Campfire Cookin': Healthy Cowgirl Salad...

This is a great lunch, especially when I am trying to slim down for competition without cutting out essential vitamins and minerals. This salad will fill you up and keep you on track for a skinnier waste line.

Tear up 3-4 leafs of green leaf lettuce
( I prefer it over iceberg, plus
 it is much healthier for you!)

Chop up and add carrots, apples,
almonds and craisins

Dice up some sweet potato and put on a 

plate in the microwave for 2-3 mins then place

 on a baking sheet and broil until golden brown, 

flip  pieces and repeat broiling.

or put on a baking sheet in the oven at 400 degrees 

for about 5 mins, until they are cooked through,

then broil until browned (on both sides).

Let sweet potatoes cool or eat warm on the salad and

 sprinkle on some cubed cheese or add some 

cooked chicken breast pieces, or lunch meat for a healthy 

lunch full of vitamins, mineral, protein, 

and antioxidants! 

Add your favorite dressings, I use a small amount of light balsamic or Asian dressing on mine. If you are watching your weight pay attention to the fat content and calories in salad dressings!

Campfire Cookin': Cowgirl Style Tortillas!

  

Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 2tsp baking soda, 2 TBS veggie oil,
2tsp salt, 2 cups milk, and 2 TBS butter...
Mix flour and soda, then mix milk, salt, oil and butter in separate bowl.
Slowly pour milk mixture into flour and mix well!

The dough will be sticky....

On a well floured surface knead dough.....

Keep kneading...using the fold and knead technique. Do this for two minutes
(Note: to prep for all this kneading I lift 50lb. grain sacks and 75lb bales
about 2-3 reps per day... lol :)

Once all that strenuous kneading is over put the dough in a bowl and cover
for 15 mins. It won't rise.

Separate into four equal sized balls.

roll out each ball of dough on a well floured surface, with a floured
rolling pin

You want your dough about 1/4 inch thick. Take a pan (I use a cast iron
skillet) and heat it on Medium heat. once hot, put your rolled dough into
the dry pan (I know...I thought you should use oil too...but really they
don't stick!) after about 30 seconds (once they are browned in spots)
flip and brown on the other side for 30 secs.

Add your favorite toppings and enjoy!! I like lettuce on mine as well...
but we are fresh out! :( darn. They were still delicious!

Campfire Cookin': Cranberry Biscuits and Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder

A good dinner for those cold ranch nights...

Cheesy Cranberry Biscuits

      And Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder 

Cranberry Biscuits:

Preheat over to 425 degrees F

2 ½ cups flour

4 TBSP Baking Powder

1 TBSP Sugar

1 tsp Salt

½ cup craisins

Mix together

2 TBSP butter

3 TBSP shortening

2 eggs

½ cup milk

Mix together, add more flour if needed. Knead into a ball and roll out ½-1 inch thick 

Sprinkle with grated cheese and Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown

In a large bowl add flour....

Baking Powder....

Sugar, salt and Cranberries! Mix together then add....

butter, eggs, shortening and milk....

mix together....

add more flour as necessary

Wah-lah! biscuit dough. Take this and roll it
out, to about 1 inch thickness, on a well floured surface.

Take a biscuit cutter (I use a wide-mouth mason jar lid)
and cut out your biscuits

put them on a well greased or non-stick pan

You can add cheese, I like to, it gets all toasty
and crispy...yum

Put it in the oven, which should be preheated to
425 degrees F by now

when they are golden brown, take them
out to cool! Now onto the....

Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder:

Dice 2 med potatoes, ¼ of a large onion, 2-4 mushrooms, ½ sweet potato and 2 large carrots (or about 8 baby carrots)

Dice chicken and add with about 2TB of oil to the frying pan on MH heat

Season with 2TB salt, 2TB pepper, 2TB basil, 1TB rosemary.

Brown chicken

Add 1 can chicken broth, 

2 cans water

And veggies

Cover partially and let simmer on MH for around 30 mins

Turn heat down to ML once veggies are cooked

Add 1TB butter

1 cup milk

Mix well until butter is melted, remove 2 cups of the broth and pour into a separate bowl. 

Mix in 2TB corn starch and 2TB flour

Mix well, add broth back to pan and stir consistently until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and serve!

Cut up your veggies (feel free to add what you like,
or take out what you don't!)

Then cut up your chicken into 1 inch cubes

add your oil to the frying pan on MH heat.
 Put in your chicken, add about a TB of butter

Season with salt, pepper, basil and  rosemary.

When chicken is fully cooked and golden brown add...

1 can of chicken broth and...

all of your diced veggies.

let simmer on medium high heat for about 30 mins.

Once veggies are cooked, lower heat to
medium low and add in your milk and butter

Remove some of your broth....

In a small bowl, pour in your removed
broth and add corn starch to thicken.

Stir well!

pour back into the pan...

and mix until the chowder is desired thickness...add salt
and pepper to taste, remove from
 heat, let cool for about 5-10 mins and serve!

There you have it! I always drink decaf coffee in the evening when the weather is chilly.
Serve this meal with a salad if you wish, and enjoy!

We Love: Copper Sinks!

I found these awsome sinks. A little on the spendy side, but would look great in a rustic style kitchen! The one above is my fav, but there are tons of styles, colors and textures to choose from. http://www.coppersinks.com/