I made it by the skin of my teeth!
Ok, I've been doing a lot of cooking lately, so rather than list out all the recipes, I'm just going to give a list and description of the new ones I've tried.
20. Fettuccine and Sausage
Fettuccine noodles served with garlic, broccoli, tomatoes, zucchini and melted mozzarella cheese. This recipe is something my mom makes that has always been my favorite dish. I finally decided to give it a whirl and wasn't disappointed. The reaction I got from my husband was "why haven't you ever made this before?" LOL.
21. Apple Coffee Cake
This is Emeril's recipe and can be found on www.foodnetwork.com. We went apple picking a few weeks ago and needed ideas for the zillion apples we got! I must say this recipe was FANTASTIC. It's coffee cake with chopped apples in it, then it's covered in brown sugar/butter crumbles, baked and then drizzled with a brown sugar glaze! So rich and buttery, this quickly became a favorite. Not too good for the waistline though ;)
22. Apple Crisp
Decided to give my Dad's apple crisp recipe a try since we had so many apples. Came out delicious!
23. Panang Curry
This one was sort of an experiment rather than following a recipe. I got some really good panang curry paste at the Farmer's Market and put lemongrass, chicken, shrimp coconut milk and mushrooms in it, simmered until thick and served it over rice with crushed peanuts as a topping. It was pretty good, but honestly I was hoping for it to taste more like our favorite local Thai restaurant, and it just didn't stack up. But then again....the competition is tough!
24. Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken Wings
Got this recipe out of a slow cooker cookbook that I have had for years. We were having a pot-luck lunch at work so I chose this dish. Basically you sprinkle chicken wings with salt and papper, and broil for around 10 minutes each side to crisp them up. Then you mix 1/2 cup of honey, 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce together and pour over the wings in a crock-pot. Slice a lemon and lay the slices on top of the wings. Cook for 4-5 hours and voila! They were pretty tasty.
25. Spicy Chex Mix
Last month my Husband went away for a guy's weekend and the wives made them a few snack items to take with them. This was one of the ones I made. I got the recipe off the Chex website and spiced it up even further with Sriracha (Rooster) sauce. I made one of those HUGE disposable lasagna trays full of it and it was gone the first night. I'm guessing it was a hit?
26. Mini S'mores Cups
Another one I made for the guy's weekend. Mix crushed graham crackers with butter and press into mini muffin tin. Bake for 5-10 minutes until they form a crust. Remove from oven and place a chocolate square (Hershey's) in each cup followed by 1/2 of a large marshmallow (use cold shears or knife to cut so they don't get sticky). Return to oven for 3- 4 minutes to warm the marshmallow and melt the chocolate. Allow to cool and then dip each one in a bowl of melted chocolate. Allow chocolate to cool slightly and stiffen before serving.
27. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
One of my favorite fall-time treats is pumpkin, chocolate chip cookies and this year I decided I was going to try to convert this recipe to a sweet bread. I found a few recipes online for pumpkin or pumpkin spice bread. Combined the elements from each that I liked, and added chocolate chips. I made them into mini loaves and gave them out to people at work. Everyone seemed to enjoy them.
28. Poached Eggs on Toast with Bacon and Blue Cheese
Another one of my "copycat" versions. There is this small diner that my husband and I used to frequent before we moved and they served the most delicious poached eggs imaginable, in a plethora of styles: ham, asparagus and hollandaise, blue cheese and bacon, you name it! Take 2 pieces of either toast of English muffin, top with poached egg, lay 2 slices of crumbled bacon on top and drizzle with a homemade blue cheese sauce (I made mine with blue cheese dressing, sour cream, a little milk, sugar, dill seasoning and blue cheese crumbles). Came out pretty well and has become a frequent repeat at our house.
29. Vanilla Bean and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
I got an ice cream maker 3 years ago for Christmas and have only used it once until now. My husband has been bugging me to make ice cream for him for so long I finally made a batch. I don't exactly remember the recipe, but it involved lots of heavy cream, eggs, and vanilla beans. You cook the mixture to form a vanilla custard, then remove the vanilla beans and cool the mixture throroughly (overnight). The next day pour it into the ice cream maker and start er' up. Towards the end, when the ice cream is thick enough, you mix in the chocolate chips. Pour into a freezer safe container and freeze. It was so rich and delicious...another one that is DAMAGING to the waistline though ;)
30. Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin
For this one I took cloves of garlic and stuffed them down into slits within the meat. and made a glaze/rub out of brown sugar, dry mustard, balsamic vinegar and water, to form a paste. Rub the paste all over the tenderloin and bake in the oven until cooked through (~45 minutes at 350). Served with honeyed carrots (with just a touch of mustard flavor) and garlic mashed potatoes. Yum!
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