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Ground Beef or Turkey Enchiladas

Written By: Chris - Mar• 04•14

Although we really enjoy it, I don’t prepare a lot of Mexican cuisine – other than taco’s and/or taco salads. Recently, I decided to prepare Enchilada’s (pronounced as “ehn-chee-lah-thahs”) after spotting some pre-made sauce at the grocery store that got my taste buds going herunterladen. The term “enchilada” simply means ” dipped in chili”. Originally, enchiladas are made from a tortilla dipped in chili sauce and stuffed with cheese and beans or chicken and beef, sometimes with spinach din herunterladen. Mexican restaurants worldwide cater enchiladas with different kinds of filling and when the kids were coming recently for dinner, I decided to wing it and prepare my version based on some ingredients that I had on hand herunterladen! In Mexico, enchiladas are often enjoyed on city streets. They are bought wrapped in foil as a form of fast food, much like Americans might enjoy a hot dog bought from a street vendor 3sat filme downloaden. Mexican cuisine is rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals. These were really pretty good, but I could use some practice on my presentation!

I dug around in my pantry and found a few ingredients that I thought looked like would go well in my Mexican dishes download tiktok for free!

Ingredients:

2 Cups Turkey, cooked and cubed
1 pound of Ground Beef
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon Coriander, ground
1 teaspoon Oregano, dried
1 Onion, chopped fine
1 Tablespoon Cumin, ground
1 teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Chili Powder, I used HOT
1 Tablespoon Paprika
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Chicken Bouillon Powder
1 Tablespoon Chipotle peppers in Adobe Sauce, minced
2 Garlic Cloves, pressed
1 Can Corn, drained
1 Can Green Chiles, chopped with juice
1 (28 ounce) Can Fire Roasted Tomatoes, chopped with juice
1 Can Tomatoe sauce
4 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, or more to taste

I decided to prepare a pan of enchiladas to include two kinds of meat spider solitaire for free for mac. I had some left over cooked turkey and started by sauteing the onions and ground beef together until cooked through. Drain the cooked ground beef, allow to cool and place in it’s own bowl sender. Next, combine the dry herbs and spices with each meat divided in half.

Blend both of the bowls of meat with half of the spice/herb mixtures how to music on android.

Since my son Nicholas doesn’t like a lot of chunk in his tomato sauce, I pureed the canned tomatoes and sauce together antivirenprogramm für windows xp kostenlos downloaden.

Then add half of the sauce to each bowl of meats and stir in about half of the cheese; as well as the split can of drained corn herunterladen. Mix well.

Microwave tortillas on high for 30 seconds to soften them and to make them more pliable. Coat the bottom of two baking dishes with with a bit of enchilada sauce.

Using a pan, warm the sauce and dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat on both sides.

Spoon about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the meat mixtures within each tortilla and filling two pans. Fold over filling, place eight enchiladas of each flavor in the pans with seam side down.

Top with remaining filling (if any) and pour over the rest of the enchilada sauce.

Top with remaining cheese.

Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven until cheese melts.

Top with garnishes including cilantro, green onion, sour cream, black olives and chopped tomatoes before serving. I served ours with black re fried beans and it paired perfectly with the Kunde Chardonnay!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Creamy Polenta with Mushroom Brie

Written By: Chris - Mar• 02•14

I was preparing dinner for friends recently while on a trip in Napa. Bill and I really both enjoy Polenta, which is a food product made out of cornmeal download ipsw. A traditional part of Italian cuisine, polenta is commonly made by mixing coarse, yellow cornmeal with boiling water and a pinch of salt. Traditional polenta is cooked until it thickens and almost solidifies budget rechnung herunterladen. The cooked polenta is formed into a log and sliced like bread. Other polenta recipes are more rich, calling for milk, stock and butter to add flavor to the dish download movies from sky. This creamier-tasting polenta is cooked and served more like a porridge or pudding and is the way we like it most! Without these added ingredients, it is relatively bland in taste and there isn’t much about it that is unhealthy apps herunterladen auf handy.

While it contains numerous vitamins and minerals, it is not classified as a good source for any of them, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Command and conquer download full version german free. Polenta contains traces of the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium and zinc. The vitamins found in polenta in small amounts are: B vitamins, vitamin A and vitamin E music videos youtube legally. During this trip, I was working with ingredients that I had on hand and created this version including Brie with mushrooms that turned out really delicious aldi fotoprogrammaen!

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Butter
1/2 Red Onion, chopped fine
2 Cups Chicken Stock, homemade is best, but I didn’t have any so I used bouillon cubes
2/3 Cup Polenta
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
7 ounces of Brie Cheese
Salt & Pepper, to taste

I chose a delightful soft-ripened cheese with a gentle mushroom flavor kaspersky antivirus testversion kostenlos. Bill isn’t a fan of mushrooms texture, but I’ve found he likes the flavor so this is a good way to incorporate them. Brie is a luscious triple-cream cheese and this gave a earthy and creamy buttery taste in every bite geschenkanhänger weihnachten kostenlos!

In a deep pan, saute the onion in butter until it begins to become translucent hsv ringtone.

Stir in grits and mix until all of the butter is absorbed.

Dissolve bouillon in water and gradually stir it into the grits. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Stir frequently for about 30 minutes or so. The package recommends a long-handled wooden spoon because the Polenta will spit and splatter and could cause burns.

Lower the heat to a low simmer.

Cube the cheese and stir it, along with the sour cream into the cooked polenta.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir and fluff.

I served the polenta topped with a homemade tomato and garlic sauce, Cajun style shrimp and roasted vegetables topped with grated Parmesan. It was wonderful!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Sara’s Homemade Bread

Written By: Chris - Feb• 24•14

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Ingredients:

1 Cup Warm Water
1 1/2 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
3 to 3 1/2 Cups Bread Flour

Directions:

Combine water yeast and sugar, let it sit for 5 minutes google chrome kostenlos herunterladen deutsch.
Add salt and oil
add one cup of flour, then 1/4 cups at a time until a soft dough has formed.
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Roll dough into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 30-60 min schadeformulier auto unive. Preheat oven to 200 degrees, turn it off and let dough rise in the oven up disturbed.
Punch down and divide into four sections
Roll each section into long skinny rectangles 6 or 8 X 12 or 14
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Cut the ends and place eight pieces spiral facing up in the center of a pie pan.
Cut the rest of the log in triangles and place the long side of triangle on the outside of pie pan foto's downloaden van samsung a5 naar pc.

Allow to rise covered with greased plastic wrap until doubled
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for about 25 min until browned and smells done
Brush the tops with a bit of egg white to help with color. Brush hot rolls with butter to keep them soft when they come out of the oven.
Cool and enjoy!

Thank you Sara for sharing! Below is a photo of she and her husband Justin as well as her three beautiful kids!

Cheers!
~Chris

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Manicotti with Zucchini and Ground Meat

Written By: Chris - Feb• 21•14

Ever since I learned how to make Pete’s wonderful fresh Italian tomato and garlic sauce, I’ve been thinking about what I can prepare with it herunterladen! I happen to have some Manicotti pasta on hand in the pantry, which are very large pasta tubes usually ridged, that are intended to be stuffed (filled) then baked topped with a traditional Italian white or red sauce Download videos from web pages. Traditionally, the filling is ricotta cheese mixed with cooked chopped spinach which may or may not include ground meat. I winged it based on the ingredients I had around the house and replaced the spinach with chopped zucchini hintergrundmusik zum downloaden! I prepared this dish similarly to what I would put into lasagna layers or stuffed large shell noodles. Hot pasta bring us great comfort and since it makes plenty, I decided to prepare it for friends Jeff and MaryAnn who were joining us for dinner recently google sketchup kostenlos herunterladen deutsch! The filling is simple and delicious!

Ingredients:

1 pound Ground Chicken
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Onion, chopped
1 Zucchini, medium chopped fine
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1/4 Cup Sharp Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 Cup Mozzarella, shredded
1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1/4 Cup Ricotta
1 Cup Cottage Cheese, drained and pressed – because I was short of Ricotta
2 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning, dried
1 Tablespoon Oregano, fresh chopped
2 Tablespoons Balsil, fresh chopped
2 Tablespoons Basil Pesto
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Prepared Tomato Sauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees arte beiträge herunterladen. Chop herbs, onion and zucchini.

Cook ground meats with onions and drain bücher von google books downloaden.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, adding a tablespoon of oil so they don’t stick until el detente citrix workspace windows. Set aside on parchment paper until you are ready to fill.

Because I didn’t have enough ricotta cheese, I pressed cottage cheese through a strainer after the liquid had been drained music maker 2016 for free.

In a large bowl, mix zucchini, cheese (not the cheddar), egg, herbs, seasonings and salt and pepper instagram eigene fotos downloaden. Stir together until well blended. Add cooled meat to the mixture.

Place about a cup of the tomato or marinara sauce in a baking dish wetransfer auf ipaden. Spread it around to cover the bottom. Either place the mixed filling into a piping bag or simply use a spoon along with a long handled spoon to help push the filling into the pasta. Hold a cooked manicotti shell in your hand and place the filling inside the shell. Allow it overflow on both sides.

Place the filled shell into the sauce-lined pan. Repeat with remaining manicotti and fill the pan with the stuffed shells, until you run out of shells and filling. You should be able to fill 12 to 14 shells. (I made a second pan to freeze for a future meal)

Cover the pasta with your tomato marinara sauce, using about two to three cups of sauce. (I got carried away, but I recommend NOT covering the ends of the pasta, because once baked, they are hard to separate! You can use less sauce.) Sprinkle additional shredded shredded and mozzarella cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake for at least 50 minutes or until hot through. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and browned.

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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Soft Boiled Eggs

Written By: Chris - Feb• 20•14

Bill and I had backed off from eating too many eggs in recent years as we had always heard that eating them can raise your cholesterol. I often choose egg beaters or the whites in a carton to prepare dishes, but once in a while we just enjoy eating simple hard boiled eggs along with a great piece of toast to dunk Download apps ps3. Regardless if we’re going to enjoy the eggs soft boiled, poached or fried, I prefer the organic variety and find them at Costco for the best value cheese. Regarding the cholesterol, I understand more recently that it only raises in people if they eat too many. Studies show that you can eat one to two eggs per day including the yolk without causing a significant rise in cholesterol levels deutsch bücher herunterladen. If you want to eat more than that, it is suggested that you throw away part of the yolk and eat only the egg whites.

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Ingredients:
1 – 4 large eggs (if cooking more eggs, work in batches)
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Equipment:
Small saucepan
Slotted Spoon

Eggs should be brought to room temperature for best results, but it isn’t necessary dance monkey download for free.

Fill the pan about halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Lower the temperature so that the water reduces to a rapid simmer and gently lower the eggs into the water one at a time using a spoon embroidery pattern for. Watch the timer and only cook the eggs for about five to seven minutes. Five for a yolk that is still runny and seven for a yolk that is barely set radio musik kostenlos downloaden. Remove the eggs from the water and run them under cold tap water for about a minute or so.

To eat, use a sharp pairing knife or egg-cutter to take the cap off the tip of the egg and eat it straight from the shell, preferably with toast or English muffin for dipping. You can crack and peel eggs that are cooked more firmly; similar to a hardboiled egg, but we like to eat the soft-boiled immediately from the shell with a bit of salt and pepper!

We enjoyed ours with an English muffin, some fresh fruit and a great cup of Espresso that I prepared with my new CitiZ & Milk Titan Nespresso machine! Delicious!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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