Thursday, May 6, 2010

Puff Pastry - Recipe Detail - Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Pastries

Puff Pastry - Recipe Detail - Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Pastries

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Hot Fudge Sauce

1 1/2 cup Pure Cane Sugar
1 cup Cocoa
1 1/4 cup Evaporated Milk
2/3 cupt light corn syrup
2/3 cup butter
2 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract

1) Combine sugar and cocoa in small saucepan;
stir in evaporated milk and corn syrup.
2) Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
3) Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla, stirring until
butter is melted.
4) Serve warm over ice cream.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Deen Bros' Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe

Deen Bros' Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe - ABC News
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
Cook Time: 30-60 min
Recipe from The Deen Bros. Take it Easy; Ballantine Books 2009.

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut lengthwise into wedges
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

  • Cooking Directions

    Preheat the oven to 400°F.

    Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cinnamon. Add the potato wedges and toss to combine. Season with the salt and pepper.

    Spread the potatoes in an even layer on a baking sheet. Roast the potatoes, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender. Serve hot.

    Deen Bros' Speedy Mini Meatloaves Recipe

    Deen Bros' Speedy Mini Meatloaves Recipe - ABC News
    Servings: 4
    Difficulty: Moderate
    Cook Time: 30-60 min
    Jamie's favorite meal in the world is his wife Brooke's meat loaf. Making meat loaf in muffin pans means everyone gets his or her own, which kids always love. Of course if you're a fan of meat loaf like Jamie is, it means you have to admit to eating two--or more--at a time.
    We glaze the tops with a mixture of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard for extra flavor, but for kids, you can also serve ketchup alongside or as "frosting" on top after it comes out of the oven.
    Recipe and introduction from The Deen Bros. Take it Easy; Ballantine Books 2009.

    Ingredients


  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef



  • 1 cup plain unseasoned bread crumbs



  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten



  • 3 tablespoons milk



  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped



  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped



  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt



  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme



  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper



  • 3 tablespoons ketchup



  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard



  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce





  • Cooking Directions

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the cups of a 12-cup muffin pan.
    In a large bowl, combine the beef, bread crumbs, eggs, milk, garlic, onion, salt, thyme, and pepper. Divide the meat mixture among the 12 muffin cups, pressing the meat firmly into the pan.
    Place the muffin pan on a baking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the meat is almost cooked through—the "loaves" will be firm when pressed lightly in the center, but not set.
    While the meat loaves are baking, whisk together the ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. After baking for 20 to 25 minutes, remove the pan from the oven. Brush the tops of the loaves with the glaze, using it all up, and return the pan to the oven. Bake for 10 minutes more, or until the glaze has thickened and the meat is completely cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes total. Run an offset spatula or butter knife around the edges of the muffin cups and pop out the meat loaves. Serve hot.

    (Suggest baking at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes)

    Cook Books

    I have a whole bookcase of cookbooks. If I bring another one in the house my husband will notice as he'll have to anchor another bookshelf to the wall. I have tried bookmarking recipes I want to remember, printing and otherwise keeping track of great ideas prepared by others. So here I sit thinking.......a blog. It takes up no space in my home. Everything is easy to view in one place. I can even put the laptop in the kitchen when I try these great recipes.

    I saw these 4 recipes on Good Morning America today and thought.......these might actually be recipes ALL the Grandchildren might try. And my husband will love the pie. I am wanting a taste of the macaroni and cheese. They made it look so easy and fun to make. I think the Grandchildren would like helping with the preparations.

    When I am able to watch TV my favorite segments are the cooking segments on early morning shows. I have found most recipes to be fast to make and delicious to eat.

    Deen Bros' Mini Macaroni Pies Recipe

    Deen Bros' Mini Macaroni Pies Recipe - ABC News

    Deen Bros' Mini Macaroni Pies

    The Deen Bros Have the Right Foods for Your Sweet Tooth

    Photo: The Deen Brothers' Mini Macaroni Pies
    From the Kitchen of Deen Bros
    Servings: 4
    Difficulty: Moderate
    Cook Time: 30-60 min

    Time to turn on the oven and prepare for deliciousness -- the
    Deen Brothers are in the house with "Good Morning America."


    The dynamic duo dropped by the show to share some of their
    favorite sweet tooth dishes.


    Recipe from The Deen Bros. Take it Easy; Ballantine Books 2009.

    Ingredients

    1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz crackers (about 35 crackers)
    2 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese (10 ounces)
    4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
    2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
    4 1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni (8 ounces uncooked), drained and
    kept hot
    2 large eggs, beaten
    1/2 cup milk
    1/4 cup sour cream
    1/4 teaspoon salt


    Directions
    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 8 cups of a 12-cup muffin pan.

    In a bowl, combine the crackers, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, and
    the melted butter. Divide the mixture among the prepared muffin
    cups and press firmly in the bottom and up the sides of the cups.

    In a large bowl, mix the macaroni with ½ cup of the cheddar
    cheese. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sour cream,
    cold butter pieces, and salt. Stir the milk mixture into the
    macaroni.

    Spoon 2 tablespoons of the macaroni mixture into each cracker
    crust and top with the remaining cheddar cheese. Bake for about
    25 minutes, or until the cheese is browned and slightly crispy.
    Allow the pies to cool slightly before unmolding and serving
    warm.


    Deen Bros' Ten Minute Blackberry Cream Pie Recipe - ABC News



    This is an easy-to-assemble pie that really takes us back to our childhoods.Blackberries grow wild all over Georgia, and coming from a family of great pie bakers, we were always motivated to pick them.Recipe and introduction from The Deen Bros. Take it Easy; Ballantine Books 2009.

    Ingredients

  • 1 10 oz. package fresh or frozen blackberries (thawed if frozen)
  • 3 tbps blackberry jam
  • 1 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip whipped topping (or fresh whipped cream, if desired)
  • 1 9 in. store-bought graham cracker piecrust

  • Cooking Directions

    Place the blackberries in a bowl and mash with a fork until broken up. Add the jam and mix until combined.

    Spoon the blackberry mixture into the crust. Top with Cool Whip and serve.


    Deen Bros' Ten Minute Blackberry Cream Pie Recipe - ABC News