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Meatballs

Delicious Meatballs!

These Meatballs are absolutely without a doubt off the hook. I wondered off into unknown territory, combining the idea of Chinese sauces with Italian Seasonings and it worked Beautifully. I originally filmed this with my Spaghetti Recipe, but, I realized that this recipe really needed to stand alone because Meatballs are good in so many different recipes. Although the list of ingredients seems at first glance a bit ridiculous, every single ingredient serves a purpose. I hope you try these Meatballs soon!

MEATBALLS Ingredients:

2 lbs Ground Beef
1 lbs Ground Sausage
2 eggs
1 chopped Onion
1/2 Chopped Julian Bell Pepper
1 handful of fresh chopped Parsley
1 pkg Ritz Crackers
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce
1/4 cup Ketchup
2 tbsp Tempura Dipping Sauce (light soy sauce, water, vinegar, sugar and Lemon Juice mixed)
2 tbsp Sriracha Rooster Sauce
3 chopped Cloves of Garlic
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Thyme
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper

Combine all the Ingredients in a bowl and roll 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place on a baking sheet or in cupcake pans. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mmm, Chocolate Chip Cookies!

This style and idea behind this recipe is Betty Crocker meets Nestle Toll House Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies. I’ve combined the idea of the two because it makes for fantastic Chewy Chocolate Cookies and I believe that’s what everyone is secretly looking for. I mean what do you normally purchase off the grocery shelf? Well this recipe is busting the hush-hush wide open today with one Chocolate Chip Cookie at a time. Follow these step by step ingredients in the order that follows below and you’ll be well on your way to Morsel heaven!

Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients:

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Softened Butter
2 tsp Vanilla
3 Eggs

4 Cups Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup Milk Chocolate Chips

Ingredient Update: Double the Milk Chocolate Chips(2 cups total) and add one 8 oz package of Cream Cheese to the mix.

Mix the first five ingredients together in the order they are listed. Then mix the next 3 ingredients together in a separate bowl first before combining with the wet ingredients. After everything is mixed together add the chocolate chips. Make walnut sized balls for each cookie on a greased cooking sheet and spread two inches apart from one another. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Let the Chocolate Chip Cookies rest and cool before serving.

Teriyaki and Mesquite Shish Kebabs

Grilling Shish Kabobs!

I love Shish Kabobs! It’s all in the marination. Okay, so the meat cut matters too, but if you have a great Teriyaki or Mesquite marinade, you’re already half way there. Here I’m using Yoshida’s and McCormicks for the Meat, and a little Olive Oil and Herb blend I like to whip up for the vegetables. Oh, you don’t normally marinate the veggies? No big surprise. Most people don’t even think about it. But, if you do, kuddos! If not, you’re going to want to pay attention to this little tutorial, because this recipe is off the hook! 😉

If you’ve had Yoshida’s before, then you know they make a real fine Teriyaki sauce that just melts anything you put in your mouth. And if you didn’t know, well, you do now. I like it best with beef and chicken, but in my opinion, it’s better with chicken. The McCormicks I’m using here is the Mesquite I mentioned. But on the back of the package it gives a suggestion to mix ketchup and honey with the standard ingredients. McCormicks is just one of those 98 cent dry rubs you mix with water and oil so the other two ingredients were a no-brainer because I was planning on using the Mesquite on the pork Shish Kabobs. The Olive Oil marinade I mentioned has several different herbs in it, both dry and fresh. Just a little something I picked up from my Italian studies. In fact this marinade is great with bread. I only recommend you add Balsamic Vinegar to it if you’re going to use this for that; what ever you decide. Just remember to use it for the Vegetables in this recipe. The tip of the day is Wrights Liquid Smoke. If you’re not able to grill outside but you still what that Hickory flavor when you are cooking indoors, just add a few drops of this Liquid magic to your marinades and no one will be able to tell the difference, I promise!

Olive Oil and Herb Marinade for Shish Kabobs:

1/2 cup Olive Oil
3/4 tsp Salt
3 chopped Garlic Cloves
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
1 tbsp Oregano
1 tbsp fresh chopped Parsley
1 tbsp fresh chopped Basil
a few shakes of Black Pepper

Mix thoroughly and poor over the cut vegetable chunks before you skew the Shish Kabobs, and marinate for 20 minutes.