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Friday, February 27, 2015

Easy Peasy Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 5 lbs potatoes, washed and peeled
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup milk (or as much as needed to make creamy mashed potatoes)
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
  • 1/8 cup worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder

Recipe

  • 1 cut the potatoes in chunks and boil until tender; reserve half of the chunks and mash the rest with a little butter and milk.
  • 2 while the potatoes are cooking, cook ground beef and onions over medium-medium high heat.
  • 3 when the meat is cooked, drain the fat.
  • 4 add the liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and garlic powder (to taste).
  • 5 take some of the potato chunks and make a bed of them in a buttered casserole dish.
  • 6 spread the ground beef mixture over the top of the potatoes.
  • 7 spread mashed potatoes on top of the ground beef.
  • 8 cover with cheese and sprinkle with parsley flakes; bake for 10 minutes.

Duck Broth With Noodles, Scallions, And Radish

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

Ingredients

  • 3 medium radishes, very thinly sliced
  • 4 cups duck stock
  • 18 scallions, trimmed, cut into 1-inch lengths (3 medium bunches, separate and green parts)
  • 1/4 lb vermicelli or 1/4 lb thin egg noodles, cooked and drained
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (or to taste)

Recipe

  • 1 blanch radishes in boiling water for 15-20 seconds, then immediately plunge into ice water for an equal amount of time.
  • 2 in a medium saucepan, bring stock to a boil. stir in the scallion whites (not the green parts). simmer vigorously for 5 minutes.
  • 3 reduce heat to medium and add noodles, salt, and pepper. cook just until noodles are heated through.
  • 4 just before serving, stir in scallion greens. divide radish slices among bowls and pour soup over. serve immediately.

Florentine Chicken Pizza

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 inch) prepared pizza crust
  • 2 ounces pesto sauce
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
  • 1 (6 ounce) package spinach (frozen sauteed with salt and pepper)
  • 1 medium garlic clove (minced)
  • 1 ounce olive oil
  • 4 ounces cooked chicken breasts (season chicken tenders with salt, pepper, a pinch of mint and cayenne. after they are grilled, cube)
  • 2 ounces gorgonzola

Recipe

  • 1 spread pesto directly on crust then spread 6 oz of mozzarella.
  • 2 place cubed chicken and then crumble the gorgonzola.
  • 3 finish by sprinkling the remaining 2 oz of mozzarella.
  • 4 bake in hot 450 f oven on open rack until cheese is melted. 8-12 minutes depending on your oven.

Guatemalan Chicken With Pineapple (pollo En Pina)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 -3 1/2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, in pieces
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pineapple, cut in 1 inch cubes or 1 (20 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • hot cooked rice (can cook concurrently so all is ready at the same time)

Recipe

  • 1 heat oil in lg skillet; cook chicken on med heat until brown on all sides-- approx 15 min.
  • 2 remove chicken, cook onion& garlic in remaining oil until onion is tender, stirring frequently.
  • 3 return chicken to skillet.
  • 4 mix all remaining ingredients except tomatoes (and rice!); pour over chicken.
  • 5 bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 min.
  • 6 add tomatoes; simmer, uncovered, until thickest pieces of chicken are cooked through-- approx 20 min.
  • 7 serve with rice.

Florentine Chicken

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package hollandaise sauce mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or to taste)
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
  • 2 cook spinach as directed on box; drain. prepare hollandaise sauce according to package directions.
  • 3 in bowl, mix together spinach, hollandaise sauce, pepper sauce and half of cheese. pour into a 9x9-inch baking dish; top with chicken. sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • 4 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.

Godchaux Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, cubed
  • 2 large tomatoes, seeded and cubed
  • 1 lb lump crabmeat
  • 30 -35 large shrimp, boiled and peeled
  • 5 ounces salad oil
  • 5 ounces red wine vinegar
  • 4 ounces creole mustard
  • 2 eggs, hard boiled
  • 8 anchovies (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 assemble lettuce, tomatoes, crabmeat and shrimp on a 4 salad plates.
  • 2 in a small bowl mix salad oil, vinegar and creole mustard and mix well. pour over salad. garnish each with seived hard boiled eggs and 2 anchovies.

Duck Curry

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

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 (2 1/4 kg) duck, cut up
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 medium onions, sliced
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried red chili pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 250 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

  • 1 prick the skin of the duck all over with a fork and cook in a 230c oven for 15 minutes. remove from the oven and pour of the fat. sprinkle one teaspoon of the turmeric over the duck pieces.
  • 2 melt the butter in a large frying pan and sauté the onions and garlic until golden brown.
  • 3 stir in the remaining one teaspoon of turmeric and the rest of the spices. cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • 4 add the tomatoes and water and bring to the boil.
  • 5 add the duck pieces, cover and cook over a low heat until the duck is tender (about 1 hour).
  • 6 just before serving, add the salt and lemon juice.