Florentine Chicken Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 6 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups hot chicken broth
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup orzo pasta
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 cup cooked chicken, finely chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, heat oil over med-high heat; add in onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes.
• 2 sprinkle in flour; stir well to blend; continue stirring 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add broth; whisk until flour is dissolved and mixture is smooth.
• 4 add tomatoes and bay leaves; bring broth to a boil; add orzo pasta.
• 5 decrease heat to medium; cook, stirring often, 20 minutes.
• 6 add in spinach, chicken, salt, pepper to taste, and parsley; simmer 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and serve.

Flight To Hong Kong Chicken Wings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup light soy sauce
• 1 cup rice wine
• 1 cup water
• 10 green onions, trimmed and sliced into 2 inch pieces and then smashed lightly
• 10 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed lightly
• 2 -3 inches ginger, peeled,cut into chunks and smashed a bit
• 3 lbs chicken wings, rinsed and drained

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients, except chicken wings, together in a saucepan and heat to boiling; reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, then let cool slightly.
• 2 cut the wings by slicing the drumettes from the rest of the wing (i leave the tip on, some people like those) and place the pieces in a bowl and pour the warm marinade over them; marinate for several hours or, preferably, overnight, in the fridge.
• 3 preheat your oven to 500°; line a jelly-roll pan (cookie sheet with sides) with foil (i use that new, nonstick foil, it's great), spray with non-stick spray, and arrange the wings in a single layer, use an extra sheet if necessary.
• 4 brush wings liberally with marinade then roast for about 40 minutes, turning once, until the wings are cooked and crispy brown at the edges.
• 5 you can serve these hot, cold or room temperature and they're delicious, or serve as part of a main meal with rice and a vegetable.

Connecticut Sausage Whirls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb spicy bulk sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 in a large fry pan, saute sausage and onion in 1 tablespoon of oil until browned. set aside. in a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. stir in milk to make soft dough. divide dough in half. roll out each half on a floured surface making 2 (10x15-inch) rectangles 1/2 inch thick. spread evenly with sausage and onion. roll up as for jellyroll. seal edges.
• 2 wrap in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to use. thaw bread and preheat oven to 400*. bake "loaves" on greased baking sheet for 10 minutes until golden. cook 10 minutes before slicing. serve warm.

God's Prepay

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 beef t-bone steaks
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (add more as needed per directions)
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar (add more as needed per directions)
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar, loose and free as the pursuit of happiness (add more as needed per directions)

Recipe

• 1 put yourself in a happy frame of mind for this is truly god’s prepay. it is for those that stand firm for what they believe inches this is your reward in advance. keep up the good work.
• 2 get yourself a freakin’ medium sized bowl and put the ranch dressing powder in it. pile on onion powder like some kind of silly monkey. now add garlic powder and lemon pepper. follow with the celery salt.
• 3 mix in cider vinegar.
• 4 mix in balsamic vinegar until the whole mix turns from paste to liquid.
• 5 mix in the brown sugar. the mixture should be the consistency of syrup. if not, add balsamic vinegar until the consistency is that of a thin syrup.
• 6 microwave the entire mix for about 1.5 minutes and stir it all up well. put the mix in the refrigerator and let chill. after its cooled, taste the mix to see if its too tart. if it is too tart, add in a little more brown sugar. if it is too sweet, add in some cider vinegar. balance it to your taste. it should taste like the best steak you’ve every had.
• 7 marinate the steaks in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator for 2 to 5 hours. 5 hours is best. the longer the steaks marinate, the more tender they will be.
• 8 before putting the steaks on the grill, let them reach room temperature first. this will help them cook properly when placed on the grill. do not discard the marinade yet.
• 9 cook the steaks on a grill directly over the heat. make sure the steaks cook on the first side before you turn them. a slight amount of charring is good but don’t burn them up. before cooking the steaks on the other side, put them back into the marinade bag then place them back on the grill and cook on other side. (when the hot steak comes in contact with the cold marinade, it will absorb a bit more of the marinade flavor). now discard the remaining marinade.
• 10 keep checking to make sure the steaks are done but not over cooked or over charred.
• 11 let the steak rest for a few minutes before eating.

Everyone's Favorite Lasagna

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 (28 ounce) cans italian style plum tomatoes, drained with juices
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 15 plain lasagna noodles or 15 spinach lasagna noodles
• 1 (15 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large wide saucepan; add the ground beef, onion and garlic.
• 2 sauté, stirring, over medium meat until the meat is browned.
• 3 add the tomatoes, tomato paste and sauce, basil and oregano.
• 4 cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat until sauce is cooked down and thickened, 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• 5 there should be about 4 cups of sauce.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 cook the lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, about 12 minutes; drain.
• 8 place noodles in a bowl of cool water until ready to use.
• 9 beat the cottage cheese, parmesan and egg together; set aside.
• 10 heat oven to 350°f.
• 11 add about 1/2 cup of sauce to bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• 12 lift the noodles from the water individually and blot dry on paper towels.
• 13 arrange a slightly overlapping layer of 5 noodles on the bottom of the dish.
• 14 cover the noodles with half the ricotta mix; add about 1/3 of the sauce and 1/3 of the mozzarella.
• 15 arrange a second layer of 5 noodles.
• 16 add the remaining ricotta, half of the remaining sauce and half of the remaining mozzarella.
• 17 top with the remaining 5 noodles, the remaining sauce and the last of the mozzarella.
• 18 bake until the cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly, about 50 minutes.
• 19 let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.

Everyday Italian Balsamic Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is smooth. simmer over medium heat until reduced by 1/3, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Crescent Roll Breakfast

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 lb sausage, cooked well and drained
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• salt and black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped green peppers

Recipe

• 1 unroll crescent rolls and press together to cover bottom of 9x13 pan; seal perforations.
• 2 crumble cooked sausage evenly over crescent rolls.
• 3 beat together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
• 4 stir in cheese and green pepper.
• 5 pour over sausage.
• 6 bake at 425° for 20 to 25 minutes until browned.