The National Pork Board sent me some pork chops along with this recipe. They wanted me to try it and share it with my readers. I was pretty curious about the whole thing, since I pretty much kill every pork chop that I try to make. So I decided to give the recipe a go. Spices needed for Chili Rubbed Pork Chops: chili powder onion powder garlic powder salt brown sugar...
Time 30m Yield about 3 dozen. Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps: In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners’ sugar until blended. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in....
Yield Serves 4-6 as a starter Number Of Ingredients 20 Steps: To make the dipping sauce, place all the ingredients into a food processer and blend until smooth. Pour into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook gently over a low heat for 5 minutes. If the sauce gets too thick, add a few tablespoons of boiling water. To make the batter, sift 125g/4½oz plain flour, the baking powder and pinch salt into a bowl....
Time 1h31m Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps: Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spread Hatch chile peppers on top. Cook under the preheated broiler, turning once, until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and seal tightly with plastic wrap. Let cool, about 20 minutes....
Yield 1 drink Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps: In an ice-filled shaker, combine the tequila, lime juice and crème de cassis. Shake until well chilled. Fill a Collins glass with ice, strain the cocktail into the glass and top with ginger beer. Yield Makes 1 serving Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps: In 11-ounce highball glass, combine ice and tequila. Top with ginger beer, then slowly pour in crème de cassis (it will settle to bottom)....
Time 50m Number Of Ingredients 21 Steps: In a Large sauce pan, add 3 1/2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon salt and simmer. Also prepare a bowl with water and lots of ice for your vegetable ice bath. Add carrots, bell pepper, young corn and snow peas (chicharo) cook for about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the veggies from sauce pan and place it into a bowl of ice bath....
Time 1h Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butter in a deep 2 quart baking dish and place in oven to melt. In a medium bowl, mix sugar and flour. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until wholly incorporated. Pour carefully over melted butter in dish. Spoon peaches and syrup over batter. Bake in preheated oven 35 to 45 minutes, until crust is puffed and golden....
Time 35m Yield 4 Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps: Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cumin seeds, garlic, and ginger paste. Cook about 1 minute until garlic is lightly browned. Add the potatoes. Season with turmeric, paprika, cumin, garam masala, and salt. Cover and continue cooking 5 to 7 minutes stirring occasionally. Mix the cauliflower and cilantro into the saucepan. Reduce heat to low and cover....
Irish Soda Bread Scones Here’s a recipe for St. Patrick’s Day! I’m celebrating Rachel Allen’s cookbook: Rachel’s Irish Family Food with a cheesy version of Irish Soda Bread Scones. We enjoy dunking them in my Irish Stew. The three people in my family have no problem demolishing 8 scones between us. If you’re familiar with breakfast scones, then you know that a typical sweet scone is made with a lot of butter and it breaks apart easily into chunks....
Time 30m Yield 2 servings Number Of Ingredients 17 Steps: For the salmon, heat vegetable oil on medium-high in a cast-iron skillet. For the broccoli, fill a medium pot halfway with water. Add a dash of salt and start boiling water. In the meantime, whisk together maple syrup, orange juice, soy sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside 2 tablespoons for topping later. Place salmon fillets inside the bowl and make sure each side is covered with sauce....
Time 1h15m Yield 7 Number Of Ingredients 16 Steps: Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir carrots, onion, salt, parsley, black pepper, ginger, tarragon, and cumin in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir lentils and tomatoes into the carrot mixture. Pour vegetable broth over the vegetables, stir, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer until the lentils are tender, 45 to 50 minutes....
Yield Serves 4 Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps: Put the rice and all the vegetables in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and use two big forks to combine, fluffing the rice and tossing gently to separate the grains. Stir in the parsley, taste, and adjust the seasoning or moisten with a little more dressing. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate for up to a day, bringing the salad back to room temperature before serving....
How do you usually cook your asparagus. My plan: steam them and serve them with mayonnaise. That’s how my mother always made asparagus in our house. So that’s the way I’ve eaten them for years and years! I do like to do things a little differently now and then. I’m always happy to try new things. This recipe involves simply roasting the asparagus. They taste wonderful roasted. And I think they’d even be good served with mayonnaise this way too....
Many Thanksgiving side dishes tend to be a bit heavy. We all expect this on turkey day, but it’s nice to have a few things on the table that are a little bit lighter. This recipe has very few ingredients, and it happens to be Weight Watchers friendly too. If you’re following the Weight Watcher Freestyle program, one serving of this Roasted Butternut Squash Gratin will cost you 2 Freestyle SmartPoints on any color program....
Time 3h Yield 6 Number Of Ingredients 4 Steps: Place yeast and warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer; whisk to mix. Add flour and salt. Knead with dough hook until mixture forms a soft, sticky dough ball and easily pulls away from the sides and the hook, about 5 minutes. (If still too sticky, add a bit more flour and knead a few more seconds.) Transfer dough to a work surface and form into a smooth ball....
Time 50m Yield 5 servings Number Of Ingredients 18 Steps: Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with foil. In a small bowl, mix together the chili powder, ancho chile powder, salt and pepper. Place the peppers, onion and mushrooms on the sheet pan. Drizzle with half the olive oil and season with half the chili seasoning mix. Toss and place in the oven to roast until the veggies begin to char, about 12 minutes....
Time 3h10m Yield 8 servings. Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps: In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 6 ingredients. Place cloves and cinnamon sticks on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with string. Place bag in slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, curry powder and wine; pour over fruit., Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 3-4 hours....
Baked Beans for Summer Holidays: There’s a big holiday coming up later this week in the fabulous USA- 4th of July! We take 4th of July seriously in our house. In fact, we begin celebrating on the 3rd with a barbecue, friends, family and fireworks. Then we repeat it all over again on the 4th. Does anyone else go crazy-overboard in celebrating? It’s the best! I suppose it’s also a reason to have a party....
Time 15m Yield 64 Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps: Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the green chile peppers and onion, and cook until tender. Place baked beans in the saucepan. Stirring often, cook 10 minutes, or until beans are a smooth, mashed mixture. Mix in taco seasoning mix and salsa. Transfer to a medium serving bowl. Top with Cheddar cheese. Microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes, if necessary, to melt the cheese....
Yield 6 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps: Cut across the middle of the sponge cake to form two disks, about 1"-1-1/2" thick, each. Blend the coffee or espresso and liqueur together. Sprinkle the bottom half of the cake with the coffee liqueur blend, enough to flavor it strongly, but don’t saturate the cake so much that it will collapse. Mix the cream cheese or mascarpone with the sugar and beat the cheese until the sugar is completely dissolved and the cheese is light and spreadable....
