Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Recipe : Broccoli Ham Turnovers

Ingredients
2 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup cubed fully cooked ham
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
1 pastry for double-crust pie
1 tablespoon whipping cream

Directions
Place broccoli in a steamer basket over 1 in. of boiling water in a saucepan. Cover and steam for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse in cold water; drain well. In a bowl, combine the broccoli, cheese, ham, onions, parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
On a floured surface, roll out the pastry; cut each in half. Place 1-1/2 cups of the filling on one side of each half; flatten filling with a spoon. Combine the egg and cream; brush some over pastry edges. Fold pastry over filling. Seal edges and prick tops with a fork. Place on a baking sheet; brush with remaining egg mixture.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe : Brown Sugar Pie I

Ingredients
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a saucepan, combine flour and sugar. Stir in milk, butter, salt and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Pour into an unbaked pie shell.
Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes.

Recipe : Beet, Orange and Apple Salad

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds beets
2 cups shredded beet greens
1 large orange
2 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons unsalted sunflower seeds, toasted

Directions
Wash and dry beet roots and greens. Shred greens to measure 2 cups and set aside.
Place beets in a sauce pan with enough water to cover. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and allow to cool.
Trim and peel off skins; cut into 8 wedges.
Peel and section orange. In a bowl, combine orange sections, beets and apples.
Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and garlic. Pour over beet mixture and toss well.
Arrange 1/2 cup beet greens on 4 salad plates. Top with beet mixture, sprinkle with sunflower seeds and serve.

Recipe : Banana Prune Muffins

Ingredients
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup mashed banana
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pitted prunes

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a muffin pan, or use paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs. Beat until smooth. Blend in banana and vanilla. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, then stir into egg mixture until just moistened. Mix in the prunes. Spoon into muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Recipe : Baked Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Style

Ingredients
1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 cube vegetable bouillon
black pepper to taste
1 (15 ounce) can black olives, chopped
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with a thin layer of cooking spray. Place squash halves cut side down on the baking sheet.
Bake squash 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife can be easily inserted. Remove from oven, and cool.
Meanwhile, spray a non-stick saucepan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, saute the onion and garlic until golden brown. Stir in tomatoes, basil, bouillon cube, and black pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until you have a medium thick sauce.
Remove squash strands with a fork, reserving the shells. Layer each half with a spoonful of the sauce, a layer of spaghetti squash strands, olives, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers until shells are full, or until all of the ingredients are used. Top with Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until Parmesan cheese melts.

Recipe : Baked Potato with Mushrooms

Ingredients
1 large baking potato
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
salt to taste
2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

Directions
Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Pierce potato a few times with a fork. Place on a microwave safe plate, and cook 10 minutes in the microwave on high, until tender but not mushy. Transfer potato to a baking dish, and bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Mix in onion. Cook and stir until tender. Mix in mushrooms. Season with salt. Reduce heat to low, cover, and let sit 5 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender. Serve potato topped with the mushrooms and yogurt.

Recipe : Bilo Walter's Easy Herb Potatoes

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 small Vidalia onions, wedged
3 large carrots, sliced diagonally
2 red potatoes, chopped

Directions
Heat a barbeque to a high heat, or preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a 9x13 inch baking dish combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic salt, rosemary, and ground black pepper. Place carrots, potatoes, and onions into the dish and toss to coat.
Bake or grill, turning occasionally, until tender (approximately 40 minutes).

Recipe : Burger or Hot Dog Buns

Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 egg

Directions
In a small saucepan, heat milk, water and butter until very warm, 120 degrees F (50 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix together 1 3/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Mix milk mixture into flour mixture, and then mix in egg. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Shape into smooth balls, and place on a greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly. Cover, and let rise for 30 to 35 minutes.
Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
For Hot Dog Buns: Shape each piece into a 6x4 inch rectangle. Starting with the longer side, roll up tightly, and pinch edges and ends to seal. Let rise about 20 to 25 minutes. Bake as above. These buns are pretty big. I usually make 16 instead of 12.

Recipe : Apple Maple Crumble Pie

Ingredients
5 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup rolled oats

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place the apples in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Pour the maple syrup over the apples. In a bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Stir in the flour, salt and oats. Sprinkle the oat mixture over the apples.
Bake in preheated oven 35 minutes, until golden and bubbly and apples are tender.

Recipe : Bianca's Green Chile Pork

Ingredients
3 pounds pork shoulder
1 onion, chopped
4 green bell peppers, chopped
1 (7 ounce) can green chile peppers, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 cup water
1 1/4 cups cooking sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon salt

Directions
Cut pork into small pieces, removing as much fat as possible. Transfer pork to a large frying pan or Dutch oven, and cook and stir until brown.
Stir in onion, bell peppers, chile peppers, and cilantro. Add water and sherry, and season with oregano and salt. Cover, and simmer for about 2 1/2 hours, or until pork is tender. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

Recipe : Better Burger Sauce

Ingredients
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 bunch green onions, chopped
2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Worcestershire sauce to taste

Directions
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Drain water, and allow to cool, then peel, chop, and set aside.
In a bowl, stir together the vinegar and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, parsley, green onions, and chopped egg, and stir until well blended. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Recipe : Banana Mallow Pie

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups cold milk
1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
2 cups JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
2 medium bananas, sliced
1 (6 ounce) HONEY MAID Graham Pie Crust

Directions
Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mix; beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Add marshmallows and whipped topping; stir gently until well blended.
Place banana slices in crust; cover with pudding mixture.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cut into 8 slices to serve. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Recipe : Apple Pie Spice Mix

Ingredients
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions
In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Store in a sealed jar.

Recipe : Brussels Sprouts in Mustard Sauce

Ingredients
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1 pound Brussels sprouts
2 teaspoons prepared Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions
Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water, and set aside.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add Brussels sprouts, and cook until tender. Strain, reserving chicken broth, and place Brussels sprouts in a warm serving dish.
Return chicken broth to stove, stir in mustard and lemon juice, and return to boil. Add cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir until thickened. Pour over Brussels sprouts to serve.

Recipe : Apple Pancake Tier

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
6 cups sliced peeled baking apples
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
confectioners' sugar

Directions
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until fluffy. Add milk. Combine flour, salt and cinnamon; add to egg mixture and mix well. Brush 3 tablespoons butter on sides and bottom of three 9-in. pie pans (using 1 tablespoon in each pan). Divide batter evenly between the pans. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden and puffy. Heat remaining butter in a skillet. Saute apples for 10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 5 minutes or until apples are tender. drain, reserving juice. When pancakes are done, stack on a serving plate in this order: one pancake, a third of the apples and a third of the lemon peel. Repeat layers. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Pass reserved apple juice if desired.

Recipe : Barbeque Beef Bake

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup barbeque sauce
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups baking mix (such as Bisquick �)
1 cup milk

Directions
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cook the ground beef and onion together in a large skillet over medium heat until the beef is completely browned; stir the barbeque sauce and Cheddar cheese into the ground beef. Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch dish.
Whisk the baking mix, eggs, and milk together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and cooked throughout, about 25 minutes.

Recipe : All American Apple Pie

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cold milk
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 Fuji apples, cored and sliced
3/4 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
To Make Crust: In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, oil, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar and salt until evenly blended. Pat mixture into a 9 inch pie pan, spreading the dough evenly over the bottom and up sides. Crimp edges of the dough around the perimeter.
To Make Filling: Mix together 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apples and toss to coat. Spread evenly in unbaked pie shell.
To Make Topping: Using a pastry cutter, mix together 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar and butter until evenly distributed and crumbly in texture. Sprinkle over apples.
Put pie in the oven on a cookie sheet to catch the juices that may spill over. Bake 45 minutes.

Recipe : Blue Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients
3 strips bacon
6 large mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, sliced
3 ounces cream cheese
3 ounces blue cheese
1/3 cup bread crumbs

Directions
Cook bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy; drain on paper towels. While the bacon is cooking, remove stems from mushrooms. Set caps aside, and chop stems.
Add butter to skillet with bacon grease. When melted, stir in mushroom stems, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 15 to 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a small baking dish with cooking spray.
Once the onion mixture has reached a deep, rich brown color, place into a blender along with bacon, cream cheese, blue cheese, and bread crumbs. Blend on low until ingredients are roughly chopped and evenly combined. Stuff cheese mixture into mushroom caps and place into prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

Recipe : Asian Pear and Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients
1/2 cup ice
1 Asian pear, cored and cubed
2 large strawberries, hulled
2/3 cup vanilla fat-free yogurt
1/4 cup fat-free milk
2 teaspoons white sugar

Directions
Place the ice, Asian pear, strawberries, yogurt, milk, and sugar into a blender; blend until smooth.

Recipe : Becky's Mom's Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier�)

Directions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
Stir together the cranberries, sugar, and liqueur in a baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. Store refrigerated in a tightly-covered container.

Recipe : Best Ever Kabob Marinade

Ingredients
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup tomato-based chili sauce
1 tablespoon ground cumin, or more to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions
Whisk honey, soy sauce, chili sauce, cumin, and vegetable oil together in a bowl.

Recipe : Aunt Maria's Pudding Cake

Ingredients
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cream sherry
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
Mix together the yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, vegetable oil, cream sherry, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, and poppy seeds, beat at medium speed with an electric mixer for approximately 7 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes.
Variations: Poppy seeds may not work with these variations: 1) chocolate cake mix with chocolate pudding, 2) white cake mix with pistachio pudding and a dash of green food coloring (nice for St. Patrick's Day or Christmas), 3) yellow cake mix with lemon pudding, and 4) 3/4 cup oil and 3/4 cup beer (not everyone's first choice!)

Recipe : Badam (Almond) Sherbet

Ingredients
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup finely ground almonds
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons rose water

Directions
Combine the milk, cream, ground almonds, confectioners' sugar, and rosewater in a blender, and blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth, about 1 minute. Serve over ice.

Recipe : All-Bran Classic Beef and Mushroom Meatloaf

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cups finely chopped mushrooms
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)
1 1/2 cups All-Bran Buds* cereal
3/4 cup beef stock
2 pounds extra lean ground beef
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper, to taste

Directions
In no-stick skillet, over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions; saute about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook until tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, stir in parsley. Let cool slightly.
In medium bowl, stir together cereal and beef stock. Let stand 2 minutes or until stock is absorbed and cereal softens.
In large bowl, combine beef, egg, ketchup, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Add mushroom mixture and cereal. Mix together until lightly blended.
Press mixture into 2 L (9 x 5-inch) loaf pan. Bake at 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) for 60 to 75 minutes or until cooked through.
Let stand about 15 minutes before slicing. Pour off any accumulated juices.

Recipe : Beef 'n' Cheese Macaroni

Ingredients
1/2 pound ground beef
1 (7 ounce) package elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup cubed process American cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter. Add the cheese, milk and salt; cook and stir until the cheese is melted. Drain beef. Stir beef and macaroni into cheese sauce; heat through.