Crock Pot Smoked Brisket

Crock Pot Smoked Brisket

This was tasty and made the house smell Great! Interestingly good. Make sure you serve it with the pan juices though! Yum! This recipe came out of my Rival Crock-Pot warranty booklet! Ha!

What you need:

A Crock Pot ;p

3-4 Pounds Beef Brisket

1/4 Cup Liquid Smoke

1/2 Tsp Each Onion Powder and Garlic Salt (Celery Salt too if you like!Not me though!)

Lay meat onto tinfoil, pour liquid smoke all over it and sprinkle with seasonings.

Wrap well, fat side up, place in crock pot, cook on low for 8-12 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

Mac N' Cheese

Mac N' Cheese

This Creamettes recipe I cut out of an Good House Keeping Magazine years ago! Pretty bland if you ask me. But don't worry! I have other Mac and Cheese recipes just waiting!

what you need:

2 Cups Elbow Macaroni, Uncooked

1/2 Cup Margarine

3 Tbsp Flour

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/4 Tsp Pepper

1 3/4 Cups Milk

1 1/2 Cups Cheddar Cheese, Grated

Dry Bread Crumbs, to sprinkle on top.

*Optional: 1/4 Cup Chopped Onion. , I did not use any onion so I added 1/4 Tsp of Onion Powder.

350 Degree Oven

Grease casserole dish with butter.

Cook Macaroni according to package directions, drain.

Melt butter over medium heat, add onions if using, add flour,salt and pepper. Blend in milk and stir constantly until thick.

Add Cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat.

Combine macaroni to cheese mixture and mix.

pour into casserole dish, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake for about 40 minutes.

Chinese Chicken With Sauce

Chinese Chicken With Sauce

The Sauce, really is what makes this Foster Farm Chicken recipe so tasty!

What you need:

1 Whole Chicken

1 Tbsp Oil

1/3 Cup Soy Sauce

1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

3/4 Cup Water

1 Tbsp Ketchup

1 Garlic Clove, smashed and chopped finely

1 Green Onion, sliced

1/2 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper

2 Tbsp Cornstarch

2 Tbsp Water

*Optional : Sesame Seeds, Toasted

Wash and Dry your chicken.

Brown chicken on all sides in oil in a big pot.

Whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, water, ketchup, garlic, onion and red pepper. Pour this mixture over your chicken, cover and simmer for about an hour.

Remove chicken and keep warm.

Blend the cornstarch and water, stir into pan juice and stir constantly until thickened.

Serve Chicken with Sauce. MmmmGood.

*Recipe Note:  Toast Sesame Seeds for about 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven to bring out their "Nut Like" flavor!