Matt's famous Tuna Fish

Matt's famous Tuna Fish:

Salt
Pepper
Mustard
Mayo
Garlic powder
Pickles
Pickle juice
*has to be albacore tuna (we used Costco)

Herbed Garlic Dipping Oil

1 c olive oil
16-20 fresh basil leaves ( I added a couple frozen fresh basil cubes from last summer)
1/4 c minced freshman Rosemary
4 tsp. Minced garlic
1/3 c. Balsamic vinegar
1 tsp salt

I put this all in the blendtec except left out balsamic vinegar. It was a great dipping sauce for pizza. You are supposed to blend it all except the vinegar and mix in for dipping bread. Got from taste of home magazine submitted by Dawn Embry Rodriguez

Pressure Cooker Chicken
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/pressure-cooker-roasted-whole-chicken/
The pressure cooker saves me again. This recipe was super quick and I just served it with mashed potatoes and veggies. I didn't have a lemon, so I used lemon extract. Couldn't really taste any lemon, but didn't miss it either. I didn't have fresh parsley so I just put in a bunch of dried.
I set it for 32 minutes for a 5 pound chicken 3/21/16 update: I did a 5 pound chicken for 38 minutes and it was delectable. Also used emerils essence for the rub and had a lemon. the real lemon made it just a tad better.

Refried Beans in the Pressure Cooker-about 1 hour!

http://www.blogher.com/how-make-refried-beans-pressure-cooker
http://www.blogher.com/how-make-refried-beans-pressure-cooker
This recipe is almost too good to be true. I'm starting to get excited about this pressure cooker because I'm realizing I never plan ahead enough to use crockpots!

I didn't have onions on hand, so I used 1/4 cup dried onions and they turned out fine with using olive oil for the oil. I didn't use chicken stock/broth-just water. I added 4 tsp of my chicken stock powder after it was done cooking and the pressure was released, but before the water was drained... then I drained the water and added 1tsp. salt to the drained beans.

Homemade Ramen

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Yield 4 servings

The easiest ramen you will ever make in less than 30 min from start to finish. And it's so much tastier (and healthier) than the store-bought version!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil--Beth used olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger--beth used 1 tsp. Dried
• 4 cups chicken broth--Beth did 6 cups
• 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms-beth did an 8 0z can of mushrooms 
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce, or more, to taste
• 3 (5.6-ounce) packages refrigerated Yaki-Soba, seasoning sauce packets discarded*--beth used rice noodles taste of thai brand
• 3 cups baby spinach
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• Beth added 3 sliced boiled eggs at the end

Instructions

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic, mushrooms, and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
• Whisk in chicken broth, soy sauce, and 2 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms have softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in Noodles until loosened and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, carrot and chives until the spinach begins to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Salt and pepper to taste. 
• Serve immediately.
• Beth served with buttered wheat toast. 

Notes

*Yaki-Soba is ramen-style noodles and can be found in the refrigerated aisle of your local grocery store. 

This tasted a lot like ramen. We loved it.http://damndelicious.net/2014/10/13/easy-homemade-ramen/?m

Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/macaroni-grill-rosemary-bread/

We have rosemary bushes in our backyard so I thought this would be a good side to the soup we were having. It ws great. I wish I could remember but I think I may have even made it.100 percent wheat. I added more rosemary and also garlic salt to the top of the bread. Great addition.

Peach Frozen Yogurt

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/peach-frozen-yogurt/

I made this for  our family home evening treat. It was great. Instead of honey, I used sweetened condensed milk. I also had to add more milk to it because the peaches were so frozen that the blendtec wasn't moving it along.