Saturday, July 23, 2011

Recipe : Banana Pudding II

Ingredients
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon margarine
32 vanilla wafers
4 bananas, sliced

Directions
In a double boiler over simmering water, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir constantly and cook until thick, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and margarine.
Place a layer of 16 wafers in a glass serving dish. Top with half the bananas. Top with half the pudding. Repeat. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.

Recipe : Babe Ruth Bars II

Ingredients
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups cornflakes cereal
1 cup roasted Spanish peanuts
4 (1.5 ounce) bars milk chocolate candy bars

Directions
In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine the white sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup. Bring the mixture to a rapid boil, then remove from heat. Stir in the peanut butter until well blended. In a large bowl, stir together the cornflakes and peanuts. Stir the peanut butter mixture into the cornflake mixture and mix until evenly distributed. Press the mixture into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt chocolate candy, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat and spread over the tops of the bars. Let cool before cutting into bars.

Recipe : Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients
6 slices bacon
6 medium tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup croutons
salt and pepper to taste
6 sprigs parsley

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x7 inch baking dish.
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. While bacon is cooking, wash tomatoes and slice off stem ends. Gently scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2 inch wall. Finely chop pulp and place 1/3 cup of it in a medium bowl. You may discard remaining pulp.
Stir crumbled bacon, green pepper, cheese, croutons, and salt and pepper into tomato pulp. Spoon an equal amount of mixture into each hollowed out tomato. Place stuffed tomatoes into prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until heated through. Garnish with parsley sprigs.

Recipe : Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients
6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 cups mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Place all ingredients in a blender; cover and process on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate.

Recipe : Baked Meaty Beans

Ingredients
1 pound thick cut bacon
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound sage pork sausage
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup real maple syrup
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
1/2 cup chipotle sauce
1 (16 ounce) can baked beans
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
1 (16 ounce) can black beans
1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
1 (16 ounce) can great Northern beans
1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans
1 tablespoon chili powder
salt to taste

Directions
Place bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
Place beef, sausage and garlic in Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat until well done. Drain grease. Mix in onion and cook until tender. Stir in brown sugar, syrup, ketchup, mustard and chipotle sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low. Bring to a boil and cook 20 minutes, stirring often.
Mix bacon, baked beans, kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, great Northern beans and cannellini beans into Dutch oven. Continue cooking 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Season beans with chili powder and salt.
Place Dutch oven on prepared baking sheet on lowest rack of preheated oven. Bake 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.