Monday, June 25, 2012

Marie Leonhardt's Hot Fudge Sauce and Hot Butterscotch Sauce


GRAM'S HOT FUDGE SAUCE
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup medium cream
3 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
dash of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1.   Melt butter and chocolate.  Add sugar, cocoa powder and salt and mix until smooth.
2.   Add cream and slowly bring just to a bowl, stirring constantly.
3.   Remove from heat immediately and stir in vanilla.


GRAM'S HOT BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons corn syrup
4 Tablespoons cream
3 Tablespoons butter
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and serve or refrigerate.

Holly's Jordon Marsh Blueberry Muffins or Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter                        2 cups flour
1 cup sugar                           2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs                                  1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk                          2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1 tsp. vanilla                          2 tsp. sugar for top

Cream butter.  Add sugar.  Beat until fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time.
Mix until blended.  Add mixed dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla.
Fold in floured blueberries.  Grease muffin tins (or use papers).  Fill 3/4 full.
Sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon sugar.

BAKE: 375         TIME: 25-30 minutes ('til toothpick comes out clean)

For Cake:  Grease pan and Bake at about 365 for about 40 minutes or 'til toothpick comes out clean.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Chicken Marsala

Ingredients

1/4 cup od all-purpose flour for coating
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried oregano
4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
Pounded 1/4 inch thick
4 tbsp butter
4 tbsp olive oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup Marsala wine
1/4 cup cooking sherry

Directions:

In a gallon size ziplock bag mix together the flour, salt pepper and
oregano. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture.

In a large skillet, melt butter in olive oil over medium heat. Place
chicken in the pan and lightly brown. Turn over chicken pieces and add
mushrooms.Add garlic. Pour in wine and sherry. Cover skillet; simmer chicken 10
minutes, turning once, until no longer pink and juices run clear.

From all recipes.com. Chicken Marsala Submitted by:Lisa

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Kerri's sesame garlic green beans

Prep: ZERO Total Cook Time: 15 minutes Serves: Not nearly enough 1 bag of ready to steam green beans 2 tsp olive oil 2 tsp minced garlic 1 TBL sesame oil 1-2 TBL soy sauce salt and pepper Steam green beans until bright green. Heat oil in saute pan, add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add grean beans to saute pan. Add sesame oil and toss to combine. Cook 5-8 minutes. Add soy sauce and toss to coat. Cook for an additional 5 minutes until soft, but still crisp.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Grilled Swordfish with Dijon Garlic Parmesian topping

Garlic Parmesean topping(make and set aside)

3 tbsp Mayonaise
3 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp shredded Parmesean cheese
1/2 tsp Zest of Lemon





1/2 lb swordfish per person
Rub oilve oil on both sides of fresh swordfish.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides after oiling fish.

Turn on gas grill to High heat.
Place very lightly oiled cast iron skillet on to hot grill and allow it to heat up for 5min before placing the swordfish onto the hot skillet. Cook fish 5-7 minutes per side depending on thickness of piece. After cooking both sides, bring fish, on cast iron pan, into kitchen and place topping on top of cooked swordfish. Place under broiler,in cast iron pan, and monitor carefully. Watch for topping to start to brown, and cheese start to melt.

Then enjoy!!

Kerri's Butter Salad (Dressing adapted from Rachel Ray)

Boston Lettuce(washed and dried)



Dressing

1/2 of a small red onion diced
Juice of one lemon
One heaping teaspoon of orange marmalade
May substitute with Rasberry jam, or strawberry
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil

Garnish

Peeled orange
Slice into 1/4 inch wheels, then cut wheels into quarters


This beautiful fresh salad is a family pleaser. Can be served with dinner or as an entree with either grilled shrimp,chicken,or steak tips.