Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Cherry-filled Biscones

Ingredients:
2 ½ c. pancake/waffle mix
1 egg
½ c. half & half
¼ c. melted butter
¼ c. sugar
1 can cherry pie filling

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, stir together pancake mix, egg, half & half, melted butter, and sugar.  Batter will be thick and lumpy. 
Spray cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray or cover with parchment.  Spoon biscuit batter/dough onto cookie sheet by the large spoonful.  Spoon 1-2 TBSP cherry pie filling on the center of each biscone, pressing filling into dough.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.


Remove from oven and cool.  Dust with powdered sugar or glaze.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Asian Pork Meatballs with Teriyaki Glazed Noodles


Ingredients:
Meatballs:
1 lb ground pork
1 egg
¼ c. chopped red onion
2 TBSP soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
2 TBSP dried parsley
¼ c. dried bread crumbs

Teriyaki Glaze:
1 c. brown sugar
¾ c. soy sauce
1 TBSP butter

Pasta:
¾ lb. dried spaghetti
2 TBSP olive oil
¼ c. julienned carrots (carrot sticks)
¼ c. chopped green onion
¼ c. chopped celery
2 cloves garlic--minced
¼ c. julienned water chestnuts
3 TBSP Hoisin Sauce
Teriyaki Glaze



Directions:
Combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl.  Using a cookie scoop, form pork into meatballs and place on a cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil sprayed with Pam. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until done.

In a saucepan, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, and butter.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes.  Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Boil pasta according to package directions to al dente’.  While pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet.  Sautee carrots, onion, celery, garlic, and water chestnuts over medium heat until carrots are tender.  Add Hoisin and half of teriyaki glaze. Add pasta, directly from the water, allowing some of the pasta water to cook with veggies.  Using tongs, toss pasta in veggie & sauce mix, coating every noodle.  Serve with meatballs.

When meatballs are done, submerge/coat with remaining teriyaki glaze.  Serve meatballs with pasta.


Garnish with green onion.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Memphis BBQ Potato Salad

Ingredients

2 lbs. red skinned potatoes, cut in half
¼ c. chopped green onion
¼  c. chopped celery
4 slices of bacon (crumbled)
½ cup of shredded Colby jack cheese
½ c French fried onions
½ c. cubed cooked pork roast

Dressing:
½  c. mayonnaise
½ c SweetBaby Ray’s BBQ sauce

Directions:
Boil potatoes in water until just fork tender.  Do not over cook.  Drain potatoes and cool completely before mixing & dressing. Cut cooked potatoes into 1 inch chunks. Combine all ingredients.

In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients.  Pour dressing over potato mixture.  Toss gently to combine.

Serve immediately.



Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Sittin on a Sandbar Key Lime Pie


 2 c. crushed vanilla wafers
2 TBSP granulated sugar
5 TBSP. melted butter
8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese-softened
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1-15 oz can Eagle Brand Condensed milk
¾ c. Coco Lopez (Cream of Coconut)
3/4 c. key lime juice





In a bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, sugar and melted butter.  Press into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Allow to cool to the touch before filling.

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.  Add eggs & egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add condensed milk and beat well.  Add key lime juice and Coco Lopez  and beat well.  Pour into crust.  Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until center is set to the touch.  Allow to cool before refrigerating.

Whipped Cream Layer
1 c. heavy whipping cream
1 c. powdered sugar

In a cold bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until stiff.  Pipe large rosettes around edges.

Garnish
Lime slices & white chocolate sea shells

To make white chocolate sea shells:

Melt white chocolate almond bark or white chocolate pieces in microwave.  Pour into sea shell molds.  Chill until set.