Recipes

[momtochloe]

Time for a little March Madness my culinary friends . . .

Rumor has it Spring is right around the corner so time to dust off perhaps some of your lighter, more warm weather recipe favorites!

 

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
The first player of the month starts the game by posting their choice of recipe. At the end of the text, she or he types, "the next ingredient: xxxx.” (The x’s represent that person’s choice of any ingredient that can be included in a recipe).

Throughout the game, the next poster in line must use the ingredient that the person ahead chose. If you can, highlight the ingredient and/or put it in capital letters anywhere that it is used throughout the recipe. That does make it easier for everyone to see how the game works.

Because of time or system delays, some duplicate posts occur to the same ingredient. The next poster generally responds to the first post for that ingredient.  Good recipes and lots of fun!

Our last ingredient was sour cream.  This sounded good to me!

I fix this recipe, especially at holidays when I need extra potatoes.

Great to make ahead and reheat later.....leaving more time on day of gathering.  See note at end on using crock pot.

Make-Ahead Potatoes

10 large potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 cup SOUR CREAM

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

6 tablespoons butter, divided

2 tablespoons dried minced onion

1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt

paprika

Place potatoes in Dutch oven or large pot; cover with water and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Drain and place in a bowl; mash.  Add SOUR CREAM, cream cheese, 4 tablespoons butter; onion and salt; stir until smooth and cream cheese and butter are melted.  Spread in a greased 9x13" baking dish.** Melt remaining butter; drizzle over potatoes.  Sprinkle with paprika.  Refrigerate or bake immediately, covered, at 350 for 40 minutes; uncover and bake 20 minutes longer.  If potatoes have been refrigerated, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.

**  I fix a day ahead, put in closed container and refrigerate.  Day of serving, I put it in a crock pot about 4 hours on low (or high for 1 hour and then low).....allow extra time to stir and see if it is warming enough since it was cold.  I have added a little milk if potatoes seem dry.  Put melted butter and paprika on top.  Using crock pot frees up the oven.

Next ingredient:   Sweet pickles

[PINKdogWOOD]

My mom would always have ham at christmas time.  She'd make leftovers by pleasing Dad with homemade ham salad and used sweet pickles.  It was very tasty as she was one great cook, baker in the kitchen where she truly spent most of her time.

Next up (I know this may be boring but...) CHICKEN

ANd I'll start this one too because I'm making a new chicken dish for dinner tonight.

Chicken legs, breasts and/or thighs depending on how much you need to or wish to make.

Wrap/cover with bacon.

Lay them out in a 9x13 pan (or smaller if you don't make too much).  Cut up potatoes & onion and put around chicken.

Mix together 2tbsp dried chives same of dried basil, 1 tbsp garlic powder, same of adobo seasoning, blk pepper; salt to taste.  Sprinkle over chicken.

Put in pre-heated oven 400degrees for 1 hour until bacon is crisp & brown and taters are tender.

YUM!  Can't wait for dinner tonight!

Next up - spaghetti squash

[walker]

Thank you, mtc!!!

NEXT INGREDIENT..........Spaghetti Squash

[doglover3]

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@momtochloe wrote:

Time for a little March Madness my culinary friends . . .

Rumor has it Spring is right around the corner so time to dust off perhaps some of your lighter, more warm weather recipe favorites!

 

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
The first player of the month starts the game by posting their choice of recipe. At the end of the text, she or he types, "the next ingredient: xxxx.” (The x’s represent that person’s choice of any ingredient that can be included in a recipe).

Throughout the game, the next poster in line must use the ingredient that the person ahead chose. If you can, highlight the ingredient and/or put it in capital letters anywhere that it is used throughout the recipe. That does make it easier for everyone to see how the game works.

Because of time or system delays, some duplicate posts occur to the same ingredient. The next poster generally responds to the first post for that ingredient.  Good recipes and lots of fun!

Our last ingredient was sour cream.  This sounded good to me!

I fix this recipe, especially at holidays when I need extra potatoes.

Great to make ahead and reheat later.....leaving more time on day of gathering.  See note at end on using crock pot.

Make-Ahead Potatoes

10 large potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 cup SOUR CREAM

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

6 tablespoons butter, divided

2 tablespoons dried minced onion

1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt

paprika

Place potatoes in Dutch oven or large pot; cover with water and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Drain and place in a bowl; mash.  Add SOUR CREAM, cream cheese, 4 tablespoons butter; onion and salt; stir until smooth and cream cheese and butter are melted.  Spread in a greased 9x13" baking dish.** Melt remaining butter; drizzle over potatoes.  Sprinkle with paprika.  Refrigerate or bake immediately, covered, at 350 for 40 minutes; uncover and bake 20 minutes longer.  If potatoes have been refrigerated, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.

**  I fix a day ahead, put in closed container and refrigerate.  Day of serving, I put it in a crock pot about 4 hours on low (or high for 1 hour and then low).....allow extra time to stir and see if it is warming enough since it was cold.  I have added a little milk if potatoes seem dry.  Put melted butter and paprika on top.  Using crock pot frees up the oven.

Next ingredient:   Sweet pickles

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just wanted to say this sounds very good, will try this, thanks

still Spaghetti Squash

[PINKdogWOOD]

@momtochloe Well it doesn't appear anyone else is playing today so I'll let you know that my bacon wrapped chicken dinner was FABULOUS!  Cooked quickly but I needed to add about a cup of water midway thru the process.  It doesn't call for any broth or water and I'm thinking that whoever wrote this one thought the grease from the bacon would be enough.  It is not, so I'd advise adding a cup or so of water or broth.

I also did n ot use any salt and we did not miss it.  The spices were great too.  I don't have adobo mix so I googled to see what is in it and made my own by adding 1/2 tspn of each of the ingredients and since a couple are already in this recipe I did not add anymore.

In any event, very quick to put together, you could even bake at 375 instead of 400 - may even be a better idea (I did turn it down to 375 after I saw it was looking a bit dry and added the water).

Perfection!  I will for sure make this again - not at all greasy either.

[PINKdogWOOD]

Spaghetti Squash - I make a typical spaghetti dinner with mine actually - very good, easy and healthy.

[RespectLife]

Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Cheese

Ingredients:

1 small to medium spaghetti squash
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion chopped
5 cloves of garlic (I like lots of garlic you could reduce this if you prefer)
salt and pepper
6 eggs
1 cup low-fat milk
4 tablespoons Italian seasoning
4 ounces Gruyère or Asiago shredded
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Procedure:

Spaghetti Squash Cut and Seasoned
First you need to roast the squash and there are two ways to go. The best, if you are a brave and have a really good knife, is to slice the squash in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and drizzle with some olive oil and sprinkle with the Italian spices, salt and pepper and roast it cut side down on a foil wrapped cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 20 minutes (it should be starting to soften, but not anywhere near mushy – it will be baked more later so don’t overcook). Be warned though that they are very hard to cut! As you can see, my technique could use a little practice but no matter, you’re going to cut it up later anyway. If you’re not so brave, you can just poke a few holes in it, bake and it will cut much easier but it won’t have as much flavor. After you remove from the oven, set it aside for a few minutes to cool. Using a fork, shred the squash, then chop it into pieces about 1 inch long.

Baked and ready to shred
In a dutch oven if you have one you can do this in one step, otherwise use a medium saucepan and a casserole dish. Add the olive oil to the bottom of the pan and brown the onions well 8-10 minutes the browner the better, add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute longer. Add the squash (and if you didn’t slice the squash before roasting, add the Italian spices salt and pepper) and mix well, cooking for about 5 minutes longer.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, then add the milk and Gruyère. Gradually add a small amount of the hot squash to temper the eggs, then pour this mixture over the squash and stir gently but quickly to mix well as you don’t want to scramble the eggs.
Top with the shredded Parmesan and bake (still at 375) for about 45 minutes until the top is lightly browned and bubbling.

Baked and cooling
It can be served warm or cold.

Spaghetti Squash is a fun side dish tossed with olive oil and feta cheese or bleu cheese. It's very hard for me to halve the squash. So I bake it first for most of the time needed, then halve it and bake more for the remaining time. It makes a huge amount...I usually put some plain in the refrigerator to use later.

NEXT INGREDIENT:  DATES

[momtochloe]

Maple & Pecan Cheese Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon

INGREDIENTS:

1 dozen pitted dates
¾ cup cream cheese
¼ cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons maple syrup
5-6 slices of bacon – sliced into thirds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, pecans and maple syrup. Set aside.

3. Carefully slice the back the each date. Stuff about ½ - 1 teaspoon of cheese filling and wrap with bacon. Place stuffed dates on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 10-15 minutes, until the cheese and bacon is golden.

4. Plate, serve and enjoy!

Next Ingredient:  Kale

[momtochloe]

Ok, I am admitting up front that I kind of rigged the last couple of recipes as I wanted to post this one I found this morning.  If anyone has had the Super Food Salad from Chick-fil-A they know how delicious it is but also a tad expensive.  Here is the knock off version:

This recipe is forgivable and easily customized. Add more of whatever you like and less of whatever you don't.

Author: Christy Jordan

Serves: about 12 cups

Ingredients

• About 8 cups chopped kale
• About 2-3 cups broccoli florets
• ½ cup sunflower kernels
• ½ cup dried cherries
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• ½ cup olive oil
• 5 tablespoons good quality maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Place kale, broccoli, sunflower kernels, and dried cherries in a very large bowl. Set aside.
2. In mason jar, add vinegar, oil, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Put lid on and shake really well, until combined.
3. Pour over kale mixture and stir to coat. Store, covered, in the refrigerator, for up to two days.

http://www.southernplate.com/2016/02/super-food-salad.html

Next Ingredient:  Whipping Cream

[doglover3]

Here is the Eagle Brand recipe....

Creamy Banana Pudding

Yield: 10 servings
Nutrition: See Below
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 1/2 cups cold water
1 (4-serving size) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups (1 pint) heavy WHIPPING CREAM, whipped
36 vanilla wafers
3 medium bananas, sliced and dipped in lemon juice

Instructions:

Whisk sweetened condensed milk and water in large bowl. Add pudding mix. Whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Chill 5 minutes. Fold in whipped cream.
SPOON 1 cup pudding mixture into 2 1/2-quart glass serving bowl. Top with one-third each of the vanilla wafers, bananas and remaining pudding. Repeat layering twice, ending with pudding mixture.
CHILL thoroughly. Garnish as desired.
For individual pudding desserts, prepare mixture and layer in dessert dishes.

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