Best Ever Potato Salad!

Normally, I'm not a huge fan of potato salad, but I could eat the entire bowl of this at one time. It is so simple and had no funky ingredients that normally make up a potato salad. I hope you enjoy!

8-10 servings, maybe more

What You'll Need:
5 lbs red potatoes, with skins
1/2 cup onion, chopped
8 hard boiled eggs
2 cups salad dressing (I used Miracle Whip, you can use mayonaisse if you prefer)
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3-4 tbsp sugar
Paprika

What You'll Do:
1) Leaving skins on, boil potatoes. Peel and cut them while warm.
2) In large bowl, mix together all ingredients until well blended. Reserve 2 or 3 eggs (sliced) for garnish.
3) Once mixed together, top potato salad w/ egg slices and sprinkle w/ paprika.

A summer classic, YUM YUM!!

Melt in your Mouth Pancakes

approx 14 servings

What You'll Need:
2 cups Bisquick mix
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla

What You'll Do:
1) Heat griddle to 350 degrees. Pour desired amount of pancake batter onto griddle.
2) Cook about 2 minutes, then flip and cook about 2 minutes longer. (This particular batter doesn't bubble on top to tell you the pancakes are ready to flip like other pancake batters.)

This recipe may not sound like much, but trust me, you'll think you're eating restaurant pancakes!! So delicious!

Rosemary-Crusted Pork Tenderloin w/ Veggies

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
8 servings

What You'll Need:
Pork: 2 pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)
         1 garlic clove, pressed
         2 tbsp rosemary herb seasoning mix
         1/2 tsp salt
Vegetables: 1 1/2 lbs unpeeled small red potatoes
                   1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
                   1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
                   1 tbsp olive oil
                  2 garlic cloves, pressed
                  1 tsp rosemary herb seasoning mix
                  1/2 tsp salt
                  1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

What You'll Do:

1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place pork tenderloins side by side but not touching on stoneware bar pan. Rub surface of pork with pressed garlic. In small bowl, combine seasoning mix and salt. Rub over entire surface of pork.

** Covince this dude, that the potatoes and peppers are in fact NOT apples. **

2) For veggies, cut potatoes in half or in quarters, depending on the size. Cut bell pepper into 1-inch pieces. Slice onion into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. In large bowl, combine oil, garlic, seasoning mix, salt and black pepper; mix well. Add vegetables; toss to coat.

3) Place vegetables in pan surrounding pork. Bake 25-30 minutes or until thermometer registers 155 degrees for medium doneness; 165 degrees for well done. Remove from oven, let stand 5 minutes.

4) Carve pork into thin slices. Arrange tenderloin slices and vegetables on serving platter.

Serve w/ warm dinner rolls.  (Not pictured, since I burned them. Yes, I made the yummy food above, but burned the dinner rolls that only had to bake for 8-10 minutes. Note to self, don't forget to set the timer when you put the rolls in the oven.)

Cheesey Garlic Biscuits a/k/a Red Lobster Biscuits

What You'll Need:
2 cups Bisquick mix
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I don't measure this)
1/2 cup butter, melted
garlic powder

What You'll Do:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In medium bowl mix together bisquick, milk and cheese. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet, or stoneware bar pan.
2) Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on top.
3) Mix melted butter and garlic powder, brush on top of hot biscuits w/ pastry brush.

Enjoy the cheesey, garlicy goodness!!

Picture to come soon...

Caramel-Chocolate Mini-Bars

Prep time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Serves: 48 mini-bars

What You'll Need:
1 cup quick or old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
1 pkg (14oz) caramel candies, unwrapped
2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk chocolate morsels

What You'll Do:

Prepare Crust.
1) Preheat oven to 350. Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; mix well. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack.

Prepare caramel layer.
2) Place caramels and cream in microwave safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high 1-3 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Pour over hot crust; carefully spread to edges using small spreader. Let stand 10 minutes or until caramel is set. Cut dessert lengthwise into eight rows.

Drizzle w/ chocolate and serve.
3) Place chocolate morsels in small microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 1-3 minutes or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Spoon melted chocolate into resealable plastic bag. Twist top of bag; trim corner. Pipe a continual loop of chocolate down each row. Let stand until chocolate is set. Cut rows into sixths to make 48 mini-bars.

*Pampered Chef recipe :)

Apple Cinnamon Fritters

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Start to Finish: 25 minutes
22 Fritters

What You'll Need:
Vegetable oil for deep frying
2 cups original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup cold water
1 egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 large unpeeled Granny Smith apple, chopped (about 1 3/4 cup)
1/4 cup powdered sugar

What You'll Do:
1) In deep fryer or 4-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil to 350 degrees
2) In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, water, egg, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Fold in apple. Working in batches, drop batter by tablespoonfuls into hot oil. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, turnung occasionally, or until golden brown. Use a metal slotted spoon to remove fritters from oil; drain on paper towels.
3) Before serving, sprinkle fritters with powdered sugar.

Lip-Smackin BBQ Chicken Bake

Prep Time: 20 min
Start to Finish: 50 min
6 servings

What You'll Need:
2/3 cup reduced fat Bisquick mix (regular Bisquick worked fine for me)
2 tbsp water
1 egg
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (You choose which kind. I used sharp cheddar, YUM YUM!)
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1lb), cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3/4 cup bbq sauce

What You'll Do:
1) Heat oven to 400. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
2) In small bowl, stir Bisquick mix, water and egg. Spread in pie plate. Sprinkle with 1 1/4 cups of the cheese.
3) In 10-inch skillet, cook chicken stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center; drain. Stir in bbq sauce; heat just until hot. Spoon over batter to within 1/2 inch of edge.
4) Bake 22-25 minutes or until edge is drak golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake 1 to 3 minutes longer until cheese is melted; loosen from side of plate.

PS- I don't measure cheese. We like ooey-gooey cheesey situations!