Life as an Aced

I've made Pizza Dough now for Years!!!! but never ventured into Bread. However, this weekend Eddie has been feeling sick and that only thing that sounded good to him was bread so when I came across a recipe for homemade bread that was done from start to finish in around 90 minutes figured I'd try it for Breakfast and see what happens.  Thank You Cooking with Karli because this bread is DELICIOUS! I made a few adjustments because my instant pot didn't have the yogurt button but even with my oven method timing was the same. We have been eating this bread all weekend - soooooo good! Homemade Bread Ingredients 1 1/2 tbsp rapid rise yeast 2 1/2 cup very warm water 1 1/2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp sugar, divided 2 tbsp oil, divided 2 1/4 tsp salt 6 cups flour Instructions 1) Using the dough hook, combine all ingredients. Once 'dough' has formed, turn the mixer's speed up and knead for 5 minutes. 2) Put dough into a bowl or instant pot pot and top w...

For my New Years Resolution This Year I decided that I wanted to try 1 new Recipe each week I also Haven't blogged in a while . . . so figured this was also a great time to start this site back up again So lets get to it and start with week 1 2019 New Recipe of the Week Week 1 Fried Mozzarella Bites Ingredients String Cheese Flour 2 Eggs Salt Pepper Panko Bread Crumbs Italian Bread Crumbs Oil to Fry in Directions 1) Heat Fryer or Oil to 375 Degrees 2) Cut each String Cheese into 5 pieces, put flour in a bowl, egg + salt and pepper mixed in a second bowl, and bread crumbs into a 3rd 3) Dip Each Piece in Flour 4) Then into Egg Mixture 5) Then into the Bread Crumbs 6) Fry for 1-2 minutes 7) Enjoy! Our Rating Sabrina: Thumbs UP Eddie: Thumbs UP Ezra: wouldn't try it What did you think? Let me know in the comments

I fried one chip and now I can't get enough. . . The chips in the bag have nothing on them lol To bring it up one more notch I made a few batches of salsa including one where I switched out the jalapeno with a serrano . . .which I thought were suppose to be spicier but was not at all . . .seriously think the salsa recipe is foolproof its all in the seasoning mix but the extra kick from the peppers definitely helps :) For the Chips: 1) Cut tortilla into 6-8 pieces 2) Fry in 350 degree oil for 1-2 minutes For the Salsa: Blend together 14oz can of tomatoes drained 1 whole jalapeno or serrano 1/8 of an onion 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon lime juice

With Vegas and Summer coming up I have decided to start eating a little bit healthier and rather than going low carb or no bread which works but doesn't last with me I figured I'd give the No Processed Food Diet another go around The first thing I decided to change is something that we eat all the time at our house SALSA. While I do make my own salsa rather than buy it BUT I use canned tomatoes and canned jalapenos in the recipe. It wasn't as easy as just swapping out the tomatoes and jalapenos for fresh -- I also had to adjust the seasoning a little bit . . . all and all I was pretty impressed with this salsa and will totally make it again!!! Sabrina's Salsa Fresca Ingredients: 1 1/2 Big or 2 Medium Tomatoes 1/2 Jalapeno 1/8 Onion 1 and 1/4 tsp Garlic Salt 1/4 tsp Salt 1 tsp Cumin 1/4 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Lime Juice Directions: Place everything into a food processor (or blender) and blend till smooth I usually make more than one batch ...

Monkey Bread is the big new thing on Pinterest. Everyone has their own version ranging from sweet to savory and everything in between. All of the recipes are pretty similar: Get a can of biscuits --> cut them up --> toss in butter and other ingredients --> then bake until its done. Eddie has been craving both garlic bread and cheesy bread so I joined the trend and created my own version of monkey bread Cheesy Garlic Monkey Bread Ingredients: 1 can of Biscuits 1/4 cup Butter (melted) 1/2 cup Shredded Cheese 1/2 tsp Greek Seasoning Parmesan Cheese Directions: 1) Pre-Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) Open Can of biscuits and cut each one into quarters 3) Toss biscuits in butter, shredded cheese, and greek seasoning 4) Put mixture in baking pan and top with parmesan cheese 5) Bake for 20-25 minutes

Its getting to that time and me and Eddie are trying to get rid of all the food in our house before purchasing any more and while sometimes that calls for weird dinner/lunch combinations todays was anything but!! We always have stuff in our house for making pizza or sandwiches and today for lunch I combined them together for a little pizza cupcake. Served on their own or with marinara sauce on the side for dipping these were pretty Awesome :) Ham and Cheese "Cupcakes" Ingredients: -Pizza Dough (any kind) -Olive Oil -Greek Seasoning (or Italian Seasoning and Garlic Powder) -Ham -Mozzarella Cheese Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 375 Degrees 2) Spray inside of a 12 cup muffin pan 3) Roll out pizza dough 4) Brush Dough with olive oil then sprinkle on seasoning, Ham, and Cheese 5) Roll up then cut into 12 pieces 6) Place each piece inside muffin tin 7) Bake for 25 minutes 8) Broil for 2 minutes

For Thanksgiving this year me and Eddie went to his moms house so we didn't have to cook but we did bring quite a few side dishes. Here's What we brought Spicy Beer Jerky Ingredients 1-2 pounds stir fry meat 1 tsp liquid smoke 2 tsp salt 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 beer Directions 1) Place all ingredients in a large Ziploc bag and marinate over night 2) Place in Dehydrator and cook for 3-6 hours at 170 degrees Cheesy Bread Ingredients: -Homemade pizza dough with 1/4 tsp garlic powder added into dough -1/2 cup of butter (melted) -8 oz of Mozzarella Cheese -Parmesan Cheese -Greek Seasoning Directions: 1) Pre-Heat oven to 425 degrees 2) Follow the Homemade Dough Recipe found here adding 1/4 garlic powder to the dough 3) Melt 1/2 cup of butter and place into the bottom of a baking sheet with a lip 4) Roll out dough and place on top of ...

I haven't made bar chips in a while and instead lately just been taking the easy route with frozen fries. The other day I had some extra time and potatoes laying around so figured lets try this again and see if we can simplify them and YAY . . . thanks to the broiler I did!! Bar Chips Take 2 Ingredients: -4-6 Small Potatoes -Olive Oil -Cooking Spray -Greek Seasoning -Parmesan Cheese Directions: 1) Pre-heat Oven to 425 degrees 2) Cover the bottom of a high walled baking sheet with oil 3) Wash and Peel the potatoes and cut (like chips) in thick slices 4) Spray potatoes with cooking spray then sprinkle with greek seasoning 5) Cook for 25 minutes on Bottom Rack 6) Move to top rack and Broil 2 minutes at a time until nicely browned NOTES -Check out the Original Recipe  here -We served these with Chicken Poppers but you can easily replace them for french fries for any meal

As we continue our spicy food diet we have added spicy sides into our menus too. Last night we had Paninis with Spicy Fries Spicy Fries Ingredients Frozen fries Olive oil Spray cooking oil Greek seasoning Cayenne Pepper Salt Directions 1) pre heat oven to 425 2) coat bottom of baking sheet with olive oil 3) spread fries in an even layer on baking sheet 4) spray fries with cooking spray and sprinkle on greek seasoning and cayenne pepper 5) bake on bottom rack for 25 minutes 6) broil for 2-5 minutes until fries are browned 7) finish with salt and more cayenne pepper

It is not uncommon for us to have quesadillas for dinner but making them 2-3 at a time never seems to be enough - - Since my oven tacos were so popular I decided to try out quesadillas in the oven too and surprise surprise they taste just as good and are actually healthier and crunchier this way too :) Oven Quesadillas Ingredients: Corn tortillas Shredded cheese Shredded chicken Directions: 1) on a baking sheet spread out as many tortillas as you can (mine fit 6) 2) top tortillas with cheese - chicken - more cheese - second tortillas 3) put baking sheet in a cold oven 4) turn on to 350 degrees and cook for 10 minutes 5) broil for 1-2 minutes 5) flip and broil for 1-2 more minutes 

Week 3 of Football means it time to bring out the football snacks This week for Monday night football we made up a batch of bacon wrapped little smokies and rooted for the Raiders!! Pig Smokies Ingredients: -Cheese filled Little Smokies -Thin bacon Directions: 1) Pre heat oven to 325 degrees 2) Cut bacon in thirds 3) Wrap each hot dog with bacon then stick with toothpick and place on baking sheet 4) Bake for 40 minutes 5) Broil for 3-4 minutes 6) Serve as an appetizer/snack

I swear you can't not mess up this Cheesy Bread Recipe . . . I have tried it with pre made dough and homemade dough and as long and you follow up a few guidelines it comes out perfect every time I made it last night with Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Dough and again PERFECT!!! Guidelines: 1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees 2) Melt 1/2 a stick of butter and put it in the bottom of a baking sheet 3) Top butter with pizza dough 4) Top Dough with a ton of cheese and herbs 5) Cook at 425 degrees for 15 minutes then lower the temp down to 350 for the last 10 Seriously you can't mess it up . . . Really its all up to you *Use whatever dough you want *Use whatever cheese that you want *Use whatever herbs that you want Here are two links to get you started - -  With Homemade Dough - -  With Canned Pizza Dough

Eddie's Work is having a potluck tomorrow to celebrate 4th of July and he has requested 2 special dishes Homemade Salsa and Avalanche Bars. If you are looking for something easy to make and take with you to a BBQ tomorrow here are two recipes that will definitely please a crowd! Copy Cat Chili's Salsa Ingredients: 28oz can of tomatoes drained 4 whole jalapenos (canned) 1/4 of an onion 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons lime juice Directions: 1) Drain the can of tomatoes 2) Cut the tops off of the jalapenos 3) Throw all the ingredients in the blender or food processor and blend NOTES: -For the jalapenos make sure that they are not pickled - you can find them in the Mexican section of the grocery store - I am sure fresh would work too but haven't tried them yet -It doesn't matter what form you buy the tomatoes in (whole - diced -etc) just make sure they are plain (no flavoring/ seasonin...

Last Month me and Eddie tried Trader Joe's Brown Rice Tortillas. We were looking for something Gluten Free to replace corn tortillas with and thought they would be great but ended up being not the best - weird texture, kind of crunch but not, made the burrito taste like a big un-fried egg roll and seems more fit for a Asian style sandwich wrap than anything else but wasn't quite sure what to do with them . . . until now!!! I was making Tortilla Chips the other day following this recipe when I ran short of tortillas so figured why not? and grabbed the brown rice tortillas. Used the same concept tweaking the recipe just a little bit. Spicy Brown Rice Chips Ingredients: -Brown Rice Tortillas -Olive Oil -Garlic Salt -Cayenne Pepper Directions: 1) Pre Heat oven to 350 Degrees 2) Brush 5-6 tortillas with olive oil then sprinkle on seasoning 3) Stack tortillas on top of each other and cut into 8 pieces 4) Place on Baking Sheet and cook for 10 minutes on lowest rac...

What is the Super Bowl without a bunch of junk food and a party of people to share it with? This year we did a potluck style Super Bowl party full of a bunch of yummy food . . .Here is what we contributed Trader Joe's Pub Cheese with Gluten Free Pretzels Chips and Salsa  Chicken Wings with Various Sauces Minty Peach Water (Place 8 frozen peach slices and 2 sprigs of mint into a pitcher of water and let sit for 4 hours)

For Christmas Eve this year we had Eddie's mom, brothers, and grandparents come over to our house to celebrate. Eddie's family loves their sweets so we started off the night with a few sweet treats and appetizers, followed by a lot of fried food, and finished off with more sweets . . . It isn't the holidays with out a bunch of junk food right? lol   Here is a few recipes from our Very Fried and Sweet Christmas that we would like to share with you   Appetizers : Smoked Salmon Dip and Chocolate Pretzel Bites Main Course : Spicy Chicken Poppers   Smoked Salmon Dip (Ina Garden - Food Network) Ingredients                               8oz Cream Cheese                  1/2 cup Sour Cream       ...

While me and Eddie do do the typical "Wine and Cheese Nights" we do mix it up every once in a while . . . This Time with a Cheese Dip/Spread. Ricotta Garlic Herb Dip/Spread Ingredients -1/2 container Ricotta Cheese -Minced garlic -Italian Seasoning (Fresh or Dried) -Olive Oil -Salt -Pepper Directions 1) Put 1/2 a container of ricotta cheese into a mixing bowl 2) Add the remaining ingredients starting with a small amount and increasing based on your taste 3) Enjoy with Bread, Cracker, Pretzel Thins, etc

Being from the Bay Area Eddie and I are used to being able to get GOOD Mexican food. . . However since moving to Utah we haven't found one Mexican restaurant that fits the flavor we are used to and looking for. For Cinco de Mayo yesterday we both had high expectations of what we wanted and that's exactly what we got The Aced's Cinco de Mayo Menu Appetizer - Homemade Chips with Salsa and Guacamole Main Dish - Chili Colorado Burritos Drink - Margaritas Tortilla Chips Ingredients -Corn Tortillas -Olive Oil -Garlic Salt -Chili Powder Directions 1) Pre-Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) spread out 4-5 Tortillas (depending on size of baking sheet) 3) brush with olive oil 4) stack on top of each other and cut into 8 pieces 5) Place on baking sheet being sure to not overlap 6) sprinkle with garlic salt and chili powder 7) Bake for 10 minutes Fresh Margaritas Ingredients -2 oz Tequila -1 oz Lime Juice -1/2 oz Simple Syrup -1/2 oz Gr...