Ingredients:
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Methods:
Stir together in a bowl. Add to beef followed by 1/2 cup of water. Cook off water.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Easy Lasagna
Materials:
8-10 lasagna noodles
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 lb. Italian sausage or beef
12-16 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
15 oz ricotta cheese
1 tbs minced garlic
Italian seasoning (shaker)
Parmesan cheese (grated)
Methods:
Preheat oven to 350.
Cook noodles al dente. Brown sausage Add garlic and a few shakes of italian seasoning to sausage. Add sauce and warm.
Prepare a 9"x13" casserole dish with light nonstick spray.
Divide stuff into two parts. Start with a bit of sauce in the dish then one layer of noodles. Add first half of sauce/meat mixture followed by first half of ricotta then first half of mozzarella. Add a few generous shakes of parmesan. Repeat layering with second half of stuff.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.
8-10 lasagna noodles
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 lb. Italian sausage or beef
12-16 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
15 oz ricotta cheese
1 tbs minced garlic
Italian seasoning (shaker)
Parmesan cheese (grated)
Methods:
Preheat oven to 350.
Cook noodles al dente. Brown sausage Add garlic and a few shakes of italian seasoning to sausage. Add sauce and warm.
Prepare a 9"x13" casserole dish with light nonstick spray.
Divide stuff into two parts. Start with a bit of sauce in the dish then one layer of noodles. Add first half of sauce/meat mixture followed by first half of ricotta then first half of mozzarella. Add a few generous shakes of parmesan. Repeat layering with second half of stuff.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Baked Mac and Cheese
One of my favorites from Alton Brown:
Ingredients:
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper
Topping:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
[I usually omit the onion or use dehydrated minced onion. I also incorporate some Parmesan cheese before topping the dish with the bread crumbs.]
Ingredients:
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper
Topping:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.
Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.
[I usually omit the onion or use dehydrated minced onion. I also incorporate some Parmesan cheese before topping the dish with the bread crumbs.]
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Apple Crumb Cobbler
Here is a very rough recap:
5 medium apples peeled, cored, and sliced thin (fuji or golden delicious worked well)
Toss with:
A splash of lemon juice,
A cup or so of brown sugar,
A teaspoon or so of cinnamon, and
A tablespoon or so of flour.
You can add nutmeg as well.
(stir prior to tossing with apples)
Pour mix into a greased baking dish.
Topping:
Mix a stick of butter (softened),
1/2 cup or so of oatmeal,
A cup of flour, and
A cup of brown sugar until it forms little balls.
Top the apples and bake at 350 for an hour until golden brown and delicious.
5 medium apples peeled, cored, and sliced thin (fuji or golden delicious worked well)
Toss with:
A splash of lemon juice,
A cup or so of brown sugar,
A teaspoon or so of cinnamon, and
A tablespoon or so of flour.
You can add nutmeg as well.
(stir prior to tossing with apples)
Pour mix into a greased baking dish.
Topping:
Mix a stick of butter (softened),
1/2 cup or so of oatmeal,
A cup of flour, and
A cup of brown sugar until it forms little balls.
Top the apples and bake at 350 for an hour until golden brown and delicious.
Friday, February 10, 2012
7-Up Cake
Ingredients:
3 sticks butter
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup 7up
1 ts lemon extract or juice
Methods:
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and blend. Alternate adding flour and 7up. Add lemon juice. Mix. Pour mix into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or more. Test with toothpick.
Glaze:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 ts vanilla
1 ts lemon extract or juice
Cook until syrup. Brush on hot cake.
3 sticks butter
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup 7up
1 ts lemon extract or juice
Methods:
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and blend. Alternate adding flour and 7up. Add lemon juice. Mix. Pour mix into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or more. Test with toothpick.
Glaze:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 ts vanilla
1 ts lemon extract or juice
Cook until syrup. Brush on hot cake.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground cinnamon
2 packaged (6 ounces each) semisweet chocolate pieces
Add chopped nuts if desired
Methods:
Heat oven to 375. Mix shortening, butter, and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, then add vanilla and mix.
In a separate bowl, add soda, salt, and cinnamon to flour and whisk to combine/sift.
Add half of the flour, mix well, then add second half.
(For a softer, rounder cookie, add 1/2 cup flour)
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet or stone.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 mins before removing from baking sheet.
Move onto wire rack and cool completely.
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground cinnamon
2 packaged (6 ounces each) semisweet chocolate pieces
Add chopped nuts if desired
Methods:
Heat oven to 375. Mix shortening, butter, and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, then add vanilla and mix.
In a separate bowl, add soda, salt, and cinnamon to flour and whisk to combine/sift.
Add half of the flour, mix well, then add second half.
(For a softer, rounder cookie, add 1/2 cup flour)
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet or stone.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 mins before removing from baking sheet.
Move onto wire rack and cool completely.
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