Month: May 2020

(from Grandma Anna Trevey) Preheat oven to 350° (may use 1 large brownie mix also) 4 squares Baker’s unsweetened chocolate 6 TBSP – butter (1 ½ sticks) 2 cups – sugar 3 eggs 1 tspn – vanilla extract 1 cup – flour Icing: 6 TBSP + 5 TBSP – butter 4 cups – confectioner’s sugar… Continue reading Grasshopper Bars

Modified from Alton Brown recipe. 8 servings 2 TBSP – Olive Oil 1 cup – Onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup – Carrot, finely chopped 1/2 cup – Celery, finely chopped 2 cloves – garlic, finely chopped 2 tspn – kosher salt 2 quarts – chicken Broth 1 lb – dried lentils, rinsed 1/2 cup –… Continue reading Lentil Soup

Courtesy of Elizabeth Wiley – Serves 5 2 (6.5 oz) cans – chopped clams 4-5 strips, thick-cut bacon, chopped 6 medium potatoes, peeled, diced 1/2 large onion, chopped 3 ½ cups milk 1 TBSP fresh Thyme Leaves, chopped salt & pepper to taste Drain the clams, reserving the liquid.  Add enough water to the liquid… Continue reading Clam Chowder

Serves 5 or 6 4 lbs – medium red skinned potatoes 1/2 cup – olive oil (estimated) 5 to 6 cloves  – garlic, finely chopped Salt and Pepper – to taste Preheat oven to 450°F.  Spray oven pan with light oil – foil covering the pan can make later cleanup easier. Add garlic to olive… Continue reading Cajun-Garlic Oven Potatoes

Serves 12-15 (or 3 weeks of proper leftovers). This is a good basic starter recipe 3-4 lbs – Ground Chuck 2 large Onions – chopped 2x 18oz Cans – Diced Tomatoes 1x 18oz Can – water (rinse water from tomato cans) 2x 15oz Cans – kidney beans (optional) 4 cloves – Garlic, minced 1/4 cup… Continue reading Chili

1 lb – ground beef 3 – Jalapenos, finely chopped 2 – Shallots, finely chopped 1/3 cup – Bread crumbs 1/4 cup – heavy cream 3 TBSP – cream cheese 1 tspn – Garlic Powder 1/2 tspn – Salt 1/2 tspn – ground Black Pepper 12 mini dinner rolls (Pepperidge Farm) 2/3 cup – Monterey… Continue reading Sliders, Jalapeno Burger

4 (6-8 oz) Strip Steaks – ¾ to 1 inch thick 2 tspn – Course Salt 2 tspn – Black peppercorns (coarsely crushed) 2 Tbsp – butter 3/4 cup – beef broth 3 Tbsp – Cognac 3/4 cup – heavy cream Sprinkle steaks with salt and crushed black pepper.  Heat butter in a heavy skillet… Continue reading Strip Steak with Pepper Cream Sauce

Courtesy of Paul Prudhomme. Serves 7 Seasoning Mix 1 Tbsp – garlic powder 1 Tbsp – onion powder 2 tspn – salt 1 1/2 tspn – ground cumin 1/2 tspn – cayenne 1/2 tspn – ground clove 1/2 tspn – ground mace 1/2 tspn – ground black pepper 2 Tbsp – Vegetable oil 2 cups… Continue reading Spicy Black Rice – Paul Prudhomme

Modified from Paul Prudhomme. Serves 4 – Recommended with Spicy Black Rice Seasoning Mix 2 tspn – salt 1 1/2 tspn – dried basil 1 1/2 tspn – ground cumin 1 1/2 tspn – dry mustard 1 tspn – cayenne 1 tspn – ground coriander 1 tspn – ground fenugreek 1 tspn – garlic powder… Continue reading Ribeye Steak with Coconut & Broccoli Sauce

Requires 2-8 hours pre-preparation for brining pork chops. Serves 4 – Recommended with Barley Mushroom Risotto. Paul Prudhomme curry blackening seasoning Mix – more than enough 2 tspn – salt 1 1/2 tspn – dried basil 1 1/2 tspn – ground cumin 1 1/2 tspn – dry mustard 1 tspn – cayenne 1 tspn –… Continue reading Pork Chops, Brined, Blackened with Mustard Sauce