Saturday, March 2, 2013

Southwestern Sausage Potato Chowder

1 lb bulk pork sausage or spicy turkey sausage
1 lb unpeeled red potatoes, chopped
1 large onion
1 med red sweet pepper, chopped
1 med green pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped (more)
2 t ground cumin
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 t ground black pepper
42 oz chicken broth

Shredded pepper jack cheese-optional
canned shoestring potatoes-optional

cook sausage until no longer pink; drain

in 4 qt slow cooker, combine cooked sausage and rest of ingredients (not cheese and shoestrings)
Stir in chicken broth.

Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours

Serve topped with cheese and/or shoestring potatoes

Karen Z Bread Dressing

4 c diced celery
1 c diced onion
1 c unsalted butter
1 large pkg Brownberry Catherine Clark's sage and onion stuffing
1 t sage
1 t salt
1/2 t poultry seasoning
8-10 c bread stuffing
4-6 c chicken broth

Saute onion and celery in butter, don't brown

Crockpot on high for about 1 hour, then turn down to low for 3 hours. Keep extra broth handy in case it gets dry

Chicken Wraps

1 lb boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 lb bacon
20 oz pineapple chunks
18 oz teriyaki sauce
toothpicks

Wrap chicken bites with about 1/3 slice bacon, thread onto toothpick and top with pineapple chunk
Marinate for 4 hours or longer in teriyaki sauce.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Place bites onto parchment lined baking sheets. bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is done and bacon is golden brown. Drain. Serve

Could also cook on grill in aluminum pan

Carmel-Chocolate Squares (Leith)

14 oz caramels
5 oz evaporated milk
1 pkg german chocolate cake mix
2/3 c melted butter
3/4 c chopped nuts
6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
1 c flaked coconut

Heat oven to 350

Heat caramels and 1/4 c milk in saucepan or microwave. Stir often

Mix cake mix (dry), butter and remaining milk and nuts

Spread 1/2 dough in ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake 8 minutes

Drizzle with caramel, sprinkle with chips and coconut.
Top with remaining dough.

Bake 15-20 minutes
Cool and cut!!

BLT dip (Mary Roth)

1 c mayo/salad dressing
1 c sour cream
3 plum tomatoes, diced
2 green onions, sliced (or to taste)
1 lb bacon, fried, drained crumbled

Mix and chill
Serve with crackers or sun chips

Banana Bread

3/4 c sugar
1/2 c oil
2 eggs
1 c mashed banana
1 3/4 c flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda

in bowl combine flour, baking powder and soda. In another beat eggs, oil, and sugar until frothy.  Add bananas to mixture and blend. Pour into greased bread pan.

Bake at 325 for 1 hour until crust is brown. Use toothpick to test doneness.

Remove pan to rack and let stand 10 minutes. Invert pan.

I find it tasty to add chocolate chips :-)

Henry's Creole Sauce

Seasoning Mix
2 whole bay leaves
3/4 t dried oregano leaves
1/2 t salt
1/2 t white pepper
1/2 t cayenne (or more)
1/2 t sweet paprika
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 t dried thyme leaves
1/2 t sweet basil

Combine in bowl

The Sauce
4 t olive oil
1 c chopped peeled tomatoes
3/4 c chopped onions
3/4 c chopped green pepper
3/4 c chopped celery
1 1/2 t minced garlic
1/1/4 c chicken stock or white wine
1 c tomato sauce
1 t sugar
1/2 t tabasco sauce

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Stir in tomatoes, onions, celery, green pepper then add the garlic and seasonings.  Mix and stir thoroughly. Saute until onions are transparent (about 5 minutes). Stir in stockk, tomato sauce, sugar and tabasco and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender and the flavors are married (about 20 minutes).

Remove the bay leaves.

Dr. Roth's Fluoride Rinse

1 Gallon Batch

Boil 2 qt water, add 7 c sugar
Boil slowly for 30 minutes

Combine 1 c above with 1 cup of instant coffee

Stir into rest of ingredients
Cool

Place into 1 gallon jug

Split 2 vanilla beans and put in jug
Add 2 qt 100 proof alcohol
Cure for 2 weeks

Doctor's suggestions:
she uses decaf coffee
If you use pure vanilla, experiment with the amount, but at least 1/4 c per gallon-then it doesn't need to cure for 2 weeks (Charlie taught her that/plus he thought beans were too expensive :-) )
She uses regular vodka and adds it last. you may not use the whole qt
These 2 things seem to make it taste smoother