Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Shrimp Scampi

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 lb peeled and deveined large shrimp (raw; 20 to 25 per lb)
  • 4 large garlic cloves, left unpeeled and forced through a garlic press
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine (I leave out)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3/4 lb capellini (angel-hair pasta)
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley



  • Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot of salted water to a boil.

    Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Add garlic to oil remaining in skillet along with red pepper flakes, wine, salt, and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, and stir in shrimp. Remove skillet from heat.

    Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander. Toss pasta well with shrimp mixture and parsley in large bowl, adding some of reserved cooking water if necessary to keep moist.



    recipe from http://www.epicurious.com/


    Peach or Apple Crisp

    1/2 c. rolled oats
    1/2 c. brown sugar
    1/4 c. flour
    1/2 tsp. cinnamon
    1/4 c. butter
    10 med. peaches or apples

    In mixing bowl combine oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Peel and core peaches or apples; slice and put into a baking dish. Sprinkle oat mixture on top of fruit and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

    I triple the topping.. and in place of the cinnamon I mix it up.. yesterday I used half cinnamon and half pumpkin pie spice.. i really wanted nutmeg but didn't have any... it tasted really good!

    Monday, October 11, 2010

    rolled up hamburgers

    We love this. i can't remember where i got the recipe from but it's yummy

    1 loaf frozen bread dough thawed, rolled out like a pizza crust
    1lb hamburger cooked up (loose like for tacos)
    hamburger topping

    what i do can be changed
    spread dough with mayo
    put meat on
    put cheese and lettuce on.

    roll up jelly roll style place on cookie sheet seam down

    bake at 350* for about 20 mins or till bread looks done

    Monday, October 4, 2010

    pumpkin Gobs!

    you remember those yummy chocolate gobs, well here's a twist!!

    for Cookies)
    Beat
    2 eggs
    2 c light brown sugar
    1 cup veg. oil
    1t vanilla extract
    stir till smooth
    Stir in
    1 15 oz can of pumpkin

    in separate bowl combine
    3c flour
    1T pumpkin pie spice
    1t baking powder
    1t baking soda
    1t salt

    add dry ingredients to wet one cup at a time blending each time till smooth

    Drop by heaping table spoons (I use the Pampered Chef medium cookie scoop) onto an ungreased cooking sheet. slightly flatten the cookie. Bake for 12 mins at 350*

    Transfer them to wire rack to cool

    filling
    4oz cream cheese
    1/2c butter softened
    2t. Vanilla extract
    4-5 cups confectioners sugar

    beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together till light and fluffy, mix in sugar half cup at a time. put filling in between 2 cookies!!

    good ol funnel cake!

    ingredients
    1 egg
    2/3 c milk
    2T sugar
    1 1/4c flour
    1/4t salt
    1t baking powder

    1. in deep skillet heat oil about 2 cups over medium high till hot.
    2 beat egg and milk mix all other ing. in separate bowl, slowly add to egg mixture beating till smooth.
    3. using a funnel, drop mix on to hot oil working from center out creating a web pattern..
    4 Cook for 2-3 mins (I flip when browned on one side) (to filp I use 2 spatulas and sandwich it in between them.)
    5 sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar serve warm!!

    Strawberrry Shortcake

    this is my MIL's recipe

    for the cake
    mix
    2 c. flour
    4t baking powder
    1/2t salt
    3T sugar

    mix then combine with dry ingred.
    3/4c milk
    1 egg beaten
    1/4c oil

    Bake at 350* for 20 mins till brown and tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean

    Slice up strawberries and mix with sugar. put strawberries and juice over top of short cake! My husband enjoys buttering the cake before putting his strawberries on top then topping with cool whip.

    What's for dinner?

    Hello all my fans well the one of you!
    What's for dinner at your house? We're having Beef Roast, potatoes. gravy along with a small salad!