Recipes

[DGSB0708]

SMOKED GOUDA BAKE

INGREDIENTS

1 wheel smoked Gouda cheese, rind removed and cut into 2 inch chunks (you need about 12-16oz)

1 large tube Pilsbury crescent rolls

Cookie sheet

DIRECTIONS

Pre heat oven to temp on crescent roll package

Separate the crescent roll dough into the eight triangles

Form a sort of wheel with the triangles on the cookie sheet (fat end of triangles will make the inner part, slightly overlapped or pressed together with the thin points sticking out

Put the gouda into the middle of the wheel

Bring each triangle point up to the top of the cheese, overlapping or crisscrossing the points so that the cheese is encased in the dough

Put in oven and bake according to crescent roll package directions

Remove from oven, place on serving platter, cut into it and enjoy with bread chunks, crackers, etc.

 

[DGSB0708]

FRESH MOZZARELLA / RED PEPPER APPS

INGREDIENTS

1 to 1 1/2 lbs of fresh mozzarella from your local Italian deli

1 7 oz jar roasted red peppers drained and cut into 1 inch wide x 2 inch long strips (approx.)

1/2 lb very thinly sliced fresh prosciutto

1 long fresh French baguette

extra virgin olive oil

dried basil

DIRECTIONS

Cut bread into 3/4 to 1 inch thick slices, discard ends

On each piece of bread layer the following:

1. Slice of prosciutto

2. slice of roasted red pepper

3. Slice of the fresh mozzarella

4. A drizzle of the extra virgin olive oil

5. A pinch of the dried basil sprinkled over the top

Repeat until all is used

 

[Guest]

As in you want the map to navigate the front yard of my zombie apocalypse shelter of a house?  /default_ph34r.png

Ok

 

[bluesman008]

Hi B.  My wife is a beautiful, intelligent amazing woman... but when it comes to the kitchen, she burns water.  She seriously does not do any of the cooking in our house.  But God bless her, she does the dishes and I tend to use a lot of pots and pans (FAR more than I need to, lol).  S-

Hey, how bout that!  I does dat cheffing too.  Seriously the Divine One, who is purely Irish, and extra fine, can bake Italian like the best...about twice a year.  I do the cooking and she brags.  I like it.  Desperation led me to it  /default_laugh.png On the road for so long, don't do fast food...

 

[DGSB0708]

ZUCCHINI SQUARES

INGREDIENTS

4 EGGS BEATEN

1 MEDIUM SWEET ONION, FINELY DICED

½ CUP VEGETABLE OIL

3 CUPS GRATED ZUCCHINI (CUT OFF ENDS, LEAVE SKIN ON)  (USE LARGER HOLES ON GRATER)

1 AND ½ CUPS BISQUICK

½ TEASPOON SALT

½ TEASPOON PEPPER

DASH GARLIC POWDER

1 AND ½ CUPS SHREDDED SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE

DIRECTIONS

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 F

SPRAY BOTTOM AND SIDES OF 9X13X2 GLASS BAKING DISH

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER BY HAND IN LARGE MIXING BOWL

POUR INTO GLASS BAKING DISH AND SMOOTH OUT EVENLY

BAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES, UNTIL TOP IS GOLDEN BROWN

REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES

USE SHARP KNIFE TO CUT INTO SQUARES (LIKE BROWNIES) BUT  HOWEVER BIG YOU WANT YOUR SQUARES IS FINE

 

[bluesman008]

That sounds really good!

 

[Maybesomeday]

Did your asparagus thing come out OK, MSD?

I made it, but we never ate it because of my gma getting sick and dying. I need to make another one. Maybe tonight!

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[DGSB0708]

HOME MADE AMARETTO

INGREDIENTS

1/2 Cup white granulated sugar

1/4 Cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)

3/4 Cup water, room temperature

1/2 Cup corn syrup

1 and 1/2 cups 80 proof vodka (don't need Grey Goose but I wouldn't go lower than Smirnoff)

1 Tablespoon pure Almond extract (DO NOT use imitation)

1 Teaspoon pure Vanilla extract (DO NOT use imitation)

DIRECTIONS

Place water and both sugars in medium saucepan

Over medium heat, stir constantly until all sugar is completely dissolved

Add corn syrup, stir well and simmer for one minute

Add vodka and extracts, stir well and simmer for about 5 minutes (DO NOT allow the mixture to boil)

Remove pan from heat and allow liquid to cool to room temperature

Pour into clean glass bottle with stopper.  Enjoy neat or on the rocks.

S-

 

[Maybesomeday]

Here's a recipe for my Mimi Frosting. She always topped a yellow cake with this. I named it after her.

Mimi Frosting

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

6 tablespoons butter (I prefer salted butter for this recipe)

1/4 cup milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

Mix first four ingredients in a pan over medium heat and bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil for EXACTLY two minutes and remove from heat. Beat with a wooden spoon for one minute and add vanilla. Continue stirring for about four more minutes until it is thickened, but still shiny (it should coat a fork without dripping through the tines). Pour over a WARM cake, and spread quickly because it will harden within twenty seconds of coming out of the pan. Let the cake cool before cutting.

*Double this recipe for a layer cake with two 8 inch layers.

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[Beranda]

ZUCCHINI SQUARES

INGREDIENTS

4 EGGS BEATEN

1 MEDIUM SWEET ONION, FINELY DICED

½ CUP VEGETABLE OIL

3 CUPS GRATED ZUCCHINI (CUT OFF ENDS, LEAVE SKIN ON) (USE LARGER HOLES ON GRATER)

1 AND ½ CUPS BISQUICK

½ TEASPOON SALT

½ TEASPOON PEPPER

DASH GARLIC POWDER

1 AND ½ CUPS SHREDDED SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE

DIRECTIONS

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 F

SPRAY BOTTOM AND SIDES OF 9X13X2 GLASS BAKING DISH

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER BY HAND IN LARGE MIXING BOWL

POUR INTO GLASS BAKING DISH AND SMOOTH OUT EVENLY

BAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES, UNTIL TOP IS GOLDEN BROWN

REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES

USE SHARP KNIFE TO CUT INTO SQUARES (LIKE BROWNIES) BUT HOWEVER BIG YOU WANT YOUR SQUARES IS FINE

DGSB,

This sound "ver-scrumptious"...(ancient Sicilian term for: "I'm eating, whose making?"

Really anything that involves limited ingredients, mixed together in a large bowl, in no particular sequence...has potential for me.

While I initially laughed at your mentioning of your wife's uncanny 'ability' to burn water, I feel significant confidence that she and I both are sorely deficient some of the most fundamental cooking genes, Sicilian or otherwise.

I can and do, burn most things I attempt to cook. I also have another natural combined ability that involves equal parts: aversion to the use of cooking utensils and maximum ingredient loss to the floor beneath me.

Luckily, my Sicilian vanity is fiercely protected by my vigilant sous chef/dog (son).

My daughter (human species) however, has not been entirely spared from the genetic fall-out...but since we are letting the dog teach her how to cook, she may be able to rise above the odds.

DG,

Do you have a tried and true lamb roast recipe? I make a surprisingly good rack of lamb with a simple and savory honey glaze on the grill, but know my limits, and roasts have historically resided on the other side of my abilities...

(Or more tragic, a popular canine salt lick)

Take care,

Beranda

 

[annie2foo]

These are to die for brownies and so very easy to make.

Katharine Hepburn's Brownies

2 oz unsweetened chocolate

1/4 pound unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring until completely melted. Remove from heat and beat in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and walnuts, mixing well.

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven 40 minutes. Cool (if you can wait that long), then cut into squares. Dig in and wipe the crumbs from your lips.

 

[annie2foo]

FRESH MOZZARELLA / RED PEPPER APPS

INGREDIENTS

1 to 1 1/2 lbs of fresh mozzarella from your local Italian deli

1 7 oz jar roasted red peppers drained and cut into 1 inch wide x 2 inch long strips (approx.)

1/2 lb very thinly sliced fresh prosciutto

1 long fresh French baguette

extra virgin olive oil

dried basil

DIRECTIONS

Cut bread into 3/4 to 1 inch thick slices, discard ends

On each piece of bread layer the following:

1. Slice of prosciutto

2. slice of roasted red pepper

3. Slice of the fresh mozzarella

4. A drizzle of the extra virgin olive oil

5. A pinch of the dried basil sprinkled over the top

Repeat until all is used

I'm hyperventilating. This sounds sooooo good.

 

[DGSB0708]

DG,

Do you have a tried and true lamb roast recipe? I make a surprisingly good rack of lamb with a simple and savory honey glaze on the grill, but know my limits, and roasts have historically resided on the other side of my abilities...

(Or more tragic, a popular canine salt lick)

Take care,

Beranda

I like this one, not too difficult at all.  I like to do the oil roasted baby red potatoes with onions with it.

ROASTED LEG OF LAMB (BONELESS)

INGREDIENTS

3 LEMONS

5 GARLIC CLOVES MINCED

1/3 CUP FINLEY CHOPPED FRESH PARSLEY (ITALIAN STYLE)

2 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL (PLUS A LITTLE MORE TO COAT LAMB)

KOSHER SALT (OR SEA SALT, HELL, REGULAR SALT WILL DO IN A PINCH)

FRESH GROUND WHITE (OR MELANGE) PEPPER

1 FOUR POUND BONELESS LEG OF LAMB (NET REMOVED IF IT COMES WITH ONE)

OVEN (BUTCHER'S) TWINE

DIRECTIONS

HEAT OVEN TO 400 F (WITH OVEN RACK IN MIDDLE POSITION)

REMOVE ZEST FROM LEMONS (IF YOU DON'T HAVE A ZEST TOOL, USE A PEELER AND FINELY CHOP THE PEEL)

IN MEDIUM MIXING BOWL, COMBINE LEMON ZEST, GARLIC, PARSLEY AND 2T OF OIL WELL.  THEN ADD SALT AND PEPPER (TO YOUR TASTE)  STIR THIS UNTIL IT BECOMES A PASTE AND THEN SET ASIDE

UNROLL THE LAMB AND TRIM OFF ANY EXCESS FAT / GRISTLE

SEASON THE LAMB (INSIDE SIDE ... IF THAT MAKES SENSE) AGAIN TO TASTE

USE YOUR HANDS AND COAT THE INSIDE SIDE WITH THE PASTE YOU JUST MADE ^^ UNTIL INSIDE SIDE IS THOROUGHLY AND EVENLY COATED

ROLL LAMB BACK UP AND TIE WITH TWINE about EVERY 2 INCHES OR SO.

COAT THE OUTSIDE SIDE WITH REMAINING OIL AND SPRINKLE OUTSIDE WITH SALT / PEPPER TO TASTE

PLACE LAMB IN SHALLOW BAKING DISH AND BAKE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR

REMOVE FROM OVEN, PLACE ON CUTTING BOARD AND LET REST 10-15 MINUTES (CAN COVER LOOSELY WITH FOIL IF DESIRED)

CUT TWINE OFF AND CARVE LAMB TO DESIRED THICKNESS.

I think this one is about as simple as it gets but very tasty!  S-

 

[DGSB0708]

BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

INGREDIENTS

8 OZ CREAM CHEESE SOFTENED

1/2 CUP FRANK'S BUFFALO WINGS SAUCE (USE REGULAR FRANK'S IF YOU WANT IT EXTRA SPICY)

1/2 CUP RANCH DRESSING

2 CUPS SHREDDED COOKED CHICKEN (ABOUT 2 MEDIUM BONELESS BREASTS WITH AND FAT AND ICKY CRAP REMOVED)

1 CUP SHREDDED CHEESE  + 1/2 CUP EXTRA (I USE PEPPER JACK IN MIX AND CHEDDAR ON TOP, BUT ANY WILL DO LIKE CHEDDAR, REGULAR JACK ETC)

DIRECTIONS

PRE HEAT OVEN TO 350 F

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT EXTRA 1/2 CUP CHEESE TOGETHER AND PLACE INTO A ONE QUART BAKING DISH (OR DEEP DISH GLASS PIE PLATE)

SMOOTH OUT TOP OF MIXTURE, PLACE IN OVEN AND BAKE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES

REMOVE FROM OVEN, STIR, SMOOTH OUT TOP AGAIN AND COVER WITH REMAINING CHEESE

PLACE BACK IN OVEN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL CHEESE ON TOP IS MELTED

REMOVE FROM OVEN

SERVE WITH ASSORTED CRACKERS.

 

[Beranda]

BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP

INGREDIENTS

8 OZ CREAM CHEESE SOFTENED

1/2 CUP FRANK'S BUFFALO WINGS SAUCE (USE REGULAR FRANK'S IF YOU WANT IT EXTRA SPICY)

1/2 CUP RANCH DRESSING

2 CUPS SHREDDED COOKED CHICKEN (ABOUT 2 MEDIUM BONELESS BREASTS WITH AND FAT AND ICKY CRAP REMOVED)

1 CUP SHREDDED CHEESE + 1/2 CUP EXTRA (I USE PEPPER JACK IN MIX AND CHEDDAR ON TOP, BUT ANY WILL DO LIKE CHEDDAR, REGULAR JACK ETC)

DIRECTIONS

PRE HEAT OVEN TO 350 F

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT EXTRA 1/2 CUP CHEESE TOGETHER AND PLACE INTO A ONE QUART BAKING DISH (OR DEEP DISH GLASS PIE PLATE)

SMOOTH OUT TOP OF MIXTURE, PLACE IN OVEN AND BAKE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES

REMOVE FROM OVEN, STIR, SMOOTH OUT TOP AGAIN AND COVER WITH REMAINING CHEESE

PLACE BACK IN OVEN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL CHEESE ON TOP IS MELTED

REMOVE FROM OVEN

SERVE WITH ASSORTED

CRACKERS.

I think I could easily forgo crackers and just use a spoon.

Big yum on this one!

 

[DGSB0708]

HOT BROCCOLI, ARTICHOKE & CHEESE DIP

**Ok, disclaimer... I cheat a little with this one by using some prepared stuff, but it's Friday so WTF right?  Besides, it's a quick, easy Super Bowl snack if you're having a party (or not).

INGREDIENTS

1 bag (12 oz) Green Giant® broccoli & cheese sauce

1 container (8 oz) Kraft (preferably) chive and onion cream cheese spread

1 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese (or the dreaded green tube if you don't have fresh)

1/2 cup mayonnaise (don't use light or low fat.... ugh)

1/4 cup whole milk

1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts, drained, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers (from a jar), drained, chopped (buy a small 4oz jar if available)

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) or a little more (or less) to taste

1 loaf (16 inch) baguette French bread, cut into 1/4-inch slices

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 350°F

Cook broccoli as directed on bag for minimum time

Chop broccoli to about 1/2-inch size bites

Meanwhile, in medium - large bowl, mix cream cheese spread, mayonnaise, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and the ground red pepper until well blended

Stir in broccoli mixture and roasted red pepper

Spoon into a sprayed or lightly greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish or deep dish glass pie pan

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Bake uncovered about 25 to 30 minutes or until mixture is hot and bubbly

Serve with baguette slices

 

[longwaydown]

HOT BROCCOLI, ARTICHOKE & CHEESE DIP

**Ok, disclaimer... I cheat a little with this one by using some prepared stuff, but it's Friday so WTF right?  Besides, it's a quick, easy Super Bowl snack if you're having a party (or not).

INGREDIENTS

1 bag (12 oz) Green Giant® broccoli & cheese sauce

1 container (8 oz) Kraft (preferably) chive and onion cream cheese spread

1 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese (or the dreaded green tube if you don't have fresh)

1/2 cup mayonnaise (don't use light or low fat.... ugh)

1/4 cup whole milk

1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts, drained, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers (from a jar), drained, chopped (buy a small 4oz jar if available)

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) or a little more (or less) to taste

1 loaf (16 inch) baguette French bread, cut into 1/4-inch slices

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 350°F

Cook broccoli as directed on bag for minimum time

Chop broccoli to about 1/2-inch size bites

Meanwhile, in medium - large bowl, mix cream cheese spread, mayonnaise, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and the ground red pepper until well blended

Stir in broccoli mixture and roasted red pepper

Spoon into a sprayed or lightly greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish or deep dish glass pie pan

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Bake uncovered about 25 to 30 minutes or until mixture is hot and bubbly

Serve with baguette slices

This sounds so good. It almost makes me want to eat something!

 

[DGSB0708]

This sounds so good. It almost makes me want to eat something!

Um, maybe that means you should eat something, LWD.  S-

 

[kittykat]

Um, maybe that means you should eat something, LWD.  S-

Agree as well ....ummmmm no excuses my friend XXXXXXX

 

[Jewbacca]

This sounds so good. It almost makes me want to eat something!

Um, maybe that means you should eat something, LWD.  S-

Listen to the man sister. You need to eat to keep up your strength, and trust me, The Jew Crew has things well in control. We're grown ass men with global resources around here. #NoWhereToRun