Serves 10; Prep time – about 2 ½ hours 2 3/4 lbs – boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 TBSP – Olive Oil 2 TBSP – Smoked Paprika 1/2 TBSP – salt 1/2 TBSP – black pepper, to taste 2 cans (13.5 oz) – chicken broth 3 pinches – Saffron Thread 4 TBSP – Butter 1… Continue reading Arroz Con Pollo
Pierogi
Pierogi Dough 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup sour cream 3 egg yolks 2-3 tbsp margarine 1 pinch salt Mix egg yolks, sour cream. Add 1 cup flour and margarine, mix. Add other cup of flour, knead dough into a ball. Let dough rest 1/2 hour. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and cut into… Continue reading Pierogi
Easy Sausage Strata
1 lb pork sausage 1/3 loaf french bread, torn into 1” cubes 2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 6 eggs 2 cups milk 1 tspn salt 1 tspn ground mustard ¼ tspn cayenne ¼tsp nutmeg (optional) Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. … Continue reading Easy Sausage Strata
Pasta “Niko” with alfredo sauce
Take-off of Radford Sal’s prosciutto & kalamata olive pizza. Note this is a salt-bomb alfredo pasta dish 2 TBSP butter 1 shallot, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 1 1/4 cups half & half cream 1/4 tspn red pepper flakes (to taste) 1/2 tspn freshly ground black pepper (to taste) 1 cup freshly grated… Continue reading Pasta “Niko” with alfredo sauce
Banana Bread
1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1 tspn baking soda 1 tspn baking powder 1/2 tspn salt 1/4 tspn cinnamon 1/4 tspn nutmeg 3 very ripe bananas, mashed 1/4 cup half & half cream 2 eggs 1 cup chopped pecans ( use pieces or halves and chop for best flavor )… Continue reading Banana Bread
Pork Tenderloin, Grilled with Soy Marinade
1.5 to 2 lbs Pork Tenderloin 1/2 cup tamari 3 clove garlic, minced 2 TBSP white wine vinegar 1 TBSP ginger root, grated 1/4 cup veetable oil t tspn (heaping) honey 1 tspn red pepper flakes Combine ingredients and marinate pork for 6 or more hours. Grill pork (basting with remaining marinade) as whole strips… Continue reading Pork Tenderloin, Grilled with Soy Marinade
Pork Tenderloin w Coconut Rice & Ginger Pesto
Serves 6 Ginger Pesto (ingredients) 1 cup vegetable oil 1 tspn salt 1/2 cup ginger, grated 1/2 cup green onions, coarsely chopped including greens 1/2 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped 2 cups rice 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup onions, diced 2 lbs pork tenderloins, cut into 3/4 inch-thick medallions 2 large… Continue reading Pork Tenderloin w Coconut Rice & Ginger Pesto
Cabbage Soup with Smoked Gouda
Serves 4 to 6 people 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped 4 TBSP butter 1 large onion, chopped 1 cloves garlic, minced 1 head cabbage, chopped 1/4 cup flour 2 cans chicken broth 2 tspn salt 1/4 tspn thyme leaves (not powder) 1 tspn red pepper flakes 1 cup half & half cream 8 oz… Continue reading Cabbage Soup with Smoked Gouda
J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits
Serves 6. 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 TBSP baking powder 1 TBSP sugar 1 tspn salt 1/3 cup cold shortening (not softened) 1 cup milk Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually stir in… Continue reading J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 TBSP baking powder 1/4 tspn baking soda 1 pinch sugar (approx 1/4 of 1/8th tspn) 1 tspn salt 1/2 tspn ground black pepper 5 TBSP cold butter (do not soften) 1 cup cold buttermilk 1/2 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 1/2 cup Queso Fresco, coarsely grated 3 jalapenos,… Continue reading Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits