Creamy Jalapeno Dip

INGREDIENTS:
1 lemon
3 cups ranch dressing
1/4 cup roasted green chilies
1/4 cup sliced jalapenos
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
DIRECTIONS:
Squeeze lemon juice into blender
Put the rest of the ingredients in blender
Blend thoroughly

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Chocolate Peanut

INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons butter
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon yeast
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
DIRECTIONS:
Add wet ingredients, then dry ingredients
Use wheat bread cycle
Use 1 1/2 pound load setting
Use medium crust setting

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Honey Butter

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup honey
DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter
Beat butter and honey together until creamy
Serve at room temperature

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Milk Chocolate

INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. best-quality milk chocolate
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
pinch of salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon good liqueur (Cointreau, Amaretto, etc.)
DIRECTIONS:
Chop butter
In a heavy saucepan, heat cream until very hot, stirring occasionally
Add about half the hot cream to the chocolate, salt and butter
Let stand for a minute, then whisk gently
Gradually whisk in remaining cream
Add liqueur and turn fondue into fondue pot, arranged according to manufacturer's instructions
Serve with fruits/cakes/cookies/etc. for dunking

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Milk Bread

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup plus a capful or two of milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon of butter
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
3 cups of flour
2 teaspoons of yeast
DIRECTIONS:
Add wet ingredients, then dry ingredients
Use 1 1/2 pounds setting
Use white bread setting
Use dark crust setting
Brush with milk before baking cycle begins

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Ethiopian Injera

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup teff flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup water
a pinch of salt
vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS:
Mix flour in large bowl
Pour water in slowly, stirring to avoid lumps
Oil skillet and heat until water drop will spatter on surface
Pour out batter on skillet
Heat until bubbles appear on surface, flip

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Mushroom Rolls

INGREDIENTS:
1 package of Pillsbury Crescent rolls
1 1/2 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 4 oz. can mushrooms, drained and chopped
4 oz. cream cheese
1 teaspoon paprika
DIRECTIONS:
Spray some cookie sheets with non-stick spray
Preheat the oven 375 degrees F
Chop up the mushrooms like a berserk samurai
Mix up the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, Worchestershire sauce, mushrooms, and paprika in a bowl until it becomes a lumpy mush
Lay out a non-stick rolling surface or flour a countertop
Break open the crescent roll package
Separate the package out into the four rectangles
Pinch the diagonal lines up on both sides so the rectangles are solid
Spray a rolling pin with non-stick spray
Roll out the rectangles so they're nice and thin
Smear a glob or two of the lumpy mush into the crescent roll rectangle
Roll up the rectangle along the long edge
Slice up the roll in thumb-width segments
Pop those bits on to a cookie sheet
Bake from 13 (fresh) to 17 (frozen) minutes until golden brown
Or you can freeze them on the cookie sheets for future use

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Glazed Salmon

(Via Stacy)
INGREDIENTS:
2 limes
2 tablespoons honey
1-1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 salmon steaks, at least 1 inch thick
DIRECTIONS:
Grate peel from 1 lime
Squeeze juice from both to measure about 1/3 cup
In a small bowl, stir juice with peel, honey, Dijon and salt until smooth
Preheat and oil grill
Brush salmon with sauce
Grill, basting often, about 5 minutes per side.

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Roasted Corn

INGREDIENTS:
4 ears of corn
1/2 stick of salted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 heads roasted garlic
1 tablespoon rosemary
1 tablespoon Parmesan
1 cup fresh basil

DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter
Blend butter with choice of herbs and seasonings, using olive oil to help smooth butter
Peel back husk from corn but do not remove husk entirely
Remove corn silk
Smear corn with butter
Wrap corn back up with husks, tie with string
Place on grill when coals are no longer flaming
Grill for 18 minutes, turn over at 9 minutes

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Grilled Asparagus

INGREDIENTS:
Asparagus
Extra virgin olive oil
Fine sea salt
DIRECTIONS:
Wash asparagus thoroughly and air dry
Rub asparagus with olive oil
Sprinkle with salt liberally
Place on grill when coals are no longer flaming
Grill for 18 minutes, turn over at 9 minutes
NOTE: Be careful, olive oil will flare up.

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