This free and easy broth/stock will heighten the flavor of all your dishes! I do not add salt or pepper to the stock so that I can personalize it to fit any dish.
Full-time mom, part-time cook, struggling wife, and amateur homemaker to the best husband and two little boys. I love them, and I'm trying. As my eldest son says, "We are the Pinkatons"!
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
The transformation tour
It's been a wild ride and a wonderful 7 years in the making... thank you for all your prayers and support. Enjoy the tour:
Monday, July 20, 2015
Thai Coconut Pork Curry - Slow Cooker
Thai Coconut Pork Curry - Slow Cooker
2 pork tenderloins (1 package) - cut into 3 inch sections
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 TBS olive oil
1 medium onion - coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic - minced
1 1/2 TBS mild red curry paste
3/4 tsp tumeric
2 pork tenderloins (1 package) - cut into 3 inch sections
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 TBS olive oil
1 medium onion - coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic - minced
1 1/2 TBS mild red curry paste
3/4 tsp tumeric
1 TBS cumin
3 TBS ginger root - grated
1 can (14.5 oz) diced onions - undrained
1 can unsweetened coconut milk
1 can (14.5 oz) diced onions - undrained
1 can unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 cup stock (chicken or vegetable)
Steamed rice, cilantro and green onions
Place pork in crock pot.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cumin and turmeric and cook over low heat, stirring, until fragrant and the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry paste and combine. Scrape the mixture into the slow cooker.
Add the tomatoes (undrained), coconut milk and stock.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve over steamed rice
Top with chopped cilantro and sliced green onions
Inspired by: Food & Wine
Steamed rice, cilantro and green onions
Place pork in crock pot.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cumin and turmeric and cook over low heat, stirring, until fragrant and the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry paste and combine. Scrape the mixture into the slow cooker.
Add the tomatoes (undrained), coconut milk and stock.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve over steamed rice
Top with chopped cilantro and sliced green onions
Inspired by: Food & Wine
Friday, July 3, 2015
Parmesan Honey Pork Tenderloin - Slow Cooker
2 boneless pork tenderloins
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
3 Tbsp dried basil
3 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
Cut tenderloins width ways into 3-4 pieces each.
Place pork in slow cooker.
In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic and oil.
Pour over pork.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Adapted from: sixsistersstuff.com
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
3 Tbsp dried basil
3 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
Cut tenderloins width ways into 3-4 pieces each.
Place pork in slow cooker.
In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic and oil.
Pour over pork.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Adapted from: sixsistersstuff.com
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Ground Beef Gyros
Ground Beef Gyros
1 lb lean ground beef
1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
Recommended toppings:
pita bread
3 cups shredded lettuce
1 large tomatoes, sliced or diced
1 red onion, thinly sliced.
Tzatziki Sauce
1 lb lean ground beef
1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
Recommended toppings:
pita bread
3 cups shredded lettuce
1 large tomatoes, sliced or diced
1 red onion, thinly sliced.
Tzatziki Sauce
- If needed: prepare and refrigerate Tzatziki Sauce
- Add beef and spices to a food processor or stand mixer and process until a fine paste is formed into a ball, approximately 1-3 minutes. Stop the processor as needed to scrape down sides of bowl.
- Press into a loaf pan and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes - or as my lovely and talented friend Julie suggested: form a loaf and bake on a broiling pan to skip step 4.
- Remove from pan immediately and allow excess juices to drain off (onto paper towels or from a cooling rack)
- Beginning on the bottom, thinly slice meat.
- (Optional: place sliced meat under the broiler until extra browning occurs)
- Serve on pita bread (or tortillas) with lettuce, onion, tomato and Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki Sauce
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cucumber - peeled, chopped, & squeezed
3/4 tsp dried dill weed
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 TBS olive oil
Salt and pepper to tast
- Blend to combine
1 cup Greek yogurt
1 cucumber - peeled, chopped, & squeezed
3/4 tsp dried dill weed
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 TBS olive oil
Salt and pepper to tast
- Blend to combine
Sunday, May 10, 2015
WWII Honor Flight Welcome - How we preschool
For the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day we celebrated with WWII vets by welcoming them to Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Pork Roast/Tenderloin Uses
Slow cooker:
Crock Pot Pork Carnitas - PinkatonFamily
Parmesan Honey Pork Tenderloin - Pinkaton Family
Thai Coconut Pork Curry - PinkatonFamily
Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin - Burn This Mama Down
Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork - Chow.com
Chipotle Roast for Tacos & Sandwiches - Food.com
Green Chili Pork -Slow Cooker - PaleoNewbie
Tacos Al Pastor - slow cooker - gimmesomeoven - to cut down on fat/calorie content I used homemade chicken stock instead of beer and pork loin instead of pork butt
Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork - Simply Recipes - to cut the heat I reduced the cayenne to 3/4 tsp, to cut the fat I opted for one package pork tenderloins and to increase the sauce I added 1/2-1 cup water
Thai Pork with Peanut Sauce - Prep Ahead and Dine In
Stove-top:
Szechuan Pork & Green Beans - Budget Bytes
Oven:
Chili Lime Pork Loin - Budget Bytes
Soy Dijon Pork Tenderloin - Budget Bytes
Herb Mustard Pork loin - Budget Bytes
Crock Pot Pork Carnitas - PinkatonFamily
Parmesan Honey Pork Tenderloin - Pinkaton Family
Thai Coconut Pork Curry - PinkatonFamily
Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin - Burn This Mama Down
Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork - Chow.com
Chipotle Roast for Tacos & Sandwiches - Food.com
Green Chili Pork -Slow Cooker - PaleoNewbie
Tacos Al Pastor - slow cooker - gimmesomeoven - to cut down on fat/calorie content I used homemade chicken stock instead of beer and pork loin instead of pork butt
Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork - Simply Recipes - to cut the heat I reduced the cayenne to 3/4 tsp, to cut the fat I opted for one package pork tenderloins and to increase the sauce I added 1/2-1 cup water
Thai Pork with Peanut Sauce - Prep Ahead and Dine In
Stove-top:
Szechuan Pork & Green Beans - Budget Bytes
Oven:
Chili Lime Pork Loin - Budget Bytes
Soy Dijon Pork Tenderloin - Budget Bytes
Herb Mustard Pork loin - Budget Bytes
Monday, April 27, 2015
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Reduced fat and lactose intolerant friendly
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Beef Round Eye Round Roast Uses
Roast Beef - PinkatonFamily
Cooked recipes:
Dice and freeze in 1 lb increments in separate ziploc bags for The Best Beef Stew, Greek Yogurt Stroganoff, Steak Salads with Feta and Spinach, etc
Uncooked recipes:
Barbacoa Beef - slow cooker - separate 3 lbs and cut into 2 inch chunks prior to freezing in a Ziploc® quart bag.
Coffee Barbacoa Beef - honeyandbirch.com - I preferred this recipe.
Korean Beef - Slow Cooker - damndelicious
Crockpot Saucy Southwest-Budget Bytes
Crockpot beef stew - the men love - familyfreshmeals.com
Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew - simply recipes
Crockpot Beef & Broccoli-chef-in-training.com
Cooked recipes:
Dice and freeze in 1 lb increments in separate ziploc bags for The Best Beef Stew, Greek Yogurt Stroganoff, Steak Salads with Feta and Spinach, etc
Uncooked recipes:
Barbacoa Beef - slow cooker - separate 3 lbs and cut into 2 inch chunks prior to freezing in a Ziploc® quart bag.
Coffee Barbacoa Beef - honeyandbirch.com - I preferred this recipe.
Korean Beef - Slow Cooker - damndelicious
Crockpot Saucy Southwest-Budget Bytes
Crockpot beef stew - the men love - familyfreshmeals.com
Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew - simply recipes
Crockpot Beef & Broccoli-chef-in-training.com
Monday, April 20, 2015
Garlic
I buy the big bag of garlic heads for a measly $3.49 from Costco. It lasts months and months on top of the fridge in the winter but it's getting warmer and I don't want to lose the last 3 heads. Rumor has it that you can freeze the peeled cloves in a ziploc and freeze it. The only thing is I hate peeling garlic.
I saw this trick somewhere on the internet. You break the cloves off the head and place them in a bowl.
As a bonus you can turn it into a service project if you have an arthritic family member who didn't want their garlic to go bad.
I saw this trick somewhere on the internet. You break the cloves off the head and place them in a bowl.
Place another bowl over the top of the first, crank up the dance music, and shake, shake, shake. The more you shake the looser the skins become.
Shake it enough and all the skins fall off or... give it to the preschoolers to shake and learn all about the delicious and nutritious biology lesson.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
O is for ostrich - ignore the sub par octopus - preschool craft
I am still loving the ostrich but the octopus could use some love. Ugh he's in rough shape. Here I was overly concerned with the ostrich and it shows.
M is for monkey - preschool craft
I searched and searched for a monkey I loved. I found inspiration from this adorable print by Jen Montgomery.
k is for king and q is for queen - preschool letter craft
The k is for king is all over the internet but he was lonely with only a capital Q for queen. I paired the two as lowercase letter... though the king still wins curb appeal:
W is for whale & waterspout - preschool craft
I'm cleaning up my computer and finding all sorts of previously unposted blog updates... oops.
You've seen W is for Whale everywhere... but I loved tacking on a w is for waterspout. So there you go...
You've seen W is for Whale everywhere... but I loved tacking on a w is for waterspout. So there you go...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Chicken Thigh/Breast Uses
These are interchangeable with boneless skinless thighs or breasts but I sorted them by my preferred cut:
Thigh:
Italian Chicken and Sausage - Slow Cooker
Tikka Masala - Slow Cooker
Thai Peanut Chicken - Slow Cooker
Baked Maple Dijon Chicken - Budget Bytes
Baked Balsamic Chicken Thighs - Budget Bytes
Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs -Budget Bytes
Chicken Adobo - Slow Cooker - Chow.com
One Pot Paprika Chicken Thighs - reluctantentertainer.com
Creole Chicken Stew - Slow Cooker - thegraciouspantry.com
Jerk Chicken - Slow Cooker to Oven - Budget Bytes
Breast:
Basil Lime Chicken - grilled - goodenessgracious.com
Quick Marinade For Grilled Chicken Breast - 101 Cooking for Two
Melt in your mouth chicken - baked
Tandoori Chicken - Budget Bytes
Teriyaki Chicken - Slow Cooker - rachelschultz.com
Slow-Cooker General Tsos Chicken - lecremedelacrumb.com
Tuscan Garlic Chicken - keyingredient.com
Skinny Honey Lemon Chicken - gimmesomeoven.com
Thigh or Breast:
Slow Cooker to Oven Enchiladas
Thai Peanut Chicken - Slow Cooker
Fiesta Chicken - Slow Cooker
Moist Cheddar Garlic oven-fried Chicken - Food.com
Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue Recipe - Food.com
Honey Sesame Chicken -chefgintraining.com
Baked Garlic Asiago Chicken - Cantstayoutofthekitchen.com
Key West Chicken - allrecipes.com
Honey Balsamic Chicken Tenders - budgetbytes.com
QUICK MARINADE FOR GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST - 101cookingfortwo.com
Bone in Skin on chicken:
Greek Marinated Chicken - Budget Bytes
Jerk Chicken - Slow Cooker to Oven- Budget Bytes
Amazing Middle Eastern Chicken - slow cooker to oven - Budget Bytes (see comment picture below)
Thigh:
Italian Chicken and Sausage - Slow Cooker
Tikka Masala - Slow Cooker
Thai Peanut Chicken - Slow Cooker
Baked Maple Dijon Chicken - Budget Bytes
Baked Balsamic Chicken Thighs - Budget Bytes
Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs -Budget Bytes
Chicken Adobo - Slow Cooker - Chow.com
One Pot Paprika Chicken Thighs - reluctantentertainer.com
Creole Chicken Stew - Slow Cooker - thegraciouspantry.com
Jerk Chicken - Slow Cooker to Oven - Budget Bytes
Breast:
Basil Lime Chicken - grilled - goodenessgracious.com
Quick Marinade For Grilled Chicken Breast - 101 Cooking for Two
Melt in your mouth chicken - baked
Tandoori Chicken - Budget Bytes
Teriyaki Chicken - Slow Cooker - rachelschultz.com
Slow-Cooker General Tsos Chicken - lecremedelacrumb.com
Tuscan Garlic Chicken - keyingredient.com
Skinny Honey Lemon Chicken - gimmesomeoven.com
Thigh or Breast:
Slow Cooker to Oven Enchiladas
Thai Peanut Chicken - Slow Cooker
Fiesta Chicken - Slow Cooker
Moist Cheddar Garlic oven-fried Chicken - Food.com
Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue Recipe - Food.com
Honey Sesame Chicken -chefgintraining.com
Baked Garlic Asiago Chicken - Cantstayoutofthekitchen.com
Key West Chicken - allrecipes.com
Honey Balsamic Chicken Tenders - budgetbytes.com
QUICK MARINADE FOR GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST - 101cookingfortwo.com
Bone in Skin on chicken:
Greek Marinated Chicken - Budget Bytes
Jerk Chicken - Slow Cooker to Oven- Budget Bytes
Amazing Middle Eastern Chicken - slow cooker to oven - Budget Bytes (see comment picture below)
Greek Yogurt Tartar Sauce
1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
2 TBS white onions, finely minced
2 TBS dill pickles, finely minced
2 TBS vinegar from dill pickles
1 TBS Chopped Capers (optional)
1 TBS Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
dash of salt.
Combine ingredients and keep refrigerated until ready to serve - max of 5 days.
2 TBS white onions, finely minced
2 TBS dill pickles, finely minced
2 TBS vinegar from dill pickles
1 TBS Chopped Capers (optional)
1 TBS Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
dash of salt.
Combine ingredients and keep refrigerated until ready to serve - max of 5 days.
Greek Yogurt Uses
Tzatziki Sauce for Greek food
This delicious sauce for Middle Eastern Food
Greek Yogurt Tartar Sauce
Use it instead of sour cream to compliment food
Stonyfield® published a fantastic PDF of different ways to substitute for other high fat options
With a cake mix to make a delicious high protein low-fat cake
In this amazing chicken breast recipe
Yogurt Garlic Sauce
Yogurt Garlic Sauce
This is a copy and paste because I am always terrified that recipes will disappear from the internet.
16 oz. plain cold yogurt
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt to taste
In a small mixing bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and salt. Mix well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
This is a copy and paste because I am always terrified that recipes will disappear from the internet.
16 oz. plain cold yogurt
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt to taste
In a small mixing bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, and salt. Mix well. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Easy and delicious crockpot enchiladas: slow cooker - to oven
Easy and delicious crockpot enchilada meat:
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