Browsing Archive: September, 2019

Black bean soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
7 .5 pounds black beans drained
5 T minced garlic
4 T chili powder
4 t red pepper flakes
4 t chipotle chili pepper
2 T plus 2 t ground cumin
1 gal chicken broth
5 pounds canned tomatoes with green chilies or 8 ounces green chilies chopped
5.5 pounds corn

Place half the beans in a blender add garlic , chili powder, red pepper flakes, chipotle chilie pepper, cumin and a dash of salt. Blend well. Add to a stock pot

stir remaining beans, chicken broth, and tomatoes and corn bring to a boil reduce to a s...
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Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 cup rice
2 bell peppers chopped
2 cups chopped yellow onions
4 cloves garlic minced
olive oil as needed
6 cups chicken broth
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes 14.5 ounces
4 t chili powder
1 T ancho chili powder
1 1/2 t paprika
3/4 t oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound chicken breast cooked and shredded
1 can black beans 14 ounces
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
2 T lime juice
Mexican cheese blend and sour cream for serving

cook rice as per box directions 1 part rice to 2 part water
sweat vegetables

add chicken...
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taco soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 # ground beef
4 cloves galic
2 t chili powder
1 t cumin
1 t salt
1/2 t dried oregano leaves
1/2 t paprika
1/2 t onion powder
1/2 t black pepper
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes undrained
4 ounce can diced green chilies
15 ounce can kidney beans rinsed and drained
15 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
17 ounce can corn or frozen corn

Garnish with tortilla chips or fritos for topping
sour cream
shredded cheese
green onion, chopped
avocado
hot sauce
fresh cilantro

brown ground been and drain
add remaining ingre...
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 # butter
1 # flour
3 medium onions diced
1 garlic clove minced
1 gallon chicken stock
1 qt Cream
6 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups finely cubed ham
Dijon to tsat
salt and pepper to taste
2 to 6 cups shredded Swiss
1 # cream cheese

Sweat vegetables in butter
add flour  cook roux
add chicken stock
add shredded cooked chicken
add cream
add ham
add swiss
add cream cheese
add mustard

adjust seasoning:  salt and pepper, franks red hot, lemon juice or sherry


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Butternut squash

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
12 ounces butter
2 lb onion chopped
1 lb celery chopped
1 lb carrot chopped
12 ounces flour
5 med potatoes
3 each butternut squash cubed
chicken stock 2 gallons
salt and pepper to taste
2 qts tempered heavy cream

Sweat vegetables in butter
add flour for roux
add stock
add potatoes and squash
cook until tender
Puree
add heavy cream
adjust seasoning

Add acid such as sherry, lemon juice, franks red hot

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tartar sauce

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Sauces 
1 pint mayonnaise
2/3 cup dill pickle relish
2 T white onion minced
1 ounce lemon juice
pickle juice to thin out

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Enchilada Sauce

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Sauces 
3 T vegetable oil
1 T flour
1/4 cup chili powder
2 cups chicken stock
10 ounces tomato paste
1 t dried oregano
1 t ground cumin
1/2 t salt

heat oil and add flour cook roux
add chili powder
add stock
add tomato paste
add oregano and cumin
bring to a bowl and reduce to low cook for 15 mintues
sauce will thicken and smooth out.

large:

1 pint vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
2 1/2 cup chili powder
5 qts chicken stock
6.4 lbs tomato paste
3/4 cup oregano
3/4 cup cumin
1/2 cup salt


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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
vegetable oil as needed
1 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup corn flour /masa harina
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 1/4 cup red enchilada sauce
1  (14 ounce) can black beans rinsed and drained
1 (14 ounce) diced tomatoes with juices
1 4 ounce can diced green chilies
1/2 t ground cumin
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese freshly grated
salt and pepper to taste

Sweat vegetables
Add cumin
add chicken stock
add chicken
add enchilada sauce
add tomatoes, black beans, chilies
Add cheddar ...
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Creamy Curry Chickpea Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 pound onion chopped
1 1/2 pound carrots chopped
2 pounds potatoes cubed
4 gloves garlic mincesd
1 1/2 gal chicken stock or vegetable stock
4 T curry powder
6 cups chickpeas
6 cans coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste

Sweat vegetable
add curry powder
add stock
add potatoes
add chickpeas, coconut milk,
if bitter add sugar
season with salt and pepper

add an acid such as:  lemon juice, franks red hot, lime juice


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Sweet Potato soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
garlic 1 tsp
celery 3 oz
onion 3 oz
leek 3 oz
butter as needed
sweet potato 1/5 pound
chicken stock 1 qt
cream 12 ounces
nutmeg pinch
cinnamon pinch
salt and pepper to taste

sweat vegetables in butter
add sweet potatoes and combine]
add stock and simmer 30 to 45 minutes until potatoes are tender
puree soup
return to simmer
season
add tempered cream
adjust seasonings

add acid: Sherry or  lemon juice, franks red hot to taste

garnish with 1/4 cup heavy cream whipped to stiff peaks
add dried currents and toasted almo...
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Chicken and Couscous Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 gloves garlic minced
1 pound cooked chicken shredded
1 T ginger grated
3/4 cup leeks
1/2 lemon juiced
1 T lemon grass
fresh parsley chopped to taste

5 cups chicken stock
1 cup pearl cous cous
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric ground

Sweat vegetables in butter
add chicken stock
Add cous cous cook until tender
Add chicken

Season to taste with salt and pepper




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Mexican Street Corn Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1/2 pound bacon chopped small
1 cup cilantro chopped
6 cups corn, frozen is fine
2 gloves garlic minced
1 jalapeno chopped and more left in rounds for garnish
4 cups chicken stock
1 tsp chili powder
3 T flour
1 T sugar
2 t cumin  or more to taste
4 T butter
1/2 cup cotija cheese
1 1/2 cup heavy cream

Cook bacon and render fat, reserve bacon
Add butter
Add garlic and onion cook until tender
add chili powder
add cumin
add jalapeno
Add flour and cook roux
add stock
add corn
Add heavy cream

season with salt and pepp...
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Cauliflower Cheddar Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1/4 stick butter
1 medium onion chopped
1 head cauliflower cut into chunks
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1 can chicken broth (14.5 ounces)
1 t Dijon mustard
1 package 8 ounce shredded sharp cheddar cheese about 2 cups

sweat vegetables in butter
add flour and cook roux
add chicken broth
add milk
add Dijon mustard
add cheese

cook until thick
Puree soup
adjust seasoning use franks red hot, lemon juice

adjust salt and pepper



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Coconut Sweet Potato with Lentils and Rice

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
Olive oil as needed
4 ounces chopped oinion
1 inch fresh ginger grated
2 cloves garlic minced
2 sweet potatoes cubed
1 T yellow curry powder
1/2 T cayenne pepper or to taste
4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
3/4 cup dried lentils
salt and pepper to taste
2 can 14 ounce coconut milk
2 cups baby spinach
2 cups cooked basmati rice
1/3 cup fresh cilantro chopped plus more for garnish
Fresh naan for serving

Sweat vegetables in olive oil.  Add broth
Add lentils and cook until tender
Add coconut milk
At servic...
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Avgolemono: Chicken soup with egg and lemon

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
3 pounds chicken
2 quarts water
2 T olive oil
1 onion diced
3 bay leaves
1 leek chopped and cleaned
1 carrot chopped
2/3 cup aborio rice
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or to taste
salt and pepper to taste

cook chicken in large pot with 2 qts cold water enough to cover the chicken. 
sweat onions , leeks  and carrots  in olive oil
add 2 qts chicken stock
add rice and cook until tender
Shred or cube cooked chicken add to soup

In a small bowl beat the eggs and lemon juice together.  Pour 2 cups of the ...
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Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
4 large Idaho potatoes
6 slices bacon
6 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream tempered
salt and pepper to taste
cheddar cheese as needed
sour cream as needed
3 Tablespoons chopped chives or green onions

Bake potatoes at 350 until soft
cut bacon into small strips, cook in a heavy bottomed pot render the fat and reserve the bacon
add butter
add onions and garlic and cook until tender
add flour
add chicken stock
add cream

Peel pot...
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Browsing Archive: September, 2019

Black bean soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
7 .5 pounds black beans drained
5 T minced garlic
4 T chili powder
4 t red pepper flakes
4 t chipotle chili pepper
2 T plus 2 t ground cumin
1 gal chicken broth
5 pounds canned tomatoes with green chilies or 8 ounces green chilies chopped
5.5 pounds corn

Place half the beans in a blender add garlic , chili powder, red pepper flakes, chipotle chilie pepper, cumin and a dash of salt. Blend well. Add to a stock pot

stir remaining beans, chicken broth, and tomatoes and corn bring to a boil reduce to a s...
Continue reading ...
 

Chicken Fajita and Rice Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 cup rice
2 bell peppers chopped
2 cups chopped yellow onions
4 cloves garlic minced
olive oil as needed
6 cups chicken broth
1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes 14.5 ounces
4 t chili powder
1 T ancho chili powder
1 1/2 t paprika
3/4 t oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound chicken breast cooked and shredded
1 can black beans 14 ounces
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
2 T lime juice
Mexican cheese blend and sour cream for serving

cook rice as per box directions 1 part rice to 2 part water
sweat vegetables

add chicken...
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taco soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 # ground beef
4 cloves galic
2 t chili powder
1 t cumin
1 t salt
1/2 t dried oregano leaves
1/2 t paprika
1/2 t onion powder
1/2 t black pepper
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes undrained
4 ounce can diced green chilies
15 ounce can kidney beans rinsed and drained
15 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
17 ounce can corn or frozen corn

Garnish with tortilla chips or fritos for topping
sour cream
shredded cheese
green onion, chopped
avocado
hot sauce
fresh cilantro

brown ground been and drain
add remaining ingre...
Continue reading ...
 

Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 # butter
1 # flour
3 medium onions diced
1 garlic clove minced
1 gallon chicken stock
1 qt Cream
6 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups finely cubed ham
Dijon to tsat
salt and pepper to taste
2 to 6 cups shredded Swiss
1 # cream cheese

Sweat vegetables in butter
add flour  cook roux
add chicken stock
add shredded cooked chicken
add cream
add ham
add swiss
add cream cheese
add mustard

adjust seasoning:  salt and pepper, franks red hot, lemon juice or sherry


Continue reading ...
 

Butternut squash

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
12 ounces butter
2 lb onion chopped
1 lb celery chopped
1 lb carrot chopped
12 ounces flour
5 med potatoes
3 each butternut squash cubed
chicken stock 2 gallons
salt and pepper to taste
2 qts tempered heavy cream

Sweat vegetables in butter
add flour for roux
add stock
add potatoes and squash
cook until tender
Puree
add heavy cream
adjust seasoning

Add acid such as sherry, lemon juice, franks red hot

Continue reading ...
 

tartar sauce

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Sauces 
1 pint mayonnaise
2/3 cup dill pickle relish
2 T white onion minced
1 ounce lemon juice
pickle juice to thin out

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Enchilada Sauce

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Sauces 
3 T vegetable oil
1 T flour
1/4 cup chili powder
2 cups chicken stock
10 ounces tomato paste
1 t dried oregano
1 t ground cumin
1/2 t salt

heat oil and add flour cook roux
add chili powder
add stock
add tomato paste
add oregano and cumin
bring to a bowl and reduce to low cook for 15 mintues
sauce will thicken and smooth out.

large:

1 pint vegetable oil
3/4 cup flour
2 1/2 cup chili powder
5 qts chicken stock
6.4 lbs tomato paste
3/4 cup oregano
3/4 cup cumin
1/2 cup salt


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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
vegetable oil as needed
1 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup corn flour /masa harina
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 1/4 cup red enchilada sauce
1  (14 ounce) can black beans rinsed and drained
1 (14 ounce) diced tomatoes with juices
1 4 ounce can diced green chilies
1/2 t ground cumin
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese freshly grated
salt and pepper to taste

Sweat vegetables
Add cumin
add chicken stock
add chicken
add enchilada sauce
add tomatoes, black beans, chilies
Add cheddar ...
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Creamy Curry Chickpea Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 pound onion chopped
1 1/2 pound carrots chopped
2 pounds potatoes cubed
4 gloves garlic mincesd
1 1/2 gal chicken stock or vegetable stock
4 T curry powder
6 cups chickpeas
6 cans coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste

Sweat vegetable
add curry powder
add stock
add potatoes
add chickpeas, coconut milk,
if bitter add sugar
season with salt and pepper

add an acid such as:  lemon juice, franks red hot, lime juice


Continue reading ...
 

Sweet Potato soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
garlic 1 tsp
celery 3 oz
onion 3 oz
leek 3 oz
butter as needed
sweet potato 1/5 pound
chicken stock 1 qt
cream 12 ounces
nutmeg pinch
cinnamon pinch
salt and pepper to taste

sweat vegetables in butter
add sweet potatoes and combine]
add stock and simmer 30 to 45 minutes until potatoes are tender
puree soup
return to simmer
season
add tempered cream
adjust seasonings

add acid: Sherry or  lemon juice, franks red hot to taste

garnish with 1/4 cup heavy cream whipped to stiff peaks
add dried currents and toasted almo...
Continue reading ...
 

Chicken and Couscous Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 gloves garlic minced
1 pound cooked chicken shredded
1 T ginger grated
3/4 cup leeks
1/2 lemon juiced
1 T lemon grass
fresh parsley chopped to taste

5 cups chicken stock
1 cup pearl cous cous
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric ground

Sweat vegetables in butter
add chicken stock
Add cous cous cook until tender
Add chicken

Season to taste with salt and pepper




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Mexican Street Corn Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1/2 pound bacon chopped small
1 cup cilantro chopped
6 cups corn, frozen is fine
2 gloves garlic minced
1 jalapeno chopped and more left in rounds for garnish
4 cups chicken stock
1 tsp chili powder
3 T flour
1 T sugar
2 t cumin  or more to taste
4 T butter
1/2 cup cotija cheese
1 1/2 cup heavy cream

Cook bacon and render fat, reserve bacon
Add butter
Add garlic and onion cook until tender
add chili powder
add cumin
add jalapeno
Add flour and cook roux
add stock
add corn
Add heavy cream

season with salt and pepp...
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Cauliflower Cheddar Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
1/4 stick butter
1 medium onion chopped
1 head cauliflower cut into chunks
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1 can chicken broth (14.5 ounces)
1 t Dijon mustard
1 package 8 ounce shredded sharp cheddar cheese about 2 cups

sweat vegetables in butter
add flour and cook roux
add chicken broth
add milk
add Dijon mustard
add cheese

cook until thick
Puree soup
adjust seasoning use franks red hot, lemon juice

adjust salt and pepper



Continue reading ...
 

Coconut Sweet Potato with Lentils and Rice

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
Olive oil as needed
4 ounces chopped oinion
1 inch fresh ginger grated
2 cloves garlic minced
2 sweet potatoes cubed
1 T yellow curry powder
1/2 T cayenne pepper or to taste
4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
3/4 cup dried lentils
salt and pepper to taste
2 can 14 ounce coconut milk
2 cups baby spinach
2 cups cooked basmati rice
1/3 cup fresh cilantro chopped plus more for garnish
Fresh naan for serving

Sweat vegetables in olive oil.  Add broth
Add lentils and cook until tender
Add coconut milk
At servic...
Continue reading ...
 

Avgolemono: Chicken soup with egg and lemon

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
3 pounds chicken
2 quarts water
2 T olive oil
1 onion diced
3 bay leaves
1 leek chopped and cleaned
1 carrot chopped
2/3 cup aborio rice
2 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or to taste
salt and pepper to taste

cook chicken in large pot with 2 qts cold water enough to cover the chicken. 
sweat onions , leeks  and carrots  in olive oil
add 2 qts chicken stock
add rice and cook until tender
Shred or cube cooked chicken add to soup

In a small bowl beat the eggs and lemon juice together.  Pour 2 cups of the ...
Continue reading ...
 

Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Posted by Penny Moline on Thursday, September 26, 2019, In : Soup 
4 large Idaho potatoes
6 slices bacon
6 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream tempered
salt and pepper to taste
cheddar cheese as needed
sour cream as needed
3 Tablespoons chopped chives or green onions

Bake potatoes at 350 until soft
cut bacon into small strips, cook in a heavy bottomed pot render the fat and reserve the bacon
add butter
add onions and garlic and cook until tender
add flour
add chicken stock
add cream

Peel pot...
Continue reading ...
 
 

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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