra Mist.

#2. What’s your favorite white gravy, sauce, condiment, dressing or topping? I have to say I almost always go with ranch dressing on my salads, but my favorite gravy is cream gravy, like the kind that goes over chicken fried steak!

#3. What’s your favorite white item from the refrigerated section? In the refrigerated section, I am always stocking up on International Delight French Vanilla coffee creamer. I prefer the no-fat version, but it’s getting harder to find, so I do sometimes get the sugar free version. I almost can’t drink coffee without it. My husband has been know to bring it along when we take extended road trips.

#4. Share a recipe for something white. This is the recipe for Chicken and sour cream enchiladas.

2 c. chopped cooked chicken
1 c. thick & chunky salsa
1 c. sour cream
1 1/2 c. shredded colby & monterey jack cheese
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 T. cilantro (I don’t like this, so I leave it out)
10 flour tortillas
1 c. shredded lettuce
1 chopped tomato

Mix chicken, sour cream, 1 c. of cheese, 1/4 c. salsa, cilantro and cumin until well blended.
Spoon about 1/4 c. of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla, roll up. Place, seam sides down, in a 13×9 inch baking dish. Top with memaining 3/4 cup salsa, cover.
Bake 30 minutes in a 350 preheated oven. Sprinkle with 1/2 c. cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese.
Top with lettuce and tomato just before serving.

This is not only my favorite meme, but this week, the questions revolve around one of my favorite foods, chocolate. I can’t go wrong with this one! If you’d like to participate in this meme, be sure to visit Fun, Crafts and Recipes and get in on the fun!

Here are this week’s questions:

#1. What’s your favorite beverage containing chocolate or chocolate flavoring? I love the chocolate and strawberry side-by-side milkshake at Steak and Shake. If I’m really treating myself, I’ll take a mudslide any day of the week!

#2. What’s your favorite chocolate bar? OR Share a pic of your favorite candy, chocolate or otherwise. Give me a Cadbury Caramello bar and I’m soooo happy! My husband just brought me a whole back of mini bite size caramellos and it’s all I can do to not eat the entire bag!

#3. What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten that had chocolate in it? I really can’t think of anything, I don’t tend to order or make foods that are too unusual. I’m sure that if I keep watching Top Chef though, I’ll no doubt see chocolate used in some unusual way.

#4. Share a recipe using chocolate. I’m going to share a crockpot Hot Fudge Sundae Cake recipe.

Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
Mix 1 c. flour, 1/2 c. sugar, 2 T baking cocoa, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt in medium bowl. Stir in 1/2 c. milk, 2 T vegetable oil, 1 tsp. vanilla. Spread this batter evenly in the bottom of the crock pot.
Mix 3/4 c. brown sugar and 1/4 c. baking cocoa in a small bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 c. hot water until smooth. Pour evenly over batter in the crock pot.
Cover and cook on high heat for 2 - 2 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Turn off cooker. Let stand uncovered for 30-40 minutes before serving. Spoon cake into serving dish and spoon sauce over the top. This can definitely be served with ice cream!

I missed this meme last week and I don’t want to miss it again, even if I have to do it on dial-up! I love Val’s Four Foods on Friday meme. This week, being away from home, I’m not eating well and eating too much fast food I’m sure, so it’s nice to remind myself of my regular eating habits and what I’m missing!

Remember, if you’d like to participate, head over to Fun, Crafts and Recipes for instructions!

This weeks questions are:

#1. How do you make chicken salad? I don’t make this myself, but I do order it occassionally at a restaurant or cafe. I like it with mayo and chunky chicken and celery.

#2. Fast food chicken. What fast food restaurant makes the best chicken? KFC and Church’s. Either way, you have to catch it when it’s fresh or else it can be just a pile of grease on a bone.

#3. What’s your favorite way to eat chicken? I love fried chicken, hot and fresh. I particularly like the dark meat.

#4. Share a recipe using chicken or take a picture of a chicken dish. I’d provide a picture, but I’m not at home, so let me think of a recipe. Use cream of chicken soup, Stove Top stuffing mix, 3 chicken breast boiled and cut up and 1/2 stick of butter. Make stuffing according to package directions. Melt butter a large baking dish. Layer stuffing then cubed chicken and pour soup mixed with half a soup can of milk on top. Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

I missed this meme last week, but I’m not letting that happen again! Posting Four Foods on Friday means my weekend is just about to officially begin. This week has been rather busy for all of us, so I’m glad it’s Friday. This is a great meme, if you’d like to participate, give Valmg a visit!

This week’s questions:

#1. When going out to dinner what items do your order? Appetizers, soup, salad, dinner, dessert. I usually will have soup or a salad and dinner. There are certain restaurants that I look forward to ordering desert, but that doesn’t happen too frequently.

#2. How predictable are you when eating out? Do you usually order a meal that you’ve had before or do you like to try new things? That too depends on where we go. Some restaurants I tend to order the same thing, particularly Italian or Mexican. Others, I tend to order something different every time I go in.

#3. When eating at a restaurant, what beverage do you like to order with your meal? Most of the time I just get water or ice tea, but, depending on my mood, sometimes I’ll order a glass of wine. I’m cheap and don’t like paying the price of alcoholic beverages that I can have or make at home!

#4. Name a meal that you ate at a restaurant that you liked so much you tried to recreate it, as well as the name of the restaurant and the recipe. I don’t have a meal that I’ve tried to recreate, but I did try to recreate the bread pudding that our local KFC used to have on their buffet. I’ve never been successful at making it though, so really don’t have a recipe to share. However, if anyone knows a good, sweet bread pudding recipe, I’d love it if you’d share it with me. In fact, I’ll post it here if you share it!

A few more hours and it will be Friday! It can’t come soon enough. With all of the storms this week I’ve definitely not had enough sleep. I’m looking forward to the weekend. To celebrate, here is the Four Foods on Friday meme for this week. Thanks to Valmg for hosting this fun meme!

#1. What’s your favorite food smell? My favorite food smell has to be the smell of cookies baking. This is not a smell that is in my house too often, but I love it none the less!

#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple? I enjoy granny smiths and red delicious. No matter what kind I’m eating, it has to be crunchy and juicy. If it’s at all soft, I can’t eat it.

#3. What veggies do you like in your salad? I typically only put mushrooms in my salad, but will sometimes toss in a little broccoli.

#4. Share a recipe that uses beef. I would have to go with beef stew.
Brown the stew meat in flour, salt & pepper. Add 2 c. beef broth and 1 or 2 c. water. Add cut up carrots, potatoes and onion. Season to taste. Simmer for about an hour. Serve over cooked rice.

It’s Friday! This has been an exhausting week, lots of midnight storms keeping us awake, staying up late visiting with my mom, and spending time on the road visiting quilt shops. Normally, I’m glad it’s Friday, but this week, as tired as I am, it means my mom is nearing the end of her visit. I will miss her.

This weeks Four Foods On Friday is in her honor.

#1. American cheese. Sliced fresh or prepackaged processed cheese product? I’m not a big American cheese fan, but I prefer sliced fresh or the deli style package. Processed cheese is something I just can’t swallow unless it’s used in mac & cheese.

#2. What is your favorite cracker? My mom enjoys oyster crackers, but I have to say I prefer townhouse crackers with cheddar cheese slices on them.

#3. What hot breakfast cereal do you like? Think oatmeal, farina, grits, etc. The only hot cereals I eat are oatmeal and cream of wheat (which I haven’t had in years!)

#4. Share a recipe that uses corn. I like corn on the cob cooked on the grill. It’s really very simple. Peel back the husk, removing the silk. Rub mayonnaise on the kernels, replace the husks. Place on the upper rack of the grill and cook until kernels are tender. Slather in butter and enjoy!

It’s Friday! I’m celebrating by posting my favorite weekly meme, Four Foods on Friday. We didn’t do this meme last week because of the Easter holiday and I have to say, I missed it! Glad it’s back this week.

#1. What’s your favorite form of potatoes? This is difficult, I love a really good fried potato, but I can’t make these, so I don’t get to eat them too often. My second would probably be a tie between a totally loaded baked potato, or mashed potatoes with gravy.

#2. Pie crust. Premade or from scratch? The only person I’ve ever known that could truly make a good home made pie crust was my Grandma. Unfortunately, I didn’t inherit her skill at making pie crusts, so, on the rare occasion I make a pie, I use pre-made.

#3. Vegetables. Fresh, frozen or canned? I probably use mostly frozen, although I try to buy fresh when they’re in season.

#4. What one dish do you wish you could prepare better? Meatloaf. I don’t really care for meatloaf, but I know my husband likes it so every now & then I attempt it. I just can’t get it right.

Have a great weekend!

I know I’m really late with this one, but it’s been a very hectic week and that includes today. It’s after 11 P.M. and I’m just now getting around to posting my favorite meme of the week, Four Foods on Friday from Valmg.

This weeks questions and my answers:

#1. What’s your favorite fruit and how do you like to eat it? This is tough, I don’t really have one favorite. I love pink grapefruit and have recently discovered the “fresh” jarred grapefruit slices in the refrigerated section of the grocery. I love it! I also love apples, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Pretty much any berry is at the top of my list.

#2. What is the one spice in your kitchen you use more than any other? Besides salt & pepper, I would probably have to say that I use a lot of Italian seasoning.

#3. Pudding. Instant, stovetop or premade? I’m not a big pudding fan but when I do make it, I make instant pudding. The only time I care to eat pudding is when it’s in a banana or coconut cream pie.

#4. Share a recipe using potatoes. I like to slice potatoes and onions and layer them in a large dish. Mix sour cream and a can of mushroom soup together and put half over the potatoes and onions. Place browned pork chops on top and pour remainder of soup mixture over the top. Bake at 375 for about an hour, until potatoes are tender.

I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am that tomorrow is Friday. Strange as it seems though, I do wish I had one more day. My Destination Imagination team is not ready for their tournament on Saturday and one more day is all they would need. But, the show must go on, ready or not!

In celebration of the weekend being upon us, here is my Four Foods on Friday meme, my favorite meme.

This week’s four questions:

#1. What type of m&m is your favorite? This is a tough question for me. I like both, but truthfully, I like to mix plain and peanut together.

#2. Peanut butter. Smooth, chunky, creamy. How do you like it? I like crunchy, don’t really know why they make smooth!

#3. Do you usually drink out of glass, acrylic, Tupperware type or paper cups? Let’s see. I currently drink water from plastic bottles, but anything else I drink out of glass. If I ever get my ice maker hooked up, I’ll quit buying plastic water bottles. I have to have ice cold water or I can’t drink it.

#4. Share a chicken recipe.   This recipe is for lemon chicken.

1 whole chicken

olive oil

salt & pepper

2 lemons

Pierce one lemon with a fork.  Place pierced whole lemon inside of body cavity.

Rub olive oil all over chicken.  Sprinkle with salt & pepper.  Squeeze lemon juice from second lemon all over chicken.

Place chicken on rack in a shallow roasting pan.  Roast in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.