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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Easy Artisan Glaze With Variations

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar (also called confectioners or icing sugar)
  • 1/4 cup whole milk (half & half or heavy whipping cream may also be used)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

  • 1 whisk all ingredients together till smooth.
  • 2 pour or drizzle over baked goods.
  • 3 almond - substitute almond extract for the vanilla.
  • 4 coffee - use 1 tsp coffee extract in place of vanilla, or 2 tbsp fresh brewed strong coffee for half of the milk.
  • 5 lemon - use 1 tsp lemon extract or lemon zest instead of vanilla.
  • 6 orange - substitute 1/4 c freshly squeezed orange juice for the milk, add 1 tsp orange zest in place of vanilla.
  • 7 cider - sub 1/4 c unsweetened apple cider for milk.
  • 8 cider with rum - 1/4 c unsweetened apple cider in place of milk, plus 1 - 2 tbsp light or dark rum to taste, omit vanilla.
  • 9 cherry almond - 1/4 c cherry juice instead of milk, 1 tsp almond extract to replace vanilla.
  • 10 cranberry orange - use 1/4 c cranberry juice for milk, and 1 tsp orange extract or orange zest for vanilla.

Laotian Fried Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup eggplant, cut into 1/2 coins
  • 1/3 cup green beans, minced
  • 1/2 cup red onion, minced
  • 1/3 cup bamboo shoot, minced
  • 1/3 cup mushroom, minced, oyster if you got em
  • 2 cups rice, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chili paste
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced roma
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, sliced in jagged spears

Recipe

  • 1 oil 6 deep coffee cups or rice bowls.
  • 2 put slice of tomato in bottom of each
  • 3 heat oil
  • 4 stir fry garlic add green beans right away.
  • 5 add eggplant.
  • 6 add rest of veggies stirring fast
  • 7 add rice add paste.
  • 8 add rice.
  • 9 add sauces.
  • 10 toss to coat
  • 11 pack into bowl press down,go to lip of bowl ,packing tight.
  • 12 invert on plate alternate tomatoes and cucumbers so its like sitting on tomatoes and spears coming from circle.

Homemade Mustard

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces yellow mustard seeds
  • 1/2 cup brown mustard seeds
  • 1/2 cup wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chardonnay wine
  • 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 2 the lemons, juice and zest of
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black peppercorns, to taste

Recipe

  • 1 using a coffee grinder, grind the yellow mustard seeds until they are powdery and resemble coarse meal.
  • 2 place in a food processor and add the remaining ingredients.
  • 3 process until very smooth.
  • 4 store in the fridge in sterilised jar.
  • 5 note: this mustard improves dramatically over time.
  • 6 its flavors will mellow, becoming rounder and less sharp.

Easy Apple Coffee Cake

Fruit Filled Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 24
  • 1/2 cup light butter or 1 -2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 3/4 cups splenda sugar substitute
  • 8 egg whites
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 16 ounces blueberries or 16 ounces fruit

Recipe

  • 1 beat together butter (or margarine) and splenda.
  • 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • 3 add other ingredients (except fruit) and combine thoroughly.
  • 4 spread about 1/2 the batter in a 10x15x1" cookie sheet that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray (pan must have at least 1" sides).
  • 5 place fruit on top of batter; top the fruit with remaining 1/2 of batter, spreading it out so that most of the fruit is covered.
  • 6 bake at 350°f for 40-45 minutes.
  • 7 let cool in pan on wire rack.
  • 8 frost with powdered sugar icing, if desired.

Jack Fry's Shrimp And Grits With Red-eye Gravy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 cup uncooked grits
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 ounces country ham, minced
  • 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced
  • 1/2 cup onion, minced
  • 3/4 cup green pepper, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
  • 1/4 cup madeira wine
  • 1/2 cup strong freshly brewed coffee
  • 1/2 cup tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 lbs shrimp
  • asiago cheese, for garnish

Recipe

  • 1 to make grits: in a 3-quart saucepan combine the grits, milk and whipping cream.
  • 2 over medium heat, bring to a low boil.
  • 3 reduce heat to low and simmer stirring frequently, until grits are creamy - about 10 minute.
  • 4 whisk in the parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
  • 5 to make the gravy: in a large skillet over high heat, melt the butter.
  • 6 add the ham and brown.
  • 7 add the shitakes, onions, green peppers and fresh thyme.
  • 8 saute until the onions become translucent.
  • 9 add the wine, coffee, tomatoes, and hot sauce.
  • 10 bring to a slight boil.
  • 11 combine the cornstarch and chicken broth mixing until cornstarch is dissolved and no lumps.
  • 12 stir the cornstarch mixture into the gravy.
  • 13 reduce heat, and cook another couple of minute.
  • 14 to prepare shrimp: in a large skillet over high heat, melt 2-3 tbs of butter.
  • 15 add the shrimp and cook until shrimp are just pink.
  • 16 add the red-eye gravy.
  • 17 finish the sauce with the remaining 1 tbs of butter stirred inches.
  • 18 to serve: divide the warm grits among 6 plates, and top each with a portion of shrimp and gravy.
  • 19 garnish with freshly grated asiago cheese and chopped parsley.

Mom's Swedish Style Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 3/4 lb lean ground beef
  • 1/2 lb lean ground veal
  • 1/4 lb ground lean lamb
  • 1 1/2 cups soft breadcrumbs (1-2 large stale roll freshly ground up)
  • 1 cup light cream or 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 dash black pepper, to taste
  • 1 dash ground ginger, to taste
  • 1 dash ground nutmeg, to taste
  • 1 -2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoonst unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 beef bouillon cube
  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder

Recipe

  • 1 soak breadcrumbs in cream 5 minutes,or until very soggy.
  • 2 meanwhile, in a small skillet, melt 2 tsp butter and sauté onion until soft and tender.
  • 3 combine meats well (if you can't get each type, that's ok- just end up with 1 1/2 pounds ground meat total).
  • 4 add soaked bread crumbs mixture, sautéed onion, egg, parsley, salt, pepper, and spices to taste to the meat mixture.
  • 5 mix well until combined.
  • 6 cover and chill meat mixture for 30 minutes to firm up.
  • 7 form about thirty 1 1/2" size meatballs (using a meatball scoop).
  • 8 brown meatballs in 1-2 tbsp butter in a very large deep sided skillet until browned on all sides, but not cooked all the way through yet; then remove from skillet using a slotted spoon and set aside in a covered dish to keep warm.
  • 9 combine boiling water,coffee powder and crumbled bouillon cube together until blended.
  • 10 in the hot drippings from the pan, add 2 tbsp butter and stir until melted.
  • 11 whisk in 2 tbsp flour, sprinkling in the flour gradually so it doesn't clump and whisking vigorously until blended.
  • 12 whisk in the coffee mixture and cook and stir until gravy thickens and bubbles, over medium or medium-high heat.
  • 13 add meatballs to the pan, cover,lower heat to medium low, and let meatballs cook in the gravy until fully cooked (approx 30-40 minutes), stirring occasionally.