Wednesday, August 17, 2011

BUFFLO DRESSING

1 Bottle Ranch Dressing
1 Bottle Texas Pete Hot Sauce

Pour some of the ranch dressing into a bowl. Add the hot sauce to your taste. Stir good. Ref. until ready to use. Use with chicken wings or potato wedges. Or any kind of meat you would like.

BACON TOMATO DIP

1Lb. Bacon
2 Cups Sour Cream
2 Cups Mayo
3 Large Tomatoes
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper

Fry bacon and drain completely. Once cool, break into fine pieces. Dice tomatoes into small cubes. Place all ingredients in medium bowl and mix together with a fork/spoon. Do not use a mixer for this.
To use as a sauce: spoon over tacos, burritos. Can also use this over cooked pasta. You can also use this as a dip in a bowl with crackers around it. Or serve with chips.


CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS

2 Cups Bisquick
2/3 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1/2 Cup Butter or Marg. melted
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix Bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cooking sheet. Bake 8- 10 min until golden brown. Mix butter and garlic powder. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.

CHOCOLATE CHIP DIP

1(8oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1 Stick Butter, softened
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Bag Mini Chocolate Chips  

In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese and butter together with a mixer on medium. Then add the brown sugar and vanilla. Last add the powdered sugar and then fold in the choc. chips. Can roll into a ball and put in ref. until ready to serve. Use teddy grahams or graham crackers or vanilla wafers or chips ahoy cookies to serve this with. 
















CREAM CHEESE PICKLE DIP

2(8oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1 (8oz.) Sour Cream
1 Tespoon Worcetershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon Pickle Juice
6 Large Dill Pickles, cut up  
2 Packs Budding Corn Beef, cut up

In a medium bowl mix all ings. together. Serve with crackers. Keep ref.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

FRESH APPLE PANCAKE

1/2 Cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Large Eggs
2/3 Cup Half-and-Half
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter or Marg.
11/4 Lbs. Granny Smith or Braeburn Apples around 3-4 Large Ones
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
Powdered Sugar for Dusting

Peel and core the apples and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Put the oven rack on the upper middle position. Turn on oven and preheat to 500. Wisk  to combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. In a second medium bowl, wisk eggs, half-and-half and vanilla until combined. Add liquid ings. to dry and wisk until there is no lumps. About 20 seconds. Then sit the batter aside. Heat butter in a 10-inch ovenproff skillet or cast iron skillet over medium heat until it sizzles. Add apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently with heatproff rubber spatula until apples are golden brown, around 10 minutes. Take off heat and stir in the lemon juice.  Working quickly, pour batter around and over apples. Place skillet in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees; bake until pancake edges are brown and puffy and have risen above edges of skillet, about 18 minutes. Using oven mitts so hands won't get burned remove the hot skillet from the oven and  lossen pancake edges with the spatula, invert pancake onto serving platter and dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and serve. Can use maple syrup to pour over the top of pancake.



BIG AND JUICY FRESH TOMATO SANDWICH

1 Loaf Ciabatta Bread cut into individual slices 

1-2 Fresh Ripe Tomatoes, red
1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers
Fresh Mozarella Cheese
Sliced Turkey(optional)
1 Cup Pesto

Vinaigrette:

1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley or 1 Teaspoon Dried
1 Tablespoon Fresh Marjoram or 1 Teaspoon Dried
1/4 Cup Fresh Basil, chopped or 4 Teaspoons Dried
1 Clove Garlic
1/3 Cup Olive Oil
11/2 to2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar or to your taste

Combine spices and garlic in a food processor. Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar and blend until mixed. Spread some of the vinaigrette onto one side of the bread. Spread pesto on the other half. Layer with tomato, cheese and the turkey. Very juicy so use paper towels to catch the juice.

Stefen's White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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