Okay, so I havent' been writing about my cooking. I'm not sure why. I'll cook a new recipe and think "ooh, I'll have to write about this later" but then I won't. So, here's a mini update on some recipes.
Last night I made Chicken, Cheese, 'n Biscuits.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-Cheese-and-Biscuits/Detail.aspx
I made mine with frozen peas in place of the mushrooms and green beans. I used Pillsbury Grands Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits for the top, and Stop & Shop brand cheddar cheese. This is one of my favorite recipes, but this time there was a problem with the biscuits not cooking all the way through.
Tonight I'm making Alehouse Burgers with Red Onion Compote: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/ale-house-burgers-with-red-onion-compote-recipe/index.html
Instead of beer I'm using beef broth, and I plan to put the cheddar on top instead of inside the burgers, last time they didn't hold up too well.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Long time...
Sorry! Haven't been posting, but its not because I haven't been cooking. Well, actually, I haven't been cooking as much as usual because I've been sick. For like a month. Its ridiculous.
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving! I hosted Thanksgiving this year with a massive amount of food. I made: a turkey (of course), stovetop stuffing, mashed potato casserole (mashed potatoes with cheddar, sour cream and green onions), sweet potato casserole (mashed sweet potatoes with a topping of coconut, brown sugar, and walnuts), scalloped onions, and green beans with caramelized onions. I also made a dreamsicle cake for dessert (by request).
Yesterday, I made the hot dogs with the chili meat sauce again (the hubby had forgotten all about it) and it was a hit again!
Today I'm making a new recipe called Sunday Baked Chicken which is chicken with a kind of homemade barbecue sauce and onions.
Both the Hot Dog Chili Sauce and the Sunday Baked Chicken recipes come from a book called "Comfort Foods" and its available here:
http://www1.gooseberrypatch.com/gooseberry/products.nsf/v.weball/m819?editdocument&lid=is_m819&cartprocess=textsr
I love this book! The only thing I've made that wasn't a hit was a Chocolate Gooey Cake, which could have been because Jim and I aren't big dessert people.
I'm looking forward to next weekend when I have my mom's annual cookie swap! I'm going to be making Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat and Bedtime Snack n' Jammies plus one other cookie that hasn't been decided yet.
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving! I hosted Thanksgiving this year with a massive amount of food. I made: a turkey (of course), stovetop stuffing, mashed potato casserole (mashed potatoes with cheddar, sour cream and green onions), sweet potato casserole (mashed sweet potatoes with a topping of coconut, brown sugar, and walnuts), scalloped onions, and green beans with caramelized onions. I also made a dreamsicle cake for dessert (by request).
Yesterday, I made the hot dogs with the chili meat sauce again (the hubby had forgotten all about it) and it was a hit again!
Today I'm making a new recipe called Sunday Baked Chicken which is chicken with a kind of homemade barbecue sauce and onions.
Both the Hot Dog Chili Sauce and the Sunday Baked Chicken recipes come from a book called "Comfort Foods" and its available here:
http://www1.gooseberrypatch.com/gooseberry/products.nsf/v.weball/m819?editdocument&lid=is_m819&cartprocess=textsr
I love this book! The only thing I've made that wasn't a hit was a Chocolate Gooey Cake, which could have been because Jim and I aren't big dessert people.
I'm looking forward to next weekend when I have my mom's annual cookie swap! I'm going to be making Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat and Bedtime Snack n' Jammies plus one other cookie that hasn't been decided yet.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Cheesy Hashbrown Soup
Last night I made a new recipe. My husband has been sick with the swine flu, so I've been sticking with soup that last couple of nights. Last night's soup was cheesy hashbrown soup. It sounds weird, but it was soooo good! It was creamy and cheesy and just perfect.
Here is where I got the recipe: http://www.bigoven.com/163869-Hash-Brown-Soup-recipe.html
Friday, November 6, 2009
Another couple recipes
So, I haven't blogged in a while, but that's because I've been sick with mono and have been too tired to do ANYTHING! However, I did get to try two new recipes this week.
On Sunday I made spaghetti with smothered onions. Another one that is copyrighted, but I can tell you for the most part what I did 'cause I changed it so much. I caramelized two large sweet onions with olive oil and margarine. When they were almost done, I added a splash of cooking sherry. While the onions were cooking, I cooked my pasta. Once they were caramelized I added about a cup of frozen peas to thaw and cook with the onions. Once they were done, I tossed the pasta and the vegetables together. I finished it with a little shredded gruyere. It was a really good recipe, however a little less filling because there was no meat.
I also made a new casserole this week. It was called Macaroni and Cheese with Hot Dogs. And that is basically what it was: homemade macaroni and cheese with cut up peeled hot dogs mixed in. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either and I'll probably never make it again, so I won't bother posting it (its copyrighted anyway).
Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of either!
On Sunday I made spaghetti with smothered onions. Another one that is copyrighted, but I can tell you for the most part what I did 'cause I changed it so much. I caramelized two large sweet onions with olive oil and margarine. When they were almost done, I added a splash of cooking sherry. While the onions were cooking, I cooked my pasta. Once they were caramelized I added about a cup of frozen peas to thaw and cook with the onions. Once they were done, I tossed the pasta and the vegetables together. I finished it with a little shredded gruyere. It was a really good recipe, however a little less filling because there was no meat.
I also made a new casserole this week. It was called Macaroni and Cheese with Hot Dogs. And that is basically what it was: homemade macaroni and cheese with cut up peeled hot dogs mixed in. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either and I'll probably never make it again, so I won't bother posting it (its copyrighted anyway).
Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of either!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Cheesy Chicken Italiano
Not the first time I've made this recipe, but the first time I've made it since starting this blog. This is a quick and easy recipe I got for free from kraft. I subscribe to their seasonal recipe book, here is the link if you would like to subscribe: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/foodfamilyarchive/foodandfamilyarchivelanding.aspx
I made this recipe with chicken breast tenderloins, contadina onion and garlic canned tomato sauce, and ziti in place of the rotini. Here is the recipe: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/cheesy-chicken-italiano-57271.aspx
Last night I made rib-eye steaks with onion roasted potatoes and peas. I rubbed the steaks with vegetable oil then rubbed them with ranchero steak seasoning, before cooking them on my george foreman grill. The hubby and I like our steaks well done, so I cooked them ten minutes on each side. The onion roasted potatoes ended up tasting kinda bad so I won't post that recipe here, and the peas came from a can.
I made this recipe with chicken breast tenderloins, contadina onion and garlic canned tomato sauce, and ziti in place of the rotini. Here is the recipe: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/cheesy-chicken-italiano-57271.aspxLast night I made rib-eye steaks with onion roasted potatoes and peas. I rubbed the steaks with vegetable oil then rubbed them with ranchero steak seasoning, before cooking them on my george foreman grill. The hubby and I like our steaks well done, so I cooked them ten minutes on each side. The onion roasted potatoes ended up tasting kinda bad so I won't post that recipe here, and the peas came from a can.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
2 Dinners, 1 New Recipe
I've tried two new recipes since the last time I posted, but unfortunately I can only repost one of them, as the other is from a book (copyright laws).
The one I can't repost was a chili sauce for hot dogs. The chili sauce was made from ground beef and spices and it was absolutely delicious! My husband gave it 5 out of 5 stars.
The one I can give you the recipe for was from Sandra Lee and its called Alehouse burgers. Its a cheddar-stuffed burger with red onion compote. I actually used beer even though I have the malt allergy, I figured there probably wasn't enough per burger to hurt me. If you are against using beer, you could probably replace it with an equal amount of beef broth. The onion compote is a tad sweet, but I thought it was a really nice balance with the burger. Unfortunately, the camera is out of batteries so I don't have a picture either, but here is the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/ale-house-burgers-with-red-onion-compote-recipe/index.html
I used 93% lean ground beef, bud light beer, and Montreal Steak flavored grill seasoning.
The one I can't repost was a chili sauce for hot dogs. The chili sauce was made from ground beef and spices and it was absolutely delicious! My husband gave it 5 out of 5 stars.
The one I can give you the recipe for was from Sandra Lee and its called Alehouse burgers. Its a cheddar-stuffed burger with red onion compote. I actually used beer even though I have the malt allergy, I figured there probably wasn't enough per burger to hurt me. If you are against using beer, you could probably replace it with an equal amount of beef broth. The onion compote is a tad sweet, but I thought it was a really nice balance with the burger. Unfortunately, the camera is out of batteries so I don't have a picture either, but here is the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/ale-house-burgers-with-red-onion-compote-recipe/index.html
I used 93% lean ground beef, bud light beer, and Montreal Steak flavored grill seasoning.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Two recipes...
Okay, need to post more often.
On Monday night, I made Savory Onion Chicken. This is chicken which is dredged in flour and browned, then finishes cooking in an onion gravy. It was the second time I've made this recipe and its one of my new favorites (and my husband likes it, too). I served it over mashed potatoes (from a box, my love of cooking doesn't extend to sides) with canned peas.
I did have to alter this recipe a bit, because of my allergy to malt. Where the original recipe called for a can of beer, I replaced it with a can of chicken broth. Here's the original: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Savory-Onion-Chicken
On Tuesday night, I tried a delicious-sounding new recipe, Chili-Cheese Hoagies (my husband said he felt like he was back in Jersey when I said I was making Hoagies). They sounded like they should be good, but they were supposed to be an extraodinary amount of work (make chili, put in sandwiches, wrap in parchment, chill 2 hrs, bake in oven...) so I decided to do the short version and just put chili in a roll with cheese. The magazine's recipe for chili, however, didn't have chili powder in it. Chili with no chili powder...I don't think so. So I made their recipe but added chili powder. It just tasted weird to me, so I didn't like it, although my husband did.
(Sorry, no pic for this one)
On Monday night, I made Savory Onion Chicken. This is chicken which is dredged in flour and browned, then finishes cooking in an onion gravy. It was the second time I've made this recipe and its one of my new favorites (and my husband likes it, too). I served it over mashed potatoes (from a box, my love of cooking doesn't extend to sides) with canned peas.
I did have to alter this recipe a bit, because of my allergy to malt. Where the original recipe called for a can of beer, I replaced it with a can of chicken broth. Here's the original: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Savory-Onion-Chicken
On Tuesday night, I tried a delicious-sounding new recipe, Chili-Cheese Hoagies (my husband said he felt like he was back in Jersey when I said I was making Hoagies). They sounded like they should be good, but they were supposed to be an extraodinary amount of work (make chili, put in sandwiches, wrap in parchment, chill 2 hrs, bake in oven...) so I decided to do the short version and just put chili in a roll with cheese. The magazine's recipe for chili, however, didn't have chili powder in it. Chili with no chili powder...I don't think so. So I made their recipe but added chili powder. It just tasted weird to me, so I didn't like it, although my husband did.
(Sorry, no pic for this one)
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