Easy Yogurt Ice Cream

Ingredients
2 CU yogurt
1/2 CU fresh fruit (diced)
2 eggs (separated)
2 TBL sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla

Instructions
1. Separate egg yolks and whites. Set whites aside.
2. Beat egg yolks, sugar and sugar until thick and lemon colored.
2. Add yogurt and mix well
3. Pour into large plastic bowl
4. Freeze 30 minutes
5. Stir every 10-15 minutes for 1 more hour
6. Beat egg whites and beat until fluffy.
7. Mix egg whites into frozen yogurt
8. Stir every 10-15 minutes for another 1/2 hour
9. Fold in fresh fruit.
10. Continue stiring every 10-15 minutes until firm
11. Serve in chilled bowl.

Easy Strawberry Jam

Ingredients
2 CU strawberries (chopped small)
2 CU sugar
1 TBL lemon juice
1 tsp butter
1 tsp pectin

Instructions
1. Crush/chop strawberries
2. Put in sauce pan with sugar
3. Stir until sugar is dissolved
4. Add 1 tsp butter
5. Increase heat to 220-222 degrees (rolling boil)
6. Skim off foam with metal spoon
7. Stir constantly for 5 minutes
8. Pour into canning jar

Easy Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients
1 pound smoked sausage, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 (15-ounce) cans red beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16-ounce) can tomato paste
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1 bay leaf
Hot cooked rice

Instructions
Sauté first 4 ingredients in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add beans and next 7 ingredients.

Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Serve over rice. To reheat, microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Yield: 8 servings.

Grandma’s Vegetable Dip

INGREDIENTS

  • Slice zucchini medallions
  • Slice red bell iinto rings
  • Mash 5 cloves of garlic
  • 8 oz cream cheese
    –
  • Paprika to taste

STEP BY STEP

  1. Preheat oven to 400º
  2. Toss sliced veggies in EVOO
  3. Sprinkle with salt
  4. Bake 45 minutes – Stir halfway
  5. Pulse in food processor
  6. Add 8 oz cream cheese
  7. Pulse just to chop
  8. Spread on soft bread or pita chips

* Any kind of greens will work for this. Spinach will be more traditional. I used Collar Greens this particular time.

This is listed under Appetizers, but I added three hot wings (heated in the microwave) and this became dinner.

Pasta by Chef John Besh

1 pound semolina flour . About 3 cups
Five large eggs, 6 med or 7 small
Salt
EVOO

Mix into ball

Use AP to work into non sticky tight ball
Fold, press, repeat
Eventually cut into fist-sized balls and flatten
Roll through, fold flatten, sprinkle flour, repeat about ten times
Turn dial down, fold, roll, repeat
Turn dial back to one, shape pasta, roll, repeat
Turn dial down, fold, roll, repeat
Fold into thirds and roll with flat edge to outsides
Repeat if necessary.

Put through cutter.

Toss in flour to prevent sticking
Freeze in nests
After frozen, seal in vaccuum bags

Boil in large pot of salted water about three minutes.

Easy Home-made Stuffing

4 TBL butter
1 small bell pepper (julienne strips)
1 med onion (sliced thin)
1 celery stalk (sliced thin)
3 bay leaves
1 TBL garlic
1/4 CU parsley
1 CU broth or stock
salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
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4 CU bread crumbs
1/4 CU chopped black olives
1/4 CU grated cheese
2 TBL scallions (thin slices)

1. Over VERY low heat, melt butter in skillet
2. Cook onion for 5 minutes or until transluscent, not browned
3. Add bell pepper and celery and cook additional 5 minutes
4. Add garlic and cook additional 5 minutes
5. Add all other ingredients (down to the line) and simmer 20 minutes
6. Add 4 cups bread crumbs and toss until all bread is wet
7. Fold in black olives, scallions, and cheese
> If too dry add 1 TBL water, if too wet add 1 TBL corn meal until moist
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8. Place in greased casserole dish and bake 45 minutes
OR
8. Roll in meat panard, roll and tie; then bake 45 minutes.

Try with prepared or cooked mushrooms
Original recipe calls for 1 CU oysters (drained)

Potluck Bean Dip

1 can refried beans
1 CU salsa (mild or hot… personal preference)
1/2 CU grated Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 CU grated Cheddar cheese

OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Black Olives
Jalapeno pepper slices

Decide if you want to create individual appetizers or one large “pot luck” style appetizer.

1. Mix two cheeses in one large mixing bowl and set aside
2. Spread refried beans on the bottom of the bowl(s)
3. Spread salsa over beans
4. Spread cheese over salsa
5. Sprinkle other optional ingredients on top of cheese

Serve with taco chips

For extra special chips, spread them on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 300 degrees

Duro Wat

2 chicken breasts
1 CU chopped onion
2 TBS minced garlic
2 TBS lime juice
1 TBS grated ginger
½ tsp cardamom
½ tsp nutmeg
½ CU spiced butter
½ CU white wine
½ CU chili powder
1 TBS paprika

Instructions
1. Marinate chicken (or other meat) for 1-3 hours in lime juice
2. Cook onions in 2 TBS spiced butter over low heat – do not brown
3. Add remaining butter to pot with everything except meat
4. Bring to a simmer, then add meat
5. Cook covered for 30-40 minutes
6. Add water/wine as necessary to keep very wet

Special Steps
Variations Traditionally, you should add one hard boiled egg for each guest during the last five minutes of cooking.

Serve with Injera – Ethiopian Flat Bread

Fresh Tomato Lasagna

SAUCE:

  • 2 CU chopped onion (about 2)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups chopped seeded peeled tomato
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (6-ounce) cans Italian-style tomato paste

FILLING:

  • 1 CU reduced-fat firm tofu, drained
  • 1 CU fat-free ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil

Remaining ingredients:
6 cooked lasagna noodles
1 CU (4 ounces) shredded sharp provolone cheese
1/4 CU (1 ounce) grated fresh Romano or Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. To prepare sauce, heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot.
  2. Add the onion and garlic; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the tomato and next 7 ingredients (tomato through tomato paste).
  4. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Preheat oven to 350F. To prepare filling, combine basil, ricotta, and tofu in a bowl; mash ricotta mixture with a potato masher.
  6. Spread 2 cups sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 3 noodles over sauce; top with 1 cup filling, 1/2 cup provolone cheese, 2 tablespoons Romano, and 1 1/2 cups sauce.
  7. Repeat layers twice, ending with noodles. Spread remaining sauce over noodles.
  8. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup provolone cheese and 2 tablespoons Romano. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
  9. Yield: 4 servings.

Roberto’s Flour Tortillas – Use for Burritos

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 CU flour (optional – substitute 1/2 CU wheat flour)
  • 1/2 CU Crisco
  • 1 CU hot water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic or onion powder (Optional)

STEP BY STEP

  1. Pulse all dry ingredients in a food processor
  2. Cut Crisco into flour mixture and pulse
  3. With processor running, add 1/2 C water all at once, then drizzle in more water until the dough comes together.
  4. Knead and mix adding additional water if necessary to make “play dough” consistency.  You “shouldn’t” need this step.
  5. Pinch off balls about the size of a tennis ball
  6. Cover with damp towel, and let stand 15 minutes to let moisture spread throughout ball
  7. Meanwhile, cut out squares of waxed paper to prevent sticking of flattened tortillas after stacked.
  8. Spread dough out into flat round circles on lightly floured surface
  9. Roll flat turning 90º each time
  10. Cook on non-greased cast iron griddle at 350 degrees, 30 seconds on each side
  11. Wrap in plastic, and store in the fridge for up to four days.

Special Steps
Variations Amounts for just two tortillas:

  • 3/4 CU flour
  • 2 TBL Crisco
  • scant salt
  • 1/4 warm water

Tips: Fish from Alton Brown

1. Lube your fish up then rub with salt and pepper inside and out
2. Wrap VERY tightly in foil and cook at 500 degrees for 30 minutes or (better yet) internal temperature of 120 degrees, but DON’T OVERCOOK
3. Plate on top of bed of fresh parsley and dill, and garnish with lemon slices

Try to hide your fish, layering the ingredients like this:

Parsley
Dill
Onion
Lemon
Fish
Lemon
Onion
Dill
Parsley

 

Five-Spice Powder

1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp fennel seed
1 tsp star anise
1 tsp Szechuan peppercorns (berries of an Ash tree)

1. Grind all ingredients very fine
2. Use as a rub for any meat, or in BBQ sauce

You can find this in most Asian markets.

Filet Steak Sandwich

This will probably be one of the most expensive steak sandwiches you ever prepare, but it will be one of the best.

2 filet mignon steaks
2 sourdough French rolls
3 TBL mayonnaise
3 TBL Dijon mustard
6 slices tomato
4 leaves Romaine lettuce

Instructions
1. Cut filet into thinner pieces (eg 1/4 inch rather than 1/2)
2. Prepare French rolls with desired toppings
3. Sear on very hot skillet about 1 minute per side – NO LONGER!

Fernando’s Salsa

1 bunch cilantro
½ cu chipotle
1 head garlic
1 red onion
1 tbl white vinegar
1 can diced tomatoes
salt
1 tbl oregano
½ cu (red Fesnos) same heat as jalapeno
½ cu green serranos
1 cup chives (chopped)
2 tbl honey
tomato juice

Mix all ingredients.
Add tomato juice for consistency

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Instructions Handwritten notes to this recipe are scanned in PDF document at http://www.xml3.com/family/Recipes/01.pdf on page 3

Fairy Kisses

1 CU 1 jar peanut butter (creamy)
1 CU granola or other “grainy” cereal
1 bag Nestles chocolate morsals

Instructions
1. Heat peanut butter 30 seconds in the microwave
2. GENTLY mix peanut butter and cereal
3. Using a measuring spoon, take out 1 TBL of the mixture and drop them into irregular shapes onto waxed paper
4. Melt chocolate in small sauce pan
5. Using a metal tongs, CAREFULLY pick up each shape and dip half of it into the chocolate.
6. Set on waxed paper to cool.

Like this? See the recipe for Buckeyes, Elephant Boogers, or Dipped Chocolate Delight

Enchilada Lasagna

Enchilada Sauce – From recipe at this site

1/2 breast leftover chicken
4 Corn Tortillas
Grated cheese (to taste)

Instructions

See recipe for Enchilada Sauce – Prepare before proceeding.

1. Spray individual serving casserole bowl with oil
2. Place tortilla in bottom of each bowl
3. Put cheese on (top of) tortillas
4. Place shredded chicken on top
5. More cheese on top
6. Spoon hot sauce over top of what you’ve done so far
– Wiggle stuff around so it leaks into the cracks between ingredients
7. Put tortilla over top of mixture and spread liberally with more sauce
8. Sprinkle with more cheese
9. (Cover to minimize splatter and) Cook in microwave for 90 seconds
10. Remove and serve

Option: Add some chopped cilantro just after you add the chicken.

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