Easy Lemon Garlic Crock Pot Chicken. Submitted by Cheyenne Graham

6 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
8 stalks of celery and
8  large red potatoes peeled
one onion thinly sliced
one bottle of lemon garlic marinade.

Place the vegetables on the bottom, place chicken on top, pour marinade over and cook on high for about 2 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
Cheyenne serves this with a Caesar salad and fresh sweet french bread. That sounds perfect to me! Thank You for your submission Cheyenne!

Old Fashioned Cabbage Rolls

I have made this recipe so many times and have tweaked it over and over. I think this is about perfect.

12 cabbage leaves
1 cup cooked rice....can use white, but we use wheat
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup milk( 1 percent is best)
1/4 cup minced yellow onion
1 pound of extra lean ground meat( I have used beef, deer, moose and turkey...any of these work fine.  Just remember game meat takes a little longer to cook)
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce( Can use chopped canned tomatoes, or stewed with seasonings, like Italian or Mexican, if u want a different flavor)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

In a large pot boil about 8 cups of water, drop cabbage leaves in a few at a time....boil  leaves for 2 minutes. remove, drain and set aside
In a large bowl, combine rice, egg, milk, onion, ground meat, and seasonings. Using a small ice cream scoop( u can use a spoon, an ice cream scoop jsut makes it easier!) Place about a 1/4 cup of the mixture onto the cabbage leaves, roll up, tucking in the ends. Repeat until all the leaves are used.Turn crock pot on low. Place cabbage rolls into the crock pot.

In a small bowl mix together tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over rolls. Cook on HIGH for an hour then turn down to low for 6 to 8 hours. Serve with a scoop of the sauce and a dollop of sour cream!

Caramel Apple Empanadas

Caramel Apple Empanadas

So I got bored today and noticed I had some beautiful Granny Smith Apples and Pillsbury Large sized crescent rolls and thought Hmmm, I want Taco Bells Empanads! Here are my results:



1 can of large sized Pillsbury crescent rolls(Note: use Pillsbury the other brands tend to rip and fall apart)
2-3 Granny Smith Apples cut into small pieces( I don't the peel fruit, but you can peel them first)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 packed brown sugar
1/2 stick of butter
1/4( more to taste) of caramel ice cream topping
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
one egg white.....mixed with 2 tsp of water
large sugar( bakers sugar or organic sugar)

Pour the lemon juice and flour over the apples and toss well.

Place sugars, cinnamon and butter in a small pot, melt butter and mix well. add the caramel mix well.....add the apples and bring mixture to a boil.  Boil for about 4 minutes. STIR OFTEN.  Cool completely.

Open up the crescents and tear off the first one...fold the long thin side up against the other side and shape into a square......using your roller, roll it out so its bigger.  Place a large spoonful of the apple mix in the center and fold over.

Seal up well:

Using a pastry brush, brush each one with the egg white wash and then sprinkle with a generous amount of the bakers sugar.
bake at 350 for ten minutes.

Serve with vanilla ice cream for a real treat!

Halibut Olympia

My Version of Halibut Olympia
2 lbs. halibut fillets
1/2c. chopped green onion
one white onion sliced very very thinly
Olive Oil
1 c. sour cream( can use low fat)
1 c. mayonnaise(can use low fat)
3/4 c. Parmesan cheese

Saute onions in oil until translucent. Pat fillets dry. Place the sauteed onions on bottom of a baking dish. Place halibut on top of onions and sprinkle the green onions on top. Mix mayonnaise and sour cream and cheese; spread evenly over halibut fillets and onions. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily. Sprinkle with some paprika for a pretty garnish.


 NOTE: This was really good! I got all the kids and the husband to eat fish!! They were fighting over seconds!