New Recipes?

Question

I cook dinner for my family almost every night. I am tired of cooking the same old stuff, chicken, ribs, pork chops, etc.
Any ideas on some creative menu items?

also, if you can post the recipe, that would be great.

Answer 1

I LOVE Rachael Ray...and she has TONS of great recipes...you can check her out at www.foodnetwork.com as well as www.rachaelrayshow.com. Here are a few of her recipes. Good luck!!

P.S. All of her recipes are 30-Minute Meals...and all of them are very forgiving for making substitutes or leaving things out as you cater to your own family's tastes.

Ravioli Lasagna

3 family-size packages of frozen cheese ravioli
2 cups shredded provolone
1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1 pound ground sirloin
1/4 pound ground pork
1/4 pound ground veal
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 cup red wine
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons allspice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup beef or chicken stock
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 bunch of basil, chopped
1/2 bunch of parsley, chopped

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Bring a pot of water to boil, season heavily with salt. Cook ravioli for about 6 minutes, until almost cooked through. Drain and lay flat on a plate to avoid them from clumping together. Set aside until ready to assemble the lasagna.

In a large sauce pan heat EVOO and begin browning the meat in small batches. Be sure to brown the meat to the point of it becoming a little on the crispy side. This will give the sauce a deep flavor. Move browned meat over to one side of the pan, leaving room on one side of the pan. Add the onion, carrot, garlic and bay leaf, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the wine, scraping up all the bits from the meat and veggies off the bottom of the pan.

Cook the wine for 5 minutes. Season with salt, freshly ground black pepper and allspice. Add Worcestershire and stock; bring up to a bubble. Add the crushed tomato and tomato sauce, and cook until the sauce becomes a bit thicker, about 10-20 minutes. In the last 10 minutes of cooking, add 1/2 of the basil and parsley then remove from heat.

In a 9x13 baking dish, begin layering the lasagna. To the bottom of the dish evenly disperse 1 cup of the sauce. Take 1/3 of the ravioli and mound them on top of the sauce. Spread them out in an even layer and into the corners of the baking dish. Top ravioli with more sauce.

Repeat 2 more times, finishing off with a generous amount of Parmigiano and provolone cheese on the top.

Bake lasagna for 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes before serving and garnish with other half of basil and parsley.

Yields 8 Servings

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Jambasta

Salt
1 pound penne rigate, pasta with lines
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound andouille sausage, any brand, casing removed and diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 poblano pepper, seeded and chopped or thinly sliced (1 large jalapeno my be substituted)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 ribs celery from the heart with greens, chopped
1 onion, chopped
Salt and ground black pepper
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup beer, 1/2 bottle
1 cup chicken stock
1 (14-ounce) can, crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: Franks Red Hot or Tabasco) eyeball it
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
1/2 pound chicken breast, diced into small pieces
1/2 pound medium shrimp, cleaned and tails removed
1/4 cup heavy cream, eyeball it
2 scallions, sliced

Heat a pot of water to a boil for pasta and add salt to it then pasta. Cook to al dente and drain.
While pasta works, heat a deep skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, butter and andouille. Brown the sausage 2 to 3 minutes to render the fat. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add garlic, peppers, celery and onions. Saute the veggies for 5 to 6minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and add flour to the pan. Cook flour with veggies 2 minutes more then whisk in beer. Cook beer out, 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, hot sauce and thyme. Bring liquid to a bubble and add chicken and shrimp. Cook 6 to 7 minutes until chicken is firm and shrimp are opaque and firm. Stir to mix in cooking juices then add in cream. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Ladle up the jambasta and top with chopped scallions and reserved crispy andouille.

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Black Bean Stoup and Southwestern Monte Cristo Sandwiches

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

A "stoup" is what I call a soup that is almost as thick as a stew. This one can be prepared as a vegetarian entree as well.


2 tablespoons extra- virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs celery with greens, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 fresh bay leaf or 1 large dried bay leaf
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 (15-ounce) cans black beans
2 tablespoons ground cumin, a couple of palm fulls
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander, 1/3 palm full
Salt and pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons hot sauce, divided
1 quart chicken or vegetable stock
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with peppers and onions, or stewed tomatoes
8 slices white sandwich bread
1/2 cup hot pepper jelly or chili sauce, tomatillo or tomato salsa, taco sauce - whichever you have on hand
1/2 lime, juiced
8 slices honey baked ham, from the deli counter
8 slices pepper jack cheese, from the deli counter
8 slices smoked turkey, from the deli counter
2 eggs, beaten
Splash of milk
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup sour cream
2 to 3 scallions, chopped


Heat a medium soup pot over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil to the hot pot, then onion, celery, garlic, jalapeno, and bay leaf. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, then add red peppers and continue to cook. Drain 2 cans of beans and add them. Use a fork to mash up the beans in the remaining can. Stir the mashed beans into the pot and season with cumin, coriander, salt and pepper and 2 to 3 tablespoons hot sauce. Add stock and tomatoes to the stoup and bring to a bubble. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes over low heat. Add the lime juice. Remove and discard the bay leaf
While stoup cooks, make Monte Cristos: spread bread with a light layer of pepper jelly, chili sauce, salsa, or taco sauce. Build sandwiches using 2 slices each of ham, cheese and turkey per sandwich. Beat eggs with milk and 2 teaspoons hot sauce and season the eggs with a little salt. Heat a griddle pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Melt butter in skillet. Dip each sandwich in egg coating and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side to melt cheese and warm the meats through.

Ladle up black bean soup and top with sour cream and scallions. Cut Monte Cristos corner to corner and serve alongside soup for dipping and munching.

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Italian Mini Meat Loaves with Mac and Three Cheeses

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/3 pounds ground sirloin
1 large egg, beaten
2/3 cup Italian bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano, plus 1/2 cup
1/2 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound corkscrew shaped pasta with lines (cavatappi) or small shell pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
1/2 cup shredded asiago cheese
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped rosemary leaves
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley


Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place meat in a bowl. Make a well in meat. Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup cheese, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Mix meat and breading and form 4 individual oval meat loaves, 1-inch thick. Coat loaves with extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet. Roast 18 to 20 minutes.

When the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta. Cook until slightly undercooked – pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce.

Melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. Whisk in milk. Bring to a bubble. Thicken milk, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cheeses: Cheddar, asiago, 1/2 cup Parmesan and black pepper. Stir to melt cheeses. Drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a baking dish or casserole. Place bread crumbs in a bowl and add extra-virgin olive oil and herbs to bread crumbs. Top pasta with bread crumbs. Place under a broiler and brown bread crumbs. Serve cheese and pasta alongside meat loaf.

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Mac and Cheddar Cheese with Chicken and Broccoli

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: Yield: 6 servings

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1 pound chicken breast tenders, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 pound macaroni elbows or cavatapi corkscrew shaped pasta twists
2 1/2 cups raw broccoli florets, available packaged in produce department
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
3 cups whole milk
1 cup chicken stock
3 cups yellow sharp Cheddar
1 tablespoon prepared Dijon mustard


Place a pot of water on to boil for macaroni.
Heat a medium pan over medium to medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and chicken and season with salt and pepper. Saute a couple of minutes then add onion and cook another 5 to 7 minutes until onions are tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and reserve.

To boiling pasta water, add pasta and salt to season the cooking water. Cook 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 minutes more or until pasta is cooked to al dente and florets are just tender.

While pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter and melt, then add flour, cayenne and paprika and whisk together over heat until roux bubbles then cook a minute more. Whisk in milk and stock and raise heat a little to bring sauce to a quick boil. Simmer sauce to thicken about 5 minutes.

Drain macaroni or pasta and broccoli florets. Add back to pot and add chicken to the pasta and broccoli.

Add cheese to milk sauce and stir to melt it in, about a minute or so. Stir in mustard and season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli and cooked pasta and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings, transfer to a large serving platter and serve.

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Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

8 slices center cut or other lean, thick-cut, smoky bacon
1 pound ground lean beef
2 hot dogs, beef or pork, diced
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick)
2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it
1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon hot sauce, eyeball it, divided
2 tablespoons ketchup
Vegetable oil, for drizzling
4 slices deli sliced Cheddar
1 sack (16 to18 ounces) crispy style frozen potato fries
2 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons chives, a handful
Salt
1/2 cup chili sauce
4 kaiser rolls, split
1/4 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
1/2 lime, juiced

Preheat broiler to high.
Place bacon on slotted broiler pan. Cook bacon 10 inches from the heat and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until crisp then adjust oven to bake setting for temperature recommended on fries packaging.

While bacon cooks, make the burgers. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Mix beef with diced dogs, chili powder, grill seasoning, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce and ketchup. Form 4 large patties. Add a drizzle of oil, 1 turn of the pan and add the patties. Cook burgers 6 minutes on each side, then top with 2 slices bacon and 1 slice of cheddar, each. Turn pan off, cover with loose foil tent and let cheese melt, 1 to 2 minutes.

While the burgers cook, add fries to oven and cook until extra-crisp. Remove from oven. Place butter, 1 tablespoon hot sauce and garlic in a small dish and microwave on high 20 seconds then transfer fries to a large bowl. Toss fries with garlic-hot sauce butter and chives and season with salt, to taste.

Slather chili sauce on the tops of split keiser rolls. Place bacon chili-cheese burgers on bun bottoms and top each burger with lettuce, cilantro, and lime juice. Set bun tops in place. Pile fries alongside and serve.

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Retro-Metro Fancy Tuna Casserole

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 loaf day-old crusty bread or 2 crusty day-old rolls
1 to 1 1/4 pounds tuna steaks, 1-inch thick -- 2 big steaks
1 cup white wine
Water
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil -- 1 turn of the pan
4 tablespoons butter, divided
2 large shallots, chopped
16 small button mushrooms, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground thyme or poultry seasoning
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
1 cup baby frozen peas
1 pound extra-wide egg noodles, cooked to al dente or 12 ounces, 1 box, egg fettuccini
Chopped fresh parsley leaves, to garnish

Place bread in warm oven, 250 degrees F, to dry and toast, 20 minutes.
Place tuna in a skillet and add wine, then water -- just enough to cover fish. Add bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring liquids to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover skillet. Poach fish for 12 minutes.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, 1 turn of the pan, and 2 tablespoons butter--reserve remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Add shallots and mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Saute gently for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in ground thyme or poultry seasoning and flour and cook flour 1 minute, stirring with whisk. Whisk in stock, then cream. Adjust seasonings. Add peas.

Remove cooked, poached tuna to a bowl and flake fish with a fork.

Add cooked noodles and tuna to sauce. Remove sauce from heat and transfer mixture to a casserole or serving dish.

Use the widest cutting edge on a box grater to grate the bread into large crumbs. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small cup in microwave and pour melted butter over bread, Scatter buttery bread crumbs and parsley over the top of the casserole. Serve immediately.

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Sirloin Burgers with Balsamic Mayo, Mushrooms and Swiss

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

1/4 cup chopped onion
1 1/3 pounds ground sirloin, 90 percent lean
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, eyeball the amount
Steak Seasoning Blend or, coarse salt and pepper, preferred brand McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling plus 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan in a slow stream
4 crusty rolls, split
4 portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced
Coarse salt and pepper
4 slices Swiss cheese
3 tablespoons aged Balsamic vinegar, eyeball the amount
1/2 cup mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise
Coarse black pepper
1/4 pound baby spinach
2 vine ripe tomatoes, sliced
2 scallions, chopped
4 romaine leaves, optional

Preheat grill pan or large nonstick skillet
Saute onions in a small pan over moderate heat for 3 to 5 minutes until tender. Combine meat with Worcestershire sauce, Sauteed onion and steak seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Form 4 large patties. Drizzle patties with a touch of extra-virgin olive oil. Quick toast your split rolls, then add burgers to grill pan or skillet. Grill or pan-fry burgers 4 to 5 minutes on each side for medium well doneness.
Heat a small to medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add a little oil and mushrooms. Season mushrooms with a little salt and pepper and saute until just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Pile mushrooms on top of burgers just before you are ready to take them off the grill or out of the pan. Fold each Swiss cheese slice in half and rest on top of mushrooms. Place a loose tin foil tent over the burgers and turn heat off under pan or grill. Allow the cheese to begin to melt down over mushroom and burgers, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Combine balsamic, mayonnaise and coarse cracked black pepper in a small dish.
To assemble, place burgers with mushrooms and Swiss cheese on bun bottom. Slather tops of buns with Balsamic black pepper mayonnaise and baby spinach. Set burger tops in place and serve with sliced vine ripe tomatoes, drizzled with oil, seasoned with salt and pepper and garnished with scallions. Pile onion rings and a dollop of dipping sauce along side. For drinks, try black and white frozen shakes -- yum!

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Chicken and Dumplings

Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
2 tablespoons butter
1 russet potato, peeled and diced
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced or thinly sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 rib celery, diced
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1/3 palm full
2 tablespoons flour, a handful
1 quart chicken broth or stock, canned or paper container, preferred brand Kitchen Basics
1 small box biscuit mix(preferred brand Jiffy Mix)
1/2 cup warm water
Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 cup frozen green peas

Dice tenders into bite size pieces and set aside. Wash hands.
Place a large pot on stove over medium high heat. Add oil, butter, vegetables and bay leaf and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Season mixture with salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Add flour to the pan and cook 2 minutes. Stir broth or stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Add chicken to the broth and stir.

Place biscuit mix in a bowl. Combine with 1/2 cup warm water and parsley. Drop tablespoonfuls of prepared mix into the pot, spacing dumplings evenly. Cover pot tightly and reduce heat to medium low. Steam dumplings 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cover and stir chicken and dumplings to thicken sauce a bit. Stir peas into the pan, remove chicken and dumplings from heat and serve in shallow bowls.

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Sunday Gravy and Macaroni (Spaghetti, really)

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 BIG Servings

1 pound spaghetti
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, for both meats and sauce
3 thin cut pork loin chops, 1/2-inch thick, cut in 1/2
Salt and pepper
2 each sweet and hot Italian sausage links
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, for moderate to spicy marinara
5 cloves garlic, chopped, 3 for sauce, 2 for meatballs
1 small onion, minced
1 cup beef broth
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls of leaves
Several leaves fresh basil, torn or chopped, a handful
1 pound meat loaf mix, ground beef, pork and veal combined, from butcher counter
1 egg
1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, 2 handfuls, plus extra for tossing pasta and to pass at table
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs, 3 handfuls
1 loaf crusty Italian bread, for serving

Heat water for pasta to boil. Salt and cook pasta 7 to 8 minutes, to al dente.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Heat a deep skillet or medium heavy bottomed sauce pot over medium high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Halve sausages. Add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, extra-virgin olive oil to pan or pot. Place chops in pan or pot and brown 2 minutes on each side, remove. Add another tablespoon oil, 1 turn of the pan, and sausages. Brown sausages 2 minutes on each side and transfer to plate with pork. Add pepper flakes, 3 cloves chopped garlic and onion to the pot and saute 1 minute. Add broth to the pan and scrape up drippings. Add tomatoes and herbs and bring sauce to a bubble. Add meats back to the pot and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer sauce until ready to serve, 12 to 15 minutes.

Combine ground meat, egg, remaining 2 cloves chopped garlic, 1/3 cup cheese, and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper and roll into balls, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. Place balls on nonstick cookie sheet. Roast meatballs 10 minutes, then slide into Sunday sauce and turn off oven. Add bread to oven to crisp crust.

To serve, place pork, sausages and meatballs on serving dish. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into a serving dish to ladle over pasta and meats at the table. Toss cooked spaghetti with remaining sauce in sauce pot, adding a few handfuls of grated cheese to the pot as you toss it. Transfer pasta to a serving dish.

Answer 2

These are my quick and easy standby recipes for when the usual just sounds crummy.

Crab cakes. Fast and easy. The recipe is on the back of the can and every working kitchen has all of the ingredients on hand.

Lamb. Whether a rack, chops or riblets, (but not leg of lamb or a roast) smear them in garlic butter and bake in the oven at 375 for about 30-35 minutes, serve with mint jelly. For extra texture roll the lamb in crushed pork rinds (chicharillos have zero carbs) or bread crumbs before baking.

Tacos. Anything goes into tacos, especially leftovers. If you have a little leftover chicken and pork and burger you can throw them all into a pan. Add some diced potatoes & carrots, this will unify the mixture and give it that intentional flavor. Serve with the normal garnishes like cheese, sour cream, etc.,

Pasta shells. Boil them until they are al dente. Stuff them with whatever you like, cover with cheese, and bake for about 20 minutes. Add sauce if you like, they are tasty enough without.

Answer 3

How bout a spaghetti pie? 1 - 2 lbs of lean ground beef
pkg of spaghetti noodles
1 large container of cottage cheese
1 can of sweet corn (drained)
1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
After browning your lean beef & boiling your noodles, in a 10 inch round corningware dish, cover the bottom of dish evenly with the noodles. Then take the cottage cheese & put it on the noodles with about an inch & a half of the noodles showing on the outside all around. Then put the layer of lean ground over the cottage cheese leaving 1 inch of cottage cheese showing all around. Sprinkle the Parmasian over the top of the meat, then add evenly the corn over the top of just the meat.
it was a hit with our family

Answer 4

Mexican-Style
Chicken Lime Soup
Note from Cheri:
Soups with the flavor of lime, like this one, are popular in the Yucantan. If you already have the chicken stock made (or if you have a can or two on hand) this soup is super quick to prepare.
Serves 4 - 6

This is a great camping recipe, just prepare the tortilla strip garnish before leaving home.

6 cups chicken stock
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin slices
1 tablespoon olive or corn oil
8-10 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion,, thinly sliced
2 medium Roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1/3 C chopped cilantro
1-4 (depending on how hot you like it) serrano or jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
1/3 C fresh lime juice
salt and pepper to taste

4 corn tortillas, cut into matchsticks for garnish (or use tortilla chips)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread tortilla slivers on a baking sheet and bake for about 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, garlic and hot peppers and cook for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in stock and remaining ingredients, except cilantro and tortilla strips. Simmer soup until chicken is cooked, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in cilantro and adjust seasonings. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips.





Tostaditas De Tingla Poblana -- Shredded Pork with Roasted Tomatoes and Chipotle Peppers
Note from Cheri:
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Chef Priscila Satkoff of Chicago's fabulous restaurant ¡Salpicón!. Lee Maloney recently visited and raved about the wonderful experience.

For the Meat:
1 lb. pork shoulder
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon salt

For the Sauce:
1/2 tablespoon canola oil
1 small onion thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 1/2 lbs. plum tomatoes roasted, peeled and chopped
4 ounces chorizo cooked
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon thyme
1 oz. canned chipotle chiles (or to taste)
salt to taste
24 small tostaditas (small crispy tortillas)
1/2 cup Mexican cream
1 medium ripe avocado dice

Serves 6 as an Appetizer (24 small pieces)

For the Meat:
Cut the meat in 3 by 3 inch pieces. In a medium sauce pan put the meat to boil cover with water, onion, garlic and salt for 1 1/2 hours. or until the meat is nice and tender. Let it cool, and shred.

For the Sauce:
In a medium sauté pan heat the oil, when this is hot add the onion and sauté for about 3 minutes, add the chopped garlic and sauté. Add the tomatoes and cover, let simmer for about 8 minutes then add the chorizo, shedded pork, the chipotle chiles, cloves, cinnamon and thyme. Mix well and let it simmer for 2 more minutes, add salt to taste. Remove from heat.

Assemble the dish:
On small tostaditas put 1 ounce (about 1 tablespoon of meat), garnish with a small amount of cream and small pieces of avocado.

Options: This also makes great tacos using soft tortillas.

Answer 5

Get a crockpot cookbook. Really. We make soups in the crock several times a week. Serve with a crusty bread and a salad. How about lasagna or manicotti? Linguini with sauteed mushrooms and garlic and alfredo? Shake it up a little!

Answer 6

Just rice with corn and all of the leftovers- with chicken and add gravy. With ribs chopped in small pieces add pieces of everything and it is good. Whatever you prepare add a lot of love- that will do it for you and for your family, that's the best ingredient.

Answer 7

cold taco salad 1 lbs ground beef cook drained & cooled i large bag regular dorritos crushed i small head of lettuce chopped fine 3 large tomatoes chopped & i large bag of shredded cheddar cheese mix well add 1 large bottle of kraft catalina dressing mix well chill & serve with sour cream

Answer 8

One-Pan Roasted Pork Supper
Prep Time: 15 minTotal Time: 1 hr 5 min
Makes: 6 servings
2 medium sweet potatoes (1 lb.), peeled, cubed
1 large red onion, cut into thin wedges
1/2 cup CATALINA Dressing
1-1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves, divided
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1-1/2 cups water
2 small pork tenderloins, 3/4 lb. each

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Toss sweet potatoes and onion with dressing and 1/2 tsp. of the thyme. Arrange in single layer on 15x10x1-inch baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min. MEANWHILE, combine stuffing mix and water. Cut each tenderloin diagonally into thirds. Push vegetable mixture to edges of baking sheet. Spoon stuffing down center of baking sheet; top with pork. Sprinkle remaining 1 tsp. thyme over pork. BAKE 45 to 50 min.

Easy Chicken Parmesan
Prep Time: 5 min Total Time: 40 min
Makes: 6 servings
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
6 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.)
1-1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Pour sauce into 13x9-inch baking dish. Carefully stir in 4 Tbsp. (1/4 cup) of the Parmesan cheese. Add chicken; turn over to evenly coat both sides with sauce. Cover with foil. BAKE 30 min. Uncover. TOP with mozzarella cheese and remaining 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese; continue baking 5 min. or until chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted. Try serving this delicious baked chicken over your favorite hot cooked pasta.

Spicy Sausage and Pepper Stew
Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 40 min
Makes: 9 servings
3/4 lb. (12 oz.) reduced fat hot Italian sausage, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 medium green pepper, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 stalk celery, sliced
2 Tbsp. flour
1 can (14 oz.) reduced sodium beef broth
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (15-1/2 oz. each) kidney beans, drained, rinsed
COOK sausage, pepper and celery in large saucepan on medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, stirring frequently; drain.
ADD flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in broth, tomatoes with their liquid and beans. Bring to boil; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

:)

Answer 9

LAZY DAY PIEROGIS



1 BOX OF LARGE STUFFING SHELLS
1 MEDIUM ONION CHOPPED
2 STICKS OF I CAN'T BELIEVE ITS NOT BUTTER

2 ENVELOPES OF IDAHONIAN COMPLETE INSTANT MASHED POTATOES OR MAKE MASHED POTATOES FROM SCRATCH
1 PACKAGE OF SHREDDED VELVEETA CHEESE

COOK SHELLS IN SALTED WATER DRAIN AND COOL TO HANDLE. IN THE MEANTIME SAUTE ONION IN MARGARINE TILL TENDER.

MAKE THE POTATOESS CUTTING DOWN ON THE WATER. ADD THE SHREDDED VELVEETA CHEESE. MIX TILL MELTED

STUFF SHELLS WITH POTATOE MIXTURE. LAYER IN A CASSEROLE SPRAYED WITH PAM. ADDING ONION MIXTURE BETWEEN LAYERS.

BAKE AT 350º FOR 30 MIN.

Answer 10

check out foodtv.com they have a ton of recipes that you can download, and go from simple to elegant.

Answer 11

Baked Mahi−Mahi with Dill Sauce



1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
2 Mahi−Mahi Steaks
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt
White pepper
Combine our sour cream, yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, and hot
sauce. Stir in dill; add salt and pepper to taste. Blend well.
Allow to stand at least 1/2 hour to blend flavors. Serve at room
temperature. May be refrigerated up to 24 hours.
Pat fish dry with paper towels. Combine oil and lemon juice; brush
on both sides of fish. Season lightly with salt and white pepper.
Place an inch apart in a lightly oiled baking dish. Bake at 450F
for approximately 15 mintues. When fish tests are done, transfer
to warm plates. Spoon Dill Sauce over fish.






Walleye Fillet


1 1/2 pounds walleye fillets, skin removed
2 cups grated carrots
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
3 1/2 tablespoons flour
Salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup milk



Heat oven to 450F. Spray a 13 x 9−inch baking dish with nonstick
vegetable cooking spray. Arrange fillets, slightly overlapping,
in prepared dish. Set aside. In medium bowl, combine carrots, melted
margarine, juice, thyme and salt. Spread mixture evenly over fillets.
Cover with foil. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until fish is firm
and opaque and just begins to flake. Drain liquid from fish into
a 2−cup measure. Cover fish with foil to keep warm. Set aside. Add
water to liquid in cup to equal 1 1/3 cups.
In a 1−quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons margarine over medium
heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Blend in cooking liquid mixture
and milk. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture thickens and
bubbles, stirring constantly. Pour sauce evenly over fish and serve
over hot rice or linguine.




Bass with Avocado Sauce


1 small ripe avocado coarsely chopped
1/4 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 garlic clove minced
1 dash hot sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon lemon rind grated
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
16 ounces bass fillets
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs fine
vegetable cooking spray


Combine the first 5 ingredients in a blender; cover and
process until smooth. Set mixture aside. Combine lemon juice
and next 3 ingredients in a shallow dish; dip fillets in lemon
juice mixture, and dredge in bread crumbs. Place on a baking
sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450 degrees F for
7 minutes; turn fillets over, and bake an additional 7 minutes
or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Transfer
fillets to a serving platter, and top with avocado sauce.




Blackened Salmon


6 Salmon Fillets, 1/2 − 3/4 inch thick, skinned
2 1/2 cups unsalted butter or margarine
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon dried thyme (do not use fresh − it will burn)
Lemon wedges and Parsley for garnish



Trim off the thin edges of fillets as these would burn. Pat dry
and refrigerate until ready to cook. The butter sauce adheres
better to cold fillets.
In heavy 3−quart cast−iron frying pan over medium heat, melt
butter, add lemon juice, cayenne, salt, black pepper and thyme.
Stir to blend; cool to lukewarm.
Place an empty 10−inch cast−iron skillet over high heat until
bottom has a definite white haze and begins to smoke slightly.
Remove fish from refrigerator; dip 1 fillet in warm butter sauce,
coating well. Place fish in hot skillet, taking care that spits
and spatters do not burn you. Fish will sear and cook almost
immediately. Turn fillet over; blacken other side. Repeat with
remaining fillets.
Reserve remaining butter sauce. As fillets are cooked, place
them on individual plates; keep warm. Discard accumulated butter
sauce in skillet and charred bits between batches. When all
fillets have been cooked, wipe skillet clean and place empty
skillet back on heat. Add reserved butter sauce; carefully swirl
skillet 5 or 6 times to blacken butter. Remove pan from heat;
drizzle butter over each fillet. Garnish and serve hot.




Bombay Monkfish


1 pound monkfish, skinned
Milk to cover
1/4 pound shrimp, shelled
2 eggs
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
1 pinch of saffron or tumeric
3/4 cup light cream
Salt and pepper to taste



Preheat oven to 350F. Put the monkfish in a pan just large enough to
hold it. Pour the milk over and place the pan over moderate heat. Bring
to a simmer, cover, and cook for 8 minutes. Turn the fish and cook 7
minutes longer, or until the fish is cooked through. When the monkfish
is nearly done, add the shrimp and cook 2−3 minutes, or until they turn
pink. Drain fish and shrimp, discarding milk.
Cut the monkfish into bite−size pieces. Beat the eggs with the tomato
paste, curry powder, lemon juice, rosemary, saffron and 1/2 cup cream.
Mix in the fish and shrimp and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Turn into 4 individual ramekin dishes and pour an equal amount of the
remaining cream over the top of each dish. Bake for 20 minutes, or until
set. Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon and a crusty french type bread.






Cajun Crappie


4 Crappie fillets about 10" long
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch cayenne pepper
3 teaspoons paprika
3 ounces cognac
1 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons brown sugar
4 cloves crushed garlic
1 teaspoon corn starch
Ground or fresh thyme
Ground or fresh basil
Ground or fresh parsley



Combine the thyme, basil, parsley, cayenne pepper, garlic and
paprika and sprinkle over fish in a shallow bowl. Melt 1 tbls.
butter in a skillet and add fish, cooking until soft but not
hard. Cook for 2 minutes per side. The idea is to not dry out
the fish. After the fish have been cooked on both sides, remove
fish and add brown sugar to pan. Then add remaining butter and
return the fish to the pan once the sugar is melted. This will
glaze the fish and finish cooking them. Remove fish to serving
plate and deglaze skillet with cognac immediately, adding heavy
cream once cognac is boiling. Reduce by 25 percent. Combine a
small portion of liquid with corn starch and add to sauce.
Allow sauce to boil for about one minute. Pour sauce on top of
fish and garnish with fresh parsley.


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