Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Recipe: Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Ingredients Meatballs 3 pounds ground beef 1 pound ground pork 2 onions, finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary 3 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup flour Tomato Sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 28-ounce cans peeled plum tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar Salt Freshly ground ...

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February 8, 2011   No Comments

Leftover – Chicken (or Turkey) Macaroni Bake

Recipe: Macaroni Bake Ingredients 1/4  cup Onions, chopped 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup 1 1/2 cups chicken (or Turkey), cooked & cubed or shredded 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded 4 ounces cream cheese 8 ...

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December 5, 2010   1 Comment

Herb Dinner Rolls

Recipe: Herb Dinner Rolls Ingredients 8 eggs 4 tsp. salt 9 tsp. instant yeast 2/3 cup sugar 2 cups warm milk 16 Tbls. unsalted butter, melted 8 cups bread flour 1 cup mixed fresh herbs, chopped 2 eggs, beaten with 2 Tbls. milk Whole fresh herbs for garnish Instructions In a bowl or stand mixer fitted with paddle, beat together eggs and salt on medium-high speed until pale ...

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September 19, 2010   2 Comments

Orange Mini Muffins

Recipe: Orange Mini Muffins Ingredients Muffins: 1 cup milk 1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 sour cream 2 large eggs 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp salt zest of 1 orange Glaze: 1/4 cup orange juice 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1-2 tsp. orange zest Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spay mini muffin pans with non stick spray. In ...

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September 16, 2010   1 Comment

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Hunnie made a comment to me the other day about how almost all my food contains cream cheese.  I angrily happily replied "Well if you don't like it well then don't eat it!"  Shortly after that I went through by book of saved recipes and realized (although I will never admit it to him) he ...

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September 11, 2010   6 Comments

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 egg yolk 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Instructions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk dry ingredients together in a medium bowl; set aside. In a separate bowl mix butter ...

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September 10, 2010   5 Comments

Homemade Pita Bread

I only made one batch (8 pitas) and when I began to bake them I started to wonder if it was worth the effort for only 8 pitas.  I figured this would end up being a recipe I would use on special days and not a staple in my repertoire.  Don't get me wrong I am a ...

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September 9, 2010   2 Comments