Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps

Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps

12- 15 Appetizer Servings

1 1/4 Pounds Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (About 4 Breasts)

1 (1 Pound) Package Sliced Bacon

2/3 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar

2 Tablespoons Chili Powder

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.

Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Cut each bacon slice into thirds. Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a toothpick. Stir together brown sugar and chili powder. Dredge wrapped chicken in the mixture. Coat a large sheet pan with foil. Place a rack on top of the sheet pan, and coat rack with cooking spray. Place chicken wraps on the rack. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until bacon is crisp.

Aprons and Favorite Recipes

The next couple of months we will be doing a few projects that would make great Christmas gifts. This month will be aprons.

For this hostess apron you will need:
2/3 yard for the main fabric
fat quarter for the pockets
3/4 yrd for the waist band and tie
interfacing for the waist band
1 package of double fold bias tape (or you can make your own)



For our recipe swap we will be bringing our favorite recipe. Bring your most requested item or call you mother-in-law for hers.

We'll see you October 1st at 7:30 pm.

french flea market apron

adult size:

fabric A (bottom ruffle - blue in photo) 1/2 yd

fabric B (middle ruffle - green in photo) 1/4 yd

fabric C (top panel - pink in photo) 2/3 yd

fabric D (waistband/tie - polka dot in photo) 1/2 yd

child size:

A - 1/2 yd  **smaller girls sz 3-6 could do 1/3 yd

B - 1/4 yd

C - fat quarter

D - 1/3 yd

Chicken Poppers

chicken breasts or tenders
diced green chiles
sliced cheddar cheese

Grill chicken. Place green chiles on top of chicken. Place cheese on chiles and let the cheese melt.

Limeaid

32 oz of freash squeezed lime juice (if you use the bottled kind-don't bother to make it because it its just not the same!!)

6 QTS cold water & ice

6 cups of sugar- give or take depending on how tart you want it

stir stir stir!!

Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Cranberry Sauce

2-3 lb pork roast tenderloin
6 tablespoons butter - divided
1/2 onion - finely chopped
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 can chicken broth (7 oz)
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Directions
1. Melt 2 Tbs butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
3. Sear pork on all sides, about 2 minutes.
4. Place pork in crock pot and cook on high with 2 cups of water for 1 1/2-2 hrs.
5. Meanwhile, melt remaining 4 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Add onion and rosemary; sauté until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
7. Add broth, cranberry sauce and vinegar and whisk until cranberry sauce melts, about 2 minutes.
8. Boil until sauce has reduced enough to coat spoon thickly, about 6 minutes (could take longer).
9. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Slice pork and serve with sauce.

Shrek Margaritas

Shrek Margaritas

1/2 small can white grape juice concentrate
1/4 lime including rhine
1/2 orange peeled
1/4 pineapple
ice
couple handfuls of raw spinach

Blend well in a blender

My children absoutely love this drink. They ask for it all the time!
Don't be scared of the Spinach you can not taste

Burned Flowers

I am not sure if that is "the name" of these little flowers (or big) but I thought it's fun!  I came across these on Saturday and made one for Emma, they are sooo easy and cute.

Materials Needed

Clip 

Hand needle

Thread

Button or bead

9 circles of fabric 

(at least I used 9, the largest ones were about 4" in diameter and the smallest about 1 1/2 inch)  see you all tomorrow!

rolled roses

supplies:

20" by 3" strip of fabric, button, needle & thread, clip