Thursday, December 24, 2009

Would you share your favorite appetizer and entree recipes?

You can feel free to share holiday (or not) recipes; the simpler the better.Would you share your favorite appetizer and entree recipes?
Stuffed Mushrooms appetizer





10 large button mushrooms


1 small Onion finely chopped


1 table spoon chopped parsley


1/4 cup grated cheese


1/2 teaspoon pepper


1 tbsp butter/ olive oil


salt to taste





Boil mushroom in water for 4 minutes to soften them a bit and makes it easier to remove the stalks to form a scoop.





Chop the stalks finely. Heat the oil/ butter and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the chopped stalks and fry for 2 minutes. Then add thr parsley, pepper and salt and let it cool down before adding the grated cheese.





Now stuff back the mixture into the mushroom scoops with face up and grill in over for 10 minutes at 325 deg and serve hot.Would you share your favorite appetizer and entree recipes?
Orzo Confetti Salad





1 lb Orzo


4 tbsp olive oil


1 tbsp green onion, diced


1 clove garlic, minced


1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced


1/2 cup celery, diced


1/2 cup mushrooms, diced


1/2 lb shaved turkey breast, diced


salt and pepper to taste


2 cups broccoli florets, steamed (optional)





In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil on medium heat. Add 1/2 cup of uncooked orzo and brown. Bring one gallon of water to boil, add both browned and remaining pasta and cook according to package directions. Set aside. Using the same skillet, heat the remaining 3 tbsp of olive oil. Add green onions, garlic, red bell pepper, celery, mushrooms, salt and pepper. Cook until tender. Add cooked pasta and turkey to skillet and toss. Serve hot. 8 servings





This is the bomb!!!
Potato Pancakes (my family's Christmas breakfast mini tradition)


Milk, cream, potatoes, coconut, butter, sugar, salt, and fry on a pan. I don't know the exact measures for each. Sorry
thai chicken appetizer.... its wonderful.... afordable too.... heres how it goes...





by a bag of frozen chicken breasts( skinless and bonesless)


take each breast and cut it into 4 strips,,,





buy a bag of skewers (wood)


buy a bag of tempura batter


One jar of peanut sauce...





stick the raw chicken on the skewers and batter, deep fry for about 4 mins.... garnish with the peanut sauce (spicy) ... wonderful... and feeds a ton for about 10 bucks!
A nice bread, cut in strips if possible. Then you poor a little bit of olive oil to cover the bottom of a small plate, and you mix that with italian seasoning.





Dip and enjoy. :)
What are you cooking? That is my favourite!
To start off, I like to do bacon wrapped shrimp on the grill. Peel %26amp; devein shrimp leaving tail on. Wrap with bacon %26amp; thread onto kabob skewer ( about 4 or 5 shrimp on each ) Grill over medium coals about 3-5 minutes each side til done. Serve with garlic butter %26amp; toasted bread wedges for an awesome appetizer. For a main dish, nothing better than grilled Ribeyes served with grilled silver queen corn %26amp; fresh tossed salad......Yummy!!
coleslaw, nachos, mozarella sticks
These are two of my holiday favorites...one is a dessert though, but I included it because of its simplicity. The other is my favorite appetizer..please enjoy!!








Cherry-pineapple dessert





I love this one because it is so simple yet so delicious; easy prep too!





1 20oz can crushed pineapple


1 21oz can cherry pie filling


1 package yellow cake mix


1 3oz can pecans (1 cup), chopped


1-2 sticks of butter, very chilled





Preheat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 pan. Spread pineapple in pan. Spoon pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle cake mix over filling, then sprinkle chopped pecans over mix. Slice chilled butter into thin strips, covering the entire mix. Bake 50 min uncovered.





Use a spoon or scoop to serve. Make sure you cover the entire mix with butter before baking to ensure even coverage. Enjoy!











Chipped Beef Dip





1 jar dried chipped beef


8oz sour cream


8oz cream cheese


1/3 cup diced onions (I prefer red or green for color)





Mix together and heat in microwave or stovetop. Serve hot. Great with Club crackers, or crackers of your choice
appetizer


Deviled Egg Balls-


6 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped


3 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled


1/4 c mayo


1 tsp minced onion


1/2 tsp each s%26amp;p


1/4 tsp mustard


1 c cheddar





In bowl, combine all but cheddar until creamy. Roll into 1 inch balls. roll in cheese. Cover and refrigerate.


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entree


Basil Caesar Salmon-


4 salmon fillets


1/4 c caesar dressing


pepper


1 c caesar salad croutons, crushed


1/2 c grated parmesan


2 tsp dried basil


2 TBS Olive Oil





Place salmon in greased pan. Spoon the salad dressing over fillets; sprinkle with pepper. Combine croutons, parmesan and basil. Sprinkle over fillets and gently press into dressing. Drizzle with Oil. Bake uncovered at 350 for 15-20 min.


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dessert


Double chocolate drop cookies-


1 c butter


1 1/2 c sugar


2 eggs


2 tsp vanilla


2 c flour


2/3 c cocoa


3/4 tsp baking soda


1/4 tsp salt


1/2 c toasted slivered almonds


1 3/4 c milk choc chunks





Heat oven to 350. Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in almonds and chocolate. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min cool clightly. Remove to wire rack. Cool completely.





@ 3 1/2 dozen

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