Chris' Recipes

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French Silk Pie

Written By: Chris - Jan• 07•13

I’ve mentioned that pie is one of my favorite deserts!  Over the Holidays, along with my homemade fresh blueberry pie I wanted to prepare something different and special.  On the rare occasion that I would go to bakers square, I would likely choose the French Silk pie because it is delectable and sinfully delicious hands down!  I recall eating a homemade version that my cousin Margie used to make when I was a kid and I searched through some old piles to no avail of her recipe!  After rummaging through the internet, I came up with this pie recipe based on what ingredients that I had on hand.  I was craving something sweet and this did the trick!  It turned great, but the only thing I would do differently in the preparation is mix the whipping cream until thick separately as noted within download facebook messenger without play store.

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Ingredients:

2/3 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs, whisked
2 oz herunterladen. Chocolate Paste (1 oz. = 3 Tablespoons of cocoa + 1 Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil)
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
1/2 Cup of half and half
1 Cup Butter, softened
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (whip separately and then blend in!)
1 Pie Crust (I used store bought)

Bake pie crust at 450 covered with foil for about four minutes.  Uncover and bake – checking every two to four minutes until crust is golden brown.  Set aside and allow to cool lernsieg app herunterladen.

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Combine cocoa and oil, mixing until smooth.  Combine sugar and eggs and cook over low heat until it coats the back of a metal spoon.  Set aside to cool blau rechnung lässt sich nichten.

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Mix chocolate with egg mixture

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Beat butter with mixer until light and fluffy.  Add powdered Sugar and combine with whipping Cream (whip separately and then blend together!)

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Blend until fluffy and pour into pie crust and chill over night download album from icloud.

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Serve with whipping cream and shave chocolate deutschlandfunk broadcast!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

Caramelized Carrots with Fresh Rosemary

Written By: Chris - Jan• 03•13

When I buy carrots at Costco, I choose the whole unpeeled, organic ones.  I’m not really into the big “organic” craze, but I stopped buying the “baby” carrots a few years back after hearing and reading claims that the carrots have been soaked in chlorine.  Now whether or not you believe this, (here is an interesting article by snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp) what I do know, is that the whole carrots simply taste a lot better then the small pre-cut cocktail sized ones!  After taking the time to peel and cut them, you’ll notice they don’t turn white when stored in the refrigerator like the little knobby ones do.  In fact, I have noticed the fresh ones can even turn your fingers or the inside of the storage baggie a bright natural orange unity 5 herunterladen!

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Carrots are great food to cook with upday. They’re cheap, healthy, colorful and flavorful.  I also cook a lot of carrots because Bill loves them and the packages I buy them are 10 pounds!  (don’t clean and peel all of them until you’re ready to use, other than some for snacking and munching and if you store them in the fridge, they last for a couple of weeks without becoming soft!)  Carrots are naturally sweet, so just a touch of extra sugar or sweetener turns this easy carrot dish into a real treat!  And, with just a few ingredients, it’s a breeze to prepare.  You choose what makes your dish sweet!  You can use dark Agave, which is a popular sweetener commercially produced from several species of agave and found in the syrup area of your local grocery store, use pure maple syrup, or brown sugar fortnite auf dem computer herunterladen.

This is really a “dump” of a bit of this and a bit of that type of side dish and the amounts depend on the amount of servings you wish to prepare.  I assembled this recipe so you would have a basic idea of how much of each of the few ingredients are necessary command conquer kostenlos downloaden windows 7!

Ingredients:

4 Large Carrots
2 to 3 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup (You could also use the Agave Nectar, or 2/3 cup packed brown sugar – what ever you have on hand!)
1 to 2 Tablespoons Butter
1 to 4 Tablespoon Fresh Rosemary, chopped
Dash of Salt & Pepper if desired

It’s simple!  Peel the carrots, and cut into diagonal slices.  To par-cook them, I place them into a heavy quart sized freezer bag.  Rinse, and then shake out any access water.  Zip the bag almost closed, leaving enough room for steam to escape!  Microwave for two minutes on high Download emojis for free.

Mean while, while carrots are cooking, heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat until melted.  If using sugar, stir it in and mix constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly download pdf mac.  Add cooked chopped carrots and toss in the syrup and rosemary.  Continue to cook and toss as the carrots brown, but be careful not to overcook or the mixture or it will taste scorched gimp kostenlos deutsch windows vista.

Remove the skillet from the heat and season with salt & pepper.

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We enjoy these along side of many dishes.  This day it was pan seared Tilapia with dill in a squash pasta sauce and store bought Potato Pierogies that I also picked up at Costco as well as one of Mitch Cosentino‘s delightful Merlot’s!  Quick, easy, healthy and delicious de sims 2 downloaden free!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

 

 

Beer Cheese Soup

Written By: Chris - Jan• 02•13

When I’m hosting the kids, I like to rotate requests of favorite soups and dishes to prepare.  My daughter Michelle loves beer cheese soup.  I had recently had a small cup at lunch while eating out with Bill, so when she mentioned she was hungry for it, I was looking forward to making it for everyone to share download db navigator handyticket!

This recipe is large and can easily be cut in half, but we typically eat in large groups and I like to freeze some to pull out for an effortless second time around.  It was a bit spicy, so you may wish to start with less hot sauce and/or Cayenne Pepper and add to your taste.  It does freeze perfectly, because when I pulled it out for our Christmas open house about a month later, not only was Shell pleased to eat it again, but it tasted delicious herunterladen!

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Ingredients:

18 Cups (4.5 quarts) homemade Chicken Stock
3 Carrots, large, chopped
6 Cups Onion, chopped
6 Cups Celery, chopped
6 Garlic Cloves
3 Cups Mashed Potatoes
1/4 Cup Franks Hot Pepper Sauce
2 large can Miller Light
1 Summit Winter Ale
1 Table spoon Cayenne
1 Stick Butter
1 Cup Better than Boullion, Chicken
1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Wondra
2 Cups Half & Half
2 Cups Heavy Cream
8 Cups shredded Sharp
8 Cups shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1/4 Cup Dijon Mustard
4 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tablespoon Dry Mustard

I always reserve the carcasses from chicken dinners by tossing them into an airtight zip lock baggie in the freezer.  Nothing can substitute for the rich flavor of prepare chicken stock within your recipes.  Prepare stock and set aside, or use stock you have on hand tony hawk pro skater 2 full version for free.

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In a large pan over medium heat, saute onion in oil until they start to become soft

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Add carrots, celery, and garlic.  Stir in hot pepper sauce, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper herunterladen. Pour in chicken broth and simmer until vegetables are tender.  Add mashed potatoes for thickening. You could use more flour if necessary, or if you don’t have mashed potatoes on hand.  Remove from heat Download instagram windows 10.

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Heat butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat kostenlos mahjong shanghai downloaden. Stir in flour and Wondra with a wire whisk.  Cook, stirring until the flour is light brown, about five minutes. Gradually stir in milk, whisking to prevent scorching, until thickened virenschutz kostenlos.   Gradually stir cheese into broth and keep warm on a low simmer while stirring beer into cheese mixture.  Stir in Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard.  Adjust for hot pepper sauce rollercoaster tycoon free full version nederlands. Bring to a simmer, and cook at least more 10 minutes.

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I use an immersion blender to puree everything.  You can also use a blender, or if you prefer – leave it with the chunks of vegetables zoom downloaden chip.

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Add cream mixture to soup and remove from heat and serve topped with popcorn, if you desire illegal downloaden schweiz!

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Allow to cool completely before placing into airtight containers to store in fridge or freezer. 

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris

Pork Patties with Tomato Chutney

Written By: Chris - Dec• 31•12

As part of our recent Beau Vigne Wine Dinner at the house, the third course included these small pork bite patties.  Although by the time Bill and I shaped them, they were a more like a “slider” size and not so small!  These were served along side of some Potato strudel squares, which the recipe will be included in another blog Download app for free.  The patties paired perfectly with the 2010 Juliet Cabernet Sauvignon!

Bill and I ground our own pork and prepared the mix about a week in advance and then froze the mixture to save time the night of the event.  We ground our own meat for two reasons; one we couldn’t find any large quantity ground pork and also purchased the pork shoulder at Costco at a great value.  I originally attempted to use my old fashioned hand grinder, but with the amount of fat that the shoulder had, we ended up with better success with using the food processor while processing with the potatoes and onions Download eye of the tiger for free.

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Ingredients:

Pork patties:
6 pounds Pork Shoulder Country Style Boneless, ground
1/3 Cup Salt
1/4 Cup Pepper
1/4 Cup Better than Bouillon Ham Flavored
Onions
2 pounds Potatoes (I had one Russet and a few Red’s on hand)
1/2 Cup Egg Beaters
6 Slices of Wheat Bread Toasted
1/2 Cup Italian Dry Seasonings
2/3 Cup half & half
2 Teaspoons Grey Poupon Mild & Creamy
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

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Prepare the potatoes and onions by cleaning and cutting into large pieces.  Remove large pieces and strands of fat by cutting them out Download charts top 100 for free. (I found that using a kitchen scissors made it quite easy).   

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Grind the meat along with some potatoes an onions in small batches teamspeak 3 kostenlos download ios.

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Combine eggs, half & half, ham stock, Italian seasoning, mustard’s and Worcestershire sauce.  Set aside and toast the bread fotocommunity bilder downloaden. Crumble the bread in the processor before adding the egg mixture to the bread crumbs.  Add a generous amount of salt & pepper to the meat and mix well download music for free from youtube.

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Combine the two mixtures gently by hand.  I split the pork mixture into two and froze them in a shrink wrap air tight package skype free tablet.

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Ingredients:

Tomato Chutney:
2 Cups (whole, fresh frozen tomatoes, smashed)
8 Roma Tomatoes
2 Cups Carrots, chopped
2 Cups Celery, chopped
2 Cups Onion, chopped
4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Can canned Pasta Sauce (I prefer Hunts)
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
2 Garlic cloves, pressed
1 Tablespoon fresh Nutmeg, grated
1  Cup fresh frozen Basil, chopped
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Start by sauteing your onions in the oil, add carrots, celery and frozen tomatoes and simmer on low until vegetables become soft.  Add garlic and seasonings continuing to cook over medium low heat Download zoom for windows.

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Simmer for at least an hour before removing from heat.  Add basil and chopped, de-seeded fresh tomatoes so they remain firm for free.

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I stored in the fridge and warmed slightly before serving!  Thaw pork package in the refrigerator over night and cut into the portion size you desire.  (these can be rolled into meat balls as well, but may require more bread crumbs) half of the mixture was made into 24 patties.  Place on baking sheet that has been rubbed with vegetable oil landwirtschafts simulator 19 downloaden.

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Bake at 350 degrees for about five minutes per side to par-cook them.  Store in the refrigerator if you do not intend to use them right away.  You see a small “test” Pattie that we sampled the day of serving to see if the chutney sauce needed any seasoning adjustments.

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When ready to serve, sear them on each side on the grill for a couple of minutes heating and browning the outside until cooked through.

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Since we were serving in courses, we kept these warm in the oven, covered with foil and under very low heat

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Serve with desired amount of Chutney on top!

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Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris (and Laura!)

Fresh Blueberry Pie

Written By: Chris - Dec• 28•12

Blueberry Pie is Bill’s favorite!  I personally enjoy pie of almost any flavor, but I typically reserve baking and eating them until around thanksgiving time.  Pie always reminds me of my dad, because he really loved pie too!  I wish I could let loose and just enjoy eating it more often openoffice org download kostenlos deutsch.  Years ago when my dad and I worked together, he would leave the office for errands and come back carrying several pieces of pie within a Bakers Square bag because he couldn’t decide which flavor he thought we would want… so he would just bring back several kinds!  One of his favorites was sour cream and raisin but he also liked blueberry youtube mit iphone herunterladen! Since I don’t bake pies often and I had an abundance of fresh frozen blueberries in the freezer on hand, I decided to prepare something special and make the pie filling from scratch!  (I used store bought crust, because it tastes just as great and saves a lot of time and energy!)

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Ingredients:

5 Cups Blueberries (I used fresh/frozen), divided
1 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
1/4 Cup Water + 1 Tablespoon
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
4 Tablespoons Cinnamon & Sugar
pinch of Kosher Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Pie Crusts, prepared

Although it isn’t necessary to bake the bottom crust prior to filling, I prefer that it is crispy so I par-bake it for about five minutes until light golden brown, but so that edges are still soft to press with top crust android bilder aus der cloud herunterladen!

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Combine three cups of the frozen blueberries, water, flour and sugar.  Cook in saucepan over medium low heat stirring occasionally until thickening mit handy youtube videos herunterladen.

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Mix one tablespoon water with corn starch and add.  Continue to cook until thick video von seite downloaden iphone.

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Add lemon, 2 tablespoons cinnamon & sugar, salt and additional berries.  Mix and pour into par-cooked bottom 9″ pie crust.  Drop butter clumps over pie filling breakout spiele kostenlos herunterladen.

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Top with second uncooked pie crust a pinch sides.  Cut air slots and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon and sugar

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Bake at 425 for five minutes.  Reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 30 to 45 minutes.  Watch crust and cover edges with foil if becoming to dark Download thalia books from icloud.

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Allow to set up before cutting and serving.  Top with whipped topping vtech kidizoom kid 2 bilder herunterladen!

Enjoy!

Cheers!
~Chris