Extreme Breakfast Sandwich

INGREDIENTS
½ pound hot pork sausage
1 everything bagel
cream cheese
2 slices of sharp cheddar
2 eggs
hot sauce
salt
pepper

DIRECTIONS
1. Split the sausage in half and make two patties. Place patties in a hot skillet and cook on each side for 5 minutes or until done.
2. Fry the eggs over easy, or cook longer for less yoke. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Spread cream cheese on both side of toasted bagel.
4. Build your breakfast bagel placing all of the ingredients together starting from the bottom up, bagel, sausage, cheese, egg, sausage, cheese, egg, hot sauce, then bagel.

Blackened Salmon

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
4 salmon fillets, skin and bones removed
olive oil

DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, mix paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, basil and oregano.
2. Brush salmon fillets on both sides with olive oil, and sprinkle evenly with the cayenne pepper mixture.
3. In a large skillet over high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook salmon until blackened about 2 to 5 minutes per side. Salmon will flake easily with a fork.

Something New

So in my house, I have always done all of the cooking. This has always worked because I love cooking, and my husband, well, could care less about it. There have been occasions where he would make me a really nice dinner for an anniversary or birthday, but besides that his idea of cooking was putting a frozen pizza in the oven. Recently however, he has developed an interest in it. On one of his days off every week he has been making dinner. This has been fabulous. We have different days off, so to come home to a nice cooked meal after working all day is so nice. Plus he cooks some really good food! A second person in the kitchen adds different styles and new ideas to our meals. So I have decided to start posting his recipes on here that he creates each week. You will see anything from very manly meals to meals that should be served next to candlelight. Enjoy!

Beef Broccoli

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup flour
1 can beef broth
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 pound round steak, sliced in thin strips
1/4 teaspoon ginger, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 cups broccoli, chopped

DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, combine flour, broth, sugar, and soy sauce. Stir until sugar and flour are dissolved.
2. In a large skillet or wok over high heat, cook and stir beef 2 to 4 minutes, or until browned.
3. Stir in broth mixture, ginger, garlic, and broccoli. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes, or until sauce thickens.
4. Serve over steamed white rice.

FRIED chicken tacos

When I make carnitas I slow cook them in the crock pot. Then I take them out and fry them. My husband loves this. One night I was going to make some tacos. I was in a rush so I just threw the chicken in the pan. Halfway through my husband asked me to make em like carnitas. So I did, and he fell in love. He doesn't talk while he's eating because he barely has time to breath, the way he shovels them in. So I give you my best chicken tacos ever recipe.

1 package boneless skinlles chicken (if you use breasts cut them into halves)
2 Tbsp adobo seasoning (can be found at most stores and most Mexican stores)
2 Tbsp ground coriander seed
1 Tsp pepper
1 Tsp garlic powder
4 Tbsp olive oil.

Combine dry seasoning in bowl. Season top half of chicken with 1/3 seasoning. Heat skillet with 2 tbsp oil over medium heat. Place chicken in season side down and season second half with 1/3 seasoning. Cook on both sides until brown. Remove and allow to cool down. (turn off pan during this time). Once cool shred chicken. I like to use two forks to pull it apart. Add remaining oil to pan and heat to medium high (closer to high). Add chicken and remaining seasoning and toss every few minutes until chicken begins to brown and crisp. (Hint, not all of it will crisp, don't try or you will burn it). I serve it with fried shells (if your gonna go fried might as well go all out). onions, tomatoes and green salsa.

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Mouth watering ribs

I've always done my ribs in the crock pot but today I felt like trying something new. My husband ate this and declared them perfect. So much so that he said he could have eaten just ribs for dinner and didn't even need the rice, corn, mushrooms or garlic bread. Here is tonight's recipe.

Rub
3 Tsp McCormick Pork rub
1 Tsp red paper flake
1 Tsp rib seasoning (mine had some nutmeg, cayenne and other good things)
1 Tsp garlic powder
1 Tsp pepper
2 Tsp brown sugar
2 Tsp adobo powder (I use Goya)

4 Tbsp lemon juice
4 Tbsp soy sauce

Preheat oven to 300. Place ribs on large cookie sheet. Combine rub and dust half of ribs with rub. Pour half of lemon juice and soy sauce over ribs. Cover with foil and bake 2.5 hours. Flip ribs (I needed two sets of tongs) and season with remaining rub and pour remaining sauce over. Cook another 2 hours. Remove foil, flip and cook for 20 minutes on low or warm to allow ribs to get a crispy top. Cut up and serve. The inside should be juicy and soft with a delicious crunchy outside!

A CONTEST & A GIVEAWAY

I'm looking for some new recipes. So I want to hear yours. Here is what I want. I want one chicken and one rib recipe. They need to be your recipes not something from a book or magazine. Try to keep it under 10 ingredients so it can be posted here. I will cook the winning two recipes and post the recipe and pics on here. Then I will announce the winners and mail them a little something something.

Lets see. My husband loves spice. Not so spicy your lips tingle but spicy enough that he sweats!
However, unspicy recipes are good also because then my kid can eat em.


Rules:

Chicken
Must utilize chicken thighs, bone in or out.
Pouring ketchup on chicken and baking it IS NOT A RECIPE!
No beans or cous cous as my husband will NOT eat it.
Bonus points if there is a vegetarian alternative.

Pork
I am using pork spare ribs
Crockpots, grills and ovens are all up for grabs so give it your best shot
No sesame oil, husband hates it
Pouring soda and or ketchup over ribs IS NOT A RECIPE!

So have at it. I will send you some home made goodies when you win (along with a little something else). You have until the 31st to enter. Sunday or Monday of next week I will make the recipe and Wednesday I will post and announce the winner.

GOOD LUCK!