August 25th, 2010
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
¼ cup cold vegetable shortening
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup warm water
Directions:
Blend flour and salt together. Cut the shortening into flour with a pastry blender or two forks. Blend until mixture resembles fine corn meal. Add warm water, stir until liquid is incorporated.
Form dough in to a ball and knead on a lightly floured surface for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces; form each piece into ball. Let dough stand covered with plastic wrap for at least 30 minutes up to an hour.
Heat large skillet over medium heat. On a lightly floured surface, roll one ball of dough at a time into a 7-inch round. One by one, place the tortillas in the skillet, turning them when air pockets form underneath the tortilla and the color of the tortilla changes to white.
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August 5th, 2010
Ingredients:
4 cups cold water
2 cups rice
Directions:
Place water and rice in saucepot. Cook rice on medium heat for 20 minutes. Turn heat to low and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
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August 5th, 2010
Ingredients:
4 Chicken breasts
4 garlic cloves (chopped)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Directions:
Place chicken in large skillet. Add all ingredients and turn heat to medium. Cook for 5-8 minutes, turn chicken over and turn heat to low. Cook for an additional 5-8 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet serve over a bed of white rice and pour remaining glaze over chicken and rice.
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August 5th, 2010
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
4 salmon fillets
1 lb. fresh asparagus
1 lemon (sliced)
Directions:
Season salmon and place fillets and asparagus in large skillet. Place lemon slices on top of fillets. Cover skillet, turn heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes and turn heat to low. Continue to cook for 6-7 minutes.
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August 5th, 2010
Ingredients:
4 Rib Eye Steaks
4 Portobello Mushrooms (sliced)
1/2 cup red cooking wine
1 teaspoon grill seasoning
Directions:
Season steaks with grill seasoning. Place steaks in preheated skillet and cook over medium heat leaving the lid cracked. Cook over medium heat until brown on both sides. Remove steaks. Add Portobello mushrooms and red cooking wine to skillet. Sauté mushrooms for 30 seconds and serve with steak.
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July 21st, 2010
Ingredients:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup raisins, dates or apples, chopped
1-1/2 cups milk
Directions:
Roll graham crackers into small coarse pieces. Mix well with brown sugar. Add baking powder, raisins (or dates or apples), pecans (or coconut), and egg. Stir in milk. Butter the cold double boiler unit and fill with graham cracker mixture. Cook in 2 quart pan over medium low heat, reducing heat as required. Allow 1-1/2 hours to complete.
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July 21st, 2010
Ingredients:
1 egg, whole
1 tablespoon flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, to garnish
3/4 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
5 small raw apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 pint heavy cream
Directions:
Beat egg and sugar until very smooth. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and stir in the sugar. Simmer apples, nuts and vanilla. Bake in buttered large skillet covered for 30 minutes over low heat. Remove from pan. Serve cold with whipped cream or ice cream. Garnish with chopped walnuts.
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July 21st, 2010
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 cups Rice Krispies
1/2 cup chopped nuts
confectioners sugar
Directions:
Melt butter in large skillet. Add dates, sugar and eggs. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture forms a ball (5-8 mins). Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Stir in Rice Krispies and nuts. Shape mixture into 2 rolls, 2″ in diameter and roll in confectioners sugar sprinkled lightly on wax paper. Wrap in waxed paper, chill. To serve, cut into 1/4″ thick slices.
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