Wednesday, March 26, 2014
SANDRA’S KID FRIENDLY DELICIOUS DORITO SHEPHERDS PIE
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| Children simply love to help make and eat this dish - a great family bonding time.. |
Prep Time: 15 Mins.
Bake: 15 Mins.
INGREDIENTS
1 lb. extra-lean venison burger (or beef, buffalo, moose, elk, caribou, turkey, or chicken)
1 garlic clove, minced
½ cup green onions, sliced (reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish)
¼ cup orange bell pepper, finely chopped
1 (14.5 oz. can) chili beans, slightly drained (Recommend: Bush’s Best, Mild)
1-1/2 cups chili sauce
½ teaspoon chili powder
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 (4 oz. can) mild chopped green chilies, undrained
2 cups prepared or left over mashed potatoes
1 cup medium cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup nacho doritos, crushed
--1 tablespoon reserved sliced green onions for garnish
METHOD
Prepare two cups mashed potatoes, or use left overs.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9”x9” square baking dish, and set aside.
Cook burger in a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is ¾’s browned, and add the garlic, half of the onion (1/4 cup), and all of the bell pepper in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is fully browned (drain if not using extra-lean burger). Stir in beans, chili sauce, chili powder, corn, mild green chilies, and heat to boiling, cover, and reduce heat to low to simmer for 5 minutes.
If cold, heat mashed potatoes in microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes, until bubbly and cheese has melted. Remove from oven and sprinkle crushed nacho doritos around outer edge of baking dish over meat/bean mixture, garnish with sliced green onions, and serve. – Enjoy!
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Tip: You can also spread all the layers to the edge of the baking dish if you’re not worried about presentation appearance.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Delicious Cucumber Subs
Cucumbers
Turkey deli meat
Bacon (optional)
Cheese (optional)
Cream cheese spread:
1 oz softened cream cheese
1 oz mayonnaise
Minced Garlic to taste
Fresh dill (or herbs of your choice)
Salt or vegeta seasoning
Sunday, February 9, 2014
You can make Italian food at home – delicious Italian recipes
Italian food is something that almost everyone enjoys. Sometimes is difficult to afford it, go out to eat. There is a solution! You can easily prepare to make Italian food in your own home!
To make a full meal, the first step is salad. Check out of your local ingredients Department for all kinds of delicious, healthy options. You can from any kind of green vegetables and dressings. If you are in a hurry, you get a pre-made salad Kit. Like is your make first simple Italian food ready!
Next, you want to select an entree. There are several ways that are easy to prepare. Spaghetti and meat sauce is something you can prepare in minutes. You can choose different types of pasta, sauces and meat. If you want to make the dish healthier, use whole wheat pasta and ground Turkey Breast. Adding vegetables to your sauce and treat yourself to a dose of healthy fiber.
If you have more time, you can prepare the lasagna. Typically have Brown meat and sauce, adding just like when you make spaghetti. Then you will layer the sauce, pasta and cheese. Placing the lasagna in oven put and according to the instructions. Lasagna is delicious, and it looks like you hours in the kitchen spent. But its just another make easy to Italian food!
All Italian food goes well with hot garlic bread! Frozen garlic bread, the homemade taste, you can buy. Check your grocery store out bakery section, as you can have great-tasting fresh garlic bread. To prepare garlic bread in a bread quickly, or you can simply packaged bread butter and garlic add and it in the toaster oven toast.
Can an Italian desert to prepare. Here, things get a little tricky. If you are looking to save time, maybe your local bakery the best place to look. You may find some tiramisu, which is a delicious Italian desert. If not, can a cheesecake, which is often served in the Italian restaurants always pick you up.
Forget you, the right wine with your easy to Italian food make to serve. A quick search on the Internet should have some tips that will help you, yield select a great wine. If this is not the case that most businesses shows that tell you what wine best with certain foods. While you go out to eat will be, enjoy a great Italian meal. The good dishes get, put a nice tablecloth on the table, and the light some candles. Enjoy your easy to make Italian dinner, but still delicious! Youll be glad you stayed home.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Simply Delicious Potato Wedges
This picture was used in the post Potatoes in Tambram cooking even though it had no relation to it whatsoever, just because I thought these crunchy golden wedges looked so beautiful. And there was the promise for the recipe soon...which I was reminded non stop by my reader turned good friend Subashree. I sent her the recipe per email, but then when Anita poked me on this today, it was time to post it on the blog :)I have always loved the wedges as against the fries, because they are chunky, the skins turn delicious and crispy and theres no frying involved. Last week, when we were in KL, we ordered a portion of wedges (for want of any other vegetarian options) at the premium coffee house cum diner, Dome and I havent had them any worse. They were batter fried and cold which made me miss these home-made beauties. Also check here.
These are perfect when you and your spouse want to sack out watching the latest season of Simpsons or Ugly Betty. The day it poured cats and dogs in Bombay, we enjoyed this, with lots of ketchup, even if we had to suffer hot-potato-speech.
Well 2-3 big sized potatoes for two greedy people. Wash well scrubbing with a brush, because we plan to retain the skins. Bring 2-3 L of water to boil in a large vessel. Once water boils, drop in the whole potatoes and boil for 5-7 minutes, till they are half cooked (thats why not pressure cooking them). Remove and cool. Cut into half length wise and then into thick wedges.
Preheat oven at 200 C.
In a large dish, mix together 2 tbsp sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder / flakes, pinch of turmeric powder for extra golden colour, 1/2 tsp salt, crushed pepper and 2 tbsp olive oil / cooking oil. Transfer the potato wedges onto the dish and coat them evenly with spices.
Cover a baking sheet with foil / parchment paper, place the potato wedges on their bottoms (skin side down), sprinkle a pinch of coarse salt over the wedges. Bake for 15 minutes, until they are golden and crispy on the outside.
Eat as hot as your mouth can take :)
Health note
Oven baking these wedges makes them infinitely healthier than fries. They are chunkier hence more filling than the skinny fries. Keeping the skins on increases the fiber quotient, which is a great nutritional plus point.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
SANDRAS GENUINELY DELICIOUS EGGS BENEDICT
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| How can you not serve this to your loved ones... |
or 4 as a side dish)
Prep: 30 mins. |
Cook: 15 to 20 mins.
Posted by Sandra
INGREDIENTS
***Poaching Eggs:
· 4 large eggs
· 2” depth of water in a 10” skillet
· 2 tablespoons white vinegar (it quickly coagulates the egg white)
***Hollandaise Sauce:
· 3 egg yolks
· 1 tablespoon water
· 1 tablespoon lemon juice
· 2 sticks butter, at room temperature (cut into 2 tablespoon pats while cold)
· 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
*** Topping:
· 4 canadian ham, slices (or regular ham slices)
· 1 tablespoon butter
***Garnish:
· fresh parsley, chopped
Equipment for poaching eggs:
- a small bowl or ramekin to break the eggs into before adding to water
- a kitchen timer
- a slotted spoon;
- a pie plate of very warm water (to wash off vinegar)
METHOD
Preparing the sauce: Whisk the yolks, water, and lemon juice in the saucepan for a few moments, until thick and pale. Set the pan over low heat and continue to whisk. As they cook, the eggs will become frothy and increase in volume, and then thicken. When you can see the pan bottom through the streaks of the whisk and the eggs are thick and smooth, remove from the heat. Add the soft pats of butter while whisking constantly to incorporate each addition, continue adding one pat of butter at a time until it is all fully absorbed. Whisk in the cayenne pepper.
Preparing the poached eggs: Pour water into the skillet and heat to boiling; pour in vinegar and stir, reducing the heat so water is just simmering – quietly bubbling. Crack 1 egg into small bowl, and then holding the bowl as close over the water as you can manage – to let the egg slide gently into the simmering water. Set timer for 4 minutes. Continue with the 3 other eggs, adding them clockwise around edge of pan. Regulate the heat so that the poaching water remains at hardly a bubble, and when 4 minutes are up, carefully remove first egg with a slotted spoon and slide it into the pie plate of very warm water, and then remove the other eggs in turn.
Just before serving, toast the muffins lightly, and warm the ham in a frying pan with a tablespoon of butter. Center a toast round on each warm serving plate; cover with a slice of ham and then a poached egg (I first dab under the spoon lightly with a paper towel to remove excess water from egg). Spoon hollandaise sauce over each egg, and sprinkle with parsley.
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