Instant Magnet Board

Do you have some old baking sheets that you don't use anymore?

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Here's an idea for you.

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Cover an old baking sheet with Fabric.

Hot glue some ribbon on the back for it to hang on.

And viola.... an instant magnet board.

 

 

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chicken Breading:

• 3-5 chicken breast
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup canola oil

1. Rinse chicken, trim off fat or extras and then cut into 1 inch cubes.

2. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Dip chicken into cornstarch and coat all the way and then into eggs.

4. Heat oil in large skillet. Cook chicken until browned.

5. Place in baking dish. 3 chicken breasts can be in a 9x9 but 5 chicken breasts fits better in a 9x13.

 

Sauce:

• 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 Tablespoons ketchup 
• 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

1. Whisk until smooth. Then pour evenly over chicken.

2. Turn chicken so the sauce gets on both sides 

3. Put in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Then turn chicken and then cook for 15 more minutes.

Removing Stains from Plastic Containers

1. Fill almost to the top with water and a squirt of dish soap
2. Add 1/4 cup of bleach
3. Microwave the container for 40 seconds, or until the solution is boiling
4. Allow to rest until the water is luke-warm
5. Wash out your container and it is as good as new!

PS: Any qualms about using bleach on plastic food containers? Then don't do this. Simple as that.

Homemade Caramel

Ingredients:

• candy thermometer
• wax or parchment paper
• 1 can sweet condensed milk
• 2 C sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cup white Karo Syrup

Directions:

1. Cook and stir constantly. (CONSTANTLY) cook in heavy pan until it reaches 240 degrees.
2. Take off stove and add...
3. for licorice caramel: 3/4 t anise oil and 3/4 t black food coloring
4. for cinnamon caramel: 1t cinnamon oil 3/4 t red food coloring (make sure it is no taste)
5. pour into a 9x13 buttered pan. cool completely before cutting.

TIPS:

Make sure you stir caramels with either a wooden spoon or a spatula that can stand high temps. like papered chef.

Try not to splash on the sides because when you are stirring don't scrape the sides back in there, scrape  only the bottom of the pan. If you bring the sugar crystals from the sides of the pan back into your candy it will sugar it and be all crunchy instead of smooth when it is all done.

Put your candy thermometer into the candy after it has boiled for a bit and started to change colors don't drag it around because scraping the metal to metal together can also sugar your candy. ALSO once you put the thermometer in you have to keep it in until it is done, don't take it out and put it back in unless you clean it.

Keep the heat on a med heat and if you start seeing little brown specks in your candy take it off the heat mediately and turn it down. that is the candy scorching.

Chicken Fettucinni Alfredo

Ingredients:

• 16 oz fettucinni noodles
• 1 jar Alfredo Sauce
• 1-2 Chicken Breasts
• Seasoning for chicken (whatever you'd like, I used Monteral Chicken seasoning)

Directions:

1. Boil a pot of water for the noodles and cook as directed.
2. Cut the chicken in cubes, or whatever you prefer and then season. Then cooked in a sauce pan with olive oil, til no longer pink.
3. Heat up the jar of alfredo sauce on the stove in a pot.
4. Then serve.

Storing Tomato Paste

Most recipes don't call for a whole can of tomato paste. I found a great way to store tomato paste, so it doesn't go to waste.

Put some parchament paper onto a cookie sheet and scoop out a tablespoon full of paste and put it on the parchament paper. Then stick it in the freezer and let it freeze up solid. Once solid place in a ziplock bag and put back into the freezer. Then pull out what you need when you need it.

Great idea isn't it? I thought so!