Saturday, February 26, 2011

Potatoe, Ham and Roasted Garlic Soup

more to come ....

Or alter the ingredients a little and have:
Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup
1 cup cubed cooked chicken
1 cup diced cooked ham
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Stuffed Bell Peppers

1 cup long grain white rice
1 cup water
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
3 large bell peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
1 cup shredded cheddar

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Fully Loaded Potatoe Wedges

4 large russet, potatoes, sliced into wedges
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt/pepper, optional
1 cup cheddar cheese
3 slices turkey bacon, chopped and cooked until crisp
1/2 cup sour cream
3 scallions, chopped, optional

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Place potato wedges on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet.

In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and olive oil. Stir into a paste. Brush over both sides of the potato wedges. Sprinkle both sides with salt pepper.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 – 25 minutes; turn. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes more. Sprinkle the wedges with the cheddar cheese. Bake about 3 -4 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Top with bacon, sour cream and chopped scallions. Serve immediately.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Chicken Enchiladas

1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, chopped

1 can black beans, drained

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese


2 cups sour cream

Flour tortillas

1 large can enchilada sauce

Mix together chicken, beans, 1 cup of the cheese, and 1 cup of the sour cream. Spoon into tortillas (about 8) and roll up.

Mix enchilada sauce, and remaining 1 cup of sour cream together and spoon over filled tortillas. Top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.

Garnish with jalapeno slices or black olives.


Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, or until bubbly.

Variation: You can substitute plain yogurt for the sour cream.

Coconut Macaroons

1 large egg white
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F.

Stir together egg white, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and a pinch of salt until combined, then stir in coconut. Divide coconut mixture into little mounds -- anywhere from 4 to 10 cookies -- then drop about 2 inches apart onto greased and floured baking sheet.

Bake at 300°F in middle of oven until tops are pale golden in spots, 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully lift foil with cookies from baking sheet and transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes. Peel macaroons from foil.

Dale's Sticky Rice ;p

This looks so yummy I want a steamer for my birthday so I can make it ;p

http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-8/top-recipe?id=78254#selected

Bacon Sticky Rice
by Dale Talde
Banana leaf, garnish
2 pounds Chinese bacon, skin removed and diced
2 ounces garlic
2 ounces ginger
2 pounds glutinous rice
5 ounces oyster sauce
1 ounce salt
4 ounces scallion
1 1/2 cups Shaoxing wine
1 ounce sugar
Method:
1. Soak rice in cold water, then add all ingredients, except banana leaf, to a pan
and bring to a boil.
2. Steam in steamer for an hour. After 1 hour, drain water from rice and steam in
steamer.
3. When bacon is tender, combine all and wrap in banana leaf.
PRESENTED

Monday, January 17, 2011

Hot Buttered Rum Cheesecake

Crust
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Filling
5 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons rum
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 eggs

Sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup rum

Heat oven to 350°F.

In small bowl, mix crust ingredients. Press firmly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
While crust is cooling, in large bowl, beat all filling ingredients except eggs with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. On low speed, beat in eggs until well blended. Pour over crust; smooth top.

Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes or until edge is set and center is still soft. Turn off oven; leave oven door open about 4 inches. Leave cheesecake in oven 30 minutes. Remove from oven; cool in pan on cooling rack away from drafts 30 minutes.

Without releasing or removing side of pan, run metal spatula carefully along side of cheesecake to loosen. Refrigerate uncovered about 3 hours or until chilled. Cover; continue refrigerating at least 9 hours but no longer than 48 hours.

In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix sauce ingredients. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
To serve, run metal spatula along side of cheesecake to loosen again; remove side of pan. Serve with warm sauce. Store cheesecake and sauce covered in refrigerator.