Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds small boiling onions, trimmed
2 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup slivered almonds
Directions
Place onions in a large saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil; cook until onions are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain; slip off skins.
Melt butter and sugar in a deep skillet over medium heat. Stir in water and skinned onions. Cook, stirring, until onions begin to color, about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the almonds into the skillet. Cook and stir until onions are golden and almonds are lightly toasted, 4 to 5 additional minutes.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Cooking : Baked Fruit Dumplings
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
3/4 cup milk
6 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup blueberries
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon dried orange peel
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar. Cut in butter. Pour in milk and stir to form a dough. Turn out onto a well-floured surface and roll out. Cut into 6 - 6 inch squares.
Place a whole apple in the center of each square. Fill the core with blueberries. Drizzle with maple syrup. Pull up corners of dough and pinch edges together to seal. Place dumplings in prepared pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Combine remaining maple syrup with enough water to pour over dumplings to a 1 inch depth in dish. Submerge remaining blueberries and apple peelings with dried orange peel in liquid.
Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, basting as necessary, until crisp and browned. Serve warm with sauce.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
3/4 cup milk
6 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup blueberries
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon dried orange peel
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar. Cut in butter. Pour in milk and stir to form a dough. Turn out onto a well-floured surface and roll out. Cut into 6 - 6 inch squares.
Place a whole apple in the center of each square. Fill the core with blueberries. Drizzle with maple syrup. Pull up corners of dough and pinch edges together to seal. Place dumplings in prepared pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Combine remaining maple syrup with enough water to pour over dumplings to a 1 inch depth in dish. Submerge remaining blueberries and apple peelings with dried orange peel in liquid.
Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, basting as necessary, until crisp and browned. Serve warm with sauce.
Cooking : Apple Cinnamon Delight
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
2 (12.4 ounce) packages refrigerated sweet roll dough
1 (21 ounce) can LUCKY LEAF� Apple Pie Filling
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Remove cinnamon rolls from package. Set frosting aside. Cut each cinnamon roll into 4 equal pieces. Place cinnamon roll pieces in a even layer in the prepared baking pan. Spoon apple pie filling over the cinnamon roll pieces. Sprinkle with walnuts.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Place frosting in a self-sealing plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of bag. Drizzle frosting evenly over rolls in a crisscross design. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nonstick cooking spray
2 (12.4 ounce) packages refrigerated sweet roll dough
1 (21 ounce) can LUCKY LEAF� Apple Pie Filling
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Remove cinnamon rolls from package. Set frosting aside. Cut each cinnamon roll into 4 equal pieces. Place cinnamon roll pieces in a even layer in the prepared baking pan. Spoon apple pie filling over the cinnamon roll pieces. Sprinkle with walnuts.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Place frosting in a self-sealing plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of bag. Drizzle frosting evenly over rolls in a crisscross design. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Cooking : Black Bean Avocado Salad
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (11 ounce) can Mexicorn, drained
1 1/3 cups chopped peeled avocado
1 cup chopped seeded cucumber
1 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (11 ounce) can Mexicorn, drained
1 1/3 cups chopped peeled avocado
1 cup chopped seeded cucumber
1 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Cooking : Bry's Chocolate Lamb Chili
Ingredients
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground lamb
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large cloves garlic, minced
3 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
4 cups red beans, with liquid
Directions
In a large pot, cook onions and ground lamb in olive oil over medium heat.
When onions are soft and meat browned, season with red pepper flakes, basil, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, chili powder, dried oregano, cocoa powder, sugar, and bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and beans. Increase heat to bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground lamb
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large cloves garlic, minced
3 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
4 cups red beans, with liquid
Directions
In a large pot, cook onions and ground lamb in olive oil over medium heat.
When onions are soft and meat browned, season with red pepper flakes, basil, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, chili powder, dried oregano, cocoa powder, sugar, and bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and beans. Increase heat to bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
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