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March 27, 2014

Sausage Gravy

Filed under: Breakfast,Cooking Recipes — Tags: , , , , , , , — Chef @ 12:00 pm

 

Sausage Gravy

Florence

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. pork sausage
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook sausage and remove from pan.
  • Add 2/3 cup flour to drippings in pan. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or mixture starts to turn golden brown.
  • Slowly add milk stirring constantly.
  • Add salt and pepper.
  • Cook gravy until it boils and thickens.
  • Add sausage to gravy mixture.
  • Server over warm biscuits.

 

March 16, 2014

Vegetarian Quiche

 

Vegetarian Quiche

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9 inch unbaked pastry shell
  • 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 1 medium green pepper chopped
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
  • 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
  • Bake at 450° F for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Reduce heat to 350° F.
  • In a skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, tomatoes, zucchini and mushrooms in butter. Add the curry powder, salt, pepper and cinnamon; mix well. Spoon into crust.
  • In a bowl, beat eggs. Add the milk and cheese; mix well. Carefully pour over vegetables. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

 

March 8, 2014

5 Quick and Frugal Breakfast Ideas

It is the first meal we eat when we get up in the morning. After a long night of sleep, we can’t do without it if we want to get our bodies going. No, I’m not talking about coffee. I’m referring to breakfast. Here are some ideas for breakfast that don’t require a drive-thru window.

1.  Have a piece of casserole. It takes time to cook eggs and bacon for breakfast. No one wants to ruin their clothes with the mess it can create. On Sunday night, get breakfast done early. Put together a casserole using your favorite ingredients. Fewer eggs are needed in a casserole than when frying or scrambling them for breakfast each morning. Depending on the size of your family, the casserole may last two to three mornings.

2.  Yogurt. Yogurt is a healthy and economical breakfast choice. When you are eating on the run, grab a container of yogurt and some dried or fresh fruit. Cutting up fruit on top of the yogurt adds carbohydrates to fuel you for the morning in addition to the calcium and protein in the yogurt itself.

3.  Breakfast shake. This is even quicker and can be ingested while driving without taking your eyes off the road or both hands off the wheel. Put together some frozen fruit favorites, ice cubes, frozen yogurt, and unsweetened juice in a blender. Pour into Styrofoam cups to keep it cold. Everyone can grab a cup on the way out the door. The nutritional effect is about the same as yogurt, but without the spoon.

4.  Pigs in a blanket. This is the homemade version. Whip up a batch of pancakes and freeze them in short stacks of three. A package or two of frozen link sausage is needed to create this quick and economical meal idea. Thaw out a stack of pancakes. Heat up three sausages in the microwave. Wrap a pancake around each sausage. Voila! You’ve got an instant pig in a blanket. Eat it as you watch the last of your favorite morning show or as you walk to the bus stop. It can be eaten in the car without too much fuss or mess. For a sweeter taste and less mess, add a little maple syrup or honey to the batter when making the pancakes.

5.  Breakfast sandwiches. In the evening, while you are getting things ready for the next day, grill up a few breakfast sandwiches. Choose whatever you like: turkey slices, ham slices, cheese, tomato, bacon, etc. When the sandwich cools, cut it into bite size pieces and put it in a container. In the morning, just grab a container; pop it into the microwave for fifteen or twenty seconds and breakfast is served.

These breakfast ideas are time saving and money-saving too. They make use of items you buy normally and also whatever you have around the house to create delicious fare for a morning rush. No more excuses for skipping breakfast or swinging into the fast food restaurant every morning. 

March 3, 2014

Cinnamon Rolls

Filed under: Breakfast,Staff Favorites — Tags: , , , , , — Chef @ 11:17 am

 

Cinnamon Buns Photo

Cinnamon Rolls

Florence
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Shortening
  • 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 5 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 4 Tbsp. Melted Butter
  • Cinnamon Sugar:
  • 2/3 Cups Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Pre-Heat oven to 400°F.
  • Cut Shorting in to Flour with a Pastry Blender until it resembles fine crumbs.
  • Still in enough milk so the dough makes a round ball (do not make dough too sticky).
  • Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
  • Knead dough for 1 minute.
  • Roll dough out to approximately 13x9.
  • Pour butter on to rolled out dough and spread butter out evenly.
  • Sprinkle on Cinnamon Sugar.
  • Roll Dough and Slice off 1 1/2 Pinwheels.
  • Place on greased cookie sheet.
  • Cook for 13 to 15 minutes.

 

February 27, 2014

All in One Breakfast Rollups

 

All in One Breakfast Rollups

All in One Breakfast Rollups

Florence
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 Ham steak cut into bite size pieces
  • 2 C frozen southern style hash browns thawed
  • 8 eggs
  • 1/2 C salsa
  • 1 pkg 6 in size tortillas
  • 1 C shredded Mexican style cheese
  • Wax paper
  • Freezer bags

Instructions
 

  • Place the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • When hot add the ham and hash browns.
  • Cook until they are both beginning to brown.
  • Place the salsa in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the eggs and stir until mixed together.
  • Pour the salsa mixture in with the ham mixture.
  • Leave heat on medium high and cook until the eggs have set.
  • Place a tortilla flat.
  • Place about 4 T of the ham mixture down the center of the tortilla.
  • Roll the tortilla up completely.
  • Continue until all the tortillas are used.
  • Wrap each roll-up in wax paper.
  • Place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.
  • When ready to eat remove from the freezer and unwrap.
  • Place each roll-up on a microwave safe plate and cover with paper towel.
  • Microwave 2 minutes on high or until the burrito is as heated as you like.

 

February 26, 2014

Pancakes On The Go

 

Pancakes On The Go

Pancakes On The Go

Florence
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 C milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 C canola oil
  • 1 T of vanilla
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1/2 C Wheat flour
  • 4 t baking powder
  • Enough flour to thicken batter to your liking.

Instructions
 

  • Place the wet ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix well. Add the salt and sugar and beat until smooth. Add flour and baking powder and beat again until smooth. Add enough all purpose flour to thicken to your liking.
  • Heat a pan or griddle over medium heat,
  • Griddle is hot enough when a drop of water dances on the griddle.
  • Pour about 1/2 C batter onto hot griddle.
  • Cook until pancake begins to bubble and edges begin to dry.
  • Flip and cook about 2 minutes or until both sides are lightly brown.
  • Continue cooking until all the batter is used.
  • Cool pancakes completely.
  • Place a piece of wax paper on a flat surface.
  • Place a pancake onto the wax paper.
  • Place another piece of wax paper on top of the pancake.
  • Then another pancake and continue until all the pancakes are used alternating with wax paper and pancakes.
  • Place into a freezer bag and freeze up to 6 months.
  • To reheat, just drop into the toaster.
  • Toast 2 cycles if necessary.

 

February 20, 2010

Poached Eggs with Tarragon Cream

This is a great egg recipe that I know that you will enjoy. My husband and I first had this at Through the Grapevine Bed & Breakfast in Waterloo, NY .

 

Poached Eggs with Tarragon Cream

Poached Eggs with Tarragon Cream

Florence
Variation: This is the original recipe. You may use an egg poaching pan which I think is easier. I also put a little of the Gruyere cheese in the sauce to add a little extra flavor.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 shallot chopped finely
  • 2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp butter, divided
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. minced fresh tarragon
  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ cup shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. bread crumbs

Instructions
 

  • Spray the bottom of a large skillet with non-stick spray or use a non-stick skillet. Fill the skillet three quarters full with water, bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, cook the shallot in two tablespoons of butter in saucepan over medium-low heat until softened.
  • Stir in flour until blended and slightly cooked one minute.
  • Stir in the milk and cream.
  • Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, then boil and stir one minute. Stir in the salt. Remove from the heat. Stir in the tarragon. Cover and set aside.
  • Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Reduce boiling water to simmer. To poach the eggs, work with two at a time. Crack the first into a bowl then carefully pour into the water. Cook until the whites are set and remove with a slotted spoon to a small buttered ramekin. Repeat with the remaining eggs.
  • Divide the tarragon sauce between the ramekins, spooning over the eggs, and then sprinkle with the cheese and bread crumbs. Bake until hot and bubbly about 10 minutes.

 

December 18, 2009

Eggs Cooking Recipes

Filed under: Eggs — Tags: , , , , , , — Chef @ 1:25 pm

Eggs are frequently in a wide variety of recipes. In addition delicious, eggs provide protein, vitamin A, riboflavin, and other vitamins and reserves, where the yolk contains all the fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol in an egg. Eggs are an brilliant source of high-quality protein and are far less expensive than nearly all other animal-protein foods.

An egg can be cooking in many methods – boiled eggs, poached eggs, fried eggs, and scrambled eggs – and is also used as an ingredient in making, batters and cakes, etc.

Bird eggs are a common food and one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking. They are important in many branches of the modern food industry. The most commonly used bird eggs are those from the chicken. Duck and goose eggs, and smaller eggs such as quail eggs are occasionally used as a gourmet ingredient, as are the largest bird eggs, from ostriches. Gull eggs are considered a delicacy in Great Britian, as well as in some Scandinavian countries, particularly in Norway.

For those who do not consume eggs, alternatives used in baking include other rising agents or binding materials, such as ground flax seeds or potato flour. Tofu can also act as a partial binding agent, since it is high in lecithin due to its soy content. Applesauce can be used, as well as arrowroot and banana. Extracted soybean lecithin, in turn, is often used in packaged foods as an inexpensive substitute for egg-derived lecithin.

Other egg substitutes are made from just the white of the egg for those who worry about the high cholesterol and fat content in eggs. These products usually have added vitamins and minerals as well as vegetable-based emulsifiers and thickeners such as xanthan gum or guar gum. These allow the product to maintain the nutrition and several culinary properties of real eggs, making possible foods like Hollandaise sauce, custard, mayonnaise, and most baked goods with these substitutes.

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