Recipe Thread

[RICHARD]

Fried Green Beans

2 tablespoons olive oil (we prefer bacon fat for taste)
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed and cut to preferred length (we like 'em long)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch garlic salt
Salt & pepper to taste (watch the salt if you use bacon fat)
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Heat the olive oil/fat and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add green beans, lemon juice and garlic salt. Cook until the beans are tender but still a bit crunchy, approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Salt & pepper to taste. Add lemon zest over top.


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I added some oyster sauce to the end of the recipe - Tonight? Some french fried onions out of the can are the next addition!!!

One thing?

I made them w/frozen beans the first time out.....fresh is better!

[ChrisH]

Tons of great recipes guys! Thanks.

Not mine, obviously, but this guy ... Recipes+Gino =

Here he is making a couple of sauces.
http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/thismor...italiansauces/

Made a mushroom risotto from one of his recipes yesterday, first time I've ever made a risotto successfully.

Fantastico!

[happylabs]

Has anyone every had or made Hummingbird Cake. The recipe looks delicious! It has mashed bananna, pineapple and pecans with cream cheese frosting. Was looking for a different sort of a dessert for Easter.

Here is a link to the recipe:

http://www.joyofbaking.com/printpage...Cakeprint.html

It does look a bit decadent too. Only a small piece?

[cassiesmom]

I saw this on the CBS Early Show this morning. They had a segment about recipes for Passover. I'm not Jewish but I would try this recipe anyway, because the finished dish looked delicious! It is from the Meatball Shop in Manhattan and was demonstrated on the show by the owners Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman.

Kosher Meatballs

Ground Chuck 1-1/4 pounds
Olive oil 3 Tablespoons
Onions 1 ea Coarsely Chopped
Salt 2-1/2 teaspoons
Matzos 3 pieces broken into crumbs
Heinz Ketchup 1/4 cup
Parsley 1/4 bunch Chopped
Chicken livers 1/3 pound Chopped
Eggs 2 ea

Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Add the onions and sauté over a high flame stirring constantly until soft. Add the salt, ketchup and parsley and continue to cook for three minutes. Remove the onions from the heat and set aside and cool. Once cool, add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix thoroughly by hand.

Form into golf ball sized meatballs. Roast in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Serve with your favorite red sauce / or mushroom gravy; perhaps over egg noodles.

[Scooter's Mom]

Has anyone every had or made Hummingbird Cake. The recipe looks delicious! It has mashed bananna, pineapple and pecans with cream cheese frosting. Was looking for a different sort of a dessert for Easter.

Here is a link to the recipe:

http://www.joyofbaking.com/printpage...Cakeprint.html

It does look a bit decadent too. Only a small piece?

I have made this before. It's really yummy!

[wombat2u2004]

This is a good site.............

http://www.50plusfriends.com/cookbook/

[Karen]

I posted this in the thread I made for Aunt Bertha's birthday, but I figured I would add it here so more folks will see it!

Aunt Bertha’s Hot Fudge Sauce

Mix 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark Karo (dark corn syrup, Karo being a brand name)
1/4 cup water

Cook over moderate heat or in microwave, stirring constantly over heat, occasionally in microwave, until it forms a soft ball in cold water. Start checking after 4 minutes if you are using a microwave. Enjoy over ice cream.

It gets all stretchy and chewy when cold - if you put it in the fridge you can stand a spoon up in it, but just rewarm it, and spoon over cold ice cream, or whatever you need good dark chocolate sauce to complement, and there you are!

If you have a "candy thermometer" you can use it, otherwise the test is take a cup of cold water, and drip one drop in. If it just sinks to the bottom and flattens out, keep cooking. If it forms a soft round ball on the way down - it's perfect!

[pomtzu]

This is supposed to be the original recipe for the clam cakes served up at the Shore Dinner Hall at the now defunct Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, RI. Can't say positively that it is, but it sure tastes the same as I remember them, and the recipe came to me from a very reliable source.
Give them a try - and enjoy!


ROCKY POINT CLAM CAKES

2 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 tbl baking powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbl black pepper (important!)
1 1/2 cups clam juice
2 1/2 cups chopped clams (fresh are best, but you can sub with canned if necessary)
3 eggs - separated

Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix together egg yolks and clam juice. Add egg yolk mixture to dry ingredients. Add clams. DO NOT OVERMIX!

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter.

Drop by spoons full into hot oil - deep fry at 375 degrees until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.

Makes about 3 dozen.

[cassiesmom]

The hospital cafeteria was serving chili-cheese fries today ... honest ... a layer of French fries topped with chili and grated cheese. That just struck me as an unusual combination. I love chili and I like French fries, but together? That I'm not sure.

The soup of the day tomorrow is Italian Wedding- can someone please tell me w hat that is?

Thank you,
Elyse

[Karen]

The hospital cafeteria was serving chili-cheese fries today ... honest ... a layer of French fries topped with chili and grated cheese. That just struck me as an unusual combination. I love chili and I like French fries, but together? That I'm not sure.

I have seen that offered in many restaurants, actually. Looks messy and calorie-packed, but probably really yummy. I couldn't eat it - I'm allergic to almost everything in chili but the tomatoes and onions, so it would not tempt me in the least!

[jennielynn1970]

This is what I'm making tonight....

Southwestern Roasted Chicken & Squash

4 tsp. olive oil, divided
2 tsp. lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. salt, or to taste, divided
freshly ground pepper to taste
6 boneless chicken breasts
3 cups cubed (3/4 “ pieces)butternut squash
2 medium onions, peeled and cut into ? “ wedges(2 cups)
1 Tbsp. coarsely chopped fresh cilantro or parsley(optional)

Preheat oven to 425. Coat a large roasting pan(or large baking sheet with sides) with cooking spray. Mix 2 tsp. oil, lime juice, honey, cumin, paprika ,chili powder, 1/8 tsp. salt and pepper in a small bowl. Remove skin from chicken; trim fat. Rub chicken pieces with the spice mixture and place in the center of the roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine squash, onions, remaining 2 tsp. oil, 1/8 tsp. salt, and pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat. When chicken has roasted for 20 minutes, place the squash mixture in the roasting pan around the chicken pieces. Bake, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender, turning vegetables twice, 40 or more minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro or parsley, and serve with lime wedges.


***For the butternut squash, I prick the skin with a fork and nuke it for about 10 minutes in order to get the skin tender enough to peel with a knife***

***I also double the sauce mixture, just because I like a lot of it, lol***

[Karen]

The other night, an experiment that turned out extra yummy -

Sliced up a handful of mushrooms - three white and a bunch of Crimini

Threw those in a pan with a tablespoon of butter, set to sauté-ing, and after 5 minutes, when they were mostly shrunk down, sprinkled in a bunch of thyme, and a bit of salt, plunked a boneless skinless chicken breast on top of them, cooked a couple minutes each side, then threw it in the oven, which was set at about 350F, for 15 minutes, then pulled it out, shook some parmesan cheese on it, added cream enough to coat the bottom of the pan, then stuck it back in the oven for 7 more minutes. Checked, the chicken was cooked, so I put the chicken on the plate, then stirred what was left in the pan and dumped it over as a sauce.

Was quite yummy, so I figured I'd share with you all! Easy easy and tasted quite luxurious.

[Karen]

Pumpkin Butter...from the kitchen of "One Perfect Bite"

Ingredients:
1 (28-oz.) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup apple juice
2 teaspoons ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon mace
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar

Directions:
1) Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for 30 minutes, or until mixture thickens. I cook mine until a spoon pulled through middle of mixture leaves a trail that does not close in upon itself. If you plan to use immediately, let cool to room temperature. Pack into storage containers and refrigerate for up to a month. Pumpkin butter can also be frozen for up to 6 months. Yield: 3 cups.

Anna posted over on Facebook that she's making this - sounds yummy and seasonal - and it's already Karen Safe!

[caseysmom]

The other night, an experiment that turned out extra yummy -

Sliced up a handful of mushrooms - three white and a bunch of Crimini

Threw those in a pan with a tablespoon of butter, set to sauté-ing, and after 5 minutes, when they were mostly shrunk down, sprinkled in a bunch of thyme, and a bit of salt, plunked a boneless skinless chicken breast on top of them, cooked a couple minutes each side, then threw it in the oven, which was set at about 350F, for 15 minutes, then pulled it out, shook some parmesan cheese on it, added cream enough to coat the bottom of the pan, then stuck it back in the oven for 7 more minutes. Checked, the chicken was cooked, so I put the chicken on the plate, then stirred what was left in the pan and dumped it over as a sauce.

Was quite yummy, so I figured I'd share with you all! Easy easy and tasted quite luxurious.

I need to try that it sounds really yummy.

[RICHARD]

I have been craving lasagna for the last month and a half.

I saw this recipe on the web and tried it.


http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/b...lasagna-141256

I made a few changes to the recipe- I added some sliced mushrooms, thinly sliced zucchini and ricotta cheese.

It was easy, fairly quick to put together and pretty tasty.

I would add a touch of Italian seasoning to the sauce. The canned stuff was kind weak.

have fun.