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July 22, 2014

Smore Cupcakes

Filed under: Cupcakes — Tags: , , , , — Chef @ 3:55 pm
Baked Smores

Smore Cupcakes

Florence
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 7 whole graham crackers finely crushed
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • 4 bars milk chocolate candy
  • 12 large marshmallows

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Place graham crackers into food processor and finely crush into crumbs.
  • Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter in small bowl.
  • Place small scoop of crumb mixture in each cup of muffin pan.
  • Press crumbs to cover the bottom.
  • Bake 4-5 minutes or until edges lightly browned.
  • Remove pan from oven; place 1 chocolate rectangle into each cup.
  • Cut marshmallows in half. Place 3 marshmallow halves in each cup cake section.
  • Return to oven 1-2 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened.
  • Remove from oven; cool 15 minutes.
  • Carefully remove cups from pan.
  • Baked Smores
  • >>Try not to eat them all at once 😉

 

July 16, 2014

Party Cheese Ball

Party Cheese Ball

Florence
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz finely shredded medium or sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup finely minced onion
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp real mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp chopped chives
  • 1 cup finely chopped nuts

Instructions
 

  • In large bowl, combined all ingredients, except nuts.
  • Make balls and roll cheese in chopped nuts until well coated,
  • Cover with plastic food wrap and chill until ready to serve.
  • Serve with crackers.

 

July 2, 2014

Spaghetti Ice Cream

Spaghetti Ice Cream

Florence
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 cup strawberry topping
  • 8 whole strawberries

Instructions
 

  • Press ice cream through colander into bowls.
  • Drizzle strawberry topping on top and add cut up strawberries it.

June 29, 2014

Turkey Empanadas

Filed under: Main Dishes — Tags: , , , — Chef @ 11:00 am

Turkey Empanadas

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground turkey meat
  • 1 medium sweet onion finely diced
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • pinch ground cloves
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • refrigerated pie crust sheets - for 2 pie crusts

Instructions
 

  • In a large cast iron skillet, brown the turkey. Add the onions when the turkey is almost cooked, and continue cooking until the onions are translucent. Then add the next 7 ingredients (everything except the pie crusts) and turn heat down to low; simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking oil.
  • Unroll the pie crust sheets and cut both into even quarters and place on baking sheet. Spoon the mixture into the middle and fold over, matching edges of the crust. Seal the edges by pressing the tines of a fork along.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove and cool slightly.

 

June 17, 2014

Club Night Rice Pudding

Club Night Rice Pudding

Florence
Course Main
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 quart whole milk
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 whole vanilla bean
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup long grain white rice
  • 1 large egg yolk whisked
  • 1 1/2 cup whipped cream topping

Instructions
 

  • Combine the milk, heavy cream, salt, whole vanilla bean and 3/4 cup of the sugar into a saucepan; over medium heat. Bring just to a gentle boil stirring frequently. Continue stirring while you add the rice; turn heat to very low.
  • Cover the saucepan and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, just until rice is cooked (it should be soft but not mushy).
  • Remove the saucepan from burner and let cool at room temperature for a few minutes.
  • Remove the vanilla bean, then start stirring the mixture gently while you add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
  • Ladle about a cup of rice mixture into a separate bowl and stir until room temperature, then, while stirring, add the egg yolk, combining it well, then add back into the saucepan with the rest of the rice mixture and stir to combine well; let entire mixture cool to room temperature.
  • Add most of the whipped cream topping to the saucepan (reserve about 1/8 of a cup) and stir to combine, then pour mixture into a broiler-proof shallow dish and spread the remaining whipped cream topping evenly over the top of the mixture.
  • Heat the broiler.
  • Put dish under the broiler and cook just long enough for the top to get golden brown.
  • Remove and refrigerate (uncovered) until chilled.

 

June 16, 2014

Chocolate Mint Pie

Filed under: Pies,Staff Favorites — Tags: , , , , — Chef @ 3:00 pm
chocolate mint pie photo

Chocolate Mint Pie

Florence
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
  • 1 - 12 oz can Evaporated Milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 9- inch chocolate crumb crust
  • 1 - 3.4 oz package vanilla instant pudding
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 4 drops green food coloring
  • 1 - 8 oz frozen whipped topping thawed
  • Additional Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels garish

Instructions
 

  • Melt 1 cup morsels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in double boiler over medium heat.
  • Stir in butter; then pour into crust.
  • Refrigerate for 20 minutes,
  • Mix remaining evaporated milk, pudding mix, water, peppermint extract and food coloring.
  • Stir in 2 cups whipped topping.
  • Spoon over chocolate layer.
  • Refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Sprinkle with additional Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels as garish.

 

June 14, 2014

Garlic Bread

Filed under: Breads,Staff Favorites — Tags: , , , , , — Chef @ 3:00 pm
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Garlic Bread

Florence
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf french bread
  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Cut french bread in 1/2 long way.
  • Combine butter, garlic and mozzarella cheese.
  • Spread butter mixture over bread.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese
  • Turn broiler in oven on and cook until slightly brown.

 

June 10, 2014

Snickerdoodles

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Snickerdoodles

Florence
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup shortening or butter
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • **Cinnamon Sugar**
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Mix together shortening, and sugar until smooth.
  • Add in eggs and vanilla, mix well.
  • Combine all dry ingredients.
  • Mix all ingredients together, except Cinnamon Sugar ingredients.
  • Make cinnamon sugar.
  • Roll out balls of dough, approximately 2 inch size and roll in cinnamon sugar.
  • Place on well grease cooking sheet.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

 

May 23, 2014

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

 

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

Florence
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 medium crisp apple washed, cored, and diced small
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon or to taste
  • pinch of sea salt
  • for serving; milk chopped nuts, fruit optional

Instructions
 

  • Put all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and bring just to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, stirring several times, until oatmeal is cooked fully, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Serve with milk, nuts or fruit.

 

May 12, 2014

Baking Powder Biscuits

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Baking Powder Biscuits

Florence
Course Breads
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 Cup Shortening
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar optional
  • 3 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 3/4 Cup Milk

Instructions
 

  • Put shortening in bowl and add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Cut shortening into flour mixture.
  • Add Milk and mix well.
  • Rollout on to floured surface and cut out with small juice glass.
  • Preheat oven to 450F
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

 

May 9, 2014

White Bread

Filed under: Breads,Cooking Recipes,Staff Favorites — Tags: , , , , — Chef @ 3:00 pm

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 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.

 

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