Blackened Shrimp Sliders

Hi!  I'm not sure where the time goes and can't believe it has been almost two months since I've posted.  This recipe was awesome and I see us making it over and over again.  

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Blackening Seasoning for 2 pounds shrimp:

(We had about 1/4 of the amount left at the end)

1 tablespoon paprika

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons onion powder

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

dash of cayenne pepper

Sprinkle half the seasoning on the shrimp and set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes for the flavors to combine.

Sauté shrimp on medium high heat and sprinkle with more blackening seasoning until cooked through.  Be careful not to crowd the pan. The length of time depends on the size of shrimp.  Ours took a couple minutes on each side.  (I enlist my husband for the actual cooking of the shrimp because I get nervous it won't be cooked through enough and end up overcooking them.  Plus - he's really good at it.)

Mark and I had ours on toasted slider rolls with a mayo/siracha sauce.  So good!  The kids started with their shrimp on a roll and ended up eating them separately. 

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Cinnamon Swirl Banana Muffins

We had some super ripe bananas to use up and I was looking to try something new for breakfast.  These were pretty good.  Next time I would put more of the cinnamon/sugar swirl in the middle layer and on top. There was plenty leftover and I wish we could have seen the swirl layer in the middle clearer.  

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Preheat oven to 350

Ingredients:
3 over ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour

For the swirl
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Getting mix together:
2 over ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten

Gently add to wet mixture:

1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour

This made 9 muffins for us.  Spray your tin with non-stick spray and layer in 1/2 banana muffin batter then sprinkle with sugar/cinnamon swirl then the other half of the batter topping it off with a little more sugar/cinnamon swirl.

Layered up and heading in the oven

Bake for 20 mins

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Chicken Tenders in the Air Fryer

This might be my favorite thing to make in the air fryer.  The everything bagel mixture is A-maz-ING!  If you love dipping sauces as much as me - throw together the super quick siracha sauce! It will take the deliciousness to the next level.

Here's the thing... I've tried to take pictures but we always end up digging in before I take one.  They are that good!

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders

1/2 cup flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs or panko 

Everything Bagel Seasoning (I can't tell you how much here... this is a lot like garlic.  You measure this with your heart.)

Put together your three dishes to rotate each of the tenders through (this is enough for about 1 1/2 pounds of chicken tenders):

1st - flour mixture (1 cup flour with a pinch of salt and pepper)

2nd - egg wash (2 eggs whisked)

3rd - breadcrumbs (1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs or panko along with whatever seasoning you might light.  We did half plain and the other half in everything bagel spices.)

Taking one thawed chicken tender at a time - rotate each tender through the three steps indicated.  As I get done with each one - I lay them out closely together on a baking tray that will hold them until we put them in the air fryer.

Warm up at 370 for 2 minutes and then 16 minutes (flipping halfway through) for a total cook time of 18 minutes for the first batch.  Then it seems like it only takes around 15 minutes once the air fryer and pot are already hot - depending on the size of your tenders.  

You'll want to be sure not to crowd the basket. 

This is a perfect recipe to make a bunch of while you have the dishes all out and freeze some to have on hand for a busy day down the road.

The everything bagel chicken tenders are even better with a super tasty dipping sauce!  I whisk together 2 parts mayo with 1 part siracha for a simple, yet delicious, dip.

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Mom's Sugar Cookies

I don't usually make sugar cookies during the holidays because we have two wonderful ladies in our lives that both make great ones!  My Mom and my Husband's Mom.  This is my Mom's recipe.

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Ingredients:

1 cup butter (softened)

1 cup sugar

1 cup powdered sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cream of tarter

1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350

Mix softened butter, sugar and powdered sugar.  Add oil ,eggs and vanilla. 

Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda in a separate bowl.  Mix together with the wet ingredients.  

Roll dough into small balls (we did about 2 inches each) and roll into sugar or sugar sprinkles.  

Press down with glass to flatten.

Bake at 350 for approximately 12 minutes

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Holiday Corn Flake Wreaths

These are so fun and so easy.  A wonderful combination during a busy time of the year.  A friend shared a similar recipe on Facebook and said it was one of her favorites to make each year with her Mom.  Think rice crispy treats meet corn flakes.  Ta Da!

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Ingredients:

1 bag marshmallows 

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring

3 1/2 cups corn flakes

Red cinnamon candies or whatever you want to decorate them with

Melt the butter in the microwave on medium power

Stir in the marshmallows and microwave in 30 seconds intervals (stirring in between) until all are melted

Add food coloring and stir until evenly distributed

Gently fold in the corn flakes until the melted goodness evenly coats the cereal

Shape into wreaths and decorate (Tip: You'll want to decorate right away before the candies aren't able to stick as easy)

This made 10 wreaths

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Christmas Tree Craft

This tiny little foot is a reminder of how fast time flies.  This is a craft using our Haley Bug's feet while I have the help of my oldest kiddo who now has feet larger than me.  Haley was super excited to put her feet in the paint.  So much fun!

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

These are so good and a big favorite among our kiddos.  These are the cookies of choice that we set out each year for Santa along with carrots for reindeer.  This year Emily brought home a little packet of Reindeer Food from school that she said we should put out on our lawn on Christmas Eve.  She was so excited about it.

This recipe can be easily doubled if you're making cookies for a cookie exchange or just want more.  One batch leaves a few extra kisses for snacking or excited kiddos to taste-test.

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Preheat oven to 375

Ingredients:

½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
Additional granulated sugar (holiday colored sanding sugar is great!)
About 36 chocolate kisses, unwrapped

In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and egg until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder until dough forms.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place about 2 inches apart.  I really like baking them on our cookie stone.  They seem to come out perfect each time.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. (9 minutes seems to be the jackpot time for our oven.)  After pulling the cookies from the oven - Immediately push 1 milk chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

This is our Haley Bug pointing out what she wants on the counter  :)

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