Browsing Archive: October, 2009

Banana Bread

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, October 22, 2009, In : Quick Bread 
This is really good banana bread, and very easy to make.  It makes your home smell so good too!

Makes 1 large loaf

1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cup very ripe bananas
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans ( optional)

Preheat oven to 350
Butter your loaf pan
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs beat well
 
Sift together the dry ingredients ( you can put the dry ingredients in a bowl and use a whisk to incorpora...
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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Soup 
Red peppers  1 1/2 pound
leeks 1 pound
garlic 1 tablespoon
butter 12 ounces
flour 10 ounces
chicken stock 6 quarts
half and half or heavy cream 1 quart
salt and pepper to taste
cilantro garnish

roast red peppers, peel and seed
cut vegetables in small dice...if you don't have leeks use onions instead
sweat vegetables in butter
add flour and cook as roux.... roux should be cooked for 4 to 8 minutes
add stock and simmer for 30 minutes
puree soup and strain if desired
adjust seasonings and consistency
temper cr...
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Pumpkin Pie Squares

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Desserts 
This is easy...and oh boy... I can't stay out of it!  AMAZING!  Your family will love this... and it is the perfect time of year to give it a try....

3 cups yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1 1/3 cups evaporated milk
2 each eggs
1 1/2 cup pumpkin, canned
3 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar

Spread half the cake mix into a prepared pan*
Sprinkle just less than half the water over dry cake mix
Place milk, beatened eggs, pumpkin, spice, salt, and sugar in mixer bowl.
Use paddle, mix on low ...
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Walnut Delight Pie

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Desserts 
350 degrees..

This is my daughters very favorite pie.  Yes, it does have odd ingredients...but the price to make this pie is almost nothing...and the taste... AMAZING.   My Mom has made this special pie every year for Thanksgiving... and our family loves it... I hope your family will too.


3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
16 saltine crackers

Beat egg whites till stiff.  Beat in sugar until dissolved.  Add the baking powder and crumbled crackers ov...
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Browsing Archive: October, 2009

Banana Bread

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, October 22, 2009, In : Quick Bread 
This is really good banana bread, and very easy to make.  It makes your home smell so good too!

Makes 1 large loaf

1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cup very ripe bananas
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans ( optional)

Preheat oven to 350
Butter your loaf pan
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs beat well
 
Sift together the dry ingredients ( you can put the dry ingredients in a bowl and use a whisk to incorpora...
Continue reading ...
 

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Soup 
Red peppers  1 1/2 pound
leeks 1 pound
garlic 1 tablespoon
butter 12 ounces
flour 10 ounces
chicken stock 6 quarts
half and half or heavy cream 1 quart
salt and pepper to taste
cilantro garnish

roast red peppers, peel and seed
cut vegetables in small dice...if you don't have leeks use onions instead
sweat vegetables in butter
add flour and cook as roux.... roux should be cooked for 4 to 8 minutes
add stock and simmer for 30 minutes
puree soup and strain if desired
adjust seasonings and consistency
temper cr...
Continue reading ...
 

Pumpkin Pie Squares

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Desserts 
This is easy...and oh boy... I can't stay out of it!  AMAZING!  Your family will love this... and it is the perfect time of year to give it a try....

3 cups yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1 1/3 cups evaporated milk
2 each eggs
1 1/2 cup pumpkin, canned
3 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar

Spread half the cake mix into a prepared pan*
Sprinkle just less than half the water over dry cake mix
Place milk, beatened eggs, pumpkin, spice, salt, and sugar in mixer bowl.
Use paddle, mix on low ...
Continue reading ...
 

Walnut Delight Pie

Posted by Penny Moline on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Desserts 
350 degrees..

This is my daughters very favorite pie.  Yes, it does have odd ingredients...but the price to make this pie is almost nothing...and the taste... AMAZING.   My Mom has made this special pie every year for Thanksgiving... and our family loves it... I hope your family will too.


3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
16 saltine crackers

Beat egg whites till stiff.  Beat in sugar until dissolved.  Add the baking powder and crumbled crackers ov...
Continue reading ...
 
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Cooking with Passion


Penny Moline A little about myself to get started..I got my first job cooking at the age of 14..at the snack bar across the street from my high school.. I am a graduate of an ACF (American Culinary Federation) Culinary Arts program...I have a degree with honors in Culinary Arts.... I have been teaching at a local college since 2002.( Oh and I was lucky enough to get to go to Paris and take a pastry and danish class too). During the 2002 winter Olympics I was the Executive. Pastry chef at the only fine dining restaurant in the media center. That was so exciting. I have worked in fine dining restaurants, and worked for a manufacturing rep company.. I was the product specialist for Kitchenaid and Weber grills...and got to do the training on my two wonderful products. Tough job...but someone got be be lucky enough to do it! Everything I have done... I have loved! Teaching has been the greatest. What a dream job. I have students that want to learn all they can about cooking. Our school is a production based program, which allows the students to get a lot of hands on training. We run a restaurant that serves fresh bread of the day, soup, salad, (and salad bar), an ever changing entree and dessert daily. So the students not only makes bread from scratch once or twice like some schools they make it more than a dozen times before their rotation is changed. I know we are doing a great job as the local police eat there almost daily. Plus...my program is full and we now have a waiting list to get in. Not too shabby I would say. Several of our students have won national and local cooking and baking awards... what can I say? I love to cook.... I really love my job...and I would like to feed the world with one recipe at a time! I It is really rewarding to love what you do...and to have passion for it. You don't have to make pretentious food to make good food. You just need to use fresh ingredients...and use what is in season. Most importantly...you need to love to eat...and then the passion for cooking is there...Don't let cooking intimidate . you...YOU CAN COOK...and remember this KISS (keep it simple silly).. Let me know what you think! My email is chefpennymoline@gmail.com

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