Sunday, January 09, 2011
Featured Recipe - Apple Dip
Apple Dip
Recipe Submitted By :Tracy
Preparation Time 20 minutes
Categories : Appetizers
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 package cream cheese -- I prefer the whipped
2 cups powdered sugar -- Just add enough until you thinks it tastes good
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 can spanish peanuts
1 jar caramel topping -- I like fat free
10 whole granny Smith apple -- sliced 1/2" thick
Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lime juice.
Pour mixture into a shallow bowl.
Pour a layer of spanish peanuts over the top.
Pour caramel topping over the peanuts so that the peanuts still show through.
Slice the apples and sprinkle with additional lime juice to preserve the color.
Arrange the apples in a separate bowl or on a platter for people to dip!
Serve and Enjoy
Sunday, January 02, 2011
It all led up to something wonderful . . .
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Salt & Pepper to taste
4 Tablespoons of butter (I will be experimenting with an olive oil/butter combination next time)1 Large Onion diced
1 Large Clove of Elephant Garlic finely minced
1/4 cup of flour
1.5 tablespoons of curry powder
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
38 ounces of organic chicken broth
2 cups of coconut milk
2 Large granny smith apples - diced roughly
2 tablespoons of brown sugar - to taste
Salt & Pepper - to taste
Cayenne Pepper - to taste
Monday, October 11, 2010
Enchilada Casserole - Crockpot Edition
What you'll need:
1 package of tortillas
(Size depends on the shape & size of your crockpot. I have a oval shaped crockpot and I buy the 8" tortillas and use three for each layer)
(Type depends on your taste and how "wet" you want your casserole. Some tortillas sop up more juice)
1 pound of meat (You can use left over chicken, rotisserie chicken (precooked) from the grocery store, or you can brown up some ground meat)
1 can of enchilada sauce (I use 28 ounces)
3 Peppers (any color you want - mix and match)
1 can of black beans (you could use refried or pinto beans but I ♥ black beans)
1 can of olives
1 can of tomato paste
1 package of shredded cheese (or better yet - shred your own and add to your desire)
The fixin's (sour cream, ranch, taco sauce, red hot, guacomole, salsa, etc.)
You could add corn to this recipe - I think I'll try that next time.
Put it together.
Combine chopped or shredded chicken with the enchilada sauce.
Layer the tortillas on the bottom of the crockpot (I use three).
Layer the ingredients: Checken/Sauce mixture, chopped peppers, black beans, olives, corn, & cheese.
Repeat the layers starting with the tortillas again. Finish the top with tortillas and a sprinkling of cheese. Pour any of the liquid that from the chicken/sauce mixture that didn't make it in - into the bowl.
Cook on low (usually 4 - 6 hours) - avoid taking the top off so that there is enough moisture in the recipe.
When it's ready cut it like lasagna!
Serve with the fixin's.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Bannanna Peze - Fried Plantains
This is the last of my Haitian Dinner Cuisine Posts. One last thing that I made was Fwuitponch (Fruit Punch). It was divine and it actually was the "dish" that took me the longest to prepare; several hours of squeezing and pressing the watermelon, grapefruits, and minolo oranges. A healthy dose of sugar was added and the fwuitponch was chilled and consumed lickety split!
Mais Moulin
Sweat out the onions in the butter (oops, some tomatoes hopped in while I prepared the onions). Then add the tomatoes, paste, garlic, and thyme. Cook them all down until they are soft.
Sitwon Poul - Lime Chicken
Marinate four hours in the refrigerator.
Bake
Recipe compliments of http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1639,158191-245194,00.html Monday, August 23, 2010
Sos Pwa Nwa - Black Bean Sauce
Here's what's in it.
Pikliz
I shredded up the cabbage and coleslaw and then began to layer these veggies into widemouth canning jars with the habenero peppers, cloves, and peppercorns tucked in between. Then I added white wine vinegar up to the top of the jar and seal them up and let them "pickle" and "heat up" for 24 hours. The longer they pickle, the hotter the pikliz. (PEEK' LEEZ) Around 3pm today I am going to extract the cabbage and carrots so serve as pikliz. The rest will find its way to the compost bin.
The recipe I used was from FouyeRecipes.com.
http://www.fouyerecipes.com/recipes.php/1679
Caution: Hot & Spicy Food Ahead
Where in the world is Haiti? Why it is right here.
So did you hear that Christopher Columbus made it to Haiti? Yes he did, here's the history.
Where does Haitian Cuisine get its influence? Here's the history.
Now, repeat after me: "Ou grangou?" (are you hungry?)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Quintessential Quinoa
A seed that acts like a grain.
A complete protein.
High in Magnesium, Manganese, and Copper.
Plenty of fiber.
Won't make you hungry after you eat it.
Gluten Free (Yeah!)
Delicious and easy to make.
Read about the benefits here!
For my new recipe I prepared 1 cup of dried Quinoa (makes almost 2 cups prepared), 1 cup of beets, 8 oz of firm feta, 1/2 cup of yellow pepper, 1 cup of chopped broccoli (stems included), 1/4 cup of chopped kalamata olives, 2 T of olive oil, and salt & pepper. Try it and let me know what you think!
This is what the Quinoa looks like when prepared:
translucent in the center with a white ring around it.
Oh - by the way - I used Trader Joe's Organic Quinoa. Here are some other resources for this marvelous "grain"!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Harvest Feast
This past Monday my friend, Amanda, and I made a harvest feast. It started out as just making soup but it turned into a whole lot more. We had a grand time. The Gazpacho Soup was a take on Alli's Spicy Gazpacho Soup recipe. The red portion is spicy hot and made of tomatoes, onions, Mrs. T's Spicy Bloody Mary Mix, cayenne pepper, and red hot sauce. The green portion was simply freshly minced garlic, cucumbers, onions, and zucchini. We placed a dollop of fresh plain greek yogurt on the top. We then thought that we should have something to sop up the soup with and so we oiled and salted some hearty bread we bought off of the clearance rack at Holiday Market. We placed the bread on the grill and when it became crispy we rubbed it down with garlic. This is my version of Fett'unta. Protein was in order so we grilled some natural Amish bone-in chicken thighs with a mix of herbs and spices. Lastly, the eggplant was ready so we cut it in 3/4 inch slices on the bias and grilled them up too! Lastly, to top off the meal we had Amanda's homemade pickles. It was a perfect combination of tastes! Needless-to-say we no one needed dinner that night.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Crazy Cookin' Fool
I did get to visit with Dad for a few minutes before he headed back to Atlanta. I love to see him if even for just a few minutes. I went running afterward and then took a really long grocery trip in which I went up and down every single aisle and looked at everything they had. And well. . . they have everything, except for the canned whole cranberries that I needed for one of my recipes. I hurried home - emptied the dishwasher and loaded up the stranded dishes from the sink. Then the cookin' began.
Here's what I made: Kay's Chip Dip, Roasted Sweet Potatoes on the Grill, Cranberry Chicken (my best variation yet), and Cranberry and White Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Kay's Chip Dip is a brand new recipe to me. Pete and Emily's friend Kay made it this past weekend for Alaina's party and I couldn't get enough. You can substitute out the full fat items for the lowfat!
8 ounces cream cheese
16 ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2 dashes red cayenne pepper -- to taste
8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 large red bell pepper -- diced
Mix together cream cheese, sour cream, garlic salt, cumin. Make sure that the cream cheese is thoroughly incorporated.
Mix in 4 ounces of the shredded cheese.
Mix in diced red bell pepper.
Pour mixture into a serving dish. Top with remaining 4 ounces of cheese
Serve with Multigrain chips.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes is a standard favorite in my heart. Peel the sweet potato. Sharpen your knife and then cube the sweet potato into 1-2 inch pieces. Mix in a bowl with a small amount of olive oil. Place 1 layer thick on a sheet pan (or foil if you are going to grill)
Cranberry Chicken is a recipe that I have been trying to perfect for a LONG time. Tonight – I may have gotten it! I made it on the grill this evening. One of the key factors is that my ground ginger is especially good from Penzey’s Spices. There is a shop not too far from my house – but you can mail order too!
1 pound chicken
1 can cranberries -- whole
2 tablespoons onion flakes
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons brown sugar -- heaping
2 tablespoons flour -- heaping
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
Mix cranberries, onion flakes, cinnamon, ground ginger, brown sugar, flour, and Italian salad dressing.
Prepare chicken for baking. I prefer to pound the chicken flat.
Place the chicken in a baking dish (or in a foil bowl if you are going to use the grill) and cover with the cranberry sauce.
Cook at 350 degrees (or low on the grill) until the chicken is cooked through.
Cranberry & White Chocolate Chip Cookies. I have been trying to make this recipe for several weeks now but it’s been simply too hot to turn on the oven. This is my neighbor Lois’ favorite cookie recipe. I lost the recipe and had to go to her house to ask for it even though I had given her the recipe in the first place. The recipe was on the back of a bag of dried cranberries. It is now the recipe that I make to say thank you to my neighbors. The lucky recipient will be: Lois & Chuck for always being great neighbors, for Bob for letting me borrow his wheelbarrow and the cutting knives for the sod, and Gene & Vicki for turning of the main valve to my water when it was spurting ALL OVER my basement when the washer hose busted! Thanks neighbors. I feel like I should make a batch next week too for the garbage men; especially the guys who loaded up my 90+ leaf bags after the sodding extravaganza.
2/3 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together butter, brown sugar, and honey. Add egg and vanilla, mix well.
In a large bowl stir together flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; add to butter mixture and mix until well combined.
Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips.
Place dough 2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet until edges are slightly browned and centers are still soft (around 12 - 15 minutes) Do not over bake.
Cool completely and Enjoy!
And one last thing I did in the "cookin'" world was to make Southern Sweet Tea for the girls doing the Esther Study with me this summer. I brewed 3 quarts of tea, added true lemon, and a cup of simple syrup that I made on the stove. Needless to say - It was a big hit!
Now get out there family - and get cookin'. Let us know how it all works out!
Love, Tracy
Monday, August 06, 2007
Cookbook and a Spicy Gazpacho Soup
Spicy Gazpacho Soup
Submitted By :Tracy Nadeau
Serving Size : 6
Amount Measure Ingredient
1 medium peeled cucumber -- seeded and chopped
1 medium green bell pepper -- seeded and chunked
2 whole celery stalks -- chunked
1 medium white onion -- chunked
1 clove of garlic -- peeled
1 1/4 cups low sodium vegetable juice
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce, hot
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 medium plum tomato -- seeded and chopped
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In a food processor, combine the cucumber, pepper, celery, onion and garlic; pulse 8-10 times to break up. Add the vegetable juice, vinegar, pepper sauce and salt; process to a fine dice. Transfer to a container with a tight fitting lid and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Serve, sprinkled with the chopped tomato.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 34 Calories; trace Fat (5.4% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 203mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : My modifications: I process the veggies much more than what they list so that the soup isn't chunky at all. I also add more of the vegetable juice/vinegar/hot pepper sauce mixture per serving. (I like the soup to be red, not green.) And if I'm making a batch to eat over a week, I generally keep the red juice mixture in a separate container than the green veggies and only mix the two right before I eat it.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Cookbook & Candy Apple Delight
Enjoy
Candy Apple Delight Salad
Recipe By :Evelyn Nadeau
Categories : Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient
8 ounces cool whip Lite® -- thawed
16 ounces crushed pineapple -- drained
3 whole granny Smith apple
3 whole snickers candy bar
1/2 cup peanuts
-- Preparation Method--------
Combine cool whip and pinapple in bowl.
Peel, core, and slice apples.
Cut snickers bars into small pieces. Chop peanuts.
Fold all into coop whip mixture.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 266 Calories; 12g Fat (41.8% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 2mg Cholesterol; 60mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Fruit; 2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : From Grandma Nadeau

