stuffed peppers

I based this recipe off the one from How Sweet It Is. she has really good (looking) food. This is the first of her recipe's i have made

4 red, green, orange or yellow peppers

1 pound ground beef

1/2 onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

3/4 cup parmesan cheese

1 29-ounce can of tomato sauce (I used 2 15 oz cans)

1/3 cup milk

1/3 cup basil

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the tops off of the peppers and remove the ribs and seeds. Set aside.

In a skillet over medium heat, brown beef. Add chopped onion, sauteing until soft – about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 minced garlic cloves and cook for 1 minute. Stir occasionally.

Mix the tomato sauce with the milk and remaining garlic clove and heat it over low heat. Stir in almost all of the basil, reserving some for garnish.

Stir1/2 cup of parmesan cheese into chicken mixture, then add about 1/2 cup of tomato sauce in mixing to coat. (I had to use a bit more tomato sauce) Turn off heat. Divide the mixture evenly between the four peppers, stuffing them to the top. Place in a dish that allows the peppers to stand. Spoon a bit of tomato sauce over the tops, and pour the rest of the sauce into the bottom of the pan. Set the tops gently back on the peppers. Bake for 20 minutes, then cover with foil and bake for 30 more.

I also made corn (recipe below) and loaded casserole potatoes from betty crocker (in a box!)

Corn

add butter, corn, chili powder (as much as you want) and Parmesan cheese (as much as you used of the chili powder). Add some water. Microwave for 2-3 minutes, stir. microwave another 1-2 minutes if needed. serve.

whole chicken legs

are harmed in the making of today's recipe. I modified a recipe from The Pioneer Woman, I made her spicy roasted chicken legs. The original recipe can be found here. However, i modified it and i'll give you my modified recipe instead :)

12 whole Chicken Legs
1.5 sticks Butter
Your Favorite Seasonings (i did chopped garlic, chili powder, pepper, salt, and basil)
1/8 cups Lemon Juice (or To Taste)

Melt butter in a saucepan. Pour lemon juice (fresh or bottled). Now add your seasonings. Stir it together until combined. Taste test to make sure its good, add what its missing.

Rinse your chicken legs. With metal tongs, transfer them one by one into the butter mixture and place on a baking sheet. Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking rack, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture. Sprinkle them with some more of your seasonings.

Place them into a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes, or until the thermometer reads the right temp for chicken.

Yum!!!! I had to put mine in for about 50 minutes, cuz my oven isn't quite whole...its missing one of the panels so heat escapes pretty easily.

I put LOTS of chili powder on 4 of them, for TJ. TJ and C's lil sister S is over while their dad and C put insulation upstairs so that the upstairs can be finished and TJ can move up there :D Life around here'll be happier when TJ is upstairs - he'll be happy and then I can hang out with him more :) (if the girl aint happy, aint nobody happy...ya know?) Now all that needs to be done is painting (white) and carpeting and then MOVE IN DAY :D