Bananas are a great dessert grilled.
They carmalize with a smokey flavor.
The ingredient amount vary depending
upon how many bananas you are grilling.
Use firm ripe bananas for best results.
Ingredients:
fresh bananas
lemon zest
brown sugar
Directions:
Peel bananas, cut in half
and then in half lengthwise.
Place bananas on a plate flat side up.
Sprinkle them with lemon zest and
then with brown sugar.
Place on a hot cooking grate flat side
down for about two minutes to get grill marks.
Remove and serve with whipped cream.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
By browning the melted butter you get a nice
toffee / caramel like flavor that sets these
cookies above any other recipe I've done.
This is a good one!
Ingredients:
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
8 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt the 10 tablespoons butter in a saucepan
and let the butter get to a golden brown color,
do not burn it.
Place in a mixing bowl with the unmelted butter.
Whisk until smooth.
Let sit for five minutes and then
wisk again a few times to siky smooth.
Add sugars, egg, salt and vanilla,
flour and baking soda, stir to combine well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet,
bake for about 10 minutes or until done.
toffee / caramel like flavor that sets these
cookies above any other recipe I've done.
This is a good one!
Ingredients:
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
8 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt the 10 tablespoons butter in a saucepan
and let the butter get to a golden brown color,
do not burn it.
Place in a mixing bowl with the unmelted butter.
Whisk until smooth.
Let sit for five minutes and then
wisk again a few times to siky smooth.
Add sugars, egg, salt and vanilla,
flour and baking soda, stir to combine well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet,
bake for about 10 minutes or until done.
Butter Cookies
This is a recipe to make French butter cookies.
I was amazed that you use a hard cooked egg yolk,
in place of a fresh yolk in the cookie dough batter.
These are nice and crispy with a good butter flavor.
Ingredients:
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 hard cooked egg yolk, minced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg white for brushing
sugar for dusting.
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl,
add hard cooked egg yolk, salt, vanilla and flour.
Mix to combine well, remove from bowl and
roll onto a log then wrap in parchment paper.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Remove dough from refrigerator, unwrap
and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
Place slices on a baking sheet and brush top
with egg white and sprinkle top with sugar.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
I was amazed that you use a hard cooked egg yolk,
in place of a fresh yolk in the cookie dough batter.
These are nice and crispy with a good butter flavor.
Ingredients:
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 hard cooked egg yolk, minced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg white for brushing
sugar for dusting.
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl,
add hard cooked egg yolk, salt, vanilla and flour.
Mix to combine well, remove from bowl and
roll onto a log then wrap in parchment paper.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Remove dough from refrigerator, unwrap
and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
Place slices on a baking sheet and brush top
with egg white and sprinkle top with sugar.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Buffalo Shrimp
These shrimp are coated with seasoned flour
battered and deep fried crispy good.
Then served in a buttery red hot pepper sauce.
This is the recipe I use to make buffalo chicken wings.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 dash black Pepper
20 rock shrimp
1 dash garlic powder
1/2 cup flour
vegetable oil for frying
1/4 cup red hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
In a small bowl mix together the flour,
paprika, cayenne pepper and salt.
Place shelled shrimp in a large mixing bowl and
sprinkle flour mixture over them until
they are evenly coated.
Cover bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
The oil should be an inch or so deep.
Combine the butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder
in a small saucepan over low heat.
Stir together and heat until butter is melted
and mixture is well blended.
Remove from heat and reserve for serving.
Fry coated shrimp in hot oil until done.
Remove from heat, place shrimp in serving bowl,
add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Serve.
battered and deep fried crispy good.
Then served in a buttery red hot pepper sauce.
This is the recipe I use to make buffalo chicken wings.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 dash black Pepper
20 rock shrimp
1 dash garlic powder
1/2 cup flour
vegetable oil for frying
1/4 cup red hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
In a small bowl mix together the flour,
paprika, cayenne pepper and salt.
Place shelled shrimp in a large mixing bowl and
sprinkle flour mixture over them until
they are evenly coated.
Cover bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
The oil should be an inch or so deep.
Combine the butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder
in a small saucepan over low heat.
Stir together and heat until butter is melted
and mixture is well blended.
Remove from heat and reserve for serving.
Fry coated shrimp in hot oil until done.
Remove from heat, place shrimp in serving bowl,
add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Serve.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Italian Soy Sauce
Soy sauce with garlic is a great
sauce to use in place of salt.
Use in soups and on garlic bread.
On green salads in place of vinegar.
As a marinade for chicken wings.
Ingredients:
6 ounces low sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
dash of ground cayenne pepper
Directions:
In a mixing bowl combine soy sauce,
garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
Store in the soy sauce bottle.
sauce to use in place of salt.
Use in soups and on garlic bread.
On green salads in place of vinegar.
As a marinade for chicken wings.
Ingredients:
6 ounces low sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
dash of ground cayenne pepper
Directions:
In a mixing bowl combine soy sauce,
garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
Store in the soy sauce bottle.
Baked Ham Mac and Cheese
A good recipe for using up some left over
baked ham and also some macaroni and cheese.
This recipe is easy to put together and
looks and tastes good enough for company.
The ceamy egg mixture melts into the macaroni
and the ham stays moist and tender.
There are crispy brown bits at the bottom.
It even tastes good when served cold.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons dried bread crumbs
2 cups cooked mac and cheese
2 cups cooked ham, ground
1 cup sour cream
1 large egg
Directions:
Butter a small casserole dish.
coat bottom with cheese and crumbs.
Arrange mac and cheese in casserole.
I use a food processor to grind the ham.
Cover mac and cheese with ham, press down.
In a mixing bowl combine egg and sour cream,
pour over ham and let sink through the mixture.
Cover and bake for about 45 minutes.
Let cool some before serving.
baked ham and also some macaroni and cheese.
This recipe is easy to put together and
looks and tastes good enough for company.
The ceamy egg mixture melts into the macaroni
and the ham stays moist and tender.
There are crispy brown bits at the bottom.
It even tastes good when served cold.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons dried bread crumbs
2 cups cooked mac and cheese
2 cups cooked ham, ground
1 cup sour cream
1 large egg
Directions:
Butter a small casserole dish.
coat bottom with cheese and crumbs.
Arrange mac and cheese in casserole.
I use a food processor to grind the ham.
Cover mac and cheese with ham, press down.
In a mixing bowl combine egg and sour cream,
pour over ham and let sink through the mixture.
Cover and bake for about 45 minutes.
Let cool some before serving.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Peanut Butter Cookies
Gluten free cookies made with no flour.
These cookies are to die for!
Really simple to make and really good.
Made with freshly ground peanut butter
they are always a treat to eat and
are always the first cookies to go.
Ingedients:
2 cups freshly ground peanut butter
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar or to taste
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine peanut butter,
eggs, sugar, vanilla, baking soda and salt.
Using a small ice cream scoop, drop onto
an ungreased cookie sheet two inches apart.
Using a fork make a criss cross pattern
by pressing down and across batter.
Bake for about 10 minutes, remove and
let cool on cookie sheet.
These cookies are to die for!
Really simple to make and really good.
Made with freshly ground peanut butter
they are always a treat to eat and
are always the first cookies to go.
Ingedients:
2 cups freshly ground peanut butter
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar or to taste
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine peanut butter,
eggs, sugar, vanilla, baking soda and salt.
Using a small ice cream scoop, drop onto
an ungreased cookie sheet two inches apart.
Using a fork make a criss cross pattern
by pressing down and across batter.
Bake for about 10 minutes, remove and
let cool on cookie sheet.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Ketchup Cabbage Slaw
I read about making a cole slaw using ketchup
as an ingredient in the dressing and made this.
Surprisingly the ketchup flavor goes well
with the tanginess of the fresh cabbage.
There is a huge recipe on-line for this,
I cut the recipe way back here just to try it.
This could serve three people as a side dish.
Ingredients:
3 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
dash of ground cayenne pepper
Directions:
Place water, ketchup, and sugar in a glass bowl,
microwave on high power two minutes, stir and add
salt, black and cayenne peppers, stir well.
Microwave on high 1 minute or until slightly thick.
Place shredded cabbage in a mixing bowl,
pour hot dressing over it and stir to coat.
Let sit 30 minutes before serving.
as an ingredient in the dressing and made this.
Surprisingly the ketchup flavor goes well
with the tanginess of the fresh cabbage.
There is a huge recipe on-line for this,
I cut the recipe way back here just to try it.
This could serve three people as a side dish.
Ingredients:
3 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
dash of ground cayenne pepper
Directions:
Place water, ketchup, and sugar in a glass bowl,
microwave on high power two minutes, stir and add
salt, black and cayenne peppers, stir well.
Microwave on high 1 minute or until slightly thick.
Place shredded cabbage in a mixing bowl,
pour hot dressing over it and stir to coat.
Let sit 30 minutes before serving.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Apple Cream Cheese Tart
This is an incredibly good tasting apple tart.
The lemon zest and the instant coffee
sneak up on your taste buds very nicely.
It's attractive looking and the apples have
a sweet brown coating that goes well
with the cream cheese and custard mixture.
I cover the outside edge of the crust
with foil to prevent it from burning
before the tart filling is set.
It shouldn't go over in the oven while baking.
Ingredients:
1 9" pie crust
6 baking apples
1/6 cup flour
5 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1/2 teaspoon salt
zest from one lemon
2 packages cream cheese
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl place cream cheese
and beat in eggs to a smooth mixture.
Add 2 tablespoons sugar,
vanilla and combine well.
Peel, core and thickly slice apples.
Place in a large mixing bowl along with
flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, coffee,
lemon zest and salt, mixing to coat apples well.
Place the pie crust in a 8" cake pan,
pour cheese mixture into pie crust.
Arrange apples all around and into cheese mixture
so that they stick up from the cheese mixture.
Top with any remaining cinnamon sugar/flour mixture.
Cover edge of crust with aluminum foil and bake
for about 80 minutes, remove foil and bake until
the crust is brown, another 15 minutes or so.
Let cool before serving and refrigerate for keeping.
The lemon zest and the instant coffee
sneak up on your taste buds very nicely.
It's attractive looking and the apples have
a sweet brown coating that goes well
with the cream cheese and custard mixture.
I cover the outside edge of the crust
with foil to prevent it from burning
before the tart filling is set.
It shouldn't go over in the oven while baking.
Ingredients:
1 9" pie crust
6 baking apples
1/6 cup flour
5 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1/2 teaspoon salt
zest from one lemon
2 packages cream cheese
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl place cream cheese
and beat in eggs to a smooth mixture.
Add 2 tablespoons sugar,
vanilla and combine well.
Peel, core and thickly slice apples.
Place in a large mixing bowl along with
flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, coffee,
lemon zest and salt, mixing to coat apples well.
Place the pie crust in a 8" cake pan,
pour cheese mixture into pie crust.
Arrange apples all around and into cheese mixture
so that they stick up from the cheese mixture.
Top with any remaining cinnamon sugar/flour mixture.
Cover edge of crust with aluminum foil and bake
for about 80 minutes, remove foil and bake until
the crust is brown, another 15 minutes or so.
Let cool before serving and refrigerate for keeping.
Brown Sugar Lemonade
The hot weather is coming and I like to
have a jug of home made lemonade on hand.
I've made it with fresh lemons but using
that bottled lemon juice is quick and easy.
In this recipe I added a tablespoon
of brown sugar to the simple syrup.
It darkens the lemonade a little and
adds a good flavor twist that is differant.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 cups water
4 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions:
Place 1 cup water in a measuring cup and
bring it to a boil in the microwave oven.
Add sugars and stir to dissolve.
Pour into a pitcher of bottle,
add lemon juice to your taste.
Cover, shake and refrigerate.
have a jug of home made lemonade on hand.
I've made it with fresh lemons but using
that bottled lemon juice is quick and easy.
In this recipe I added a tablespoon
of brown sugar to the simple syrup.
It darkens the lemonade a little and
adds a good flavor twist that is differant.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 cups water
4 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions:
Place 1 cup water in a measuring cup and
bring it to a boil in the microwave oven.
Add sugars and stir to dissolve.
Pour into a pitcher of bottle,
add lemon juice to your taste.
Cover, shake and refrigerate.
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