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May 11, 2014

Pork Sausage Gravy

Pork Sausage Gravy

Florence
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. Pork Sausage
  • 1/3 Cup Corn Starch
  • 3 Cups Milk
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1/4 tsp. Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook Sausage in frying pan. Do NOT drain grease.
  • Add Corn Starch to grease and stir well.
  • Add Milk, Salt and Pepper.
  • Simmer over medium head, until desired thickness is desired.
  • Serve over biscuits.

 

May 10, 2014

Sausage And Potato Mini-Turnovers

Sausage And Potato Turnovers

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 40

Ingredients
  

  • **FILLING**
  • 1 large Potato
  • 1/2 pound Bulk Pork Sausage
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • Salt -- to taste
  • **DOUGH**
  • 2 cups Masa Harina
  • 1 1/4 cups Warm water
  • Vegetable oil -- for deep-frying

Instructions
 

  • **FILLING**
  • Peel potato and cut in to small pieces to they cook fast.
  • In a saucepan boil potatoes in salted water for approximately 5 minutes or until tender.
  • In skillet cook pork sausage.
  • Add potato, oregano, and salt to taste and cook, stirring, 5 minutes
  • Cool filling completely
  • **DOUGH**
  • Line Baking sheets with wax paper
  • In bowl mix together masa harina and warm water until a dough forms.
  • Break off small pieces of dough and shape into about forty 1-inch balls
  • Place balls on baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Roll out to approximately 2 1/2 inches wide.
  • Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in each Tortillas.
  • Heat grease to 375°F and deep fry turnovers for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown

May 9, 2014

Kentucky Derby Cheese Dip

Kentucky Derby Cheese Dip

Florence
Course Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 medium onion -- chopped fine
  • 2 cloves garlic -- chopped fine
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 12 oz can flat beer

Instructions
 

  • In sauce pan, bring beer to a simmer.
  • Blend all ingredients in a food processor.
  • Chill for 2 hours.
  • Serve with crackers or or bread chunks.

White Bread

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White Bread

Florence
Course Breads
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 6 to 7 Cups of Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Shortening
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons of Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 1/4 Cups Water 125°F

Instructions
 

  • Mix together Water, Sugar, Salt, Shortening and Yeast.
  • Let Yeast dissolve.
  • Add 6 Cups of flour mix with wooden spoon. After you have mixed it as much as you can, use your hands to make sure it is mixed well. If it is still too sticky, add 1/4 cup flour until it is no longer tacky.
  • Placed in greased bowl in warm place and let rise for 1 hour.
  • Punch down dough and shape in to two loaves and put in loaf pans.
  • Rise in loaf pans for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Use a small amount of butter on the tops of the loaves when they come out to keep the tops of the bread soft

 

May 8, 2014

Sloppy Joes

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Sloppy Joes

Florence
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. Ground Beef
  • 1 Tablespoon minced onion
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp. celery seed
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. chili powder
  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 8 Hamburger Buns

Instructions
 

  • Brown ground beef.
  • Add all spices to beef, including water.
  • Cook for approximately 10 minutes. Make sure the spices and water and beef are well cooked together.
  • Serve over Hamburg Buns.

 

May 7, 2014

Tuscan Pork Chops

This goes very good with the Tuscan Fried Potatoes.

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Tuscan Pork Chops

Florence
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 Cup Beaufort Tuscan Herb Olive Oil
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
  • 6 Center Cut Pork Chops

Instructions
 

  • Place Olive Oil in frying pan.
  • Heat EVOO over medium heat.
  • Place pork in pan and salt and pepper to your liking..
  • Cook Pork chops for 5 to 7 minutes on each side until golden brown.
  • Check pork chop to make sure that they are completely done and no pink is left.

 

May 6, 2014

Tuscan Fried Potatoes

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Tuscan Fried Potatoes

Florence
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 Cup Beaufort Tuscan Herb Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Onion - slices in to small chunks
  • 6 Large Potatoes - cut in small cubes
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut up onions and potatoes and put in fry pan.
  • Pour olive oil over the onions and potatoes.
  • Salt and Pepper them to your taste.
  • Cook over medium heat until the potatoes are cooked.
  • This recipe goes great with the Tuscan Pork Chops.

 

May 5, 2014

Unforgetable Brownies

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Unforgetable Brownies

Florence
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 Cups Butter
  • 5 oz. Unsweetened Chocolate cut into pieces
  • 1 3/4 Cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 9x9 Pan.
  • Heat butter and chocolate over medium heat until melted, stirring constantly. Cool.
  • Mix together all other ingredients.
  • Mix in chocolate mixture.
  • Pour into pan.
  • Bake for 40 to 45 minutes

 

May 4, 2014

Delicious Chocolate Cake

Delicious Chocolate Cake

Florence
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Shortening or Butter
  • 3/4 Cups Water
  • 3/4 Cups Milk
  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 4 oz. unsweetened Chocolate melted and cooled

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 13x9 pan.
  • Mix together all ingredients until there are no lumps. In a mixer it will take approximately 3 minutes on medium speed.
  • Put in pan.
  • Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

 

May 3, 2014

Mixed Vegetable Slaw

Mixed Vegetable Slaw

Florence
Course Salad
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons miracle whip
  • 2 tablespoons onion -- grated
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil -- crumbled
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon peel -- grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • 4 cups cabbage -- shredded
  • 1 cup carrot -- shredded
  • 1 red or yellow bell pepper - thinly cut
  • 1/3 cup thinly sliced radishes

Instructions
 

  • Mix together well in bowl yogurt, Miracle Whip, onion, mustard, basil, salt, lemon peel and Tabasco sauce.
  • Add cabbage, carrots, bell peppers and radishes and coat.
  • Refrigerate in covered dish for approximately 2 to 4 hours.

May 2, 2014

Pork With Hot Peanut Sauce

Pork With Hot Peanut Sauce

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1/2 pound pork butt
  • 2 cloves garlic -- minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot -- minced
  • 1/2 cup preserved radish
  • 4 squares firm bean curd
  • 2 green onions
  • **SAUCE**
  • 2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 dried hot red chili peppers
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon MSG - this is totally optional for dietary reasons

Instructions
 

  • Soak radish in warm water for 45 minutes.
  • Drain radish and cut in to 1/2" cubes.
  • Cut pork into 1/2" cubes
  • Drain & rinse canned bean curd; cut into 1/2" cubes
  • Cut green onions, including tops, in to 1/2 finger length size.
  • **SAUCE**
  • Cream together peanut butter and soy sauce.
  • Mix in remaining sauce ingredients.
  • Add oil to hot fry-pan or wok.
  • Add pork to hot oil.
  • Fry for approximately 1 minute.
  • Add garlic & ginger; stir-fry for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Transfer pork to saucepan; add peanut sauce; simmer for 15 minutes, adding onions in about 7 minutes in.
  • Remove excess oil.
  • Add more stock if sauce thickens
  • Steam radish and bean curd for approximately 15 minutes.
  • Top vegetables with pork and peanut sauce
  • Server warm.
  • Enjoy !

May 1, 2014

Peanut Sauce

Peanut Sauce

Florence
Course Sauce
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup peanut oil
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
  • 1 clove garlic -- minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon trasi shrimp paste
  • 2 tablespoons sambal ulek Asian chile sauce
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon soy
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind liquid

Instructions
 

  • Soften onion flakes in hot water, drain.
  • Fry trasi and sambal in about 2 Tablespoons of oil over low heat.
  • Add Peanut butter and water and remove from heat.
  • Add all remaining ingredients.
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