Week 3 -

*Pancakes, eggs/cheese, sausage

*Monterrey Chicken

*BBQ ribs

*Mac n' cheese

Pancakes

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3 tsps. baking powder
• 1 TBSP sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 TBSP vegetable oil

Mix together and bake on hot griddle.

Cinnamon Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and cinnamon in small sauce pan.  Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes.
remove from stove and add evaporated milk.  Serve warm.

Eggs/Cheese

Whisk together eggs and a little milk.  Cook in a skillet.  When done, sprinkle with melted cheese, turn off burner and cover with a lid for 30 seconds.

We love sausage links.

Monterrey Chicken

• Chicken (I use chicken tenders)
• BBQ sauce
• Bacon
• Swiss cheese

Cook chicken in bbq sauce-either grill or bake at 350 for 35 minutes or so. Top with cooked bacon and swiss cheese slices. Cover on grill or bake in oven until cheese melts. I like to serve it with mustard/mayo sauce.

BBQ ribs

• 2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup liquid smoke
• 4 dashes soy sauce
• 1 cup pace picante sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tps garlic powered
• 6-8 lbs boneless country style pork ribs

Cover ribs with half of the sauce. Bake at 275 for 6 hours, covered with foil or lid. Drain off drippings before serving. Heat up other half of sauce and serve hot over ribs. serves 6-8.

Homemade Mac n'cheese

• 1 TBSP vegetable oil
• 1 (16-oz) pkg elbow macaroni
• 4 TBSP butter
• 1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 8 oz cubed processed cheese food
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente; drain well and return to cooking pot. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; stir into macaroni. In a large bowl, combine the cheeses; mix well. Preheat oven to 350. Add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of cheese mixture, cubed processed chese food, and eggs to macaroni; mix together and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased deep 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Bake for 35 mintues or until hot and bubbling around edges; serve.