Recipe Overload

Working on updating my recipe section of the old home binder. I generally find recipes on allrecipes.com and on pinterest. I tried to link these up to where they came from when I could remember it. But I thought I'd share, since I have them all typed up anyhow. These are all recipes I have actually tried out myself and Hubby has given the stamp of approval. Hope you enjoy!

Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Beer Cheese (link)
Leftover pulled pork

2 T. unsalted butter
2 T. flour
2/3 c. beer
1/3 c. milk
6 oz. freshly grated white cheddar cheese
8 slices whole grain bread
softened butter for spreading

To make the beer cheese sauce, heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add butter. Once sizzling, whisk in flour and stir for 1-2 minutes until golden and fragrant and bubbly. Add in beer and milk, whisking well to combine, then reduce heat to low and add cheese, stirring until totally melted and smooth. Keep over low heat and stir every few minutes while assembling sandwiches.

Heat an electric skillet or griddle over medium heat. Butter the outside sides of each slice of bread. Place 4 slices butter-side down on the skillet, then top with a few handfuls of pulled pork. Cover in cheese sauce, then top with the other slices of bread, butter-side up. I cooked these grilled cheeses a lot quicker than the others I usually make since the cheese is already melted. As long as the pork and cheese sauce is warm, cook these until each side is deeply golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes.

Serves 4

Grilled Cheese Sandwich...

Williams-Sonoma Peanut Butter Chicken Curry

This recipe is out of my Williams-Sonoma Chicken Cookbook. The original recipe uses thighs, but I don't care for them, so I used cut up breast meat instead and consequently didn't need to cook it for nearly as long. The recipe below is my version.

Prep. Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 35 min.
Total: 45 min.
Serves: 4

2-3 T. canola oil
2 large chicken breasts, cut into 1" cubes
salt and fresh ground pepper
2 carrots, sliced 1/2" thick
2 celery stalks, sliced 1/2" thick
2 shallots, chopped
2 T. peeled and grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 t. curry powder
1 1/2 c. chicken stock
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 c. coconut milk
2 T. cornstarch
1 c. white rice, cooked

Be sure you have all your ingredients very near at hand and ready to dump in the pan. Once you get going, things move fast!

In large deep skillet or dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to plate and season with salt and pepper.

Add carrots and celery and cook uncovered until softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add shallots, ginger, and garlic. Cook until shallots soften, about 1 minute. Add curry, stir 15 seconds, then pour in stock.

Return chicken to pot. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. (If you want the chicken to be more tender, add more broth and let it simmer longer, say...30 minutes.)

Stir in peanut butter. Then add coconut milk and cornstarch. Bring to boil, then remove from heat. Serve over rice.

Stir-fried snow peas make a great green side.

Crock Pot Version

Kahlua Whoopie Pies

Prep. Time: 10 min.
Bake Time: 10 min. per batch

1 c. butter, chilled, cut into smallish slices
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. Kahlua
2 1/4 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
4 oz. box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
jar of marshmallow cream

Preheat oven to 350. Really cream the butter and sugars together. Add egg and kahlua. Add everything else except marshmallow cream. Drop onto cookie stone/sheet and bake 10-12 minutes. When cool, dollop marshmallow cream on one cookie and smoosh into a sandwich with another cookie. Serve immediately or keep in a fairly cool place.

Mrs. Callihan's Molasses Cookies

Prep. Time: 10 min.

Bake Time: 10 min. each batch

Cream together: 

1 c. brown sugar

3/4 c. shortening

Mix in:

1/4 c. molasses

1 egg

Pile on top and mix in:

2 1/4 c. flour

2 t. baking soda

1 t. cinnamon

1 t. ginger

1/2 t. cloves

1/4 t. salt

Roll balls in sugar and bake 8-10 minutes (err on the side of too doughy rather than overdone; when they're looking cracked on top, they're done) at 375. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen if you don't eat dough along the way. 

Guinness and Bailey's Cupcakes

Serves 24

1 cup Guinness

1 c. butter
3/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder

2 c. flour

2 c. sugar

1 1/2 t. baking soda

3/4 t. salt

2 eggs

2/3 c. sour cream

For the buttercream frosting:

1/2 c. butter, room temperature

3 c. confectioners' sugar

6 T. Bailey's Irish cream

Preheat oven to 350. Line two muffin pans with cupcake liners. Combine Guinness and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When butter is melted, whisk in coca powder. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. In large bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients. In mixer bowl, blend eggs and sour cream. Add chocolate mixture and then dry ingredients, just until moist. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake 17 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Cool completely before piping on the yummy frosting. 

Chocolate Pudding Peanut Butter Cookies

This is from an awesome blog: picky-palate.com.

1 c. butter, chilled, cut into smallish slices
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 T. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
4 oz. box instant chocolate pudding mix
7 oz. peanut butter chips
1 1/2 c. mini marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350. Really cream the butter and sugars together. Add egg and vanilla. Add everything else except marshmallows. Drop onto cookie stone/sheet and smash marshmallows on top as if they were m&ms in a monster cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes.

White Chocolate Macedamia Nut Cookies

1 c. butter, chilled and cut into small slices
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
3/4 t. vanilla
1/4 t. almond extract
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 c. coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
1 c. coarsely chopped white chocolate or chips

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars together. Really cream them. Beat in eggs, vanilla and almond. Add flour, soda and salt. Stir in nuts and chocolate. Bake 10 min., until golden brown. Refrigerate dough in between preparing cookie sheets to keep cookies from spreading too much in the oven.

Broccoli, Ham and Pasta Salad

Serves 6
Prep. Time: 20 min.
Refrig. Time: 30 min.

Dressing:
1/2 c. low fat mayo
1/3 c. plain yogurt
1/4 c. sour cream
3 T. rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
1 T. Dijon mustard
1 T. honey
1 1/2 t. dried minced onion
1 1/4 t. dried tarragon or dill
1/2 t. onion salt
pepper to taste

Salad:
3 c. cooked whole wheat fusilli (6 oz. dry)
4 c. chopped broccoli (1 1/2 heads)
1 1/2 c. diced ham (8 oz.)
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1/4 c. red onion, diced
1/3 c. raisins
5 c. spinach leaves

Combine and blend dressing ingredients. Combine all salad ingredients except spinach and toss with dressing. Refrigerate at least 30 min. or up to 2 days. Serve on bed of spinach.

Crostini

Makes 24
Bake Time: 10 min.

6 T. olive oil
6 T. prepared pesto
3 T. fresh grated Parmesan cheese
French bread baguette (10 oz.), cut into 24 slices
8 bacon strips, cooked and diced
Shredded mozzarella cheese

Combine oil, pesto and Parmesan in a bowl. Then spread on baguette slices. Broil 3-4 min. Remove, sprinkle with cheese. Broil a minute or two more. Top with bits of bacon and serve warm.

Breakfast Cookies

Serves 4
Prep. Time: 10 min.
Bake Time: 20 min.

1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. applesauce
1/2 c. yogurt
1 t. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. butter
1/4 c. peanut butter
chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325. Mix together wet ingredients. Add dry ones. Form into four big cookies. Bake for 20 minutes.

Honey Bun Cake

Serves 12+
Prep. Time: 15 min.
Bake Time: 40 min.

1 package yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines is really good!)
3/4 c. vegetable oil
4 eggs
8 oz. sour cream
1 c. brown sugar
1 T. ground cinnamon
2 c. powdered sugar
4 T. milk
1 T. vanilla

Preheat oven to 325. Combine cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream. Stir 50 strokes until most large lumps are gone. Pour half into ungreased 9" x 13" glass dish or a greased bundt. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter in the pan. Spoon rest of batter on top. Twirl the butter with a knife. Bake for 40 minutes. Mix together frosting and frost while cake is still warm. Serve warm.

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

I found this on a blog somewhere (?) and I rarely make brownies any other way these days. Yum!

Makes 12 really big brownies
Prep. Time: 15 min.
Bake Time: 30-50 min. depending on brownie box mix

1 box brownie mix (Ghirardelli!) for a 9" x 13" pan
1 c. creamy peanut butter
1/3 c. sugar
4 T. butter, melted
2 T. flour
1 t. vanilla
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9" x 13" pan. Prepare brownie mix according to directions on box. Prepare peanut butter swirl in mixer using the rest of the ingredients. Spread 2/3 brownie batter in pan. Drop peanut butter mixture in dollops on top. Top with remaining brownie batter. With tip of knife, cut swirls into the mixture. Bake anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes, depending on your brownie mix.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes 2-3 dozen
Prep. Time: 10 min.
Bake Time: 10 min. each batch

1 c. chilled butter, sliced into smallish pieces
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla (*real* Mexican vanilla will really make amazing cookies)
2 1/4 c. flour
3.5 oz. package instant vanilla pudding
1 t. baking soda
12 oz. chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, m&ms, or whatever yummies you can find

Preheat oven to 325. Put your stone in the oven now too, if you have one. Cream together butter and sugar (make it really well creamed together!). Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and/or whatever else. Roll into balls and bake at 325 for 10 minutes. I like to bake mine on my preheated pizza stone.

Meat Loaf

Serves 8
Prep. Time: 10 min.
Bake Time: 60  min.

1 envelope Lipton Onion Mushroom Soup Mix
2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 c. breadcrumbs
2 eggs
3/4 c. water
1/3 c. ketchup

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in a bowl with your clean hands. Shape into a tight loaf and put in a  greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hour and let stand 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Chili

From my Taste of Home Cookbook

Serves 12
Cook Time: 15 min.
Crockpot Time:  4-5 hrs.

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 t. minced garlic
2 16 oz. cans kidney beans, drained
2 15 oz. cans tomato sauce
2 14 oz. cans stewed tomatoes, cut up
1 c. water or even better: beef broth
2 bay leaves
1/4 c. chili powder
1 T. salt
1 T. brown sugar
1 T. dried basil
1 T. Italian seasoning
1 T. dried thyme
1 T. pepper
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried marjoram
shredded cheddar
fritos

In large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in everything else. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hrs. Discard bay leaves. Top with chips and cheese.

Maui Chicken and Rice

Serves 6
Prep. Time: 15 min.
Crockpot Time: 4-6 hrs.

6 chicken breast halves
2 T. oil
14 1/2 oz. can chicken broth
20 oz. can pineapple chunks
1/4 c. vinegar
2 T. brown sugar
2 t. soy sauce
1/2 t. minced garlic
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 T. cornstarch
1/4 c. water

Brown chicken in oil. Transfer chicken to slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour oven chicken. Cover and cook on high 4-6 hours. Serve over rice.

Bread Machine White Bread

Makes One Loaf

1 c. water + 1 T.
1 egg
1 1/2 T. vegetable oil
3 1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 t. salt
2 t. active dry yeast

Put wet ingredients in and then top with dry ingredients. Hit dough setting and will probably take 1 1/2 hours. When done, knead a couple times and then put in greased bread pan in oven at 325 for 30 minutes.

To make WHEAT bread, use 2 c. wheat flour and 1 1/4 c. white flour.

Emeril's Jambalaya

Serves 4
Cook Time: 35 min.

2 chicken breast halves, cut into bite size cubes
1 T. Creole seasoning or Essence of Emeril or something
2 T. olive oil
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green bell pepper
1/4 c. chopped celery
1 T. minced garlic
1 small tomato, chopped
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
1 t. hot sauce
3/4 c. rice, uncooked
3 c. chicken stock
5 oz. Andouille sausage, in bite sizes
salt, pepper, and more seasoning

In a bowl, combine chicken and seasoning and work it all in. In a large saucepan/skillet, heat oil over high heat with onion, pepper, and celery, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, tomato, Worcestershire and hot sauce. Stir in rice and slowly add stock. Reduce heat to medium and cook until rice absorbs liquid and is tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add chicken mixture and sausage. Cook until meat is done, about 10 minutes. Season to taste.

Zesty Penne, Sausage and Peppers

I found this in a Taste of Home magazine from a while back. It's also all over the internet.

Serves 4+
Cook Time: 25 min.

3 c. penne pasta, uncooked
1 lb. Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips, bite size
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips, bite size
1 jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 tsp. fennel seed
dash of crushed red pepper
4 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1/4 c. shredded Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown sausage in a large skillet. Add peppers and stir about 5 minutes. Stir in next 3 ingredients and cook for 5 minutes. Add cream cheese and stir until melted and mixed in well.

Drain pasta and add to sausage mixture. Stir it all together and serve with grated Parmesan sprinkled on top.

Pizza Bread

Serves 4
Prep. Time: 10 min.
Rise Time: 3 hrs.
Bake Time: 60 min.

24 frozen rolls
3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 T. Italian seasoning
pepperoni and any other pizza toppings you like

Place 2/3 of frozen dough in a greased bundt pan. Combine cheeses and seasoning. Set aside 1/2 c. of cheese mixture. Sprinkle the rest over the dough in the pan. Scatter toppings over the cheese. Place remaining dough on top and sprinkle remaining cheese on top too. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until 1" from top of the pan, maybe 3 hours. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes (if top starts to get too dark, just cover with foil part way through baking). Serve with warm pizza sauce for dipping.