Recipe: Chip Bag Tacos

Recipe: Chip Bag Tacos
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While this is definitely not on Genny’s 21 day fix recipe list, Chip Bag Nachos is a hit on the busy mom what are we going to do for dinner list.  I like it because it is novel and fun as well as easy.

I have seen this recipe for chip bag nachos on several blogs and finally decided to try.  I wish I did so earlier.  It is a fun thing todo with children and is a great hit with picky eaters.

Since the food is mixed in and eaten out of chip bags, cleanup is a snap, simply toss in the garbage and your done.

While I am not going to write out a full recipe for something so simple the concept is pretty easy.  Get individual baggs of nacho chips – natural or flavored (I like using Doritos) – cook up ground meat with taco flavoring, open the bag and add in a couple tablespoons of meat, cheese, and any other desired taco ingredients like sour cream, lettuce, or salsa.

Mix in with a spoon and eat straight from the bag.

This is not a prepper recipe, but it is a good one for camping.  It is also good for stress full times because it is so easy and fun.  I invite you to try it, as well as to leave me a comment on the youtube video below.

This recipe is something my son also likes to make.  He loves cooking, but it drives his mom nuts because he does not like to eat what he cooks.  He would rather just try to eat cheese crackers.

Recipe: Banana Peel Chicken

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Banana Peel Chicken is not a widely known technique. However, since we eat a lot of banana and I hate waste I found a way to use them.

What we do is wrap the chicken in a banana peel before we bake it so that it provides a protective covering to steam the chicken and keep in the moisture.

The basis of this idea are aboriginal recipes. Cultures throughout the world wrap food in leaves and steamed it in the ground.

It does make the meat more moist, and does not add any banana flavor to the meat. You could get the same result from aluminum foil, but in doing it this way you make less waste as the banana peel is free.

Finally, I will say that aluminum foil, or a good pot lid will do the same thing. This concept really works the best for those that are very serious about reducing the items they use. It really doesn’t bring that much benefit to those that don’t mind digging out the foil to wrap our food.

Banana peel chicken would probably work well to cook food in coals while sitting around a campfire. I may have to try that.

How to Make a Pancake Mix Container from a Ketchup Bottle

 

Kitchen DIY: Ketchup Bottle for Pancake Batter
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The idea for this post on using a ketchup bottle to make a pancake mix container is a pinterest tip.  It works great for special heart shaped valentine pancakes, or even more special W.T. pancakes for the good little boy in your life…

If you clean out an old ketchup bottle and fill it with a thin (but not watery) pancake batter, you can squeeze out precise amounts or add artistic flair without making a mess.

At my house, I typically make a mess as I use a measuring cup to scoop the batter out of the bowl and drip globs of batter throughout the kitchen. (Which reduces the hubby points for making weekend breakfast to less that zero).

This works pretty good, it works best with thinner batter that is pretty well mixed.  It may take some practice to see what recipe works the best with the bottle you have.  I have also, on occasion opened up the hole in the lid.

It is pretty cool that some people have taken this technique to a whole higher level.  I have seen videos of people making art out of squirted pancake batter.  They let the pancakes cook to different levels of doneness, which causes shading on the portraits they made.

How to Make Blackberry Dumplings

How to Make Blackberry Dumplings

 

Recipe: Blackberry Dumplings
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Since I have blackberries growing along my fence, I am always looking for new blackberry recipes.

This recipe for Blackberry Dumplings is a clear winner.

Besides being simple and tasty – its also can be made in a dutch oven for a camping treat.

Try it an tell me what you think.

 

Blackberry Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 qt Fresh or frozen (loose-pack) blackberries
  • 1 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 ts Lemon extract
  • 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
  • 2 ts Baking powder
  • 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
  • 2/3 c Milk
  • Cream or whipped cream, optional

Procedure

  • In a Dutch oven, combine the blackberries, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon extract.
  • Bring to a boil
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg and remaining sugar and salt.
  • Add milk
  • Stir just until mixed. (Dough will be very thick.)
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls into six mounds onto hot blackberry mixture
  • Cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean.
  • Spoon into serving dishes.

If cooking in an oven I used 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, but the recipe really is designed for a campfire.