Cowboy Lasagna

1. 1 lb ground beef
2. 4 Tbsp minced onion
3. generous sprinkling of  Worcestershire sauce
4. 3 Tbsp Parsley divided
5. 10 3/4 oz can tomato soup
6. 1 can Corn
7. 3 Tbsp dry ground mustard
8. 32 oz bag Tator Tots
9. 4 C Mozzarella Cheese
10. Salt & Pepper

Brown Ground Beef spices, drain and add corn and soup
Simmer for about 10 minutes
In a greased 9 x 13 pan, arrange Tator tots single layer and top with 2 cups of cheese
Pour ground beef mixture over cheese, and top with remaining cheese and 1 Tbsp of Parsley
Place in 350 oven for 30 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving

Oreo's

2 Pkg Devils Food Cake Mix
4 eggs
2 sticks butter softened
mix together and put rounded scoops on cookie sheet
Bake at 350 6-8 minutes

Cream Cheese filling
1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 stick butter softened
4 C powdered sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla

Mexican Lasagna

Char 2 chile Peppers and put in plastic bag 15 minutes to sweat so will peel easily

Lightly char the edges of 12 corn tortillas

Chop 1 onion and cook till tender in 2 Tbsp hot olive oil

Add 2 Tbsp chopped oregano, 3 minced garlic cloves

Chunky pulse 1 can tomatoes + 1 Tbsp Chipoltes Adobados Peppers and add to onions along with 2 Tbsp tomato paste

Peel peppers and remove stem and seeds. Cut up into 1/2" pieces

Shred 2 1/2-3 C poached chicken

Shred 8 oz Monterey Jack Cheese

Put about 1 C sauce in bottom of  9 x 13 pan

layer 6 totillas fanned

spread 1/2 chiles over totillas

spread 1/2 chicken over chiles

drizzle with approx 1/2 C Cream

Spread 1/2 Cheese over above

repeat layers 

Cover with foil, bake at 375 for 30 minutes, uncover, cook 15 minutes more

Frito Corn Salad

3 cans corn
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
1 red bell pepper diced
1 green bell pepper diced
1 C miracle whip
mix all together
just before serving add
1 bag chili cheese frito's or can put beside and add to each serving
(don't make more than you will eat at one sitting, fritos will get soggy

Indonesian Fried Noodles

2-3 Japanese style noodle-chuka soba
Sweet Indonesian Soy Sauce
Garlic minced- (lot)
1/2 bunch turnip greens chopped (strong flavor, might want to add sparingly)
2 carrots chopped thin
1 med onion sliced thin and divided
4 eggs scrambled
chicken base
salt
pepper
1/2 -1 lb chicken cut into small pieces

Cook noodles, drain and lightly coat with olive oil. Set aside
Heat oil, cook 1/2 of onions, and garlic till transparent
add Chicken and cook
add eggs and cook
add some of your cooked noodles, salt, pepper, about 3 Tbsp chicken base, enough soy sauce to make noodles light brown, turnip greens and carrots adjust with rest of noodles to right consistency
toss all together to mix well and lightly cook about 3 minutes
add rest of onions, cook 2-3 more minutes, add little more olive oil and any more soy sauce as needed

*be sure to get the Indonesian Sweet soy sauce

Mexican Haystacks

Brown In a hot pan:
1 lb Hamburger
1 onion chopped
Drain off any grease, return to burner and add:
1 can tomato sauce
3 cans full of water
1 can tomato paste
dash sugar
garlic
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp oregano
salt
1 tsp cumin
1 can kidney beans drained
Reduce heat and simmer

Cook
1 C rice according to directions

Pile your haystack starting with Fritos
Meat mixture
Rice
Shredded Cheese
Lettuce
Chopped Tomatoes
Olives
Sour Cream
Guacamole

Veal Chops with Sherry and Lemon Marmalade

4 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp Canola oil
4 Chops (good with pork chops of chicken also)
Salt and Pepper
1/3 C chopped onion
1/3 C med Sherry
1/3 C Chicken Stock
2 Tbsp Lemon Marmalade
1/4 C Heavy Cream

Put butter and oil in pan and heat up
Salt and Pepper Chops,
Sear and remove from pan
Add onion and cook till tender, add sherry, chicken stock, and marmalade.
When reduced by 1/3, add heavy cream.
Put meat back in pan and cook 10 minutes more

Serve with rice or noodles

Cloud Bread

3 eggs  seperated
3 Tbsp whole milk cottage cheese or cream cheese
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 pkg (1g) artificial sweetener

Preheat oven to 300
Separate eggs carefully (make sure no yolk gets in whites)
In one bowl mix yolks, cottage cheese or cream cheese, and sweetener until smooth
In another bowl mix cream of tartar with whites till fluffy and stiff peaks
Very carefully fold yolk mixture with whites, trying not to break down your peaks
Spray 2 cookie sheets with Pam
With large spoon scoop, scoop mixture into 10 even rounds. Roughly 3/4" thick and 4-5" across
(about the size of the top 1/2 of a hamburger bun)
Bake approx 30 minutes till lightly golden brown (about the color of a hamburger bun)
remove from pan and cool on cooling rack
While warm will be consistency of meringue,  seal in ziplock bag or tupperware and will soften to bread consistency overnight.
Bottoms will be flat  and easy to spread things on

Hot Corn Dip

1 oz can mexicorn drained
4.5 oz can chopped green chilies drained
1/2 C mayo
1 C grated Montery Jack or Pepper Jack Cheese
1/3 C parmesan cheese

Combine all in a bowl
put in greased 8" baking pan
Bake at 350 30-40 minutes
Serve with Fritos

Brown Sugar

1 C White Sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp molasses (light brown sugar)
3 Tbsp molasses (dark brown sugar)
mix for about 30 seconds in magic bullet, food processor or blender

Decadent Double Chocolate Cream Pie

Crust:

In a medium bowl combine

1 2/3 C Famous Chocolate Wafer Crumbs  (about 30 wafers)

6 Tbsp butter melted

1/4 C sugar

Press evenly in a 9" pie pan and bake at 350 7-8 minutes till fragrant and firm

Set aside to cool

Filling:

Whisk together 

1/3 C sugar

2 Tbsp + 1 tsp cornstarch

2 Tbsp Cocoa powder

1/2 tsp salt

add and whisk in until thoroughly combined:

1 large egg

2 large egg yolks

1/2 C whole milk

In a large heavy bottomed sauce pan bring to a boil:

1 1/2 C whole milk

remove from heat and very slowly add hot milk to egg mixture, whisking continuously so you don't scramble the eggs. Return the entire mixture to the pan.

Cook over med heat until comes to a boil and mixture thickens 3-5 minutes

Remove from heat, and add:

7 oz semi sweet chocolate finely chopped

let sit for a minute

add:

3 Tbsp cold butter 

2 tsp vanilla

whisk until chocolate is completely melted and smooth

Pour filling inside cooled pie crust and cover with saran wrap, making sure plastic is right up against filling to prevent skin from forming

Place pie in refrigerator until completely cool and set. About 2 hours

Just before serving make topping by  beating together:

1 C heavy cream

3 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Beat at med speed till Med peaks form. 

Cover Pie with topping and cover with 

Chocolate Curls

Curried Talapia

Saute minced garlic and chopped onion in little olive oil
Add Talapia that has been salted and peppered and cook

meanwhile,
whisk together and heat
1 can coconut milk
about 1 tbsp curry
2 tsp soy sauce
put over fish


(from Kimberli @ therapy)

Orange Chicken

Cut 2 lbs of boneless skinlesss chicken breast into 2"' cubes
Combine in large ziplock bag or bowl
1/2 C Flour
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Garlic powder
In a large hot frying pan, with little bit oil,?Cook chicken in smaller batches about 4 minutes each
Meanwhile combine in medium sauce pan:
1 1/2 C water
1/4 C + 2 Tbsp orange juice
1/3 C Rice Vinegar
2 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp orange zest
1 C brown sugar
1/2 tsp finely minced ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp green onion
Bring to a boil
Combine till dissolved and add to sauce.
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 C cold water
Heat till thickened
Put cooked chicken all back in large frying pan, and pour sauce over till covered.  Cook approx 5 min more.
Serve with Rice and extra sauce if wanted

Pimento Cheese Dip

1 1/2 C Mayo
1 4 oz jar diced pimento drained
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp finely grated onion
1/2 jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
1/4 tsp red pepper
4 C shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350
Spray a 2 quart pan or 9" pie pan with cooking spray
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except cheese. mix well
Add cheese and stir in
Put all into prepared pan
Bake 20-25 minutes till golden and bubbly on top

Hot Corn Dip

2 C. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 C. Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
2 TBSP Chipolte peppers in Adobo Sauce diced small
1 4 oz can diced green chiles undrained
1/2 C Mayo
1/4 tsp garlic powder
11 oz can corn drained
1 small tomato
2 TBSP Cilantro chopped
2 TBSP green onion sliced  thinly

Peheat oven to 350
Mix the cheeses, chipoltes, chiles, mayo, garlic powder and corn together. Pour into an oven safe dish.
Bake 20 minutes or till golden brown and bubbly
top with diced tomatoes, Cilantro, and green onion
Serve immediately with corn chips

Mac N Cheese balls

Make homemade mac n cheese
can add:
chopped jalapenos
chopped spinach
crushed bacon
Cool completely, at least 2 hours
form into balls using Ice Cream scoop packing tightly
roll in flour
roll in beaten egg
roll in panko mixed with seasoned bread crumbs
fry

Dry Rub - Bobby Flay

Mix all together
1 C ancho chili powder
1/3 C Spanish Paprika
3 Tbsp Oregano
3 Tbsp Coriander
3 Tbsp dry Mustard
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Kosher Salt
1 Tbsp fresh ground black pepper
2 tsp Chile De Arbol

Mac and Cheese Springrolls

1 lb small pasta cooked al dente
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 C flour
21/2 C  half and half or milk
4 oz Jack cheese shredded
8 oz extra sharp white cheddar cheese shredded
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper

1 pkg 8" spring roll wrappers
1 egg beaten with 1 Tbsp water
Canola oil to fry

Melt butter in frying pan, when bubbling, add flour and whisk cooking for 1 1/2-2 minutes
Gradually whisk in the milk, cooking for 7-8 minutes till thickened
remove 1/3 of sauce and set aside
Remove from heat and add cheeses
Stir in Dijon, salt and pepper
Return to low heat and stir in pasta till well coated
let cool completely

Lay out Spring roll wrappers and brush edges with egg
Using Ice cream scoop, put approx 2 Tbsp on each spring roll wrapper and roll up
Spring rolls can be frozen at this point (Defrost 15 minutes before frying if frozen)
Fry in hot Canola oil or can bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes on a sprayed pan turning once

For Dipping sauce mix reserved Beshamel sauce with Sriracha sauce to taste

Skillet Bacon Mac n Cheese

Bechamel Sauce
Melt in a heavy 12" oven safe pan:
1/4 C unsalted butter

Whisk in:
1/4 C flour
cook about 2 minutes till bubbling

Stir in:
3 C hot milk
continue stirring as sauce thickens.
Add:
1/4 tsp nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
cook additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat

In Salted water, boil 1 lb pasta till nearing al dente but not fully cooked.

Over low heat stir into Bechamel Sauce:
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
Gradually add the Cheddar, Gruyere and 1 C of the Parmesan cheese. Stir till all of the cheese is melted. Add an additional cup of milk and 1/4 C heavy cream. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

In another skillet, cook 6 pieces of bacon till golden. Remove from pot reserving 3 Tbsp bacon fat.

Add drained pasta to sauce and stir to combine evenly.
In a small bowl combine:

1 1/2 C Panko
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
3 Tbsp reserved bacon fat
Sprinkle over top of pasta
cover with 1/2 C parmesan cheese
Bake 20-25 minutes till bubbling
Remove from oven and sprinkle with crumbled bacon
let rest 5 minutes before serving

Sweet Pepper Poppers

10 mini multi-colored sweet peppers
Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
6 oz goat cheese
1/4 C Ricotta cheese
1 tsp fresh thyme chopped
1/2 C Panko
2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted

Preheat oven to 400
Cut peppers in half lengthwise leaving stems in tack
remove ribs and seeds
sprinkle with salt and pepper
Whip goat cheese and ricotta till light and fluffy
Stir in thyme salt and Pepper
taste and adjust seasoning
fill peppers 1/2 way
combine panko with melted butter and sprinkle over filling
Bake till golden and bubbly - 15 to 20 minutes
Serve

Martini Pork Chops

8 1-1 1/2" pork chops
salt & pepper
1/4 C olive oil
2 large shallots minced
1/2 - 3/4 C Vermouth
butter

Season chops
In large skillet, on high, heat olive oil
add chops and sear to brown 3 minutes per side
remove chops to platter
drain extra oil from pan
put pan back on stove and add minced shallots. allow to soften
Add Vermouth and scrape bottom of pan.
Add spoonful of butter and let simmer 2-3 minutes
Drizzle over Chops to serve