BBQ Smokies

Now here is an awesome recipe for the upcoming Super Bowl game! These little smokies are so good and a great snack for parties. I have made these for many a Super Bowl and events. 

What You Will Need:

2 packages of Little Smokies

2 bottles of Honey BBQ Sauce

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tbsp yellow mustard

1 Tbsp liquid smoke

Combine all ingredients minus smokies into a large crockpot. Mix together until smooth. Add in smokies a little at a time until all are incoorproated. Put the lid on and cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 6 hours, or until heated through.

And thats it, quick and easy! Make sure you have some toothpicks or forks handy so your guests can gobble them up! 

You can use your choice of BBQ sauce, I just happen to like the taste of the honey BBQ. 

Well let me know what you think and if you make a changes, especially the BBQ sauce.

Well, I'm going to run some quests on World of Warcraft. Catch ya later!

Pizza Rolls

I have got to tell ya, this is one of the easiest recipes that I will probably post on here. I tell people all the time that kids could make these easily (with adult supervision of course). They are so delicious, flaky, gooey, and most of all tasty. And just like regular pizza, you can eat them cold the next day and they are just as good. 

Now I am going to share the recipe that will make 16 rolls but if you have a bigger family or you are making this for a party, it is very easy to double or even triple. I have made them for just me and Allen or even a party at work where I needed 40+. 

I have done this recipe with regular size pepperonis but I have come to realize that I like to use sandwich size pepperonis instead. This way I don't have to use as many pepperonis and it rolls all the way around the cheese. And you don't even have to use regular pepperoni, you could use turkey pepperoni, salami, ham, turkey, what ever you can think of. I haven't tried any of these.....yet, but I think it would work well.

All right, let's get to it!

What You Will Need:

2 rolls of refrigerated crescent roll dough

8 sticks of mozzarella string cheese, halved

1 package of sandwich size pepperonis (about 32 slices)

4 Tbsp butter (half a stick), melted

1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp Italian seasoning

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheet with foil and grease with cooking spray.

Take a triangle of crescent roll, lay flat on cutting board or smooth surface. Place two slices of pepperoni a the wide part of triangle, overlapping each other.

Place the cheese stick half on top of the pepperonis.

Starting from the top, roll the crescent, making sure that you keep the pepperonis and cheese in place.

Place onto baking sheet. I can usually fit about 8-10 on my big baking sheets. Bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown. 

While the rolls are baking, mix together the last 4 ingredients. Once the rolls are done, take out of oven and immediately brush butter mixture onto rolls. I love using my pastry brush to do this. Make sure you get the entire roll, even the tops of the bottom corners. This mixture really makes the rolls taste like pizzeria pizza. Of course if you want to go healthier, you can do without the mixture, they are still really good without it. 

And you're done!

See didn't I tell you that was easy! These are great to make for football parties, work parties, home movie night, or just for dinner.

Well, I hope you enjoy this recipe and let me know what you think. 

Well, I am going to read another chapter in Inferno. Catch ya later!

Chicken Pesto Pizza

Wow! December sure was a crazy month! Sorry that I didn't get anything posted. But man, have I got a good for you today. 

Pesto is probably the greatest invention food wise in human history. It is good on everything. To quote my cousin, "I could eat it on a flip flop!" I came across this idea on Pinterest and just had to try it. So let's quit wasting time and get right to it.

What You Will Need:

1 (12 in) prebaked pizza shell

1/3 cup prepared pesto

2 cups cooked chicken, shredded

1 can of quartered artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed

2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.

Chop up your artichoke hearts.

Place pizza shell on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil.

Spread pesto evenly over the shell. Sprinkle chicken over the top getting to the edges. Sprinkle artichoke hearts on top of the chicken. Sprinkle the cheese over top of everything.

Bake for 10 minutes or until heated through and crust is crispy.

And that's it! So easy and so delicious!

Side Notes:

I found my pesto on the Italian food aisle (my store had a little refrigerated section on the aisle). I got the Buttoli brand. 

I cooked my chicken this time in the skillet. I just seasoned it with onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning and ground pepper.

I hope you will let me know what you think of this and if you make any changes.

Well I'm going to get back to watching The Walking Dead. Catch ya later!