Kim told me I didn't have this recipe on my blog, so adding it today. Its an oldie but goodie that we've made a lot over the years.
Mom's Punch Recipe:
Kim told me I didn't have this recipe on my blog, so adding it today. Its an oldie but goodie that we've made a lot over the years.
Mom's Punch Recipe:
My son, Joe, decided to cook himself a smaller sized turkey yesterday for sandwiches for work etc, and gave me the dark meat to do something with last night. I decided to make turkey tetrazzini with it because I just had some turkey soup and didn't want more of that. I decided not to use fettuccine noodles and had some bow tie ones that I used instead and likes that for more texture. I changed the original recipe a little by adding about a tsp of minced garlic. I thought it turned about tasty. It makes a large pan.
I tried making this tonight and it was super good, the best I've tried to make over time. The sauce is really easy and fast. For spicy lovers you could add a little chili paste to kick it up a notch. I didn't add the carrots thoughor bean sprouts, but will add the sprouts next time because I like them
Pad Thai Sauce Recipe for the Best Authentic Pad Thai (savorysweetlife.com)
I enjoy one of these sandwiches every so often. When my sister, Karen, was up we had them at a nearby restaurant together and it was so good I decided to make one for myself for a "brunch" today. I don't know why I don't make them more often..they are very filling and taste so good! I didn't have any Texas Toast today, so used regular sandwich bread instead. Texas toast is the best though. I need to be sure not to wait so long for the next one!
MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH:
Ingredients: (makes 4, just cut it back for the amount you want)
8 slices Texas Toast
12 slices turkey
12 slices ham
4 slices swiss cheese
Egg wash:
6 eggs
1/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons butter
raspberry jam
In a shallow pan-I used a round cake pan, whisk eggs and milk together. set aside
Spread desired amount of raspberry jam on both pieces of bread (you can add Dijon mustard and mayo if that's desired, but I don't).
places 3 slices of turkey, one slice of cheese and 3 slices of ham on one side of the sandwich. top with the other slice.
Heat 1 Tablespoon of butter on medium/low heat
Take the sandwich, one at a time, and dip into the egg batter, then flip over to coat the other side like you would for French toast.
Place sandwich into frying pan and cook on both sides until done. Add more butter to pan is making more as needed.
Remove from pan, place on a plate and while warm dust with powdered sugar and serve with more jam or maple syrup.
I saw this recipe/picture on Facebook and since I had all the ingredients at home, I decided to give it a try. I like both pineapple and coconut, especially toasted. It's good, but I am thinking tomorrow it will taste even better once it all works in together more. I think I will use sweetened coconut because it was kind of tasteless compared to the sweetened also. I also used pineapple that was in it's own juice and maybe a little sugar in that would enhance the flavor also. Experiment next time!
PINEAPPLE COCONUT BREAD:
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar-next time I am going to use some brown sugar in with it.
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream. I didn't have quite enough sour cream so added greek plain yogurt to make the cupful. it worked out fine
20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained really well (I squished it to get more juice out)
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325. Spread the coconut out on a large cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 5-5 minutes until golden brown, stirring at least once during the baking time. Watch closely so it doesn't burn. Set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (using a mixer). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating the eggs into the batter well between each addition.
add half the flou and half of the sour cream and mix well. Add the remaining flou mixture and sour cream mixing until fully incorporated
Stir in the crushed pineapple and 1 cup of the toasted coconut. Pour the batter into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. top with the rest of the toasted coconut.
Bake at 325 for 70 minutes, more if still soft in the middle by 5 minute increments. set aside until just warm and remove from pan.
Glaze. In a small bowl combine the powdered sugar and milk. whisk to combine and drizzle over the bread. Cool bread completely and then slice and serve.
I had some breakfast sausage patties leftover and didn't want to waste them with the cost of groceries lately, so found this recipe from Alyssa Rivers and made half a batch of it tonight for me and Dave. It was delicious. I didn't have the sun dried tomatoes, so used a roma tomato that I diced really small and it was great in there. I am not a fan of sun dried ones anyway to be honest, so will do the same thing next time. It actually made enough for 3 people and the full recipe serves 6. It's really easy to put together and fast..I added garlic toast and grapes since there are some veggies in the main dish. here is how to make it...
CREAMY TUSCAN SAUSAGE PASTA
8 ounces penne pasta cooked according to package directions (I used the 8 ounces for half a batch actually and there was plenty of sauce for it)
1 lb ground sausage of your preference. I used chopped up breakfast sausage that I had cooked into patties previously.
a little olive oil to cook the sausage in.
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup parmesan cheese
2 cups fresh spinach chopped (I pulled off any big stems)
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, or 2 Roma tomatoes with the pulp removed and diced small
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook pasta according to directions and drain.
In a large skillet add the sausage until fully cooked and crumbled. Set aside on a plate.
Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parmesan cheese. Whisk over medium high heat until it starts to thicken. Add the spinach and tomatoes and let it simmer until the spinach starts to
This recipe is nice because it doesn't have a thickening agent, is simple and has a great flavor. You can easily alter it to make it a chicken dish or even a side dish with no meat. The original dish had chicken and mushrooms, but I decided to make shrimp because we've been eating a lot of beef and chicken and wanted something with seafood. It's super fast to put together. I served it with Cesear salad and garlic toast and it was a big hit. My granddaughter even came over because it's her favorite meal.
HOMEMADE SHRIMP FETTUCCINE:
8 ounces fettuccini or linguini pasta (cook as directed to a dente stage and drained)
2 Tablespoons butter
A smaller package of precooked, deveined medium to large shrimp, rinsed well and tails pulled off
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1-1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese
In a large deeper sided fry pan: melt the butter, add shrimp and season with the garlic powder and pepper. cook until slightly browned on medium low heat. add whipping cream and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add Parmesan cheese. When at desired consistency add the Parmesan cheese and more pepper and salt to your tasted. (I just added a pinch to mine). Stir in the drained noodles or serve over the noodles to your preference.