Spinach Salad

June 14, 2010
Dressing:

2/3 cup salad oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon curry
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon black pepper

Add dry ingredients and vinegar and soy sauce, drizzle in salad oil mixing with a whisk until emulsified.  Pour over spinach.

Fresh Spinach garnished with the following
Hard boiled eggs, red onion sliced, crumbled crisp cooked bacon
 

Orange Curry Chicken with Pecan Crust

June 14, 2010
Marinade:

1 tsp curry powder
1 T butter
1 tsp minced orange zest
1/3 cup plain yogurt
4 boneless skinless chicken breast

Coating:

1 cup well crushed soda crackers about 16
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup finely chopped dried cranberries or raisins
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
1 cup finely chopped pecans
4 T melted butter

Marinate chicken for several hours or over night.  Dredge in melted butter, then in coating.  Bake at 375 until chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165. and is golden brown.

 

Sesame Chicken with Phyllo

June 14, 2010
Marinade
lemon juice  3 Tablespoons
soy sauce 2 Tablespoons
honey 3 Tablespoons
Salad Oil  2 Tablespoons
Garlic minced 1 clove
Fresh Ginger 1 tablespoon grated
pinch cayenne
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 egg white

4 sheet phyllo
4 tablespoons butter melted
1/2 cup sesame seeds toasted

Marinade 6 boneless chicken breast for 4 hours
Wrap center of chicken in phyllo that is cut into 3 inch strips and dip end of chicken into sesame seeds
Bake at 375 until chicken has reached 165 degrees.
 

Cold Cucumber Soup

June 14, 2010
2 tablespoons butter plus a little olive oil
1/2 small diced onion
1 clove of garlic minced
3 cucumbers seeded and peeled
2 unpeeled cucumbers chopped small for garnish
2 cups stock (chicken or vegetable)
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoon chopped  parsley sprigs
1 cup cream
salt and pepper to taste
radishes small dice for garnish
chopped chives for garnish

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Melt butter in sauce pan.  Cook onions until translucent.  Add remaining ingredients except cream and garnishes.  Simmer until tender.  Stir in Cream.  Chill . Garnish with chopped cucumber, radishes and chives
 

Penny's Yummy Cookie

June 14, 2010
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter softened
2 eggs
2 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup oats
2 cups rice kripsies
1 cup coconut
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Combine sugars, butter until smooth add eggs and mix then add remaining ingredients
Bake 10 to 12 minutes
 

WHAT TO DO FOR YOUR NEXT BBQ! PIZZA ON THE GRILL

June 11, 2010
No cook pizza sauce:
Tomato puree 48 ounces
Garlic powder 1/2 tablespoon
Onion powder 1/2 tablespoon
Salt 1/2 tablespoon
Back Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
Basil dried 1 Tablespoon
Oregano dried 1 Tablespoon
Olive oil 1/4 cup
water 1 cup

Combine ingredients allow flavors to develop overnight.  Adjust thickness with water


Pizza Dough

water 1 qt
yeast 1 1/2 ounce
salt 1 ounce
sugar 1 ounce
olive oil 1 1/4 oz
flour 3 pounds

Straight dough method which means add your yeast to your water....then add your flour,  then add your enemies of yeast...salt, sugar, olive oil.  Mix in a stand mixer for 2 minutes on low speed, then mix for 8 minutes on medium speed.

Let rest about 1 hour.

Gather any toppings your friends and family would like such as  onions, green peppers, red peppers, mushrooms, olives, ham, pineapple, pepperoni, you get the picture...then a lot of shredded cheese!

Roll the dough about 5 ounces each into a 8 inch circle, make sure your outside grill is hot, I use a Weber grill...heat that baby up then turn it down to medium... make sure that the grates are well greased...I like to do this before I heat it up...  put the rolled out dough on the grill...it won't take long I promise, then flip it over....put on the sauce, add your favorite pizza ingredients, add your cheese... pop the lid down for a few minutes...lift it back up...and oh my gosh...how fun is pizza on the grill???  Enjoy one of my favorite things....

You can use whole wheat flour to make your dough too if you like..it is a little tougher...but better for you...
 

Key Lime Pie

June 11, 2010

Crust:
Gram cracker crumbs 1 1/4 cup
Sugar 2 Tablespoons
Butter melted 5 Tablespoons

Filling:
Sweetened Condensed milk 1 (14 oz) can
Egg yolks 4
Key Lime Juice ( or use lime juice) 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons

Topping:
Whipped Cream

Preheat oven to 350. 
Stir graham crumbs, sugar and butter in bowl with fork until well combined, then press into the bottom of a pie plate.
Bake for 10 minutes and cool

Whisk together condensed milk and yolks in a bowl until combined.  Pour into the crust and bake for about 15 minutes.

Cool before serving

Beat heavy mixing cream and powedered sugar with a touch of vanilla until stiff peaks form.

Serve pie topped with whipped cream! 

Nice and refressing for a warm evening

 

Home Made Pancakes!

June 11, 2010
Flour 1 pound 4 ounce
Sugar 2 ounces
Salt 1 teaspoon
baking powder 3/4 oz
Baking soda 1/2 tablespoon
Eggs beaten 4 each
buttermilk 1 quart
melted butter or oil 4 ounces

Sift together dry ingredients

Mix together liquid ingredients

Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients until thoroughtly moistened...*DO NOT OVER MIX
Griddle the pancakes until the tops are full of bubbles and begin to look dry, and the bottoms are golden brown.  Turn and brown on the other side.

Remove from griddle and serve.

*Overmixing causes toughness by developing gluten in the flour
 

Chicken Salad

June 11, 2010
Chicken Cooked 3 pounds
Celery diced small 3/4 pound
Onion diced small 1/2 pound
Salt to taste
pepper to taste
dijon mustard mixed with mayonnaise about 1 quart all together
walnut chopped 6 ounces
green grapes cut in half as needed
parsley fresh and chopped as needed

Chop chicken or put in a food processor and pulse until chicken is very small.
Combine chicken with celery and onion
Season with salt and pepper and combine with mayonnaise and dijon to taste
add walnuts and grapes
add parsley
adjust seasoning
chill before serving.

Good with sunflower seed too!

Serve with a croissant! 
 

Broccoli Salad

June 11, 2010
Broccoli Florets 2 pounds
Red Onion, sliced 1/2 cup
Bacon chopped and really crisp 12 slices
Raisins soft 1/2 cup
mayonnaise 1 cup
vinegar 2 Tablespoons
sugar 1/4 cup

Steam broccoli for one minute and shock for color and chill
Combine broccoli, onions, bacon and raisins toss together
Combine mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar and mix everything together...allow to marinate


 
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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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