Spicy and chocolaty, who could ask for anything more?
Ingredients:
1 lb. lean ground turkey
1 large onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, minced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
2 15-oz. cans diced tomatoes
2 14.5-oz. cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 15-oz. can beef broth
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder (NOT Nesquik! That would be very bad!)
1/2 tsp. freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
Chipotle sauce (from the can of chipotle chilies)
1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate (1/2 unsweetened baking cube), chopped (optional; use to taste as needed; be careful, because too much will make your chili bitter)
Light sour cream
Chopped green onions
3-4 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
Shredded cheddar cheese
Heat some olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic, bell pepper, and ground turkey until meat is cooked through. Add salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, brown sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, tomatoes, beans, and beef broth. Add all of the chipotle sauce from a small can of chipotle chilies. Heat to boiling and then reduce to a simmer (uncovered), stirring occasionally, until thickened as desired (I like it about 30-40 minutes). If desired, add some chopped chipotle chilies. Add 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar and a small amount of chopped chocolate at a time until desired richness is reached. If necessary, add more red wine vinegar to cut the sweetness of the chili. This is where you can play around a little with the flavors.
When thickened and seasoned as desired, serve with chopped onions or green onions (I like green better), sour cream, and shredded cheddar cheese.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Meat Loaf
From Kera's cookin'
Loaf
3 lb Hamburger
1 Egg
10 slices of Bread, pulled into pieces
1 package of Brown Gravy Mix
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup
Salt and Pepper to taste
Glaze
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 c ketchup
1/2 cup BBQ Sauce (I like the Honey Bullseye, Sweet Baby Ray's or Masterpiece)
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Mix loaf ingredients and pat into shape
3. Cover and bake for 1 hour
4. Pour glaze over loaf and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Loaf
3 lb Hamburger
1 Egg
10 slices of Bread, pulled into pieces
1 package of Brown Gravy Mix
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup
Salt and Pepper to taste
Glaze
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 c ketchup
1/2 cup BBQ Sauce (I like the Honey Bullseye, Sweet Baby Ray's or Masterpiece)
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Mix loaf ingredients and pat into shape
3. Cover and bake for 1 hour
4. Pour glaze over loaf and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Baked 4 Cheese Macaroni
From Pioneer Woman
Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 lb Dry Elbow Macaroni
3 T Butter
3 T Flour
4 c Milk, Divided
1 lb Mixed Grated Cheese, Divided
6 oz, weight Crumbled Blue Cheese, Divided
1 t Salt
½ t Pepper
¼ t Cayenne Pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F.
Cook macaroni in boiling salted water. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter and add the flour. Whisk together and cook for thirty seconds. Add 2 cups of the milk and whisk until smooth. Add another cup of the milk (reserving 1 cup) and continue to whisk. Cook for four minutes while whisking. The mixture will get very thick!
Add 12 ounces of the grated mixed cheese and stir well so that the cheese melts. Add the salt, pepper and cayenne followed by the remaining cup of milk and half of the blue cheese crumbles. Stir well.
Once everything is smooth, add the cooked macaroni and toss well. Pour into a 9″13″ casserole pan and top with the remaining grated cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Top with additional blue cheese and bake 10 minutes more, until golden brown and bubbling. Yummy!
Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 lb Dry Elbow Macaroni
3 T Butter
3 T Flour
4 c Milk, Divided
1 lb Mixed Grated Cheese, Divided
6 oz, weight Crumbled Blue Cheese, Divided
1 t Salt
½ t Pepper
¼ t Cayenne Pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F.
Cook macaroni in boiling salted water. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter and add the flour. Whisk together and cook for thirty seconds. Add 2 cups of the milk and whisk until smooth. Add another cup of the milk (reserving 1 cup) and continue to whisk. Cook for four minutes while whisking. The mixture will get very thick!
Add 12 ounces of the grated mixed cheese and stir well so that the cheese melts. Add the salt, pepper and cayenne followed by the remaining cup of milk and half of the blue cheese crumbles. Stir well.
Once everything is smooth, add the cooked macaroni and toss well. Pour into a 9″13″ casserole pan and top with the remaining grated cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Top with additional blue cheese and bake 10 minutes more, until golden brown and bubbling. Yummy!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Darcy's Microwave Fudge
3 C. choc. chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 C butter
1/2 C nuts
Put all ingredients in a microwavable bowl, except nuts. Microwave on medium until chips are melted, 3-5 min. Stirring once or twice. Stir in nuts, quickly and then pour into an 8X8 buttered pan.
This sets up quickly, so work fast in adding nuts. You can use any flavor of chips-can do white with crushed up candy canes, peanut butter with peanuts, etc. Keep in the refrigerator because it's a soft fudge :) or add about 1/2 c of small marshmallows. So easy and yummy!
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 C butter
1/2 C nuts
Put all ingredients in a microwavable bowl, except nuts. Microwave on medium until chips are melted, 3-5 min. Stirring once or twice. Stir in nuts, quickly and then pour into an 8X8 buttered pan.
This sets up quickly, so work fast in adding nuts. You can use any flavor of chips-can do white with crushed up candy canes, peanut butter with peanuts, etc. Keep in the refrigerator because it's a soft fudge :) or add about 1/2 c of small marshmallows. So easy and yummy!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Cake Mix Cookies
Got this one from my friend Erin :-)
Ingredients:
1 box cake mix (any flavor)
2 Large eggs
1/3 c. Oil
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients well with a wooden spoon. Roll mix into 1" balls and place far apart on cookie sheets. Flatten to 1/4" thickness with the bottom of a glass which has been dipped in flour. Bake at 375 for 6 min. Let cold a minute before removing from sheets. (they hard up upon cooling)
2. Eat them just as they are or possibly buy a corresponding frosting flavor and frost while they are slightly hot.
Ingredients:
1 box cake mix (any flavor)
2 Large eggs
1/3 c. Oil
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients well with a wooden spoon. Roll mix into 1" balls and place far apart on cookie sheets. Flatten to 1/4" thickness with the bottom of a glass which has been dipped in flour. Bake at 375 for 6 min. Let cold a minute before removing from sheets. (they hard up upon cooling)
2. Eat them just as they are or possibly buy a corresponding frosting flavor and frost while they are slightly hot.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Fattigmann Bakkels (Poor Man's Cakes)
So this is really an awesome recipe, but I have to put it because I finally found a recipe for it! It's a Norwegian dessert that my Grandma Lock made for me a couple times, but I liked it. So I'm really posting the recipe for nostalgia purposes, and so I can share these cakes someday with my kids while we talk about how awesome their Great Grandma Lock was. I sure love and miss her so!
Recipe from LDS Family Fun
Cake Ingredients:
1 egg
3 egg yolks
1/4 c heavy cream
4 t white sugar
1 T melted butter
1/4 t ground cardamom (may substitute nutmeg or cinnamon)
1 1/2 c flour
Lard for frying (You know that's what my grandma used but may substitute oil or shortening instead and it turns out fine)
Icing Ingredients:
3 T softened butter
1 T shortening
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1 1/2 T milk
Food coloring
Directions:
1. Cake Dough: Beat egg and egg yolks together in large bowl. Stir in the cream, sugar, melted butter and cardamom (nutmeg or cinnamon)
2. Mix in flour to make a soft dough.
3. On a floured cloth, roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thickness.
4. Cut into 2x2 inch square shapes. Heat lard (oil or shortening) in deep skillet to 365 degrees F. Have an adult carefully place a few squares at a time into the hot oil. Cook until the cakes return to the surface and then turn over to finish cooking until lightly golden (about 10 seconds). Drain on brown paper or paper towel.
5. Icing: In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and vanilla.
6. Beat in powdered sugar and milk to achieve desired consistency.
7. Divide into two bowls; tint one red and one green.
8. When cool (about 1 minute), decorate with icing.
Recipe from LDS Family Fun
Cake Ingredients:
1 egg
3 egg yolks
1/4 c heavy cream
4 t white sugar
1 T melted butter
1/4 t ground cardamom (may substitute nutmeg or cinnamon)
1 1/2 c flour
Lard for frying (You know that's what my grandma used but may substitute oil or shortening instead and it turns out fine)
Icing Ingredients:
3 T softened butter
1 T shortening
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1 1/2 T milk
Food coloring
Directions:
1. Cake Dough: Beat egg and egg yolks together in large bowl. Stir in the cream, sugar, melted butter and cardamom (nutmeg or cinnamon)
2. Mix in flour to make a soft dough.
3. On a floured cloth, roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thickness.
4. Cut into 2x2 inch square shapes. Heat lard (oil or shortening) in deep skillet to 365 degrees F. Have an adult carefully place a few squares at a time into the hot oil. Cook until the cakes return to the surface and then turn over to finish cooking until lightly golden (about 10 seconds). Drain on brown paper or paper towel.
5. Icing: In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and vanilla.
6. Beat in powdered sugar and milk to achieve desired consistency.
7. Divide into two bowls; tint one red and one green.
8. When cool (about 1 minute), decorate with icing.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Cornbread stuffing
serves 10
Ingredients:
15 slices bacon
1 chopped onion
1 skinned & chopped apple (preferably a green apple)
2 1/2 c chopped celery
5 T chopped fresh parsley
3 3/4 c chicken broth
7 1/2 c cornbread (or one bag of the premade stuff), cut into cubes
Directions:
1. Fry the bacon in a large, heavy skillet until crisp. Remove bacon, drain on paper towels, and crumble. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
2. Saute the onion, celery and parsley in the fat over medium heat until the onion is clear, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, cornbread cubes, and crumbled bacon, mix thoroughly.
3. Pour into a buttered baking pan and bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 35 minutes or until it pulls away from the sides of the baking pan.
Ingredients:
15 slices bacon
1 chopped onion
1 skinned & chopped apple (preferably a green apple)
2 1/2 c chopped celery
5 T chopped fresh parsley
3 3/4 c chicken broth
7 1/2 c cornbread (or one bag of the premade stuff), cut into cubes
Directions:
1. Fry the bacon in a large, heavy skillet until crisp. Remove bacon, drain on paper towels, and crumble. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease.
2. Saute the onion, celery and parsley in the fat over medium heat until the onion is clear, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, cornbread cubes, and crumbled bacon, mix thoroughly.
3. Pour into a buttered baking pan and bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 35 minutes or until it pulls away from the sides of the baking pan.
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