Recipe Swappin' Saturday: Afternoon Snacks

I'm getting Recipe Swappin' Saturday up a little late today. We decided to go to IHOP for breakfast and then we ran some errands. We didn't get home until late this afternoon.


The theme for this week was afternoon snacks. Link up your favorite afternoon snack recipe.


I made a Peanut Butter & Apple Butterfly for baby boy today.

To make this you need:

• 1 apple
• 1 -2 TBSP of peanut butter
• 1 baby carrot
• 2 small slivers of celery

Assembly:

1. Slice the apple, and lay the slices in the shape of a butterfly wings.
2. Put peanut butter down the middle of the apples.
3. Top peanut butter with a baby carrot.
4. Stick the celery slivers in the top to make the antenna's.

Optional: sprinkle apple slices with cinnamon sugar.


Now for the Recipe Swap Party.

Here are the rules:

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post with a afternoon snack recipe, not your general blog address.
2. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can join in the fun!

The theme for next week is a free for all! Plan to link up to any recipe you want!

Chit Chat: I've been AWOL lately

If you haven't noticed, I've been away from my Blog lately. It was a long week last week. My company let some more people go on Wednesday. While I was not one of the people let go, it will affect the way I do my job. There will be more red tape to cut through, as I will have to outsource almost every project. Needless to say, in light of all the change at work, I didn't feel like writing at home. I've been seriously reeling and wondering how I am going to finish projects that were left in a lurch, and how I will move forward.

If you were planning to participate in "Recipe Swappin' Saturdays," I'm so sorry I bailed on you this week. Don't worry though--save your post for next week. We'll keep the theme the same...Afternoon Snacks.

Recipe Swappin' Saturdays: 5-ingredients or less

The theme for this week is 5 ingredients or less. I haven't made the recipe I'm about to share in a while, so there aren't any pictures. Sorry. To keep this recipe under 5 ingredients, I'm not counting household staples like cooking spray, ground pepper, and olive oil.

Rosemary-Garlic Pork Tenderloins
Prep: 2 hrs. 15 min.
Cook: 40 min.
# Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary
• 1/4 cup minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. Olive oil
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2- one pound pork tenderloins
• cooking spray

Instructions:

1. Mix the first 5 ingredients in a bowl to make a paste.
2. Make several 1-inch slits in the pork and stuff with 1 tsp. of the rosemary paste. Spread the remaining paste on the top ans sides of the pork.
   
3. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
4. Start grill, and place pork on the grill rack (coated with cooking spray).
   
5. Grill for about 23 minutes (or until a thermometer reaches 155 degrees). Turn pork once half way through the cooking.
6. Remove pork from grill, cover and let stand for 15 minutes. While the pork is standing, the internal temperature should go up to about 160 degrees.

Now for the Recipe Swap Party.

Here are the rules:

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post with a salad recipe, not your general blog address.
2. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can join in the fun!

The theme for next week is Sugary Treats!

Recipe Swappin' Saturdays: Fruity Spinach Salad

I first had this at a company work party. I've switch it up over the years, added ingredients, swapped ingredients, and here you have it.

Fruity Spinach Salad
Ingredients

• 1 bag of spinach
• 1 small can of mandarin oranges
• 1 cup of chopped strawberries
• sliced red onions (to taste)
• 2 - 3 Tbsp. Feta cheese
  
• salmon (optional)
• Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette
  

Instructions

1. Cook salmon.
   
2. Put spinach in a bowl.
3. Chop strawberries and add to bowl.
4. Drain oranges and add to bowl.
5. Slice onions and add to bowl.
6. Sprinkle salad with Feta.

Serve salad on plate with salmon on top, drizzle Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette over the top.



Now for the Recipe Swap Party.

Here are the rules:

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post with a salad recipe, not your general blog address.
2. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can join in the fun!

The theme for next week is 5 ingredients or less!

Recipe Swappin' Saturdays: Individual Chicken Pot Pies

The theme for this week was chicken, so I decided that I would make Individual Chicken Pot Pies.

Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes


Ingredients

• 1 package of refrigerated pie dough
• 2 cups of chopped chicken breast (I used 1/2 a rotisserie chicken)
• 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables , thawed
• 1 (10-3/4 ounce) can of 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup , undiluted
• 1/4 cup of skim milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. Combine the chicken & the next five ingredients in a large microwave bowl.


3. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes or until warm (stir 1/2 way through).
4. Unroll dough, lightly roll in out, and then quarter the pie shell.
5. Line a large muffin tin with 1/4 the dough, like in the image below. (I used my Demarle Texas Muffin Tray, which I love!)


6. Fill the dough with the filling and pull the corners together and seal them.
7. Lightly coat the top of the pot pies with the cooking spray.
8. Bake at 450 for 15-18 minutes (or until the crust is golden brown).
   

Now for the Recipe Swap Party.

Here are the rules:

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post with a chicken recipe, not your general blog address.
2. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can join in the fun!

The theme for next week is SALADS!

Introducing Recipe Swappin' Saturdays!

I love finding new recipes and trying them out, so I decided to host a Recipe Swappin' Party on Saturdays. Each Saturday, I'll host a link party for a themed recipe swap. I'll start next week on October 10, 2009. I will post the theme at the end of the recipe that I post the week before, so you will have plenty of time to make your recipe and take pictures for your post.



Here are the rules to join the Recipe Swappin' Saturdays Club:
1. Link to a post that has a recipe with pictures that relates to a theme. List the recipe name as the title.
2. Link back to me so everyone can join in on the fun.
3. Grab my Recipe Swappin' Saturday button and add it to your site (optional).


So put on your apron, and pull out your recipe cards, and get ready for Recipe Swappin' Saturday!

The theme for next week is CHICKEN!