Free Bean Pot Recipes: Sweet and Sour Pork

Today our temperature was cooler than normal for this time of year.   As fall and winter approaches our cooking habits change.  The Free Bean Pot Recipes: Sweet and Sour Pork just might be what the chef ordered.  Are you the Chef of your home?  This will smell so good baking in your oven.  Your home will have a sweet aroma to say welcome home family.

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Ingredients:                                                              

1½-2 lb. Pork Shoulder cut in strips 

1    20 oz. can Pineapple Chunks

1    Bell Pepper cut in strips

1/2 Onion medium thinly sliced

1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar packed

2    Tbsp. Cornstarch  

1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar

1/4 Cup Water

3    Tbsp. Light Soy Sauce

1/2 tsp. Salt

RICE 

Directions:

Drain pineapple, reserving juice.  Refrigerate pineapple until ready to use.

Place pork in Bean Pot and add pepper and onion.

Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, 3/4 cup of pineapple juice (add water if necessary), vinegar, water, soy sauce and salt.  Blend until smooth and pour over eat and vegetables.

Cover and bake on 250 degrees for 7 hours.  Add pineapple the last 45 minutes of cooking time.

Serve over hot rice. 

Tip for Making Your home smell fantastic.  Pop up a steaming snack.  How about some popcorn.  Microwave popcorn for a quick snack that will steam the air with its mouth, watering, buttery corn smell.
Yum! Serve with your favorite hot Apple Cider drink.  


Tip On Decorating for Fall: My husband and I took 3 of our grandchildren to the pumpkin patch and while there I took various pictures of them with Papa.  This year I have them framed and sitting on a mantel and throughout my home and studio.   Simple, yes.  I chose some cute frames that compliments the pictures.


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Free Bean Pot Recipes: Chicken & Sweet Potato Stew

Fall is very rapidly approaching.  Using the Free Bean Pot Recipes in this blog will become a favorite of yours. This recipe is not very costly to make. Enjoy the recipe and leave me a comment. I would like to hear from those viewing this blog. 

4 Qt. Berry Bean Pot 

Chicken & Sweet Potato Stew

• 6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed, trimmed of fat
• 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into spears
• 1 cup of baby carrots or more if you desire
• 1/2 pound white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 6 large shallots (OR onions of your choice), peeled and halved
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar

 Directions

Place chicken, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, shallots/onions, garlic, broth, rosemary, salt and pepper in your Bean Pot; stir to combine. Put the lid on and bake on 325 degrees until the potatoes are tender, about 2 hours. Before serving, remove bones from the chicken, if desired, and stir in vinegar.

Food for thought:  In the busy days that everyone seems to be having I hear that dinner time around a dining table does not happen in many homes.  Make it an important habit to sit when eating meals.  I have been told that it will affect your mindset and your meal.  Sit down and eat with others whenever possible.  One of my favorite times as our children were growing up was when we were all together around our table and we shared what had happened that day.

America we need to come   back to the Dinner Table.
If you live alone, start a supper club and take turns cooking.

Free Bean Pot Recipes: Banana Split Dessert

This Bean Pot Recipe is for Banana Split Dessert is a twist to those I have been sharing.  This one is very easy to put together and you do not put in the microwave or oven.  

The Bean Pot  is made out of clay it also retains coldness. This means you will be able to fix this Banana Split Dessert  in your chilled Bean Pot. It will help keep your food cold while sitting at your table.  Did I forget to mention how pretty your Bean Pot will look sitting on your table.

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Banana Split Dessert

Items Needed:

1-- 12 oz. non-Dairy Whipped topping (Cool Whip)
1-- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk           
1-- 21-oz can cherry pie filling
1-- 8-oz can crushed pineapple                                                         
3--  bananas
pecans

And of course 1 Bean Pot 

Directions:

In the bean pot, fold together
12-oz non-Dairy Whipped Topping (Cool Whip) with
14-oz can sweetened condensed milk.
Gently fold in 21-oz can cherry pie filling.
Drain 8-oz can crushed pineapple and fold the pineapple into the mixture. (Drink the juice.)
Cut 3 bananas into chunks and fold into mixture.
Add 1 cup of pecans.

Chill for 2 hours and serve. Tastes like a banana split!

Why not try this recipe for the next brunch you are having.  The Bean Pot with the Banana Split Dessert  will be waiting for you to take out of the refrigerator to serve and will compliment your other supportive dishes.  Enjoy.

To purchase a Bean Pot click on the image above or the words Sonoma Villa Collection.

Please leave a comment if you like or if you would have other suggestions.    What would you serve as supportive dishes for a brunch? Let me hear from you!

Tip for making your home smell fantastic: Fill a bowl or your favorite basket  with the zingy zest of citrus fruit or how about apples for the fall.  Place in the center of your kitchen table not only will it help with the scent of your home but it is nice to pick up a piece of fruit to eat.  Can't pass by.  When a piece of fruit looks "tired" cut it in half and grind it in your garbage disposal to replace unpleasant food odors with a lively, fresh scent.   

Free Bean Pot Recipes: Easy Bean Pot Lasanga

Christmas Sprinkles Bean Pot

Have you ever spent a lot of time making Lasagna. This Bean Pot Recipe is so quick and easy your children or grandchildren can help you put it together. Just another way to make wonderful memories with them.  Don't forget to take a picture of this event for your family scrapbook or photo album.   If you are doing this with your  Grandchildren give a copy of the picture to their parents in a nice picture frame for Christmas. This would be so good to make while you are decorating for the Holidays.






Your shopping list for the ingredients are:

1 - 25 oz. package of frozen cheese filled ravioli.
2 - cans of spaghetti sauce
1 - 1lb. hamburger cooked and drained
2 - cups of shredded Mozzarella cheese

Mix the spaghetti sauce and hamburger
Put a layer of the sauce mixture in the bottom of the Bean Pot
then a layer of cheese filled ravioli and then Mozzarella cheese. .
Keep layering as above.  Top with additional cheese.

Place lid on the Bean Pot and bake @ 325 degrees for 2-3 hours.

Add a garden salad or green beans, garlic bread and your choice of drink.  Our family enjoys a glass of  sweet Lipton ice tea.  Don't forget your dessert.

Food for thought:  Why not give this beautiful Christmas Sprinkles Bean Pot as a gift. Attach the recipe to the gift or tuck the recipe  inside the Bean Pot. Click on the Bean Pot to purchase it and to see other matching dinnerware.

Decorate your table with Christmas Sprinkles  click on image to purchase.

Tip on decorating for the holidays plan ahead and scheduled time in your calendar to decorate.  Keep it simple.  Involve others of your family to help.  Make it a fun time for you and your family or friends.

Free Bean Pot Recipes:Breakfast Oatmeal

We had company that came for a weekend and I was searching for something different to serve for breakfast. I came across this Bean Pot Recipe for Saturday Morning Oatmeal.  This turned out to be quick and easy to make. How about Oatmeal for Thanksgiving Morning before putting the Turkey in the oven?  I doubled the following  recipe and it will serve 4-6 people easily.

 Harvest Blessing Bean Pot

                                                                                                       

Ingredients:

1 Cup of oatmeal
1 Cup apple, chopped
1/2 Cup raisins
1/2 Cup walnuts, chopped
2 Cups milk
1/4 Cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Place all ingredients inside bean pot and mix well.

Cover and place in oven before going to bed, and bake at 200 degrees for 6 to 8 hours.
Serve with  fruit and toast.

Tip:  Enjoy breakfast together as a family before heading out to a busy day.

Fall decorating tip:  Place a centerpiece in the center of your table filled with fruit.  

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