The Murdocks!

Strawberry Pulled Pork Roast

willemoh — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:58:02 +0000

Serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS
1 pork roast, 1 to 1 1/2 lbs (frozen)
1/2 cup unsweetened ketchup or ketchup of choice
1/4 cup barbecue sauce (optional)
1 Tbs honey (optional)
1/4 cup cider or red wine vinegar
1/4 cup yellow mustard *or* 1 Tbs of Ground Mustard Seasoning
1 lb strawberries, washed and stemmed (add extra 30-60 minutes prior to serving for strawberry chunks)
1 Tbs Garlic Salt
1 Tbs fresh minced rosemary or 1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp hot pepper sauce such as Tabasco
1 tsp smoked paprika (optional)
1/4 water
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients except pork in crock-pot then add the pork.
Use spoon to cover pork in sauce.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours * or * on high for 3-4 hours * or until it’s pull-apart delicious.
Shred pork with forks if desired.
Serve and enjoy!

Recipe is a modified version of this one.

Awesome Pizza with Sausage Crust!

willemoh — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:30:19 +0000

Awesome Pizza with Sausage Crust

Ingredients:
1/2 lb Fresh Ground Pork Sausage
Italian Seasoning
One Can Pizza Sauce
Your Favorite Pizza Toppings

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.

Add about one tablespoon of Italian Seasoning to sausage. Mix thoroughly.

Split sausage in half and roll sausage into two balls. Flatten each into a round patty about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.

Place patties on cookie sheet and bake for five minutes. Flip and bake another five minutes.

Take patties out of oven. Top with sauce and toppings. Put back into oven for 10-15 minutes.

Let cool for a few minutes then serve using large spatula.

Enjoy!!!

Monster Cookies

willemoh — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:57:59 +0000

1/2 c. butter and 1/2 c. margarine softened
1 c. white sugar
1 c. plus 2 T. firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 c. crunchy peanut butter
1/4 t. vanilla
3/4 t. light corn syrup
4 1/2 c. regular oats. make sure you use regular and not instant
2 t. baking soda
1 c. M&M’s
1 pkg. chocolate chips (I mixed this up, used peanut butter or butterscotch or regular or a mixture of all)

Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, peanut butter, vanilla, corn syrup and beat well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by 1/4 c. full. Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Center of cookies will be slightly soft. Use parchment paper on the cookie sheets. Just slide the paper off the cookie sheets after baking and let cool that way. Makes 2 1/2 to 3 dozen cookies. Just 6 on a cookie sheet at a time so it takes a while to finish your baking.

Monster! Grrrrrr….

Coconut Milk Ice Cream – Vanilla

willemoh — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:08:15 +0000

This ice cream actually, really, truly is creamy like dairy ice cream!

Ingredients:

Coconut Milk – 2 14 oz. Cans
—> May also substitute Cultured Coconut Milk for half
Vanilla Extract – 1 tablespoon
Coconut Oil – 1 tablespoon
Honey or Sugar – 1/2 cup
Salt – Just a pinch!

Mix all ingredients in blender until thoroughly mixed. Chill for 15-20 minutes.

Pour into ice cream machine for 20-25 minutes. Texture will be similar to soft serve ice cream.

Option: Add in extra items such as chopped candy bars, nuts, chocolate chips, cookie dough balls, etc. about 3-4 minutes before the machine finishes.

Serve immediately as soft-serve style or freeze for later if harder texture desired.

Grandma Murdock’s Strawberry Pineapple Jello Buffet

willemoh — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:28:00 +0000

1 package (6oz) strawberry jello ( 3 3oz)

1 1/2 cups boiling water ( 3 cups)

2 packages (10 oz each) frozen sliced strawberries (3 pkgs or 1 qt fresh sliced)

1 can ( 12 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple ( 20 oz)

1/4 tsp. salt (no salt)

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

Set 1/2 jello mixture, whip cheese and sour cream and put on set jello and pour remailing mixture of jello over that.

Makes 8 – 10 servings

To serve unmold on your fanciest glass pedestal platter and garnish with pineapple slices.

For 9X13 inch pan follow portions in ().. Set 1/2 jello mixture follow with whipped cheese and cream and rest of jello mixture.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

willemoh — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:23:00 +0000

Ingredients
2 cups Pamela’s Baking Mix (gluten free!)
4 eggs
3/8 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 t vanilla
3 T pineapple juice
pinch of salt
2 T melted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
pineapple rings
pineapple tidbits

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix all ingredients except butter, brown sugar, and pineapple.
Melt butter and coat cake pan.
Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly to cover the butter.
Arrange pineapple rings around the bottom of the pan, one layer deep. Add tidbits around the rings. (Bonus: add maraschino cherries to the centers of the pineapple rings)
Pour batter over pineapple layer.

Cook for 40-45 minutes. When finished, let cool before flipping over.

Yum!!

Impossible Quiche

willemoh — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:36:00 +0000

Crumble 6 sclices crisp bacon in bottome of 10″ greased pieplate.
Add 1 cup graded cheese.
Blend together:
1 cup Bisquick
2 cups Milk
4 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Pour over bacon and cheese.
Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
Let stanad 5 minutes before serving.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

willemoh — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:26:00 +0000

Ingredients

1 cup water or orange juice
1 cup white sugar
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
1 apple – peeled, cored and diced
1 cup chopped dried mixed fruit or raisins
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions: In a medium pot, boil the water and sugar. Reduce the heat to simmer then add cranberries, apple, dried fruit, nuts, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst. Remove from heat, add it to the serving bowl, and let cool to room temperature. Enjoy!

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies

willemoh — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:25:00 +0000

Sugar Cookies (source: Pamela's)

1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix

Cream butter and sugar together, add egg and vanilla and beat together. Add Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper until the dough is 3/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out cookie shapes and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Leave space between the cookies, they will spread. Bake at 350° for approximately 12-15 minutes, edges should be light brown. Let cookies cool slightly and use spatula to remove from cookie sheet. OR wrap and freeze dough, then slice and bake for fresh cookies in a 350° preheated oven for 14-17 minutes.

No-Gluten No-Dairy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

willemoh — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:26:00 +0000

No-Gluten No-Dairy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 pound (2 sticks) margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs (pasteurized)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups Pamela’s Baking Mix (no gluten!)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups Oats
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup crushed walnuts

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 F.
Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
Add baking mix, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.
Stir in oats, raisins, and walnuts.

- Stop and eat some delicious dough! -

Drop spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and then on wire rack.

Makes 4 dozen.

Now go eat some cookies!

(Credit: recipe modified from a Quaker Oats box)