ALMOND ROCCA
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter (real)
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped almonds
Bring sugar and butter to hard tack stage. Pour onto flat wax paper surface. Sprinkle chocolate chips, let melt, spread evenly. Sprinkle almonds. Let set . Break up and serve.
APPLE FRITTERS
2 tablespoons oil
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup sour cream
1 cup self-rising flour
3 apples peeled, cored and sliced horizontally, about 1/4-inch thick
Powdered sugar, optional
1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil to 375 degrees F.
Combine in a bowl the beaten egg, milk, sugar, cinnamon and sour cream. Mix well and add flour.
Dip apples in batter and carefully place in oil. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn and cook 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove fritters and drain. Maybe sprinkled with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve warm
BY: Kirsten W (Paula Dean)
APPLE FRITTERS
1 TBSP butter
2 TBSP brown sugar
Juice of one lemon
1/4 cup water
2 cups chopped apples
splash apple brandy
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs, separated
2/3 cups milk
1 TBSP melted butter
1 cup sifted flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 TBSP sugar
Drizzle corn syrup
Powdered sugar
1) Preheat deep fryer
2) In sauce pan melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, and cook 30 second to dissolve. Add lemon juice, water apples, brandy, and cinnamon. Cook the apples 3 to 5 minutes until apples start to wilt. Remove from heat and cool completely.
3) In mixing bowl; whisk egg yolks, milk and melted butter and cooked apples. Stir in dry ingredients into the liquid mixture. Blend until batter is incorporated. Cover the batter and place in fridge for at least 2 to 4 hours.
4) In a standing mixer with a whisk, beat egg whites until stiff. Remove the batter from fridge and blend until smooth. Fold in beaten egg whites. Using a large spoon, drop batter into hot oil and fry until golden brown; about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels on plate.
5) To serve, mound the warm fritters on a plate and drizzle with corn syrup and garnish with powdered sugar.
BY: Kirsten (Emeril Lagasse)
BRUSCHETTA
Marinade:
1 /2 cup red wine vinegar 1 /2 tsp salt
1 /2 tsp basil 1 /4 tsp pepper
1 /2 tsp Italian seasoning 1 Tbsp sugar
3 cloves minced fresh garlic 1 Tbsp parsley or chives
1 /2 tsp oregano
Mix well, then add: 1 /2 cup olive oil
5 - 6 Roma Tomatoes, sliced
1 /2 purple/red onion, sliced very thin
Marinate several hours or overnight
Mix: 1 /2 - 1 cup mayonnaise
1 /2 - 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Cut 1 loaf of baguette - type dense bread into thin sliced. Spread with mayo and cheese mixture, then some onion slices then a slice of tomato. Broil about 5 minutes. Serve pormptly.
BY: Tadiana Jones
CREAM CHEESE TORTILLA PINWHEELS
1 8 oz cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 can green chilies
1 can chopped olives
1 cup cheese (any desired)
1 /2 cup green onions
garlic powder to taste **you can add any other seasonings you choose
Mix ingredients. Roll in tortilla. Roll in plastic wrap and chill before slicing. Serve with salsa and or quacamole.
BY: Tina P.
CHEESE BALL
2 (8oz) pkg cream cheese softened
½ tsp dry mustard
2 ½ tsp Bon Appetit (seasoning)
3 green onions finely chopped
Chopped Walnuts
Mix together. Roll in chopped walnuts. Chill at least 4 hours.
By Janette W.
CHEESE BALL WITH HAM
1 pkg. 8oz. cream cheese
1 cup grated cheese
ham chopped in fine pieces (Thin deli sliced ham works best)
1Tbsp. minced onion
1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce
Soften cream cheese, add wocestershire sauce, minced onion, and grated cheese with a little bit of ham. Roll into a ball, then roll into the ham and crushed walnuts
By: Stephanie A.
MARSHMALLOW FRUIT DIP
2 cups ro 7- 11 oz marshmallow cream
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 Tbsp orange rind grated
dash of salt
Mix and serve. Add your favorite fruit.
BY: Jan S.
PINWHEELS
spread cream cheese ( you can mix the salsa with cream cheese) on any flavor flour tortilla
add your favorite meat and grated cheese
you can also add salsa
roll up cut and serve cold.
GRILLED TOMATOES
4 ½ inch thick slices of beefsteak tomato
½ cup creamed spinach
2 Tbsp butter, melted
2 Tbsp seasoned bread crumbs, (below)
3 slices real american cheese
Preheat broiler to high
arrange the tomato slices on a baking sheet and lightly salt them.
Combine creamed spinach with melted butter and bread crumbs in a medium bowl.
Spread approximately 2 Tbsp of creamed spinach on top of each tomato. Use up all of the spinach
dice the american cheese slices, then pile an equal amount of cheese on top of the spinach on each tomato
broil the tomatoes for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the cheese melts and browns. Serve hot.
Serves 2
STUFFED CUCUMBER WITH CARROTS
Cucumbers Carrots
*Peel cucumbers down the side in strip fashion. If larger cucumbers, cut in half so they don’t brake.
*Take a long narrow knife and carefully hollow out
*Wash and peel carrots. Stick the carrot into the center of the cucumber carefully.
*When stuffed, cut the cucumbers into slices
By: Jackie B
STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS
4 green peppers Salt and pepper
1 lb hamburger, cooked Garlic powder
1 lb ground pork or turkey, cooked ½ cup mushrooms, chopped
2 eggs 1/4 cup onion
½ to 1 cup oatmeal 2/3 cups rice,long grain rice
½ cup ketchup or BBQ sacue 1 (14 oz) pasta sauce
*Hollow out green peppers
*Mix everything but green peppers
*Stuff meat into center of peppers and form a rounded top
* Place in covered casserole dish and bake at 350̊ for 45 minutes. Then take off cover and continue cooking for 15 minutes
BY: Jackie B.
