Epicurious.com Review

This site has some pretty upscale recipes so check it out if you need some fancy recipes for entertaining.

Grilled Fruit Kebabs

1/2 Cantaloupe
1/4 Honeydew
1/2 Pineapple
8 Strawberries
2 oz. brown sugar
4 fl. oz. lime juice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1. Remove the rind and cut the melons and pineapple into 1 inch cubes. Hull the strawberries and leave them whole.

2. To make sugar glaze combine sugar, lime juice and cinnamon, stirring until the sugar dissolves.

3. Heat the grill and clean thoroughly.

4. thread fruit onto skewers, alternating colors for attractive appearance.

5. Brush fruit with the sugar glaze. Grill, rotating frequently to develop an even light brown surface.

6. Serve immediately.

Grilled Chicken Breast with Red Pepper Butter

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste
1tsp chopped garlic
1tbsp vegetable oil
Red Pepper butter (see recipe below)

1. Trim any exces fat from the breasts. Split each breast into two pieces by removing the small piece of cartilage that joins the halves.

2. Season the breasts with the salt, pepper and garlic. coat the breasts on all sides with the vegetable oil.

3. Heat and prepare the grill.

4. Grill the chicken breasts until done.

5. Remove chicken from grill. Place a slice of red pepper butter on each chicken breast and serve.

Red Pepper Butter

1 Lb. softened unsalted butter

8 oz. roasted, peeled red bell peppers(pureed until liquid)

salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingedients.

Place in line on plastic wrap.

Roll Plastic wrap to form a cylinder, sealing ends.

refrigerate for two to three days or freeze for longer storage.

Sorry

I am sorry I told many of you that i would keep this blog up. I have been slacking bad. I will be adding a couple recipes tomorrow. Let me know if you would like a recipe for any specific dish. I will try my best to look one up for you. Again I am sorry.

Quiche Lorraine

Well as you can see the Quiche turned out really well and was very yummy so give it a try. It is a very easy recipe.

Reviews

It was suggested to me that I should review and recommend different sites and blogs. I decided that this would be a good idea. I added two sites to my favorite links section. I added Food Network because they are not only my fav tv network but they have a lot of wonderful recipes including the barbeque meatloaf I posted on here. Campbell kitchen is a very well put together site in my opinion. It is easy to navigate and they have tons of recipes. They also have a lot of cool tips and features so this is one to check out if you haven't already. I ask that you please leave comments as you check out my blog if you can especially if you try a recipe and like it. Thanks in advance.

Changes to blog

I have added a music player to the bottom of the blog, so feel free to enjoy your favorite tunes while reading my blog. I am planning on going to different recipe sites and when I find a good one I will try and add a link for it so that you all can check it out.

Quiche Lorraine

4 oz. Bacon, diced and cooked
2 oz. Swiss or Gruyere cheese, shredded
1 10 inch Pie shell, baked
4 Eggs
1 pt. Milk
4 fl. oz. Heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
nutmeg to taste


1. Place bacon and cheese in pie shell.

2. To make the custard, combine the eggs, milk and cream, and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

3. Pour the custard over the bacon and cheese and bake at 350 degrees F until the custard is set and it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F, approximately 1 hour.

4. Allow to cool slightly before cutting.

Barbeque Meatloaf courtesy of Paula Dean (foodnetwork.com)

Here is the first recipe hope you enjoy, I know I did.

Barbeque Meatloaf

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup bread crumbs
1 onion diced
1 egg lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
3 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water to thin sauce if necessary

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Mix together the beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup tomato sauce. Form this mixture into a loaf and place it in a shallow pan. Stir together the remaining tomato sauce,
vinegar, sugar, mustard, worcestershire and the water (if too thick). Pour this sauce over the meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes with the pan juices.

When I made this recipe I doubled it so I could have Meatloaf sandwiches. I used 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, and 1 1/2 ground pork. I substitted sauteed portabella mushrooms for the onion.
I placed mixture in loaf pans and poured the sauce on top in pans, and never basted it. It turned out really well, and made really good meatloaf sandwiches. MAKE SURE TO COOK TO AN INTERNAL TEMP OF AT LEAST 165 DEGREES F.

Update

I probably havent been on here for almost two years. Just thought I would start to actually use this blog. Each week I am going to post a recipe on here. If anyone wants to submit a recipe to be added ask me for my email so that u can send it to me. I think this will be a good way for everyone to share there favorite recipes.