Individual Monkey Bread

Individual Monkey Bread

Makes 16!

Time: 35 Minutes

-3 cans Buttermilk biscuits (not the flakey kind)
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1 cup sugar
-2-3 teaspoons cinnamon
-2 sticks butter


 1. Preheat the oven to 350.

2. Open up all three cans of biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters.
3. Next, combine the white sugar with 2-3 teaspoons of cinnamon. 3 will be really cinnamon-y. Dump this mix and the biscuits into a gallon size zip lock back and shake it up really well.
4.Drop all of the biscuit quarters into your muffin tin. * The original recipe never said how many quarters to put in so I did about 8 in each cup and they turned out lovely!

 *(The first batch I used muffin cups and ended up taking them off the little muffins as I put them out to serve.  The second batch I just threw the quarters straight into the pan with out pan and I had to pull out the individual prices one by one.  If you find a different way let me know!

5. Melt the butter with the brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat until combined. Once the brown sugar butter has become one color, pour it over the biscuits.
6. Bake for 20 minutes until the crust is deep brown on the top.

Cajun Chicken Strips

Cajun Chicken Strips

Serves 2!

Time: 20 Min

Ingredients

- 1/2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

- 1/4 teaspoon paprika

- 1/8 teaspoon pepper

- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

- 1/8 teaspoon cajun seasoning

- 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first seven ingredients. Add chicken half at a time, and shake to coat.
2. In a large skillet, cook chicken in olive oil for 8 to 10 minutes or until parts of the chicken turn a light golden brown.
3. I sprinkled a little more poultry seasoning and Cajun seasoning on both sides of the chicken.

(  I used a fork and knife and sliced into the bigger pieces to make sure it wasn’t under cooked.)

This was yummy!  Just right the pieces were just the right size.  I used my fingers and dipped them in ketchup while Jason used a fork and knife.  They were perfectly paired with the garlic fries.  This was a delicious lunch!

Garlic Fries

Garlic Fries 
Serves 2!
Time: 40 minutes

2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 russet potatoes (about 8oz each), each cut into 12 wedges
3/4tsp coarse sea salt
3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

I took the original recipe and cut it in half and I removed the cornstarch because I had no clue what it was.

1. Preheat oven to 225°C/440° F.
2. Combine the garlic and oil in a large bowl, warming it until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Transfer 2.5 tablespoons of the oil (leaving the garlic in the bowl) to the baking dish, coating it well.
4. Add the potatoes to the bowl with the garlic mixture and toss to coat. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and microwave on high power until the potatoes are translucent around the edges, 3 to 6 minutes, shaking the bowl to redistribute the potatoes halfway through cooking.

As I went to grab out the saran wrap I realized we didn’t have any.  The person that posted this recipe gave an alternative and I had no clue what she was saying with her fancy cooking mumbo jumbo so I threw it in a frying pan till the potatoes were translucent on the edges

5. Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the hot potatoes and toss well to coat.
6. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and bake, turning once at around 15 minutes, until deep golden brown and crisp, 20 to 30 minutes.
7. We served with ketchup!

Taste: YUMMMMMYYYY…  but a little too garlicy.  I messed up when converting the serving sizes down and used 4 garlic cloves instead of 2!   So pay attention!  Jason said they were a little too crispy!  So adjust the cooking time to your personal preference!

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