BBQ Lasagne!?

BBQ a lasagne!? Sure you can! I used a cast iron casserole dish and made my lasagne like I normally do. Next time, the only thing I'd change, would be to pre-cook the noodles (my usual recipe calls for un-cooked pasta) and cover with foil to avoid being on the grill too long. The edges and underside burned a bit but I think that if I make the changes above that should take care of the burning. If the noodles are pre-cooked it should only take about 20-30 minutes on the grill.

Always turn off your grill before reaching for the pan and double up on the potholders. Cast iron gets really, really hot. I am super excited about this because now I can "bake" in the summer without heating up the house!

Octopus Hot Dogs!

Start by slicing an uncooked hot dog in half, but only halfway up the length.

Turn it and slice it again, you should now have four legs!


Take each leg individually and slice that one in half. Do the same
with the other three.

Next, throw em in a pot of boiling water, I usually boil them for about 10 minutes.

The hot water makes the legs curl up slightly. And there you have it! A hot dog octopus in a sea of Mac n' Cheese!

Rabbit, Onion Laces, and Potato Salad, Oh My!

This was the first time that I've ever cooked rabbit, and I must say, it turned out quite well!

First, I threw all the drums and legs into the frying pan. I'm not sure if this is a normal thing or not, but they "popped" horribly in the oil so you might want to cover them while frying. If you cover them, make sure you turn down the heat a bit. Fry them for about 8 minutes on each side.

While they're cooking mix up some homemade Jack Daniels BBQ sauce.

1/2-3/4 cup Jack Daniels (depending on how well you like the stuff)
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tsp Worcshesteshire sauce
a quick squeeze of lemon (not the whole thing! Just halve it and squeeze +-Tbsp into the mix)
1/2 tsp dry mustard
2 cloves of garlic, minced (I actually use about 1/2 tsp Garlic, Garlic by Tastefully Simple)

Mix it all together, and there you have your homemade BBQ sauce! This tastes AMAZING on chicken and ribs also.

Next, remove the rabbit pieces from the pan and place in a casserole dish. Before you throw them in the oven, smother them with homemade Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20-30 minutes turning every 10 minutes or so.

Now on to onion laces!!!

Take an onion, peel it and slice it as thin as you can. Separate the pieces and soak in milk at least 15 minutes. While they're soaking mix up the breading, 1 cup of flour liberally dusted with chili powder. Once you've mixed the two ingredients together, take the onions out of the milk and toss them in the breading bowl, making sure they are well coated before frying them up! These seriously rival the ones you'd find at those expensive steak houses! Yummy!

Easy Peasy Pizza Pie!

There's been a few pizza pies made in my kitchen over the years, but this is by far the best!

I happened upon the crust recipe completely on accident!

One day, while shopping at Walmart, I came across some white flour tortilla mix. I had made corn tortillas but not flour ones yet. So I bought a package, brought it home and made up some tortillas. They turned out pretty thick. We ended up eating them as tostadas...

Then it hit me! These would be pretty good as a pizza crust! And that's just what I did!

Combine two cups of the mix and 1/2 a cup of warm water in your Kitchen Aid, or with a mixer. When it looks like dough, stop! Cover and let sit for about 10 minutes. Next, knead it in the bowl with one hand about 8 times. (You can knead it on the counter but I despise cleaning up the flour mess.)

Take it out of the bowl and pat it inbetween your palms til it's about 8 inches across. Lay it in the middle of your pizza stone and starting in the middle pat it out with your hands til it gets to the edge, then just roll the edge up a bit to give it a ridge so the toppings don't fall off while baking.

Another way is to make them personal size, all you need to do is take two pieces of parchment paper and place a baseball sized piece of dough in between, then stick it in a tortilla press and press down the lever. It will ooz out the edges but that's okay, you want it to do that as it makes the border to keep the toppings in.

Then just add whatever toppings you want. To make it easy I just use spagetti sauce from a jar, sprinkle mozzerella cheese all over, a decent amount of pepperoni, and some sliced olives!

Bake at 400* for about 20 minutes. When it's done, let it stand for about 5 minutes. Last but certainly not least, dig in!!!

Honduran Cuisine

I had been craving some of my Step-Mother-in-Laws authentic Honduran cuisine, so what did I do? I googled!

Here's my first shot at carne asada and pupusas.

The carne asada was soooo tender and flavorful! And the pupusas were delish!

I think it's safe to say, my husband fell in love with me all over again tonight.