Southern Strawberry Pie

This recipe came from a magazine that a friend of my mom's had.  I don't remember what magazine.  To me this recipe almost tastes like it could be from a restaurant.

Southern Strawberry Pie

3/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

2 tbsp light corn syrup

1 cup water

3 tbsp strawberry jello

1 quart fresh strawberries

1 baked pie shell

Combine sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup and water.  Bring to a boil.  Cook, stirring constantly until thick and clear.  Add gelatin.  Stir until dissolved.  Cool.  Place berries in pie shell.  Pour in gelatin mixture.  Chill till firm.

Spicy Shrimp and Peppers with Pasta

This was a good dish.  Another smiley face in the cookbook.  This recipe is from a magazine and I'm not sure which one.

1 cup sliced baby portabella mushrooms
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into half inch pieces
1 medium green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 shallot minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
6oz uncooked whole wheat linguine
1lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 tbsp. minced fresh parsley
or 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
     1. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the mushrooms peppers and shallot in oil until tender.  Add garlic and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer.
     2. Stir in the tomatoes, Italian seasoning and salt.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 12 to 15 minutes or until veggies are tender.
     3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.  Add shrimp to sauce; cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes or until shrimp turns pink.
     4. Drain pasta; stir into sauce.  Heat through.  Sprinkle with parsley.

Ginger Teriyaki Beef Stir-Fry

Hello everyone.  Tonight's dinner was Ginger Teriyaki, it was good.  It won a smiley face sticker in the cookbook.

Prep: 10 minutes     Cook Time:  10 minutes     Makes 4 servings (exactly)
2 tbsp veg oil
3 cups stir fry veggie mix
1lb. thinly sliced sirloin or flank steak
1 pouch Simply Asia Ginger Teriyaki Stir Fry Sauce
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add veggies, cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender crisp.  Add beef; cook and stir 3 minutes or until cooked through.  Stir in stir fry mix until well mixed through.  Serve with cooked rice or noodles, if desired.
I think this recipe was by www.realasianmadesimple.com

Caribbean Lime Chicken

Hello everyone.  Today was certainly busy in the kitchen and I must say that I enjoyed every minute of it.  I made homemade brownies; no box, gingerbread palm tree cookies, homemade frosting (which was more like a glaze, but did the trick anyway) and for dinner was a great combination of flavors, I think it was from the homemade pineapple salsa.  Yummy!  First here's the pics of some of the bake sale goodies.  Then we will get into the dinner.

                                                                          Best Brownies   (from Hershey's)

                                                                        Prep 15 minutes

                                                                  1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

               1 cup sugar

                                      1 teaspoon vanilla extract

        2 eggs

                                     1/2 cup all-purpose flour 

                                        1/3 cup HERSHEY's cocoa

                                         1/4 teaspoon baking powder

                      1/4 teaspoon salt

                                                                                1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1.  Heat oven to 350F.  Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl.  Add eggs; beat well with spoon.  Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended.  Stir in nuts (if you got them).  Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. 
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.  cool completely in pan on wire rack.  (With mine I put just a little bit of Cool Whip on each one.)

Gingerbread men cookies (in this case palm trees)                   

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup light molasses

1 egg

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon double acting baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1. In large bowl measure all ingredients except currents and frosting.  With mixer at medium speed beat ingredients until well mixed.  Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

2. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin roll chilled dough 1/8 inch thick.  Preheat oven to 350F.

3. Used desired cookie cutters.  Reroll trimmings to cut out more.  Place each 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 minutes or until browned, remove cookies to wire rack.  Cool before decorating.

Caribbean Lime Chicken

Prep: 20min

Recipe by: Mary Shivers

1/2 cup lime juice

1/4 cup olive oil

4 cloves garlic

2 tsp Greek seasoning

8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

SALSA:

2 large tomatoes seeded and chopped

1 cup fresh diced pineapple

2/3 cup cubed avocado

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 tbsp. lime juice

1 tbsp cider vinegar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine lime juice, oil, garlic and Greek seasoning; add the chicken.  Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours.  In a small bowl combine salsa ingredients.  chill until serving.  (you are suppose to grill it)  I baked it in the oven until fully cooked.



Spaghetti and Meatballs

Hello everyone.  Tonights dinner was good, another smiley face in the book.  I think this is a Bertolli recipe.

                    Spaghetti and Meatballs 

Prep Time: 20 minutes     Cook Time: 20 minutes

1 lb lean ground beef ( we used ground turkey)

1/2 cup grated parmessan cheese (we used a mexican blend shredded cheese)

1/4/ cup italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup water

1 egg

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

1/4 tsp salt

1 jar tomato and basil sauce

8 ounces speghetti, cooked and drained

Combine ground beef, parmessan cheese, bread

crumbs, water, garlic, egg and salt in medium

bowl.  Shape into 12 meatballs.  Bring sauce to

boil over medium-high heat in 3 quart sauce pan.

Gently stir in uncooked meatballs.  Reduece heat

to low and simmer covered, stirring occassionaly

20 minutes or until meatballs are done.  Serve

over hot spaghetti and sprinkle id desired with

parmessan cheese.



Shrimp Nachos

Hello everyone,
     This dish was so good.  I really wasn't sure how well this dish would go over with the rest of the family, but it was a big hit.  It got a smiley face.  The only thing I think I would change is to put the jalapeno on separately, not everyone likes them and some will refuse to eat anything that has touched a little.  Live and learn.  So here is the recipe, I think this recipe is by SeaPak. 

Popcorn Shrimp Nachos

1 package of popcorn shrimp (we used family size pack)
1 medium tomato, diced
kosher salt (we left this out because the chips were salty enough)
8oz white corn chips
1/2 cup sharp shredded cheese (we used Velveeta)
1/2 cup barbecue sauce (we used salsa instead)
1/2 cup pickled jalapenos chopped ( we used one fresh)
4 scallions both white and green sliced
sour cream (optional)

Prepare the shrimp according to package directions.  Season the tomatoes with salt to taste and set aside.  Place chips into a 9" x 13" baking dish.  Sprinkle half the cheese over the chips.  Drizzle with barbecue sauce.  Scatter shrimp and jalapenos over chips then sprinkle with remaining cheese on top and bake until cheese melts and nachos are golden on top, about 8 minutes.  Scatter the tomatoes and scallions over the nachos and serve immediately with additional sauce and sour cream.

Sausage Pizza, Black Cherry Poke Cake and Nilla Apple Crisp

Hello everyone,
     Yesterday was a busy day in the kitchen.  We tried the sausage pizza.  The dough was from scratch made with dry yeast and Italian seasoning and a little cheese mixed in the dough.  The dough was easy to spread out into the pizza pans.  When making this pizza an important tip to remember is cooking spray!  I thought it would be alright to oil the pans for non-stick, however with the metal pan it was really hard to get the pizza out.  The foil pan worked best.

Sausage Spinach Pizza
Prep time: 35 min.  Bake: 10 min.   Yield: 2 pizzas 8 slices
Recipe by: Elena Falk OH

1pkg. 1/4oz. active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup asiago cheese ( I used a mixed Italian blend)
3/4 lb. Italian turkey sausage links, thinly sliced
1 can 14 1/2oz Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cups fresh baby spinach ( I left not everyone in the house likes spinach)
6 slices of reduced-fat provolone cheese, halved

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.  Add the flour, oil, sugar, Italian seasoning and salt; beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until smooth.  Stir in asiago cheese.
2. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-6 minutes.  Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top.  Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down; divide in half.  On a floured surface, roll each portion into 13-in. circle.  Transfer to two 12-in, pizza pans coated with cooking spray.  Build up edges slightly.  Prick dough thoroughly with fork.  Bake at 425 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
4. Meanwhile, in a large non stick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.  Place tomatoes in a food processor; cover and pulse until finely chopped.
5. Spread tomatoes over crusts; layer with spinach, sausage and provolone cheese.  Bake at 425 degrees for 8-12 minutes or until crusts and cheese are lightly browned.

     Black Cherry Poke Cake
The black cherry poke cake didn't exactly turn out as I thought it would.  I think I added too much jello to the cake.  The recipe said to add two boxes, but I think I will only add one next time.

    
Black Cherry Poke Cake Recipe:
Prep: 30min.  Total: 4 hours and 30min

2 baked 9 inch round white cake layers, cooled
2 cups boiling water
2pkg. (8 serving) black cherry flavor sugar free gelatin
1 tub fat free whipped topping, thawed
     Place both cake layers, top sides up in clean 9 inch round cake pans.  Pierce layers evenly with large fork at 1/2 inch intervals.  Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved.  Pour evenly over cake layers.  Refrigerate 3 hours.  Dip one of the cake pans in warm water 10 sec; unmold onto serving plate.  Spread with about 1 cup of the whipped topping.  Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on the first.  Frost top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping.  Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.  Decorate as desired.  Store in refrigerator.  Makes 16 servings.

Nilla Apple Crisp, This was fairly east to make and smells
so good while making it with the cinnamon and sugar and the apples.

Nilla Apple Crisp



    Prep: 20 min.  Total: 55 min. 
8 cups thinly sliced peeled granny smith apples about 4 large
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar divided
2 tsp ground cinnamon divided
1/3 old fashioned quick cooking oats
1/4 cup cold margarine
25 crushed vanilla waffers crushed about 1 cup crumbs
1 1/2 thawed whipped topping
     Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Toss apples with 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.  Spoon into 8 or 9 inch square baking dish.  Combine oats, the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon in medium bowl.  Cut in margarine with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add waffer crumbs; mix well.  Spread crumbs evenly over apples bake 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender.  Serve warm or cooled.  Top with whipped topping.