Rae's Honey Oat Bar

Introduction: Rae suggests making double

From Womens Weekly Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits

Minutes to Prepare: 5 Minutes to Cook: 20 Number of Servings: 18

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup raisins or sultanas
1/2 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
1/2 cup raw sugar

1/2 cup coconut
155g (5oz) butter
1 tbspn honey

Directions Combine oats, sultanas, sifted flour , sugar and coconut in basin. Melt butter, add honey, mix into dry ingredients until mixture clings together. Press evenly over base of well greased 28 cm x 17cm lamington tin. Bake in moderate oven 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Cut into bars while hot, remove from tin when cold

Number of Servings: 18

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAVENDERS.

from Australian Women's Weekly

Cinco de Mayo Salad

Well time for Cinco de Mayo. Russ is in China and I need to find something tasty to bring.

Cilantro Jicama Fiesta Slaw
makes about 4 cups
1 1/2 cups red cabbage, shredded (I put about 2 cups)
1 cup jicama, thinly sliced ( more julienned than sliced)
1/2 cup citrus, diced (orange or mandarin) (2 small oranges)
1/4 cup white onion, diced
1/2 tsp citrus zest
2 Tbsp jalapeno, diced ( Didn't know how hot to make it so I used one frozen jalapeno seeds and all
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp tahini :( so sorry that I didn't have this so I used mayo
2 tbsp hemp seeds or pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
3 Tbsp cider vinegar (you can also sub with lime juice)
1 cup cilantro (stems and leaves), chopped
1 Tbsp agave syrup( I used amber)
1/4 tsp cayenne
salt and pepper to taste


Directions
1. Prep all the vegetables
2. Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl – toss well. Customize the moisture-level of your slaw – to ‘wet’ your slaw a bit more, add in extra citrus juice. Salt and pepper to taste.
3. Chill in fridge until ready to be served.

Adapted from http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/cilantro-jicama-fiesta-slaw/

Candied Kumquats or Oranges: (I made half of this and it was yum, yum, yum)

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 9 ounces kumquats (about 25 medium), thinly sliced crosswise, seeds removed

Crust:
I used just a brownie mix; Instead of 9 x 13, thin version, I used 2 spring tins one 10" and one 9" 

• 2 cups vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (made from about 9 ounces cookies, finely ground)
• 1/3 cup (packed)  brown sugar
• 6 to 7 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:I did this exactly using oranges from my tree. Grated rind of 2 oranges

• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons finely grated orange peel
• 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 large eggs, room temperature

Preparation

For candied kumquats:
Combine water and sugar in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add kumquats; reduce heat. Simmer until kumquat slices are translucent, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat; cool kumquats in syrup. Strain kumquats, reserving syrup. Combine kumquats and 1/4 cup syrup in small bowl. Return remaining syrup to same saucepan; boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 8 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover separately and chill.

For crust:
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Combine cookie crumbs and brown sugar in medium bowl; add 6 tablespoons melted butter and stir until crumbs feel moist when pressed together with fingertips, adding remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter if mixture is dry. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until set and edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack. Maintain oven temperature.

Wrap 4 layers of heavy-duty foil tightly around outside of pan with crust to make pan waterproof.

For filling:
Combine orange juice, 1/4 cup sugar, and orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Chill until cool.

Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until smooth. Mix in sour cream, flour, and salt. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in cooled orange juice mixture. Pour filling into crust; place springform pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan.See above. I made two smaller ones on top of brownie mix. So the little one cooked for 1 hour 10 min and the big one 1 hour and 20 min. Maybe I cooked them too long though.

Bake cake until just set in center, about 1 hour 35 minutes. Remove cake from roasting pan; remove foil. Place cake directly in refrigerator and chill overnight. Arrange kumquat slices atop cake, covering completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Tent cake with foil and refrigerate.

Remove pan sides; place cake on platter. Cut cake into wedges; drizzle some kumquat syrup over and serve.

The KUMQUAT SYRUP is perfect with the cake—but don't stop there. It's also yummy drizzled over vanilla or coffee ice cream or in a cup of tea, a glass of club soda, or even a vodka Martini.

This came from: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Orange-Cheesecake-with-Candied-Kumquats-240424#ixzz2Lv8iZXhM

 

My plan is to take these three and find somewhere between to be happy. then I will edit and create my own soup. It was yum-my

  http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/posole/www.bigskycafe.com/2009/05/vegetarian-pozole/

Vegetarian Pozole

by Chef/owner Charles Myers
2 cups white pozole (Hominy)
2 cups blue pozole (Hominy)
2 oz. baking soda
4 dried chilies (we use pasilla, ancho and guajillo any combination of chilies as long as there is a little variation for increased complexity)
4 tbsp. olive oil
3 cups diced onions
2 tbsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. roasted, ground cumin seeds
1 tsp. roasted, ground coriander seeds
2 14 oz cans diced tomatoes in juice
1 lb. tomatillos, peeled and cut in quarters
1 gal. vegetable stock
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
Soak the different colors of pozole in seperate bowls of water overnight.
Roast the cumin seeds and coriander seeds in a dry skillet over high heat until they toast —about 2 minutes.  When cool grind in a food mill, mortar & pestal or clean coffee grinder.
Drain the pozole and put each in its own pot, generously cover with water. Add half of the baking soda to each, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 2 hours.  Add more water as needed. Check pozole for tenderness —it does not have to be completely cooked as it will be cooked further in the stew.  Drain off the cooking water and rinse the pozole.
While the pozole is cooking, soak the dried peppers in hot water. When soft, remove the seeds & stems and dice.
In a separate stock pot heat the olive oil and saute the onions and garlic with the salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin and corriander until the onions are translucent.
Add the diced tomatoes, tomatillos, chilies, vegetable stock and cooked pozole.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer for about 1-and-a-half hours. The pozole stew is done when the hominy is cooked through.
Add the lime juice, cilantro & final salt and pepper to taste. Pozole, like many stews, improves with age, so cook ahead and reheat. Freezes well.
Serving suggestions: garnish with queso fresco, toasted pumpkin seeds and cilantro. Also for a delicious breakfast, serve vegetarian pozole over cornbread with a poached egg on top.
Note: You may use a combination of different kinds/colors of pozole and you may cook them together in one pot if you wish. However, the different colors will cook in slightly different times with different consistencies.  The blue or red pozole will break down more during cooking than the yellow/white kind.
Native corns are available at redcorn.com and most Latino markets.
Yield: 10 – 12 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Inactive Prep Tme: 8 – 10 hours
Cook Time: 2 hours

Vegetarian Posole

• 2 cups dried posole, or 3 to 4 cups canned with water
• 6 qt. water
• 3 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and into thin slices crosswise
• 2 yellow squash, cut in half length-wise and into thin slices crosswise
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 4 dried New Mexico red chile pods, seeded, stemmed and torn into 12 pieces
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tsp. azafrán
• 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
• 1 tsp. finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• feeds 6-8

1. Soak dried posole overnight in 1 quart water. Next day, drain posole, and discard soaking water.
2. Place posole in large pot of water to cover by 3 inches. Bring posole to a boil over high heat, and reduce heat to low, cooking, uncovered, about 11/2 hours, or until kernels burst and are puffy and tender. Add water during cooking, if needed. Drain posole, and set aside.
3. Heat oil in 6-quart pot over medium-high heat, and sauté onion until clear, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, zucchini, yellow squash and tomatoes, and sauté 3 minutes more.
4. Add posole, red chile pods, bay leaves, vegetable broth and azafrán. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low, cooking 30 minutes. Add oregano, thyme and salt, and continue cooking 30 minutes more, adding more water if needed. Serve hot in large soup bowls with warm bread.

October 2003 From Vegetarian Times

Mango Bread mmm mmm mmm

For the Pa'a board meeting, we had a potluck. This is what I brought. Unfortunately, I didn't have macadamia nuts, but still mmm mmm mmm 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 3 eggs, well beaten 3/4 cup canola oil 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups peeled and diced fresh mango 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped 1/2 cup grated coconut Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon into a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil and sugar and mix with dry ingredients until well blended. Fold in mango, raisins, nuts and coconut. Pour into loaf pans and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes, unmold and let completely cool on baking racks. From http://www.food.com/recipeprint.do?rid=30296

Herb Rolls
Hopefully I haven't posted these already, but last night we had to suffer because I couldn't find the recipe. Oh well, Jesse made his famous cheese scones and life was good. Did I say we suffered? I guess I was wrong.

 2 Tablespoons yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
 1/3 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon sugar
 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup melted butter
 3 cups flour
 1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons basil leaves
 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
 1/4 teaspoon hing (whatever that is)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin pans.
In a large bowl add yeast to water and let sit for 30 seconds.
 Add melted butter, spices, buttermilk, salt and sugar.
Gradually stir in flour and knead for 8 minutes.
 If too wet add a little more flour.
 Grease large bowl with a little butter and add dough. Cover and let rise in warm kitchen area until double in size ( about an hour).
Fold dough over , punch down and knead.
Make 36 small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
 Fill greased muffin tins with 3 balls each. Cover and let rise for one hour.
 Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
 Serve hot. Makes 12 rolls.

 From The Higher Taste

Salt and Pepper Tofu

Vegan Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu
 serves 2 as an entree or about 4 as an appetizer
1 block (14 oz when drained) extra firm tofu
 4 tablespoons corn starch as needed
 1/2 teaspoon or to taste freshly cracked black pepper
 Freshly ground Salt
Vegetable or canola oil for frying

Pat dry the drained tofu.
Let it stand with paper towels over it under a weight for 30 minutes.
Cut into 1x1x1/2 inch cubes.
Place the tofu cubes in a large bowl.
Add corn starch, salt and pepper.
Gently toss till the tofu pieces are very well coated.

In a frying pan, pour oil so that it comes up 1/2 inch (I did much less than this).
 Heat the oil.
Make sure oil is hot.
Add tofu cubes a few at a time. (If you fry too many at once or if the oil is not warm enough, they won’t crisp up.)
 Fry the tofu pieces, flipping them around, so that all sides are golden brown.

 Drain onto a few layers of paper towels. Add the fried tofu cubes to whatever dish you want.

We put it over chilequiles instead of boiled eggs.

 Serve vegan Chinese salt and pepper tofu with your favorite chili sauce and garnish with celery leaves or green onions.

 For a quick appetizer, serve the fried tofu with chili sauce.

 Notes: - Instead of tofu, try button mushrooms, parboiled cubed potato, baby corn or paneer.
The only change you will make is to make a batter out of the cornstarch and dip the vegetables or paneer in the cornstarch batter before frying.

Hints
- fry one piece of tofu first and taste it. Adjust the salt the pepper in the batch if needed and then continue frying the rest
- try using some coconut oil that can take higher temperatures
 - the tofu can be fried about an hour ahead of time and placed in your oven in the lowest temperature. simply toss the tofu in the sauté in the last minute
- Here is a suggested saute that could be added to the tofu, but fried rice would work too for the sauté 1/2 tablespoon oil 2 medium leeks, white part only, washed and grit removed (1 cup when chopped) 1 celery rib (1/2 cup when chopped) 1 small green pepper (1/2 cup when chopped) 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar Chop the leeks, celery and green pepper into a fine dice. Heat oil in a wok on medium-high heat. Add chopped leeks, celery, and green pepper. Sauté on high heat for about 2 minutes. Add ginger and garlic. Cook another 1-2 minutes. Add soy sauce and brown sugar and cook 30 seconds. Set this mixture aside.

http://www.veggiebelly.com/2010/07/restaurant-style-chinese-salt-pepper-tofu.html

Black bean avocado bowl

2 servings Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 eggs, fried 1/2 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed guacamole: 1 avocado, 1/2 tomato, lemon juice, garlic, cummin, cayenne, S & P mashed 1/4 cup chilaquile salsa salt and ground black pepper to taste tortilla chips left over refried beans 1/2 onion Directions Heat olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Saute onion. Add beans and salsa 3 to 5 minutes. In a separate pan, start frying eggs. Divide warmed bean mixture between two bowls. Top each bowl with eggs, guacamole, and salsa. Season with salt and black pepper. Adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/black-bean-breakfast-bowl/detail.aspx Living with Leftovers

Spinach and Feta pies (crustless)

Crustless Spinach and Feta Pies From Food Network Kitchens Making it Easy, Meredith, 2004 Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time:25 min Serves:4 servings Ingredients Pies: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 (10-ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed 4 scallions, thinly sliced(I used onion that I sauted) 3 large eggs 3/4 cup half-and-half (or literally half milk and half sour cream) 1 tablespoon plain bread crumbs (I used spicy buffalo wheat thins crushed) 2 teaspoons crumbled dried mint 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt (Lots of people complained about too much salt. Pretty much skipped the salt. Maybe just ground some rock salt Freshly ground black pepper Pinch cayenne pepper Pinch Arbol Chile Powder Freshly grated nutmeg 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese sun-dried tomatoes Greek Tomato Salad: 12 ounces mixed small tomatoes 2 to 3 pepperoncini, stemmed and chopped 2 tablespoons pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Directions Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Squeeze excess water out of spinach. (Didn't really squeeze. The spinach seemed pretty dry)Add spinach and scallions and cook, stirring, until dry, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a colander and press with the back of a spoon to remove the last bit of moisture. Brush 4 (6-ounce) ramekins with some olive oil and put on a baking sheet. Put spinach mixture, eggs, half-and-half, bread crumbs, mint, salt, black and cayenne peppers, and nutmeg in a food processor and pulse until spinach is finely chopped. Remove blade and stir in feta cheese. Divide mixture evenly among ramekins. Bake until set around the edges but still slightly soft in the center, about 20 minutes. Turn oven off, leaving pies inside to set, about 5 minutes more. Run a knife around edge of each pie and invert onto plates; spoon some tomato salad around each and serve. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_115113_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html I skipped the salad, but I had black bean salad from the other night with plenty of tomatoes to break up the spinach. Greek Tomato Salad: Toss tomatoes with pepperoncini and olives in a salad bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, and salt and black pepper to taste. Toss again. Shopsmart: Deep into summer, we stock up on heirloom tomatoes. Grown from the prized seeds of nearly forgotten varieties, these sweet, succulent beauties are a treat in a salad or simply sliced and sprinkled with salt. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_115113_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html

naughty chocolate cake- gluten free

http://www.dishoftheday.com.au/dish/cook-Gluten_Free_Naughty_Chocolate_Mud_Cake-recipe/726 Going to try this for Mum's 80th

Jambalaya

Happy Mardi Gras.I'll write this recipe the way it is written, but we have a vegetarian home so I will () the veggie version. It is my favorite meal of all.

1 tsp salt 1 tsp Dried Thyme
1 tsp cayenne 1/4 tsp rubbed sage
1/2 tsp black pepper 2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp white pepper

2 tbs butter (olive oil)
1/2 lb ham (3 Morningstar Farms grillers (original))
1/2 lb chicken (6 Morningstar Farms Sausage Links)
(4 Morningstar Farms Original Sausage Patties)

1 cup celery, medium diced
1 cup onion, medium diced
1 cup green pepper, medium diced
1Tbs garlic, pared, minced
28oz can tomatoes, whole or chopped
2 1/2 cups chicken (vegetable) stock
1 1/2 cups long grain white rice cooked( brown rice and wild rice are also great)

1. Combine spices
2.Heat pan, melt butter
3. Add ham, stir 5 min
4. Add chicken, cook 5 min
5. Stir in seasonings and 1/2 celery, onion, green pepper and garlic for 6-8 min.
6. Stir in tomato juice
7. Add rest of veggies and tomato
7. Remove from heat. Add stock and rice, mix well
8. Put in 8x8 pan (11x13)
9. Bake for 30 min. at 350 degrees F (uncovered)

Jesse's Stuffed Shells

More Jesse Supremo Stuffed Shells Recipe
You can make the components for this a couple days ahead of time if needed - i.e. sauce, filling. Also, you won't be able to fit 25-30 shells in your pan, but a few are always casualties of the boil, so I call for more than you'll likely need.
zest of one lemon
Sauce:
1/3 cup / 80 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus more for the pan
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
scant 3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
4 medium cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 28-ounce can crushed red tomatoes
1 14-ounce can crushed red tomatoes
Filling:
1 15-ounce container ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 cup / ~5 oz grated mozzarella
1 bunch of chives, chives
25-30 jumbo dried pasta shells
Oil a 13 x 9-inch / 33 x 23-cm baking pan, or equivalent, and sprinkle the zest of 1/2 the lemon across it. Set aside. Get a big pot of water boiling, and preheat your oven to 350F / 180C with a rack in the middle.
To make the sauce, combine the olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and garlic in a cold saucepan. Stir while you heat the saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute just 45 seconds or so until everything is fragrant - you don't want the garlic to brown. Now stir in the tomatoes and heat to a gentle simmer, just a minute or two. Remove from heat and carefully take a taste (you don't want to burn your tongue)...If the sauce needs more salt add it now. Let cool.
To make the filling, combine the ricotta, egg, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix until combined, then stir in the mozzarella and 3/4 of the chives. Set aside.
Cook the shells according to package instructions in well-salted water - until al dente. If you overcook, the shells will tear as you attempt to fill them. Drain and let cool long enough to handle with your hands - see photo.
Spread 1/3 of sauce across the bottom of the prepared pan. Fill each shell with ricotta, and arrange in a single layer in the pan. Ladle the remaining sauce over the shells, cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the shells are cooked through - uncover for the final 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining chives and serve hot.
Serves 4 - 6.
Prep time: 30 min - Cook time: 45 min

Drunk'n Noodles by Jesse

Drunk’n Noodles

· 2 14-ounce packages 1/4-inch-wide flat rice noodles

· 2 tbsp cup olive oil

· 6 garlic cloves, chopped

· 3 chopped fresh Thai chiles

· 1 packet tofu (extra firm)

· Small Onion sliced in strips

· Red pepper cut in strips

· Green pepper cut in strips

· 2 cups chopped Mushrooms

· 3 tbsp black soy sauce

· 3 tbsp Golden Mountain sauce or light soy sauce

· 2 tablespoon palm sugar

· 4 plum tomatoes, each cut into wedges

· 1 1/4 cup fresh Thai basil leaves

· Crushed peanuts



Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently. Drain.

Meanwhile, heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sauté onions until translucent, then add garlic, mushrooms, peppers and Thai chilis; sauté for additional 2 minutes. Add tofu and sauté for another 4 minutes. Add noodles and tomatoes; toss to coat. Transfer to large platter, sprinkle with basil leaves and crushed peanuts, and serve.

No Marshmallow Sweet Potato

Smoked Chile Scalloped Sweet Potatoes by Bobby Flay at the Food Network
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
2 cups heavy cream (I used 1 1/2 cups half and half and 1/2 cup whipping cream)
1 heaping tablespoon chipotle pepper puree (I used 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce finely chopped
3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 1/8-inch thick (2 large for me because they are easier to peel)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Whisk together cream and chipotle puree until smooth.

In a 7 by 11-inch casserole dish, arrange the potatoes in even layers. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of the cream mixture and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with the remaining potatoes, cream, and salt and pepper to form layers. The top layer I made a spiral with triangles on the edges.

Cover and bake for 30 minutes, remove cover and continue baking for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the cream has been absorbed and the potatoes are cooked through and the top is browned.

This part was not at all convenient so I baked it for 30 min. turned off the stove and left it. Then when we left for Thanksgiving Dinner, I removed the cover and turned the oven bake on for about 45 minutes. Yum.

Prep Time: 10 min if you have a potato slicer. We borrowed Dez's mandolin

Always looking for something to eat with our famous jambalaya. This worked out great. I think it was a bit sweet for Russ and Dez so next time I would maybe try to make my own corn bread mix. Also, although it was yummy, I think I would put half the topping on. Two reasons, calories and sogginess.


Indigo Grill’s Indian Corn Pudding

Makes about 12 muffins

1 package Jiffy corn-bread mix(only could find corn muffin mix)

¼ cup plus 1½ tablespoons milk

¼ cup butter, melted

1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce

1 cup creamed corn

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

½ cup sour cream

½ cup mayonnaise (I used low calorie and it tasted fine.)

1 white onion, thinly sliced (I diced it)

Butter 12 muffin tins or line them with paper liners. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine corn-bread mix, milk, melted butter, Tabasco and creamed corn. Mix well. Fill muffin tins half full with this mixture.

In another bowl, thoroughly combine cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and onion. Top each muffin with cheese mixture to fill tin. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

From Chef Deborah Scott, executive chef for the Cohn Restaurant Group.
With this recipe, I’m carrying on a Thanksgiving tradition begun by my colleague, Caroline Dipping.

Years ago, she shared a corn pudding recipe from chef Deborah Scott. In subsequent years, she found she was besieged by requests from readers who had either lost the recipe or wanted to pass it on to someone else. So, around this time each year, Caroline would reprint the recipe.

Chef Scott created this Indian Corn Pudding recipe in 2004 for Indigo Grill, and it has since become a holiday staple there.

I have added it to my own Thanksgiving menu. The first time I made it, I cooked it in 4-inch ramekins, but that proved to be much too large a serving for such a rich dish. Now I use muffin tins, which seems just right.

To share or request a recipe, email food@uniontrib.com
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/15/corn-pudding-is-holiday-favorite/

Written by
Chris Ross
12:40 p.m., Nov. 15, 2011
Updated 12:40 p.m.

Spinach-Cheese Swirls or Jelly-Chocolate Swirls

The question was... what to do with the other sheet of puff pastry. The Pepperidge Farm Puff Pasty Sheet box had a recipe so I tried it. Yum.

1 sheet Frozen Puff pastry sheet- thawed

Glaze
1 egg
1 tps water
Beat egg and add water
Save for later

Cheese mixture
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese(however, I used mozzarella)
1/4 grated Parmesan
1/8 tsp garlic pwd
1 green onion, chopped
Hot salsa

Mix all ingredients together

10 oz Spinach thawed and with water squeezed out

Construction Plan
Unfold pastry sheet
Brush with egg mixture
Spread cheese mixture evenly over pastry leaving top 1/3 inch clear
Lay spinach evenly over cheese
Drip some tasty salsa over the spinach

Start rolling from the short side closest to you.
Roll up.
Cut into 20 slices ( I had to chill mine before I could do this step. I just put the roll into the freezer for a few minutes.)
Place slices cut-side down on well oiled baking sheets or parchment paper
Brush with egg mixture.
Bake 15 minutes or until golden
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Jelly Roll.
Since there are only 2 of us in the house, I actually cut the pastry in half and made only half the spinach rolls. The second half I used to make my own creation for dessert.

Unfold pastry.
Spread with Dawn's plum jam (or whatever is your favorite)
Sprinkle with chopped nuts ( we had some lying around)
Roll up
Cut up and lay on pan as in the above recipe
Brush with egg mixture (as above)
Bake 15 min or until golden at 400 degrees F
During the last few minutes, I took a small chocolate bar and chopped it up.
Then dropped small chunks onto each swirl.
Then back in the oven to slightly melt the chocolate.

Try to let them cool before eating or you will burn your mouth.

summer fruit tart

One of the first books that helped me learn about vegetarian cooking was The Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas. Not a diet book, but with lots of great recipes.

Summer Fruit Tart

Make and cook your own crust or buy one pre-made. This week I used frozen puff pastry. I wanted to try filo dough, but... maybe next time. Make sure to read all the way through. Ingredients are listed for each layer so jelly is not mentioned until all the way at the end.

Filling (Enough for a 9 x14 pan and feeds 10ish)
8 oz cream cheese ( or similar)
1/4 cup sugar
Grated rind of one small lemon
Juice of that lemon (approx. 2 Tbs)
Beat together softened cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and grated rind.
Spread over pastry.

Fruit
Choose whatever fruit your muse leads you to.
This week I did peaches, small strawberries and blueberries
Also, plums, kiwi fruit, blackberries, grapes would work
Slice the fruit and arrange in rows.
Alternate colors and sizes
Start with the largest, then fill in the gaps with the smaller pieces.

Topping
1/2 cup jelly
Melt jelly in microwave (just 10-15 sec)
Brush it over the fruit.

Chill well

Serve on a nice plate and surround with any leftover fruit.

PS Pastry, If you want, you could make your own.
1/4 c butter or margarine
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
8 oz flour
pinch salt
ice water (about 1/2 cup)

Rub butter into flour
Add a bit water and mix
Repeat last step until you have a stiff dough
Put onto a lightly floured board

Chill

Roll into a 9 x 14 oblong
Put into a baking pan.
The crust should have a raised edge of 3/4 inch
Prick well with a fork

Chill

Cook in a hot oven 450 degrees F for 15-20 min

Chill

Take out of pie tin and put on an elegant plate.

On this website I found a new way to lay out the fruit. It is cool.
Rainbow tart.
I used two mandarin/tangarines/cuties, one kiwi, a bunch of strawberries, no raspberries and blackberries because there were no strawberries

http://www.thebakerchick.com/2014/03/my-favorite-fruit-tart/

Tahini sauce

1/2 cup tahini ( sesame seed paste)
3 cloves crushed garlic
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice

Mix mix mix
If too thick add water until the right consistency
Serve with falafel.
Refigerate leftovers and use on sandwiches

Red-Pepper and Carrot Soup

This soup comes from the Vegetarian Times February 2010

The recipe says that it serves 6. I doubled it and it served 3 with less than a third left. We did have it as dinner with some great buttermilk biscuits that Jesse concocted. So it may go further in a multiple course meal.

2 large red bell peppers (1 lb)
2 Tbs olive oil
1/2 tsp curry powder (Flower Brand)
1 bay leaf
1 large onion chopped
1/2 pound carrots
4 cloves of garlic
16 oz of Wolfgang Puck Vegetable Stock
2 Tbs lemon juice
Ground Pepper to taste

Place peppers on a baking sheet.
Roast in 350 degree oven for an hour.
Turn every 20 minutes
Peppers should be wrinkled and blackened all over.
Honestly, I let them cook for much longer because they did not blacken.
Put peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap at least 10 min to steam.

Heat oil in a large saucepan.
Add curry powder and bay leaf. Saute while stirring for 15 seconds.
Add onion, carrots and garlic.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until onion is translucent.

Add 2 cups of water and 16 oz of stock.
Cover and simmer on med-low heat for 25 minutes.


Meanwhile, rub off blackened peel of peppers and remove seeds.

Put soup mix and pepper in blender until smooth.
Stir in lemon juice.
Grind some black pepper over the soup.

This would also be good with a spoonful of sour cream or yoghurt.
Russ had grated parmesan in his.

Index

SOUP
Spicy sun-dried tomato soup with beans and greens soup 11/13/2010
Creamy summer squash soup 8/31/2010
Lentil and tomato soup 9/19/2009
Minestrone 2/26/2011
Red Pepper and Carrot Soup 3/13/2011

APPETIZER
Lake Poway 7 layer dip 7/12/2009
Spinach dip 7/16/2006
Spinach-Cheese Swirls 6/19/2011

SALAD
Golden Waldorf salad 7/4/2010
Potato salad 9/6/2009
Grilled eggplant salad with marinade 9/3/2006
Blue cheese deviled eggs 9/3/2006

MAINS, SIDES & SAUCES
Crispy BBQ tofu 5/2/2010
Mexican BBQ sauce 5/2/2010
Sausage, asparagus and mushroom risotto 4/24/2010
Taco seasoning mix 7/12/2009
Peach salsa 8/14/2008
Chicharrones de tofu 8/14/2008
Pear, Boca and Hazelnut stuffing 11/22/2007
Rae's Patties 11/22/2007
Pumpkin pasties 8/1/2007
Vegetable patties with sauce see post 8/1/2007
Twice baked potato and broccoli bake 12/10/2006
Breakfast pizza 8/29/2006
Tomato, corn and basil risotto 8/23/2006
Red beans and rice 7/16/2006
Russ's Tetrazzini 11/13/2010
New Year's Hominy Chili 1/22/2011

DESSERT
Cape Cod cranberry squares 11/22/2007
Rae's pavlova rules 8/13/2007
Banana nut bread aka Cindy 12/18/2006
Grandmother's cranberry bread 12/18/2006
Summer Fruit Tart 6/19/2011
Jelly-Chocolate Swirls 6/19/2011