Penny Lynn's Kitchen

07/01/2025

Bacon fried rice:

1 package bacon diced
2 eggs
1 onion diced
2-3 cups leftover rice
Soy sauce, garlic and onion powders, pepper and salt to taste

Saute bacon until almost done then add onions and saute until soft. Add rice, breaking up and clumps. When rice is hot, make a well in middle and add eggs stirring in rice as you scramble the eggs. Add soy sauce and spices to taste. Cook for a few more minutes then serve.

02/07/2025

Quick weeknight dinner. Tortellini chicken Alfredo. On the table in about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Recipe:
1 family size Tortellini of choice (this one is herb chicken)
2 jars Alfredo sauce
2Tb milk
1 package boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut up into bite size pieces
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, umami spice to taste
Olive oil
While water is coming to a boil, heat oil in pan and add chicken, season to taste. Cook throughly then add Alfredo sauce, add milk to jars, shake then add to pot with chicken. Cook tortellini according to package directions, drain then add the chicken Alfredo sauce. Mix completely and serve. Can be garnished with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley

02/01/2025

What to do when you have the flu... make a simple homemade chicken noodle soup.

Ingredients:
2 chicken thighs
1/2 gallon water
1/2 carrot diced
1 celery stalk diced
1 small onion diced
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, celery salt, chicken bouillon all to taste
1 bag fine egg noodles

Directions:
Boil chicken thighs in water, add diced veggies and cook until chicken is done. Remove chicken and add seasonings to taste. Remove chicken skin and discard, cut up chicken and add back into pot. Bring to boil and add noodles. Cook until noodles are done and serve.

12/26/2024

Peach cobblers baking.

12/18/2024

Baking bacon in a 400°F oven until done is an easy way to cook bacon. It takes about 15-20 minutes depending on how crispy you want it.

11/06/2024

Cooking for dinner and also for work lunches for the next couple days. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. Bbq chicken with Bar-B-Que Beast, LLC On The Bay Sauce. Pork ribs 2 racks seasoned with McCormick Broiled Steak Seasoning and McCormick Smokehouse Maple. Cheeseburgers and potato wedges.

11/06/2024

Fried chicken breasts. Look how crispy and crunchy they are. Hard to believe that they are skinless.
Chicken breasts rinsed and dropped into a bag of AP flour. Seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders and rotisserie chicken seasoning to taste. Fried in organic canola oil, turning every few minutes until nice and crispy and done. I season the chicken while it's frying in the pan but you can add spices to flour if you like.

10/09/2024

Cherry crumb pie slice. I thought I might have over baked this pie but let me tell you... it is fantastic. The crumb topping is delicious and the cherry filling set up beautifully. I don't think I'll ever use canned cherry pie filling again. It is so easy to take canned or frozen cherries and make your own filling. I used 3 cans of pitted dark cherries in light syrup for this filling. I added about a cup of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla to taste, 2-3 tablespoons of minute tapioca and thickened with a cornstarch slurry.

10/09/2024

Cherry crumb pie:
3 cans dark cherries with syrup
1 cup sugar
Cinnamon to taste
Splash of vanilla
2-3 tablespoons minute tapioca
Cornstarch slurry
1 pie crust
Crumb topping:
1 cup AP flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
Pinch salt
Cinnamon to taste
3/4 stick cold unsalted butter diced

Cherry pie filling: Cook cherries with syrup, sugar, spices and tapioca for a few minutes. Then thicken with cornstarch slurry. Let cool then place in crust and top with crumb topping.
Crumb topping: mix flour with sugars, Cinnamon and salt, then using pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Top pie and bake at 375°F for about 40 minutes.

10/06/2024

10/02/2024

Cherry pie...
Ingredients:
Crusts:
3 cup AP flour
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter diced
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
6-8 tablespoons ice water
Cherry filling:
2 cans dark cherries
1 cup sugar
Spices to taste: cinnamon, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice
2-3 tablespoons minute tapioca
Cornstarch slurry

Directions:
3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar in food processor, pulse a few times to mix. 1 1/2 sticks of butter and 1/3 cup vegetable shortening, very cold. I put in freezer until ready to add to food processor. Pulse until butter is mixed in flour and is the size of peas then turn food processor on high and add 6-8 tablespoons ice water, process until dough starts forming a ball. Finished dough. Turn out on floured surface, roll into disk, cover in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes then roll out into circle big enough for 9"pie plate, fill with filling and top with top crust, cut silts to vent and bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes.
Cherry pie filling, 2 cans dark cherries with syrup. 1 cup sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice to taste. 2-3 tablespoons minute tapioca. Cook cherries with sugar, spices and minute tapioca about 5 minutes then thicken with cornstarch slurry cooking a few minutes more. Let cool slightly and fill pie crust. Put top crust on, pinch crusts closed and vent then bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes

10/02/2024

Apple pie...
Ingredients:
Crusts:
3 cup AP flour
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter diced
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
6-8 tablespoons ice water
Apple filling:
3lbs Macintosh apples peeled and sliced
1 cup sugar
Spices to taste: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons minute tapioca

Directions:
3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar in food processor, pulse a few times to mix. 1 1/2 sticks of butter and 1/3 cup vegetable shortening, very cold. I put in freezer until ready to add to food processor. Pulse until butter is mixed in flour and is the size of peas then turn food processor on high and add 6-8 tablespoons ice water, process until dough starts forming a ball. Finished dough. Turn out on floured surface, roll into disk, cover in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes then roll out into circle big enough for 9"pie plate, fill with filling and top with top crust, cut silts to vent and bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes.
Apple pie slice showing filling. Apple pie filling, 3lbs Macintosh apples, peeled and sliced. 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice to taste. 2 tablespoons minute tapioca. Cook until apples soften about 8 minutes then thicken with cornstarch slurry. Let cool slightly and fill pie crust. Put top crust on, pinch crusts closed and vent then bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes
This recipe makes 2 double crust pies