recipes – Long Island Chick

Wildtree Italian Simmer Sauce and Recipe

Kathleen — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:20:39 +0000

Wildtree released its Italian Simmering Sauce as part of their Fall 2015 Product Line. I love the flavor of this sauce and it is so versatile! I had initially ordered one bottle and immediately ordered 5 more because this was a Wildtree sauce I wanted to have on hand as a staple in my food pantry.

One of the things I love about Wildtree, other than that it is beyond healthy for you being organic, GMO-free and often Gluten-free, is that we provide recipes, searchable by product, type of meal and ingredient. For the Italian Simmering Sauce, this is a screenshot of the available recipes (with more being added often):

The first thing I whipped up was the Italian Simmered Steak Tips…it was, of course, PHENOMENAL! Now, for Fall/Winter I am definitely a crockpot kinda girl. I love being able to start something in the morning and by the time mid-afternoon rolls around and my sons start strolling in from school, the house is filled with a delicious aroma. You know, the kind of aroma they are going to remember as adults with a warm, fuzzy feeling

I made a version of the Italian Pot Roast (I didn’t have all the veggies at the time and was a tad lazy to go to the store) and again, a huge hit!

I started it in the morning – very easy prep, I just prefer to brown beef a bit before throwing it in the slow cooker. The meat comes out so tender and bursting with flavor. This crockpot meal is sure to become a family hit!

Italian Pot Roast Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound baby carrots

1 pound baby red potatoes, halved

2 celery stalks, chopped

3 pound beef chuck roast

1 (14.5 ounce)can no salt added petite diced tomatoes

1/2 cup Wildtree Italian Simmering Sauce

1/4 cup flour

Method of Preparation

Add carrots, potatoes, and celery to a slow cooker. Place beef chuck roast on top of vegetables. Pour diced tomatoes and Italian Simmering Sauce over the roast. Cover and cook on high for 5 – 6 hours or low for 8 – 10 hours. Transfer roast and vegetables to a pan or bowl. Transfer half of the liquid to a separate mixing bowl. Whisk flour into broth until smooth and transfer mixture back to slow cooker. Whisk until completely incorporated and smooth. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve as a gravy over the pot roast.

You can pick up some Italian Seasoning Sauce right from my Wildtree website. Happy cooking!

A Leopard Can Change Its Spots and Wear…an Apron?!

Kathleen — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:48:21 +0000

Yes a leopard can change its spots and can take a break from blogging to do it. I know, I know, I haven’t written but if you know me, you know that once I get a project – I throw myself into it. It consumes me. Lucky for my kids, this new project involves making lots and lots of delicious recipes. I have signed on to be an Independent Consultant with Pampered Chef. The last three years of my life have been tumultuous to say the least and my evolution continues with a spatula in hand.

For those of you who might be Pampered Chef virgins (I heard you do exist) here is a quick summary from their website:

For more than 20 years, The Pampered Chef® and its sales force of Independent Consultants have been helping to gather families around the table for quick, delicious meals that are as much fun to prepare as they are to eat. The business was launched in 1980 by company Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Doris Christopher — an educator, home economist and mother who saw the need for professional-quality kitchen tools in the everyday kitchen.

Capitalizing on her knowledge of food preparation techniques and her natural talent for teaching, Christopher amassed an inventory of what she considered to be the essential home kitchen tools, promoted them under The Pampered Chef® name and began showcasing them at in-home cooking demonstrations called Cooking Shows.

I hosted a Pampered Chef party in my home last week and it was at that party that I made the decision to join the team. I realized that 1) I love to cook 2) I love their products (seriously!) and 3) I love to party – why not get paid to do what I love? Out of the numerous network marketing and direct sales opportunities out there, Pampered Chef fit my lifestyle. Guess what? Everyone needs food – we all have to eat and most of us would love to be able to prepare delicious, nutricious meals at home – quickly and easily. I can show you how to do exactly that and with the proper tools.

So I’m busy researching, compiling recipes, and learning the business. And, of course, I have to do it my way. I’m creating some theme parties because seriously that is going to be such fun! I don’t want to have the same shtick each time – I’d rather come in wearing a big, garish sombrero with margaritas to celebrate cinco de mayo or something like that.

Have you ever been to a Pampered Chef party? Do you own any products? Are you looking for some extra income to pay off those credit cards, save for a new car or possibly quit slaving away at your day job? Look no further! I would be happy to introduce you to Pampered Chef – visit my Pampered Chef personal website for more information on products, hosting parties and joining my team!

Easter Celebrations: Easter Basket Cocktail

Kathleen — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:25:48 +0000

I came across this image on Pinterest and how could I resist???? And, it is garnished with a Peep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So run out and pick up some peeps, coconut and cherry vodka – for the recipe please visit Feast of Fun. Also, check out the comments – one person suggested dropping a few jelly beans in the glass for a little surprise at the end

: Happy Easter!!!

Pinterest Weekly Roundup – Fav Pins June 17th

Kathleen — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:01:18 +0000

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Holiday Spirit Boost: Host a Cookie Exchange!

Kathleen — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:05:35 +0000

The Holiday season is often a whirlwind of social activities – between shopping, decorating, and events it can be difficult to engage in those traditional activities we all associate with Christmas. Why not combine two favorite Christmas past-times – baking and partying and host a cookie exchange? The idea is to have each guest bake a few dozen of one type of Christmas cookie and bring to the party. At the end of the party, each guest selects one dozen of each type of cookie and goes home with a lovely assortment of homemade Christmas cookies. One of the best sites to get some inspiration is Cookie-Exchange.Com

So I hosted my first Christmas Cookie Exchange Party this December. It was sort of last minute and we also added an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest to it as well. Used Facebook Events to create the invite online – made life easy and we could share details of what type of cookie we were making and so forth. Well we had so much fun! We not only enjoyed everyone’s cookies but we also had some great laughs and shared that sometimes elusive Christmas spirit. The Cookie Exchange party is a “girls only” event and it gave all of us the opportunity to just spend some time with friends during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

: My Party Guests

: Some of the Delicious Cookies!

: Our Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest Winner!

We all agreed that this needs to be an annual event – I am so looking forward to Christmas 2011!!!