October 31, 2007

• Broccoli Salad

  Broccoli Salad
   
  2 small bunches broccoli
  ½  C of mayonnaise                            1 T lemon juice
  1t dry basil                                            1 T chopped pimento
  1 tomato chopped                               salt & pepper to taste
  ¼ C chopped green olives
   
  Trim broccoli and discard tough stems. (…)

• Jullienne Carrots

  Jullienne Carrots
   
  3/4 lb peeled, trimmed carrots
  ¼ lb snow peas trimmed
  1 T butter                                       2 T  sesame seed
  ½ t garlic                                         1 T  light soy sauce
   2 T chopped chives or scallions
   
  Slice carrots into julienne strips, about 1 ½ “ long. (…)

• Chicken Wings

  Chicken Wings
  2 lbs of chicken wings                        1/3 cup soy sauce
  ½ Cup of honey                                    1 T oil
  2 T ketchup                                           ¼  t or 1 clove of garlic
  1 t minced fresh ginger
   
  Choice of preparation:
   
  A) Mix honey, ketchup, soy sauce, ginger, oil and garlic. (…)

• Brunch Souffle

  Brunch Souffle
  8 slices of white bread buttered / crusts trimmed
  ½ lb grated sharp cheddar cheese
  2 eggs                   1  t salt                       ¼  t dry mustard
  2 cups milk           3  t melted butter     ½ C  minced onions
  8 oz of Italian sausage, optional
   
  In skillet: Brown the sausage and bread; drain fat and add the onion. (…)

• Easy Ice Cream Cake

  Using a boxed cake mix. Prepare 2 round 9” cake pans as directed on the cake mix box.
  Allow the cakes to cool after baking.  Remove one of the cakes from the pan. (…)

• Salsa Puttanesca (Harlots' Sauce)

   
  2 T Olive oil               2 cloves of garlic
  1 cup sliced celery     1 chopped red pepper
  In a sauce pot, saute for 10 minutes
   
  4 Cups Plum Tomatoes
  Add and simmer for 10 minutes
   
  4 anchovies                  8 green olives, sliced
  8 black olives, sliced  1 T of capers
  1 t of basil                     ¼ t cayenne
  Add these ingredients and allow everything to simmer
  Serve over pasta cooked al dente
   

August 29, 2007

• Basic Baked Fish fillet

  Fish fillet of your choice
  Select either flour, plan or seasoned bread crumbs, or corn flake crumbs
  butter
  wine
   
   
  Select the fillet of your choice. (…)

• Rice Pilaf

  Tbsp butter                1 minced clove of garlic
  minced onion            1 Cup of rice
  2 ½  cup chicken broth    2 Tbsp minced parsley
  ½ tsp salt                          ¼ cup raisins (optional)
  ¼ tsp pepper                    ¼ cup toasted sliced
                                                    Almonds
   
  Sauté the onion, garlic and rice in the butter until golden. (…)

• Bananas Foster

  ¼ cup butter
  ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
  4 ripe bananas peeled and split lengthwise
  1/8 tsp cinnamon
  ½ cup white rum
  ¼ cup banana liqueur
  1 pint vanilla ice cream  OR  1 cup whipped cream
  Melt butter and brown sugar in flat chafing dish or attractive skillet. (…)

• Crock Pot Chicken Wings

  2 pounds of chicken wings
  1/3 cup soy sauce
  ½ cup honey
  1 Tbsp oil
  2 Tbsp ketchup
  ¼ tsp chopped  garlic OR 1 clove of  garlic minced
  1 tsp minced fresh ginger
   
  Chop off the tips of the wings and discard. (…)

• Broccoli Salad

  2  small bunches broccoli
  ½ cup mayonnaise
  1 Tbsp lemon juice
  1  tsp dry basil
  1 Tbsp chopped pimento
  1 tomato chopped
  ¼ cup chopped green olives
  Salt and pepper to taste
   
  Trim broccoli and discard the tough stems. (…)

• Bruschetta (Red)

  1 loaf of Italian bread, unseeded
  ¼ cup of olive oil
  tomatoes, cut  up into very small pieces
  ½ pound of mozzarella in the ball form (sliced into small chunks. (…)

• Bruschetta (White)

  1 loaf Italian brad, unseeded
  10 cloves garlic
  1 ½ cup cream
  1 cup Romano Cheese
  3 Tbsp butter
  1 Tbsp minced parsley
  Paprika
   
  Cut bread into 1” diagonal slices, but not all the way through. (…)

• Butter Squares

  1 box yellow cake mix (or chocolate)
  ½ cup butter
  1 egg
   
  8 oz cream cheese
  3 ½ cups sifted confectioners sugar
  2 eggs
   
  Combine the cake mix, butter and 1 egg thoroughly.  Press mixture into a greased 13” x 9” pan. (…)

• Chicken Teriyaki

  1 ½  pounds boneless chicken breast or thigh
  2 tablespoons flour
  2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  Teriyaki sauce:
  teaspoons soy sauce
  2 teaspoons Mirin ( Japanese sweet cooking wine)
  1 teaspoon sugar
   
  Cut  chicken into bite size pieces. (…)

• Chicken Saltimbocca

   
  8  chicken cutlets
  ½  tsp sage
  black pepper
  8 thin slices of proscuitto
  ¼ cup butter
  ¼ cup dry white wine
   
  Place each cutlet between sheets of wax paper and pound to ¼ “ thickness. (…)

• Blondie Brownies (no Chocolate)

  ½ cup shortening        ½ tsp baking powder
  1 Tbsp milk                   1/8 tsp salt
  1 cup brown sugar      1 tsp vanilla extract
  1 egg beaten                 ½ cup chopped walnuts
  1 cup all-purpose flour
   
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour an 8 x 8 inch pan. (…)

• Pecan Tartlets

  Pecan Tartlets
  Crust:     2 cups sifted flour
                  1 tsp salt
                  2/3 cups Crisco + 1 T
                  ¼ cup water
  Mix these ingredients with a fork to make the crust. (…)

August 28, 2007

• Italian Anise Pillows

  4 cups of flour                     
  1 cup sugar
  1 cup butter                          
  3 eggs
  5 Tablespoons baking powder
  1 Teaspoon Anise
  Combine all ingredients. (…)

• Taco Tartlets

  Preheat oven 425 degrees
  Mini muffin pans
   
   
  1 lb of lean ground beef
  2 Tablespoons of ice water
  2 Tablespoons of Taco seasoning mix
  1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
  1/2 pint of sour cream
  2 Tablespoons of taco sauce
  3/4 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips
  1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
   
   
  a)Mix the lean beef, ice water and the taco seasoning.. (…)