Random Recipes!?!
Answers: Hey, I'm starting to cook more and I don't have many cook books and recipes, if anyone can send me random recipes or ideas on things to make that'd be nice :) Also, I like experimenting with different cultural foods :)
PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE STUFFING
6 pork chops (1/2 inch thick)
2 tbsp. oil
1 recipe Apple Stuffing
3 tart red apples, cored and halved (optional)
Slowly brown pork on both sides in hot oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place in shallow baking dish. Cover each pork chop with layer of apple stuffing and top with apple half. Sprinkle with sugar. Cover dish tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Serves six.
APPLE STUFFING:
Toss together the following:
1 1/2 c. chopped apples
1/2 c. raisins (optional)
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1/2 c. water
CRAB APPETIZER QUICHE
6 - 8 oz. pkg. frozen crab, thawed or 7 1/2 oz. can crab
1 c. Swiss cheese, shredded
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
3 tbsp. flour
1 1/2 c. milk
5 eggs, beaten
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach, chopped
Pastry for 2 crust 9 inch pie
Drain and flake crab, reserve 2 pieces for garnish. Toss Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese with flour. Combine milk, eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook spinach according to package directions; drain. Add cheese mixture, crab and spinach to milk mixture. Mix well. Pour into 2 pastry-lined quiche pans. Bake at 350 degrees 50 minutes. Garnish with reserved crab. Cut in narrow wedges and serve warm. Makes about 40 appetizers.
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These sites have thousands of great recipes! Check them out! Hope it helps! Here is one I love that i got from all recipes:
Ham-Stuffed Bread
PREP TIME 50 Min
COOK TIME 20 Min
READY IN 1 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 14 servings
US METRIC
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 cup warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1 small onion, chopped
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 pound chopped cooked ham
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the egg, oil and salt; beat until smooth. Stir in enough flour to form a stiff dough. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add ham, vinegar and oregano; mix well. Cool. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 14-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Spread filling over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet. Do not let rise. Bake at 375 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
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fitday.com
Good luck with your cooking and baking.
Hi, How are you?
Ok, this is one of my own - A deep filled omelette.
Choose from this list as many as you want:
- 2 slices of ham
- Cheese
- Mushrooms
- Red & Green Peppers
- Grated boiled potato
add to 2 beaten eggs, some salt and pepper, and fry in hot sun-olive oil until done. It's delicious!
Hope I Helped!
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If you like spicy food, try this Green Curry Chicken.
Get green curry paste about 2 tablespoons.
Coconut Cream or milk,
Chicken cubed (3 breast or good)
Thai eggplant,(Thai eggplant is a small round green almost looks like a green pumpkin) (If not that try using water chessnuts, or bamboo shoots)
2 teaspoons of fish sauce
shallots 1 or 2 or to taste
and some garlic to taste
Take the Green curry about 1 teaspoon, with fish sauce and shallots, and 1 teaspoon of coconut milk or cream brown, (Sizzle)
Add rest of the stuff, let it come to a boil, Until Chicken is done,
Serve over Rice
Post Workout Pasta
1 lb whole wheat linguine
extra-virgin olive oil (enough to coat pan)
1 fresh lemon (about 1/4 cup)
2 garlic cloves
grating parmesan cheese (fresh shredded)
The directions for this pasta were very vague, but it is easy to make. Experiment with quantity until you find the right amount of flavors for you. I don't like it too lemony.
Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Sauté the olive oil and garlic cloves. Sauté until cloves a light golden brown.
Add lemon juice and cook for around 2 minutes Toss and serve immediately with a grating of parmesan cheese on each serving.
Optional: grill chicken breasts, cut into strips and add to the pasta.
ZUCCHINI LASAGNA
2 tbsp. olive oil
4 large zucchinis, thinly sliced lengthwise
4 large tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 Vidalia onions, very thinly sliced
2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 c. grated cheese
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Spread 1 tablespoon of the oil on the bottom of a large flameproof gratin dish or shallow casserole. Arrange half the zucchini over the bottom. Add a layer of half the tomatoes and then half the onions. Add half the basil and thyme and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add half the cheese. Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients, topping the remaining cheese. (The dish can be made an hour or two ahead up to this point.) Bake the lasagna for about 30 minutes, or until the zucchini is tender and the cheese is melted. Place under the broiler for the last 3 minutes of cooking. Serves 4.
HUNGARIAN GOULASH
2-1/2 lb. beef, cut into chunks
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 c. onions, chopped
2 Tbsp. butter
2 C. water
1 C. catsup
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 Tbsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. flour
8 oz. noodles
Brown beef with onion and garlic in large skillet with butter. Add water, catsup, and seasonings, cover and cook at low heat until the meat is tender, about 2 hours. Mix flour with 1/4 c. of water and add to hot mixture, stirring constantly, and cook until thick. In the meantime cook noodles in boiling salted water. Drain, mix with part of the sauce from the meat, and serve with the meat over them.
Here's some of my favorite recipes. I have tried them all and LOVE them. They are all really easy and dont need a lot of wierd ingredients of tools.
PARMASON CHEESE BALL
2/3 cup grated parmasan
1 tbsp minl
1 small diced onion
1/2 tsp salt
2 pkgs cream cheese
pepper, garlic powder, garlic chips, crushed red pepper, italion seasoning, parsley
Mix everything but the spices together. Add spices, then taste. Add more spices, and taste. Continue to add spices until you like how it tastes. Shape into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Refridgerate for at least 8 hrs. Serve with a variety of crackers.
GARLIC STICKS
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 1/4 cup flour
pinch of salt
1/2 cup warm water
Combine yeast, sugar, flour, and salt. Add water gradually. Roll into 10 long ropes. Lay on baking sheet and cook for 25 mins at 350. Brush on melted butter and garlic salt.
PUNCH
Jug of V8 tropical juice
bottle of ginger ale
mix together in a pitcher. its really easy and a ton better than water.
APPLE CRISP
2 tbsp rolled oats
1/8 tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp flour
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp margarine, softened
1 apple, peeled and sliced
Mix oats, cinnamon, flour, sugar and margarine in a bowl. Put apple slicesand raisens in a small baking dish. Pour oat mixture over the sliced apple. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 for 35-40 mins. the apple slices should be soft and the top should be brown and crisp.
This recipe makes only 1 large serving. The ingrediends for 5 servings are:
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown suger
1/2 cup margaring, melted
4 apples
1/4 cup raisens
SOFT PUFFED WHEAT SQUARES
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
8 cups puffed wheat
Melt butter and add corn syrup, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla. When mixture begins to boil, remove and add puffed wheat. Press into a 9x13" greased pan. ENJOY!!
TIPS:
- tsp - teaspoons
- tbsp - tablespoons
- simmer - just under a boil (it is not bubbling a lot, only the occational bubble)
- keep lots of wet wrags on hand for wiping up a spill
- use 'dry active yeast' whenever a recipe calls for yeast
- try making a meal for your family. make a main course, dessert, and drink. they'll love you for it, and you'll learn a lot
Here is a good one for the holidays.
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookboo...