Baked Brie with Chokecherry Jelly from North Dakota

A while back, my blogging friend, Katie who is from North Dakota, was out in California on business and we had a chance to visit 'in person'.  She came bearing gifts.  One of them being this Chokecherry Jelly from her home state.  I wanted to save it for just the right moment.  I had never tried Chokecherry jelly but I knew I would love it....it's just my sort of thing.

Last week I wrote about how baked brie is such a treat for me and that I was making some for a party we were attending.  I thought the Chokecherry Jelly would make a perfect combination with the creamy brie I was about to bake.

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Baked Brie ~ Happy Birthday to Me!

Because it's my birthday today and calories do not count for me today, I'm having one of my favorite appetizers, ever.  Baked Brie with raspberry jam.  Yum! 

Thank you for ALL the Birthday wishes on Facebook and Twitter!  You certainly know how to make someone feel loved:)

Photo by Google Image

What you need:

6 oz. round of brie cheese

one roll of crescent rolls

your favorite jam

water crackers

Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.

Spread the crescent roll onto a counter and pinch together seams.

Cut the Brie through the equator into two pieces and place one half on the puff pastry, cut side up. Spread the jam on the cheese. Replace the top half of the Brie.

Wrap the dough up and over the Brie.  Place the Brie package on a nonstick baking sheet, seam side down.

If you have extra dough, cut designs from the dough scraps and decorate the top of the dough. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Serve with the crackers and sliced pear or apple alongside.

What's your favorite appetizer, if calories didn't count?

Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to leave a comment, I love to hear from you!. Have a fantastic day!

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Easy Pulled Pork for the World Series

Once again, we'll be watching our beloved S.F. Giants trying to get one step closer to their 1st World Series win.  No extra time needs to be taken away from game time to cook dinner so once again the slow cooker is in use.  This time, pulled pork.  A perfectly easy and delicious game day dinner.  Slow cooker recipes are my 'go to' meals in the winter time.

Here's what you need...............

Plus a pork butt {shoulder} roast.  This one was around 4 pounds.  I trimmed as much of the fat off of it as I could.  Placed it in the slow cooker.

I then mixed the ingredients above as per directions on the back of the McCormick package and poured it over the top of the pork butt covered it and set the slow cooker on low for 8 hours.

Here's the ingredients of the McCormick's package, in case you're interested.

After 8 hours, it looks like this.

Then I shredded the entire thing with two forks.  At this point, the pork butt roast just falls apart.  Mix it all up really well and serve.

I served it up on hamburger buns.  Yum!

We also have a huge bag of grated mozzarella cheese in the fridge, so some of that became the topping.

Hope you get a chance to try this easy, delicious recipe.

Related posts you may enjoy:

Here's a more of a 'home made' recipe for slow cooker pulled pork.

Grill Thai Pork Tenderloin Cutlets

Maple Chili Glazed Pork Medallions

GO Giants!

Giant's logo from Google images

And if you haven't already seen this, Steve Perry joins in to his own song when it was played at the ball park the other night.  Gotta love when Steve Perry serenades the crowd!

Happy Saturday!

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Easy Chicken Marinara

If we're not eating beef for dinner, chicken is usually on the dinner menu.  I'm always in search different ways to prepare a chicken dish that will be loved by everyone.  I think almost anything tastes great when it's topped with cheese, so this is what I came up with last night.  

Easy Chicken Marinara

I browned two breaded chicken breasts and three breaded boneless, skinless thighs in a skillet with a tablespoon or so of olive oil.  Over medium heat, approximately 2-3 minutes per side.

After the browning is complete, top each piece of chicken with your favorite marinara sauce (I used Prego).

Place in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink inside.

Top with Mozzarella cheese and place back in the oven until the cheese melts ( just a couple of minutes).

This is probably one of my favorite chicken dishes.  The combination of the browned chicken flavor with the sweet marinara sauce and topped with melted cheese, you can't go wrong!  Try it.  I think your family will enjoy it. 

We couldn't wait to dig into this dish, I forgot to take a 'prettier' presentation photo for you and thought about it only after most of it was devoured ....sorry!

What's a favorite chicken dish of yours?  I'd love to hear!

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