Smoke Salmon Pasta

Smoke Salmon Pasta
Prep Time: 10 min     Cook Time: 25 min    Ready In: 35 min
Serving Size: 6



INGREDIENTS

1 Pkg Angel Hair Pasta
1 Jar of Alfredo Sauce
20 Pieces of Smoke Salmon
1 Zucchini
1 Tbs Vegetable Oil
Salt & Black Pepper to Taste


DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta as per directions provided. Drain cooked pasta and rinse with cold water.
Cut the zucchini in semi circle about 1/8" thick.

Bring a pan to medium heat.  Add in vegetable oil and zucchini. Cook for 3 minutes and add in sauce and smoke salmon. Bring the mixture to boil and into drained pasta.


This is a really nice recipe as it could be serve hot or chilled.

Kansas City Rub Steak

Kansas City Rub Steak
Prep Time: 5 min     Cook Time: 7 min    Ready In: 12 min
Serving Size: 2


INGREDIENTS

This recipe makes about 1 cup of dry rub, if you have any left over store it in an airtight container and cool place.

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Paprika
1/2 Tbs Black Pepper
1 Tbs Salt
1 Tbs Chili Powder
1 Tbs Garlic Powder
1 Tbs Onion Powder
1 Tsp Cayenne

2 Steaks




DIRECTIONS

Preheat grill to 425 degrees.
Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl. Rub about 2 teaspoon of spices onto each side of the steaks.

Grill steak for 3 about 3 minutes each side and serve!

Malbec Beef Kabobs

Malbec Beef Kabobs
Prep Time: 2 hrs     Cook Time: 7 min         Ready In: 2 hrs 7 min
Serving Size: 4


My husband and I usually cannot finish a bottle of wine. So here is a way to use up some of it.


INGREDIENTS

1 Cup of Malbec or Dry Red Wine
1 Cup of Balsamic Salad Dressing
1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
2 Clove of Finely Chopped Garlic
3 Cups of Stewing Beef


DIRECTIONS

In a bag, mix together all ingredients and marinate beef for at least 2 hour.
Preheat the grill to 400 degrees. Skewer beef cubes and grill for 7 minutes, turning the kabobs once.

Homemade BBQ Sauce with Chicken

Homemade BBQ Sauce with Chicken
Prep Time: 2hr      Cook Time: 35 min         Ready In: 2hr 35 min
Serving Size: 12


INGREDIENTS

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar
1/2 Cup Ketchup
1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Tbs Salt
1 Tbs Mustard Powder
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
12 Chicken Drumsticks



DIRECTIONS

In a bag, mix all the ingredients and add in drumstick and put in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degree.
Pour content into a pan and bake for 35 minutes and serve!

Shepherd Pie

Shepherd Pie
Prep Time: 30 min      Cook Time: 40 min      Ready In: 70 min
Serving Size: 6


INGREDIENTS

1/2 Lb Lean Ground Beef
1 Onion, Finely Diced
1 Stalk Celery, Finely Diced
1 Carrot, Finely Diced
3 Cups Wild Mushrooms, Finely Diced
2 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce
1 Cup Gravy
4 Potatoes
5 Tbs Garlic Butter
1/2 Cup Cream
1 Tbs Salt
2 Tbs Olive Oil
2 Cloves of Garlic


DIRECTIONS

Boil potatoes for 30 minutes. Drain water and remove skin. Mash the potatoes and add in cream, garlic butter and salt.  Mash the potatoes until there are no lumps.

Bring a pan to medium heat. Add in oil, garlic, onion, carrot, celery, mushroom and beef. Cook until the beef is brown. Add in worcestershire sauce and gravy.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Separately the beef mixture into 6 equal parts and place into a ramekin. Top with mash potatoes.

Bake for 15 minutes and serve.

Cheesecake Lollipop

Cheesecake Lollipop
Prep Time: 2 hrs          Freeze Time: 4 hrs           Ready In: 6 hrs
Serving Size: 80


INGREDIENTS

1 New York Cheesecake
6 Cups of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
6 Cups of White Chocolate Chips
2 Zest Lemon
2 Cups of Sugar
1 Cup Finely Chopped Pistachio
80 Wilton Lollipop Sticks


DIRECTIONS

You would want your cheesecake semi frozen so that it is easy to shape.
Scoop out cheesecake balls with a small ice-cream scooper. Insert lollipop stick into the middle of the cheesecake.

Line the cheesecake with sticks on wax papers on baking sheets.
Freeze the small cheesecake balls for at least 3 hours.

In a bag, mix together lemon zest with sugar. Pour sugar lemon zest onto a plate.
Pour pistachio onto a plate.

Melt chocolate chips in a the microwave separately. Heating the chocolates 30 seconds at a time and stirring each interval.

Dip frozen cheesecake balls into chocolate. Before the chocolate sets, dip the cheesecake balls into pistachio and or sprinkle lemon zest onto the lollipops.


Place the lollipop back into the freezer for at least an hour before serving.

If you cannot finish all of the lollipops, freeze the lollipops.
These lollipop freezes really well, up to half year.
Defrost lollipop overnight in the fridge before serving.

Peppers & Scallops

Peppers & Scallops
Prep Time: 5 min      Cook Time: 10 min    Ready In: 15 min
Serving Size: 2


INGREDIENTS

1 Yellow Pepper
1 Red Pepper
6 Large Scallops
1 Clove Garlic
Salt & Ground Black Pepper to taste
1 Tbs Olive Oil


DIRECTIONS

Defrost scallops if frozen. Cube yellow and red pepper.
Bring frying pan to medium heat and add in oil and finely chopped garlic.
Sautee yellow and red pepper for 5 mintues. Pour pepper into a serving plate.
Sautee scallops with the same pan, about one minute each side and return pepper to pan.
Add in salt and ground pepper.

Serve immediately!

Grill Bacon wrap Asparagus

Grill Bacon Wrap Asparagus

Prep Time: 15 min     Cook Time: 7 min     Ready In: 17 min

Serving Size: 20

INGREDIENTS

1 Bunch of Asparagus

1 Package of Bacon

20 Toothpicks

DIRECTIONS

Preheat grill to 400 degrees.

Soak toothpicks under water for 5 minutes. This will prevent toothpick from burning when cooking on the grill.

Wash and chop the thicker end of the asparagus. Cut the asparagus to about 2" long.

One strip of bacon is long enough to wrap two bunches of asparagus, so chop the bacon in half.

Garb about 4-5 pieces of asparagus and bunch them up. Wrap the bacon around the asparagus and thread a toothpick through the bacon to hold its shape.

Grill the bacon wrap asparagus for 7 minutes or until the bacon is crispy on the outside. Keep turning the bacon warp to prevent burning on one side.