Biscuits & Gravy

Biscuits & Gravy

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Biscuits and gravy is a hearty southern breakfast treat, although not the healthiest of dishes. But every once in awhile I indulge and then walk an extra mile!

Guido had this dish at a truck stop and they used canned gravy...yuck.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 pound bulk pork sausage

3 Tbsp all purpose_flour

2-3 cups whole milk

Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper , or to taste

Hot biscuits, home made or ready to bake

METHODS

1. In a heavy skillet cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces as it browns. When sausage is cooked, add about 3 Tbsps flour. Cook, stirring constantly about 8 minutes, until flour has browned. Add cold milk, stirring briskly. bring to a boil and cook until thickened to your preference. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

2. Serve over hot,split biscuits.

Note: Leftover gravy can be re heated in a saucepan with a little milk.

Source: Yummyfood

Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken

Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS

12 ounces frozen Banquet® Popcorn Chicken

1 pkg (16 oz each) frozen bell pepper stir-fry vegetables

2 cans (8 oz each) pineapple chunks in juice, drained, 1/4 cup juice reserved 

2/3 cup La Choy® Sweet and Sour Sauce

2 tablespoons La Choy® Soy Sauce

METHOD

1. Prepare chicken according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add frozen vegetables and reserved 1/4 cup pineapple juice to skillet.

2. Bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat, cover and cook 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

3. Add pineapple, sweet and sour sauce and soy sauce to skillet; stir to combine. Heat 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly. Add hot chicken to mixture; stir gently.

COOK'S TIPS

Serve Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken over hot cooked rice, if desired.

Source: Readyseteat

Avocado Salad with Peaches

Avocado Salad with Peaches 

Serves: 4 to 6

INGREDIENTS

1/2 red bell pepper, cored and seeded

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 almost-ripe avocados

8 cups arugula or sorrel

2 peaches, diced and peeled

METHOD

1. Roast bell pepper. Peel and chop pepper; purée with red wine vinegar, vanilla, and sugar in a blender until smooth.

2. With machine running, gradually add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Halve and pit avocados and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and place cut side down on a medium-hot grill until nicely charred, about 5 minutes. Peel and thickly slice.

4. Toss with arugula or sorrel and peaches. Drizzle dressing over.

Source: Epicurious

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3-4

INGREDIENTS

Dry ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tbsp sugar

Other ingredients:

2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp warm melted butter
1 cup blueberries
Butter or vegetable oil

METHOD

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk, and buttermilk. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine, using a wooden spoon. Mix only until the batter just comes together. Stir in the melted butter. Do not over-mix! The mixture should be a little lumpy. Lumpy is good. Lumpy batter means fluffy pancakes. Fold in the blueberries (or wait to add them once the batter has already been poured on the griddle - this will keep them from bleeding).

2. Heat a flat cast iron surface—griddle or large pan—to medium heat. Oil the pan with either a little butter or vegetable oil. Ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle to the desired size (a quarter-cup measure works well for this), anywhere from 4 to 6 inches wide. When air bubbles start to bubble up to the surface at the center of the pancakes (about 2-3 minutes), use a flat metal spatula to flip them over. After a minute, peak under one for doneness. When golden or darker golden brown, they are done. Note that cooking the second side takes only about half as long as the first side. And the second side doesn't brown as evenly as the first side. Continue to make the batches of pancakes, putting a little oil or butter on the pan before each batch so the pancakes don't stick.

Serve immediately. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

Source: Simplyrecipes

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Feel free to play with the ratio of cinnamon to sugar to get it to how you like it. Some people like 1:3 cinnamon to sugar, some 1:12, and some in between.

INGREDIENTS

2 slices of sliced bread

2 pads of butter, softened or room temp

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 Tbsp white granulated sugar

METHOD

In a small bowl or jar, stir together the cinnamon and sugar so they are well mixed. Toast your bread. Slather the toast with butter. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the buttered toast.

Source: Simplyrecipes

Herbed Turkey Burger Recipe

Herbed Turkey Burger Recipe

Serves: Makes 8 Turkey Burgers

Ground turkey is typically much leaner than ground beef. In order to keep the burger from being too dry it helps to use ground dark meat from thighs and legs if you can get it. Adding a little olive oil to the mix helps too.

INGREDIENTS

2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 medium red onion, minced
4 minced garlic cloves
2 pounds ground turkey meat, preferably from the legs and thighs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped parsley
1 Tbsp minced fresh rosemary
1 Tbsp minced fresh sage
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

METHOD

1. Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes, or until the garlic begins to brown. Remove from heat. Transfer the onions, garlic, and oil to a large bowl to cool down.

2. Once the onions are cool to the touch, add the ground turkey, salt, pepper, and herbs into the bowl. Using your hands, gently mix everything until well combined. You want the herbs mixed in without overworking the meat (which would make the burgers tough).

3. Form the meat into patties. Here's a burger patty tip: use your fingers to form a slight indentation in the middle of the patties. When burger patties cook, the meat contracts from the edges. Having the middle part slightly thinner than the edges when raw will help the patties finish with a more even shape (less bulge in the middle).

4. Cook on a hot grill or in a hot cast iron frying pan for 5-6 minutes per side, until cooked through (165°F if using a meat thermometer). If using a grill, coat the grill grates first with a little vegetable oil. If using a frying pan, put a little oil in the pan first to help keep the burgers from sticking. A trick my mother uses when making burgers in a cast iron frying pan is to sprinkle the bottom of the pan with a little salt. The salt acts sort of like ball-bearings, keeping the patties from sticking when you go to flip them.
Serve with toasted buns, and the accompaniments of your choice—sliced onions, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, bacon, mayonnaise (especially good with mayo), mustard, relish, ketchup.

Source: Simplyrecipes

Apple Peanut Butter Sandwich

Apple Peanut Butter Sandwich Recipe

Prep time: 4 minutes

One apple will yield enough apple slices for 2 to 4 sandwiches, depending on the size of the apple and the size of the bread.

INGREDIENTS

Apple

Peanut Butter

Sliced Bread

METHOD

1. Quarter, core, and slice the apple into thin slices.

2. Spread peanut butter over one slice of bread, going all the way to the edges. Make sure to use enough peanut butter so that the apple slices stick.

3. Place apple slices over the peanut butter in a single layer. Top with another slice of bread. Cut in half.

Alden Makes Peanut Butter Apple Sandwiches from Simply Recipes on Vimeo.

Source: Simplyrecipes