Playing around with Ground Turkey.

Steak Sandwich

I use to work at Burger Pit on Monterey HWY in San Jose as a teen and that is where I got the idea of my Steak Sandwich.

I just cook up thin (not too thin) steak and add it to a roll that has been under the broiler with garlic butter on it. I do not add any Mayo or anything like that, my husband does sometimes. I just add the lettuce and tomatoes.

I melt butter with chopped up garlic and some garlic powder and toast them under the broiler.

These are great!

Buttermilk Blueberry Crumb Cake

This blueberry coffee cake is always a hit no matter where I take it. The first time I made it I didn't have buttermilk so I just added a little bit of vinegar to my milk and I let it sit for a minute or so. If you don't want to buy some buttermilk and have the rest of it go to waste, unless you plan on making donuts or biscuits then I would just add a teaspoon of vinegar to your milk.

This is a easy yummy recipe to make.

 

Crumb Topping

13/4 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

12 T butter, at room temperature, cut into 12 pieces

2 t cinnamon

3/4 t pure vanilla

1/4 t salt

Buttermilk cake

2 2/3 cup unbleached, all purpose flour

3/4 t baking soda

3/4 t cream of tarter

1/2 t salt

2/3 c unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 10 pieces

1 1/3 cups sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

3/4 t vanilla (I never measure this I just pour in)

2/3 C Buttermilk

2 1/2 cups blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 lightly coat a 13x9x2-inch pan with cooking spray.

To prepare crumb topping, place the flour, brown sugar, butter,cinnamon,vanilla and salt in the mixing bowl.. With a flat mixing paddle mix for 20 seconds, then increase speed and mix until the mixture resembles large crumbs, about 40 to 60 seconds. Remove and reserve in refrigerator until ready to use.

To prepare butter milk cake, place flour, baking soda, cream of tarter and salt in a bowl and mix well to combine. Place the butter and sugar in mixing bowl and stir to combine mix on low for about 30 seconds then increase speed and mix until light and fluffy, about 1 minute, add eggs one and a time scraping bowl a few times., add vanilla and mix on low for 30 seconds. Scrape the bottom and sides of mixing bowl. Add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk, mix on low speed for one minute. Add remaining flour and buttermilk and mix on low for 30-40 seconds longer until smooth and blended.

Pour batter into pan, smooth over top, sprinkle with blueberries evenly over top and slightly press down into batter. Crumble and large clumps in the crumb mixture and sprinkle over the top of blueberries.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 60-65 minutes, until crumbs are evenly golden brown and cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center of pan. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool. Cool completely before cutting

Cupcakes for Church

Since I have the new mixer I had to put it to use, I got the wrong kind of frosting and it was so warm it would not set up. I have a really cute cupcake booked called Hello, Cupcake. I did not add the gummie leaves to these, Our dentist makes enough money without the gummies on it.

My new mixer. I have so given up on Kitchen aide. I have gone through two of them so I hope this one will last.

Hamburger

So I wanted to make hamburgers today so this is what I did and they were a huge hit with the guys. (Hubby and boys)

Ground beef

Bold A1 sauce

salt

pepper

garlic power

Then I took onions and sliced them thin and added them to an egg that I mixed with cream, salt, pepper and Cayenne pepper, then I mixed in flour and corn starch and fried them in oil until they were crispy, these were great.

OK, I hate to admit this but I hate to fry hamburger because it is so messy so I bake mine in 400 degree oven.

I place them on whole wheat buns with mayo, a little mustard, lettuce, tomatoes and a good pile of fried onions. They were huge and Jacob ate two.

Quick and Easy homemade Chicken Soup

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
1/2 pound chopped cooked chicken breast
1 1/2 cups egg noodles
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion and celery in butter until just tender, 5 minutes. Pour in chicken and vegetable broths and stir in chicken, noodles, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes before serving.

Mother's Day

Chocolate cream Cheese Strawberries

1 package (1 lb) fresh strawberries
6 oz cream cheese (from 8-oz package), softened
24 vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (3/4 cup)
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
2 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Rinse strawberries; pat dry with paper towels. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed until mixed. Press about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture over bottom half of each strawberry, molding to fit the strawberry. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

In 1-quart saucepan, melt semisweet chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Holding strawberry by the leaves, dip each strawberry into chocolate mixture, covering cheese mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is completely set.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips and oil uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Continue to microwave at 15-second intervals if necessary to melt chips. Drizzle melted vanilla chips over dark chocolate on strawberries. Place each in paper baking cup. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator no longer than 24 hours

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Cookie Dough Truffles

Getting ready for my daughters wedding.

SERVINGS
33

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/2 pounds semisweet chocolate chips

In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour, alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Shape into 1-in. balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Loosely cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip balls in coating, allowing excess to drip off; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes. If desired, remelt remaining candy coating and drizzle over candies. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.

Fish Tacos

I would had posted pictures but they went too fast. My husband who does not like fish ate so many of these we had to hide some for the other. I made beef tacos also and these are the ones that went fast.

Beer Batter Cod

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 lime, juiced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
1 teaspoon minced capers
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

1 quart oil for frying
1 (12 ounce) package corn tortillas
1/2 medium head cabbage, finely shredded

To make white sauce: In a medium bowl, mix together yogurt and mayonnaise. Gradually stir in fresh lime juice until consistency is slightly runny. Season with jalapeno, capers, oregano, cumin, dill, and cayenne.
Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Fry fish until crisp and golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Lightly fry tortillas; not too crisp. To serve, place fried fish in a tortilla, and top with shredded cabbage, and white sauce.

Shortbread

1 pound butter, softened
1 cup Domino® or C&H® Pure Cane Dark Brown Sugar
4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions: In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 3-3/4 cups flour; mix well. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes, adding enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut into 3-in. x 1-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with fork. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until cookies are lightly Browned. Yield:about 4 dozen

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Italian Beef Sandwich

3 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad
dressing mix
1 (5 pound) rump roast
Directions:
Combine water with salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, onion salt, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaf, and salad dressing mix in a saucepan. Stir well, and bring to a boil.
Place roast in slow cooker, and pour salad dressing mixture over the meat.
Cover, and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 4 to 5 hours. When done, remove bay leaf, and shred meat with a fork.

Lemon Poppy seed cake.

1 pkg yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 c vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 sm pkg lemon pudding mix
4 T poppy seeds
Mix dry ingredients together well. Add the water and oil, beat eggs in one at a time.
Pour batter into a well greased bunt pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Cool cake in pan for a 10 minutes then turn onto a cake rack or plate to cool.
You can make a glaze for it if you like.
1 cup sifted powder sugar
3/4 t lemon juice
a small amount of lemon peel
If you want it yellow you can add a few drops of yellow food coloring, I would never put dye in my food though. :o)

I know it has been awhile, my mixer broke and it has me in a slump since it cost so much to fix. I have had nothing but problems with Kitchen aide they are made so cheaply anymore and cost so much to fix. I would tell everyone if you make breads and need a heavy duty mixer, Kitchenaide is not the way to go.

So I figure I would make something simple, a year after I was married I really started cooking more. My husband came home from work one day and told me about this really good cake one of the guys at work made and how much he loved it. Well I got the recipe and made it for him. So the other day I found the photo album that I put together about 27 years ago with recipes in it and I found that recipe. So needless to say I ran to the store and got the stuff to make it. Well really I drove to the store...:o)

So last night when he came home from work and cut a piece and ate it I asked him what he thought about it, he told me it was really good and then I asked him if it reminded him of anything, he knew right off.

Chocolate cake with chocolate dipped stawberries/cinnamon Rolls

I made a this by mixing
16 oz of cream cheese with a
1/2 cup of powder sugar, then I added
8oz sour cream and
melted white chocolate and mixed it in.
I poured this mixture over the crust I baked and just added fresh fruit and heated some apricot preserve to brush on the top.

Paula Dean

Cinnamon Bun Dough:
Starter:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Idaho potato flakes
1 teaspoon dry active yeast
1 1/2 cups warm-hot tap water
Cinnamon Buns:
Nonstick oil spray
1 cup starter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cups vegetable oil (recommended: Mazola)
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 cups hot tap water
1 (1 tablespoon) package active dry yeast
6 cups all-purpose flour (recommended: Pillsbury)
Filling:
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, plus more if needed
1/2 cup ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins
Starter: One day before you plan on baking the cinnamon buns combine the starter ingredients. Stir this mixture occasionally with a rubber spatula and your starter should soon start bubbling within 12 hours.
Cook's Note: You will know this because you will see bubbles along the side of the glass container and you may possibly see bubbling on the top of the mixture as well. Let this mixture sit bubbling, uncovered, until you are ready to make bread the next day. You might want to stir it occasionally. Remember this is a living culture and you will need to take care of it in order to keep it alive.
Buns: When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 170 degrees F. Prepare 2 (9 by 12-inch) rectangular baking dishes by spraying with nonstick oil spray.
In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix together starter, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, salt, water, yeast and flour.
After mixing the dough for about 2 minutes, remove the dough to a bowl sprayed with nonstick oil.
Cook's Note: If the dough mix is too loose, add more flour.
Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled in size. The rising process will take 1 to 4 hours, depending on the altitude and weather at the time and place you are making the buns.
When doubled, dump the whole pile of dough onto a well-floured surface and with a rolling pin manipulate the dough to make a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick.
Filling: Melt 2 sticks of butter to where it is creamy and spreadable. Spread the butter onto the dough triangle making sure you spread thoroughly to all corners. Sprinkle brown sugar and then cinnamon over the butter making sure that the whole triangle is covered, corner to corner. Top with chopped pecans and raisins.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

I have been wanting a good Chicken sandwich for a few weeks now, so I broke down and made my own.

Boneless Chicken Breast

chili powder

Paprika

garlic powder

salt

pepper

bacon

Cheese, I used a spicy one with chili in it.

Kaiser Roll

Mayo

Lettuce

Tomato

Red Onion

I mixed all the seasoning together and rubbed it on my chicken. I would had BQ the chicken if it was not cold outside, so I heated up my grill on the stove and added a little oil and cooked them inside.

I added just Mayo to the rolls and then the chicken, cheese on top and then the bacon, tomatoes, lettuce and red onion. I have to say I though it was really good. I was worried it was going to be too hot but everything else helped calm the heat and it was a really good chicken sandwich.