Spinach and Artichoke Dip
2 cups chopped spinach
2 cups chopped artichokes
1/2 cup diced onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 tsp. lea and Perrins
1 oz. olive oil
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup shredded mozzarella
salt and pepper to taste
roux to thicken
Place olive oil in pan and heat. Sauté onion, green onion and garlic for approximately 3 minutes, then add all Other ingredients except roux and cheese. Simmer for 20 minutes. Thicken with roux until creamy. Fold in cheese at end.
Chicken Alfredo
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 eggs
• 1 T. milk
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese
• 1 T. parsley
• bread crumbs
• 4 slices mozzarella cheese
Sauce:
• 3 T. butter
• 1/2 pt. heavy cream
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. grated cheese
•1 T. parsley
Beat eggs with milk. Add 1/2 cup grated cheese and parsley. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and roll in bread crumbs. Lightly brown in a skillet with a bit of olive oil. Remove to a baking dish.
Over medium heat, melt butter. Add cream and milk, stirring constantly. Add cheese and parsley until it is a warm sauce.
Pour sauce over chicken breasts. Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked. During the last five minutes, add a slice of mozzarella to each bread piece and allow to melt.
Broiled Eggplant Parmigiana
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cup minced onions
1/4 teaspoon salt
20 milliliter garlic minced
1 (3/4 lb.) unpeeled eggplant
3 md unpeeled tomatoes (about cut into 12 (1/2 in.)
1 1/2 lb. ) quartered slices
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 egg white slightly beaten
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Coat A Large Nonstick Skillet With Cooking Spray; Add Oil & Place Over Medium-High Heat Until Hot. Add Onions & Garlic; Saute 5 Min. OR Until Tender. Add Tomatoes, Oregano, Salt, Pepper & Bay Leaf. Cover & Cook About 25 Min. OR Until Tomatoes Are Tender. Remove From Heat. Discard Bay Leaf. Put Tomato Mixture in Processor With Knife Blade. Process Until Smooth. Put Into A 12 X 8 X2 in. Baking Dish. Dip Eggplant Slices in Egg Whites, Dredge in Breadcrumbs. Place On Rack Of A Broiler Pan Coated With Cooking Spray; Broil 4 Inches From Heat About 3 Min. On Each Side. Arrange Eggplant Slices On Tomato Mixture; Bake At 450 For 10 Min. Sprinkle With Cheese & Bake An Additional 5 Min. OR Until Lightly Browned. (Fat 3.5. Chol. 6.)
TUSCAN ONION SOUP
3 oz. bacon fat
1 oz. olive oil
2 lb. onion, cut into thin strips
2 oz. marsala wine
1 gal. chicken stock
1/2 gal. beef stock
1 tsp. each thyme, basil, oregano
Saute onion in fat and oil. Add wine and cook approximately 5 minutes, until onion is soft. Add all other ingredients. Simmer for 20 minutes. Skim fat from soup. Serve with croutons and grated Romano cheese.
BLACK BEAN SOUP
3/4 lb. black beans
1 1/2 qt. cold water
2 oz. salt pork (optional)
3/4 lb. hamhock or bone of smoke ham
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 green peppers, chopped
1/2 c. bacon drippings or olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. salt
1/8 tsp. oregano
1/4 c. vinegar
Wash beans. Soak overnight. Add salt pork, ham hock and simmer over low heat. Saute onions, garlic, green pepper in bacon drippings until tender. Add to beans. Season with bay leaves, salt and oregano. Simmer until beans are tender and thick, approximately 3 hours. Add vinegar just before serving. Serve over rice with finely chopped onion on top.
Beer sticks
Serving size: Serves 6
Cuisine type: British/Scottish/Irish
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes
Course: Finger food
Favourite flavours: Beef, Pork
INGREDIENTS
2 cabana sausages
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika, optional
sourdough bread, sliced thickly
good quality Dijon mustard
mayonnaise
tomato sauce
beer of your choice, to serve
METHOD
Slice sausages in half lengthways and then into 10cm lengths. Preheat a char-grill pan until very hot.
Toss sausages in a large bowl with olive oil and paprika. Chargrill sausages on all sides for approximately 10 minutes or until browned, slightly crispy and heated through.
Brush bread with any remaining oil and grill on one side on same grill. The bread will warm through and absorb some of the flavours from the sausage oil on the grill pan.
Arrange sausages and bread on a clean bread board with little bowls of mustard, mayonnaise and tomato sauce to accompany.
Serve with beer of your choice.
Barbecue Chicken
2 servings
PREP TIME 5 Min
COOK TIME 35 Min
READY IN 40 Min
INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1/4 cup diced onion
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 5 tablespoons ketchup
* 3 tablespoons honey
* 3 tablespoons brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
* 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
* salt and pepper to taste
* 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until tender. Stir in ketchup, honey, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook for a few minutes to thicken sauce. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Dip chicken in sauce, and turn to coat. Cook on grill for 10 to 15 minutes, turning once. Move chicken to the skillet with sauce. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side.
Braised Leeks and Mushrooms
1/4 c Dry sherry
1 ts Olive oil
5 c Thinly sliced leeks
1 c Thinly sliced shiitakes
1 ts Fresh orange juice
1/2 ts Grated orange peel
1 tb Apple cider vinegar
Salt & pepper to taste In a large skillet, over medium heat, combine sherry & oil. Heat to simmering. Add leeks, stirring frequently for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms & saute for 5 minutes. Stir in orange juice, peel & vinegar. Remove from heat. Add seasonings & serve warm.
Aromatic Pheasant
1 ounce dried mushrooms
2 pheasants — jointed
2 stalks lemon grass
1 fresh red chili — (no seeds to hot)
2 inches fresh root ginger
1 lemon — juice of
juice and grated peel of 1 orange 2 garlic cloves — (2 to 3)
1 can blueberries
1 tablespoon arrowroot
3 tablespoons olive oil
Soak the mushrooms in water (not too much) for a couple of hours . In the bottom of a casserole dish put the olive oil and the pheasant joints and brown quickly. Finely slice the lemon grass and finely chop the ginger, chili and garlic and add to the pheasant with orange peel, lemon & orange juice and blueberries. Strain in the water from the mushrooms and push the mushrooms down between the pheasant joints. Season with salt and cover the casserole. Cook in the middle of the oven at 325 F for 2 Hours. When cooked pour the juices from the casserole (keep the pheasant warm in a low oven) into a saucepan. Mix the arrowroot with a little water until smooth and add to the saucepan stirring all the time until the sauce has thickened. Pour sauce over pheasant joints and top with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with anything you like, rice, mashed potato and green veggies
Italian Pork Roast
1 lb PORK TENDERLOIN
2 ea SMALL CLOVES GARLIC
2 tb DRIED SAGE
2 ts OLIVE OIL
1 ea SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE
LINE PAN WITH FOIL. PREHEAT PAN TO 400 DEG F. REMOVE AS MUCH FAT AS POSSIBLE FROM PORK. MIX TOGETHER THE GARLIC AND SAGE. WITH A SHARP KNIFE, MAKE DEEP INCISIONS IN PORK AND INSERT A LITTLE SPICE MIX INTO EACH CUT. BRUSH MEAT WITH OLIVE OIL AND PLACE ON BAKING TRAY. BAKE FOR 25 MINUTES OR UNTIL MEAT THERMOMETER REACHES 160 DEG F. REMOVE PORK AND COVER WITH FOIL. LET STAND FOR 10 MINUTES. SLICE AND SERVE OVER LENTILS.
Classic Pizza Crust Recipe
Ingredients:
* 1 package active dry yeast
* 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup warm water
* 1 tablespoon cooking oil
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine the yeast, 1 cup of flour, and the salt. Mix. Next, add the water and oil. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl and continue to beat on high speed for 3 minutes. By hand, stir in enough flour to make the dough stiff. Knead until smooth which can take up to 10 minutes. Place in a well greased bowl and turn the dough until it is lightly greased.
Cover and let rise for about 1 1/2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size. Punch it down and chill for 2 hours. Cut the dough in half. On a floured surface, roll the halves into 12 inch circle and about 1/8 inch thick. Brush the surfaces of the dough with olive oil and add the toppings of your choice. Cook at 425* for 25 minutes.
Boboli Type Pizza Crust Recipe
Ingredients:
* 1 cup water
* 3 cups all purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 2 teaspoons Red Star active dry yeast
* 1 teaspoon minced garlic
* 2 teaspoons parmesan cheese
* 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
* parmesan cheese to sprinkle
Directions:
Add all ingredients (except) second parmesan cheese to breadmaker in order listed by your manufacturer. It is a good idea to put the garlic down inside the flour so it does not slow the yeast. Set breadmaker on dough setting. When complete, form two crusts on pizza pans, sprinkle with parmesan cheese, cover and let rise again. Bake 5-10 minutes at about 450 F until light brown. Cool. Wrap tightly in foil and freeze until you get the pizza urge. Great to have around for easy last minute dinners. Good way for kids to make pizza too.
Boboli Pizza Crust Recipe
Ingredients:
* 1 package Dry Yeast
* 1/4 cup Water
* 2 1/4 cups Warm water
* 6 tablespoons olive oil, + extra for pans
* 6 cups Flour
* 1 teaspoon Salt
Directions:
Dissolve yeast in warm water (1050F is perfect). Let it sit for two minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Turn out onto board and knead for ten minutes. Place back in bowl covered with a damp towel and let rise 30 to 40 minutes.
Divide dough into 3 parts and place in 3 olive-oiled pie pans.
Dimple dough with fingers. Place on top the following mixture: Coarse sea (or Kosher) salt, fresh ground pepper, chopped rosemary and thyme. If herbs are dried, soak them in water for 10 minutes and then pat dry on paper towels.
Let rise 50 to 60 minutes.
Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes. May dip in olive oil.
Roasted Garlic Jam
4 heads garlic, large roasted
1 and peeled
2 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon Italian parsley, coarsely
1 chopped
1 cayenne pepper, pinch
1 ground pepper, fresh
1. Chop garlic with knife until it forms a paste. 2. Place in a bowl, add remaining ingredients. Stir to blend. 3. Use for bruschetta, pizza or grilled meats. Yield 2/3 cup.
Apple Cider Salad
2 packages gelatin powder — unflavored
2 cups apple cider
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups apples — diced
1/4 cup black walnuts — chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
cooking oil
lettuce leaves — for decoration
1. Put 1/2 cup cold water into a small bowl. Sprinkle two envelopes (2 tablespoons) of unflavored gelatin on water. Let stand 5-10 minutes to soften.
2. Heat 2 cups apple cider until very hot; add salt. Remove from heat and immediately add softened gelatin. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Have a 1 quart mold lightly greased with cooking oil. Do not use olive oil. Spoon about 1/2 cup of gelatin mixture into mold and place in refrigerator.
3. Chill remaining mixture until slightly thicker than consistency of unbeaten egg white. Just before large bowl of gelatin is desired consistency, dice apples and chop walnuts and parsley. Add this to the gelatin and place into the mold which already has thin bottom layer of gelatin. Chill until set.
4. Unmold onto serving plate which has been decorated with lettuce leaves; curly endive is a good choice.
BAKED CLAMS
2 doz. clams
4 tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 med. onion, chopped
1 tbsp. bread crumbs
1 tsp. parsley or chives
1/4 tsp. oregano
Salt & pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
Lemon juice
Scrub clams with stiff brush under cold water until all grit is removed. Saute onion and garlic until golden. Remove clams from shell (steam open). Chop up clams very fine, mix with bread crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper and oregano. Fill shells. Sprinkle with cheese and lemon juice. Dot with butter and place under hot broiler about 5 minutes.
Applebee’s Pico de Gallo
Notes: This is a great summer relish to serve with chips, or even on a hamburger.
INGREDIENTS:
3 large tomatoes diced, 1 large onion diced
2 Tbsp. diced Jalapenos, 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (diced)
2 tsp. Salt, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil, 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
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Preparation Instructions: Mix all ingredients together in large container until well blended. Allow to sit for at least 6 hours, it is better if allowed to sit overnight.
Asparagus Tip Pasta
1 lb FUSILLI PASTA (SPIRALS)
3 T OLIVE OIL
4 T SWEET BUTTER
10 oz FRESH ASPARAGUS TIPS (1 INCH
1 c PITTED BLACK OLIVES, SLICED
2 T CALVERT’S CEDAR STREET
1 x BUMPY BEER MUSTARD
2 T FRESH LEMON JUICE
1/2 c KASSERI OR FRESH PARMESAN, F
1 x SALT
1 x FRESHLY CRACKED BLACK PEPPER
Cook pasta according to directions. While cooking, melt butter in saute pan over medium high heat. Add asparagus tips and cook briefly–about 4 minutes. Drain pasta and toss with olive oil. Add asparagus, butter, olives, mustard, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Top with freshly grated cheese.