This Jambalaya recipe is easy to make and only costs $2.93 a serving. Six servings total.


Ingredients
2 cups long-grain white rice
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 t. each ground cumin, dried thyme, Cajun and Old Bay Seasonings
1/4 t. salt & black pepper
2 T. Olive Oil
1 pound easy-peel medium shrimp, peeled
1 (6 oz.) medium andouille sausage, sliced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 small bell peppers (red and yellow), diced to 1/2 inch
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
4 scallion greens, thinly sliced

Preparation:
1) Put rice in a strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold, running water. Transfer to a medium saucepan, add 2 cups broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn heat as low as possible, cover rice and cook until tender, about 18 minutes; fluff with a fork.

2) While rice cooks, stir together seasonings in a cup. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add seasonings and then shrimp, and cook, stirring, until firm, about 5 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a plate.

3) Add remaining oil to pan along with sausage, onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook for 2 minutes more. Pour in tomato sauce and remaining 1 cup broth and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Return shrimp to pan and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Combine rice and scallion with shrimp mixture; toss or you can just add it to the top of the rice.

So I was being lazy today after work and didn't want to go to the store to get hamburger buns, so I decided to make them. This recipes makes about 20 buns, depending on what size you want them.



Here is what you need:
2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 (.25 oz) packages of yeast
2 t. salt
6 cups of all purpose flour, or as needed

I divided the recipe in half.

1. In a sauce pan, heat the milk, margarine, and water on med-high heat until small bubbles start to form. Remove and add to a bowl with sugar and yeast. Let stand for about 5 minutes or until the yeast and sugar have dissolved.
2. Mix in the salt, and gradually stir in the flour until you have a soft dough. Divide into 20 pieces, and form into balls. Place on baking sheets so they are 2 to 3 inches apart. Let rise for 30 minutes.
*You can also add sesame seeds, dehydrated onions, grated cheese or whatever you like to the top of the buns before you let them rise!
3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the rolls for 15 minutes or until golden brown in the preheated oven. Cool slightly, then split them in half horizontally to fill with your favorite burgers.

These are very easy to make and a great way to avoid the grocery store :)

Up-Side Down Apple Pie Cake

So here's what you will need:

1-1/4 Stick (10 T.) Butter at room temperature
1/2 c. packed Light Brown Sugar
1-1/2 c. All Purpose Flour, sifted
1/2 t. Salt
1/4 t. Baking Soda
1/4 t. Baking Powder
1 c. Granulated Sugar
2 Lg. Eggs
1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 c. Greek Yogurt

Apple Pie Filling: You can really use any apple pie filling, this is just the one that I use.3 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
1 T. Lemon Juice
1/4 c. Granulated Sugar
1 T. Corn Starch
1 t. Cinnamon
1/4 t. Salt
1/8 t. Ground Nutmeg
2 c. Water

Apple Pie Filling: I usually already have this made and canned in jars to make this cake faster.

1) In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and set aside. Pour water into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add to water, stir well, and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
2)Add apples and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.

Cake:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 8x8-in square baking dish and place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom, set aside.
2) In stand mixer combine 2 T. butter and brown sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Spread evenly over top of parchment paper.
3) Spread apple pie filling over top of brown sugar mixture.
4) In a separte bowl sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
5) In mixer combine rest of butter and sugar, mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time until combined. Then add vanilla and greek yogurt and mix until combined. Add flour mix 1/2 c. at a time until well combined, making sure to scrap edges of bowl when needed. Spead over top of filling, smooth out.
6) Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until toothpick incerted into the middle comes out clean.

ENJOY!!!!