Cooking Recipes

Cherry Blossom Fudge Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 3/4 cup evaporated milk <br>- 1 cup white sugar <br>- 1 pinch salt <br>- 1 (3 ounce) package cherry flavored Jell-O® <br>- 1 cup butter <br>- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips <br>- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br>- 3/4 cup maraschino cherries, halved <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Butter an 8x8 inch dish. <br>step 2: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil and stir in gelatin. Boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter, chocolate chips, vanilla and cherries. Pour into prepared pan. Chill 2 hours before serving. <br>

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Three Chile Dry Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 1 pound tomatillos, unhusked <br>- 2 serrano chile peppers <br>- 2 jalapeno chile peppers <br>- 8 pequin chile peppers <br>- 4 cloves garlic <br>- 1 small whole onion, peeled <br>- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro <br>- salt to taste <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Place the tomatillos, chiles, garlic cloves, and onion in a dry, cast iron pan. Toast, turning occasionally over medium-high heat until the husks of the tomatillos have blackened and their skins turn translucent. The goal is to soften the tomatillos by blackening the skin without allowing them to split. Remove from pan, and allow to cool slightly. <br>step 2: Remove the husks from the tomatillos and the stems from the peppers. Place into the bowl of a food processor with the cilantro and salt to taste; process to desired consistency. Pour the salsa into a saucepan, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes to mellow the flavors and remove the raw taste. <br>

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Tacos con faraona, spinacini e chips di topinambur

02/10/2015

Ingredienti: 200g di farina, acqua q.b., sale q.b., 250g di faraona, 1 cipolla rossa, rosmarino e alloro q.b., 3 topinambur, farina q.b., 300g di spinacini, basilico q.b., 1 arancia, 1 spicchio di aglio, olio extravergine di oliva q.b., olio di semi di arachide per friggere q.b. Centrifugare la metà degli spinacini con il basilico. Rosolare la faraona tagliata a cubetti con la cipolla tagliata a fette, le erbe fresche e dell’olio extravergine. Sfumare con il succo d’arancia e proseguire fino al termine della cottura. Impastare la farina con dell’acqua tiepida e un pizzico di sale. Stendere l’impasto e ricavare dei dischi. Cuocerli in una padella antiaderente con un filo d’olio e poi farcirli con la faraona e la restante metà degli spinacini precedentemente rosolati con l’olio e l’aglio. A parte, con l’aiuto di una mandolina, tagliare a fette sottili i topinambur, passarli nella farina e poi friggere in o

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DANNON'S Greek Salad Recipe

Ingredients <br>- SALAD: <br>- 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced <br>- 1/2 red onion, chopped <br>- 1/2 seedless European cucumber, diced <br>- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley <br>- 1/2 cup pitted calamata black olives, chopped <br>- 1/2 pound feta cheese, diced <br>- 4 pepperoncini hot peppers, chopped, optional <br>- Salt and pepper <br>- DRESSING: <br>- 1 cup Dannon® Plain Yogurt <br>- 1 tablespoon lemon juice <br>- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar <br>- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves <br>- 1 teaspoon ground cumin <br>- 4 warm pita or flat breads, optional <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. <br>step 2: Combine yogurt with lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano and ground cumin. Stir to combine. <br>step 3: Add dressing to salad and toss. Adjust seasoning. Eat salad as is or piled in warm pita breads. <br>

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Dad's Spaghetti Western Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 1 pound ground beef <br>- 1 onion, chopped <br>- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder <br>- 1 teaspoon dried basil <br>- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, divided <br>- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes <br>- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste <br>- 1/2 (8 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces <br>- 1 (15.25 ounce) can kidney beans, drained <br>- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese <br>- 1 cup sour cream <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Crumble beef into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 3 minutes on high; drain fat and stir in onion, chili powder, basil, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, tomatoes and tomato paste. Fill the paste can with water and add. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10 minutes. <br>step 2: Stir broken spaghetti into meat mixture; re-cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 6 minutes. Stir, re-cover and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes, or until spaghetti is tender. Stir in beans, re-cover and let stand 5 minutes. <br>step 3: In a separate bowl, combine cheese, sour cream and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Microwave on medium-high for 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve over spaghetti mixture. <br>

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