Parmesan Orzo
1 tbls. Butter
1 cup orzo pasta
2 ½ cups chicken broth or water
¼ cup parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Brown orzo in butter, add broth and simmer until broth is absorbed by pasta, add cheese salt & pepper. Other additions, sun-dried tomatoes, pinenuts, basil.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Brown Sugar Steak
Brown Sugar Steak
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
½ cup chicken or beef broth
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
¼ cup Dijon mustard
½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
¼ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 (2 pound) flank steak, trimmed (I've also used London broil steak)
Cooking spray
½ tsp cornstarch
Marinate steak in sauce overnight. Remove steak from marinade and reserve marinade. Grill steak or cook in heavy bottomed skillet coated with cooking spray. Pour marinade into a small saucepan and whisk in ½ tsp cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until thickened.
Serve with potatoes, rice or my favorite parmesan orzo (1 tbls. Butter, 1 cup orzo pasta, 2 ½ cups chicken broth or water, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste – brown orzo in butter, add broth and simmer until broth is absorbed by pasta, add cheese salt & pepper. Other additions, sun-dried tomatoes, pinenuts, basil).
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
½ cup chicken or beef broth
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
¼ cup Dijon mustard
½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
¼ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 (2 pound) flank steak, trimmed (I've also used London broil steak)
Cooking spray
½ tsp cornstarch
Marinate steak in sauce overnight. Remove steak from marinade and reserve marinade. Grill steak or cook in heavy bottomed skillet coated with cooking spray. Pour marinade into a small saucepan and whisk in ½ tsp cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until thickened.
Serve with potatoes, rice or my favorite parmesan orzo (1 tbls. Butter, 1 cup orzo pasta, 2 ½ cups chicken broth or water, ¼ cup parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste – brown orzo in butter, add broth and simmer until broth is absorbed by pasta, add cheese salt & pepper. Other additions, sun-dried tomatoes, pinenuts, basil).
Spanokopita
Spanokopita
1/2 cup olive oil
1 bunch chopped scallions, white and green parts
2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (I usually use about 1 teaspoon dried)
3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
7 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
40 sheets (1 box) frozen phyllo dough (defrosted overnight in the refrigerator)
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
½ cup plain dry breadcrumbs (I usually use Italian flavored bread crumbs)
Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan and add the scallions. Cook 5 minutes or until soft. Meanwhile, squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and place it in a bowl. Add the scallions, dill, eggs, feta, salt, and pepper and mix together.
Keep the phyllo dough sheets covered with a damp kitchen towel. Unfold 1 sheet of the phyllo dough. Brush the sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with a few breadcrumbs. Repeat the process by laying a second sheet of phyllo dough over the first sheet, brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs until you have used 10 sheets. Spoon ¾ cup of the spinach mixture into a sausage shape along one edge of the phyllo dough. Roll it up. Brush the top with butter and score the roll into 1-inch rounds. Place it on an oiled baking sheet. Repeat until all the pastry and filling have been used.
Place in a 400º oven and bake for 12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Serve warm.
*My only major modification to this recipe is that I like to make the Spanokopita into triangle shapes. To do this, I follow the same method as above but only use 5 sheets of phyllo. Once you have the last sheet down, butter it and then cut all the sheets into four equal strips (cutting from long edge to long edge of the dough). Then place about 1 tablespoon of the spinach filling in the corner of one of the strips and then fold up flag style to create the triangle. Brush the top with butter and sprinkle with a few breadcrumbs then bake as listed above.
1/2 cup olive oil
1 bunch chopped scallions, white and green parts
2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (I usually use about 1 teaspoon dried)
3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
7 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
40 sheets (1 box) frozen phyllo dough (defrosted overnight in the refrigerator)
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
½ cup plain dry breadcrumbs (I usually use Italian flavored bread crumbs)
Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan and add the scallions. Cook 5 minutes or until soft. Meanwhile, squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and place it in a bowl. Add the scallions, dill, eggs, feta, salt, and pepper and mix together.
Keep the phyllo dough sheets covered with a damp kitchen towel. Unfold 1 sheet of the phyllo dough. Brush the sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with a few breadcrumbs. Repeat the process by laying a second sheet of phyllo dough over the first sheet, brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs until you have used 10 sheets. Spoon ¾ cup of the spinach mixture into a sausage shape along one edge of the phyllo dough. Roll it up. Brush the top with butter and score the roll into 1-inch rounds. Place it on an oiled baking sheet. Repeat until all the pastry and filling have been used.
Place in a 400º oven and bake for 12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Serve warm.
*My only major modification to this recipe is that I like to make the Spanokopita into triangle shapes. To do this, I follow the same method as above but only use 5 sheets of phyllo. Once you have the last sheet down, butter it and then cut all the sheets into four equal strips (cutting from long edge to long edge of the dough). Then place about 1 tablespoon of the spinach filling in the corner of one of the strips and then fold up flag style to create the triangle. Brush the top with butter and sprinkle with a few breadcrumbs then bake as listed above.
Strawberry Romaine Salad
Strawberry Romaine Salad – Hillary Stern
1 large romaine lettuce
1 head Boston (also called Butter) lettuce
1 pt. fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup broken walnuts
Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces. Combine slices strawberries, cheese
and walnuts. Just before serving, toss with dressing.
Dressing:
1 cup vegetable oil
¾ cup sugar
½ cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp. garlic, minced
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. paprika (for color)
½ tsp. pepper
*I usually use a raspberry vinegar in the dressing instead of red wine vinegar and add raspberries and cashews instead of the strawberries and walnuts. It's good both ways.
1 large romaine lettuce
1 head Boston (also called Butter) lettuce
1 pt. fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup broken walnuts
Tear lettuce into bite sized pieces. Combine slices strawberries, cheese
and walnuts. Just before serving, toss with dressing.
Dressing:
1 cup vegetable oil
¾ cup sugar
½ cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp. garlic, minced
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. paprika (for color)
½ tsp. pepper
*I usually use a raspberry vinegar in the dressing instead of red wine vinegar and add raspberries and cashews instead of the strawberries and walnuts. It's good both ways.
Acini Salad
Acini Salad
1 package Acini pasta, cooked al dente
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cup pineapple juice (usually have enough from the cans of pineapple chunks)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cans mandarin oranges
2 cans pineapple chunks or tidbits
9 oz. Cool Whip
Cook acini and drain pasta. In a saucepan whisk together sugar, flour, and salt to avoid lumps. Add pineapple juice. Cook until thick then remove from heat and add lemon juice. Set aside to cool. Pour sauce over cooked acini and place in refrigerator overnight. Add fruit and cool whip.
1 package Acini pasta, cooked al dente
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¾ cup pineapple juice (usually have enough from the cans of pineapple chunks)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cans mandarin oranges
2 cans pineapple chunks or tidbits
9 oz. Cool Whip
Cook acini and drain pasta. In a saucepan whisk together sugar, flour, and salt to avoid lumps. Add pineapple juice. Cook until thick then remove from heat and add lemon juice. Set aside to cool. Pour sauce over cooked acini and place in refrigerator overnight. Add fruit and cool whip.
Hash Brown Casserole
Hash Brown Casserole
1 26-ounce bag frozen country-style hash browns
2 cups shredded Colby cheese
½ cup minced onion
1 cup milk
½ cup beef stock or canned broth
2 Tbls butter, melted
Dash garlic powder
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 425º. Combine the frozen hash browns, cheese, and onion in a large bowl. Combine the milk, beef broth, half the melted butter, the garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl. Mix until well blended, then pour the mixture over the hash browns and mix well. Heat the remaining butter in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. When the skillet is hot, spoon in the hash brown mixture. Cook the hash browns, stirring occasionally, until all of the cheese has melted (about 7 minutes). Put the skillet into the oven and bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until the surface of the hash browns is dark brown.
*I usually saute the onions in the butter and then just combine everything in a large casserole dish (I skip the cooking of potatoes and cheese in the skillet). If you do this, just make sure you stir the potatoes about every 20 minutes in the oven so the milk mixture doesn't burn on the bottom.
1 26-ounce bag frozen country-style hash browns
2 cups shredded Colby cheese
½ cup minced onion
1 cup milk
½ cup beef stock or canned broth
2 Tbls butter, melted
Dash garlic powder
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 425º. Combine the frozen hash browns, cheese, and onion in a large bowl. Combine the milk, beef broth, half the melted butter, the garlic powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl. Mix until well blended, then pour the mixture over the hash browns and mix well. Heat the remaining butter in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. When the skillet is hot, spoon in the hash brown mixture. Cook the hash browns, stirring occasionally, until all of the cheese has melted (about 7 minutes). Put the skillet into the oven and bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until the surface of the hash browns is dark brown.
*I usually saute the onions in the butter and then just combine everything in a large casserole dish (I skip the cooking of potatoes and cheese in the skillet). If you do this, just make sure you stir the potatoes about every 20 minutes in the oven so the milk mixture doesn't burn on the bottom.
Coconut French Toast with Grilled Pineapple and Tropical Salsa and Vanilla Syrup
Coconut French Toast with Grilled Pineapple and Tropical Salsa
Salsa:
2 tablespoons flaked sweetened coconut
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
2 peeled ripe mangoes, chopped
1 pint strawberries, chopped
French toast:
1 cup egg substitute
1 cup light coconut milk
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 (16-ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 16 slices
Cooking spray
Remaining ingredients:
1 medium pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut crosswise into 8 slices
Powdered sugar (optional)
To prepare salsa, combine first 4 ingredients; cover and chill.
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare French toast, combine egg substitute and next 6 ingredients (egg substitute through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Place bread in egg mixture; press down with spatula to completely submerge bread in egg mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.
Arrange soaked bread in a single layer on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until set. Remove from oven, and keep warm. While bread bakes; heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Arrange 4 pineapple slices in pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until pineapple begins to brown. Remove from pan; keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining pineapple and cooking spray. Arrange 2 toast pieces on each of 8 plates; top each serving with 1 pineapple slice and 1/2 cup salsa. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Yield: 8 servings
*I usually don't make the salsa with this recipe. I make a fruit salsa with 1 pint strawberries, 1 small can mandarin oranges, and 1 kiwi and use a hand chopper or food processor to chop until salsa consistency. Then I serve it with this syrup:
Vanilla Syrup
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup buttermilk (or sour milk*)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a saucepan, boil sugar, butter, buttermilk and baking soda about 1 minute. Mix in vanilla.
Salsa:
2 tablespoons flaked sweetened coconut
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
2 peeled ripe mangoes, chopped
1 pint strawberries, chopped
French toast:
1 cup egg substitute
1 cup light coconut milk
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 (16-ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 16 slices
Cooking spray
Remaining ingredients:
1 medium pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut crosswise into 8 slices
Powdered sugar (optional)
To prepare salsa, combine first 4 ingredients; cover and chill.
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare French toast, combine egg substitute and next 6 ingredients (egg substitute through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Place bread in egg mixture; press down with spatula to completely submerge bread in egg mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.
Arrange soaked bread in a single layer on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until set. Remove from oven, and keep warm. While bread bakes; heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Arrange 4 pineapple slices in pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until pineapple begins to brown. Remove from pan; keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining pineapple and cooking spray. Arrange 2 toast pieces on each of 8 plates; top each serving with 1 pineapple slice and 1/2 cup salsa. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Yield: 8 servings
*I usually don't make the salsa with this recipe. I make a fruit salsa with 1 pint strawberries, 1 small can mandarin oranges, and 1 kiwi and use a hand chopper or food processor to chop until salsa consistency. Then I serve it with this syrup:
Vanilla Syrup
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup buttermilk (or sour milk*)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a saucepan, boil sugar, butter, buttermilk and baking soda about 1 minute. Mix in vanilla.
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