Smoked Salmon Dip

12oz smoked salmon
1 block Neufchâtel cheese, softened
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. grated horseradish

2-3 sprigs flat leaf parsley

Combine salmon, cream cheese, lemon juice, and horseradish with a fork until well blended. Top with chopped flat leaf parsley. Refrigerate if needed. Let sit at room temperature a few minutes before serving.
Serve with good crackers. 

Roasted Turkey Tenderloin

Well tonight we roasted a Turkey Tenderloin. I marinated it with some Italian dressing and some dried herbs from our garden. 
I started it at 425 for 10 minutes and reduced it to 325 for an hour.  
Slice and served perfection. 

Brownies With A Kick!

Brownies With A Kick! 
We decided that since we had a good harvest of Serrano peppers this year that it might be good to add some heat to our black bean brownies. 
These brownies turned out sweet and delicious and then...wait for it....wait for it...Oh yeah there it is; some residual heat from the Serrano's.
1 box (your favorite brownie mix here) 
1 can reduced sodium black beans
2-3 Serrano peppers seeded and cleaned.


Strain and rinse black beans and add to food processor with 1/3 can water and peppers.
Mix, pulse, or whatever you can do to blend this into a dark thin batter.No chunks or beans visible.
Add this batter to the said brownie mix and mix well.
Bake as per the box directions or maybe a little longer. Check with tooth pick near the end.
I made them in mini muffin pans for individual edge pieces.
Enjoy!

Go Browns!

Bill and Kit's Famous Cabbage Roll Casserole

1 small head green cabbage
1-2# ground chuck
salt/ pepper/ 1-2 cloves garlic
1 onion, diced small
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste and 16 oz water
1 can sauerkraut big or small depending on your love for kraut.

Chop cabbage into small bite size pieces and place in big bowl or pot.
Brown meat, garlic, onion, and seasonings.
Add can diced tomato, tomato paste, water, and uncooked rice to meat mixture.
Stir in sauerkraut and add to cabbage.
Stir together well and place in casserole dish to bake at 350 for 60- 90 minutes.
Start uncovered for 20 minutes and then covered for an hour or until rice is done.

Leftover Turkey Hash

Add some leftover turkey, jalapeños, potatoes and saute until taters are done. Then add some eggs and cheese. Top with green onions.
Awesome power breakfast.

Bacon, spinach, artichoke dip.

Bacon, spinach, artichoke dip.
Saute spinach, bacon and artichoke with some onion and garlic.
Mix in 1/2 cup of mayo, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese.
Bake @ 350 for 25 minutes then broil for 4 minutes until brown.
Enjoy!

Grilled Salmon, Zucchini, and a Baked Sweet Potato.

Grilled Salmon, Zucchini, and a Baked Sweet Potato.
Grill Salmon just like you would a great steak; high heat, short time.
Place the sliced zucchini on a drizzled with olive oil, sea salt and pepper for 2-3 minutes a side.
very good and healthy dinner.

Serrano Enchiladas

Serrano Enchiladas
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion finely chopped
1 enchilada flavor packet
3 tbsp. water or whatever the packet says
1 (10 oz.) can enchilada sauce
...1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 c. shredded cheese
1 pkg. (10) flour tortillas
Brown ground beef,add onion, then simmer with enchilada flavor packet and water. Heat tortillas slightly in micro. Fill each tortilla and roll up. Place rolled tortillas, seam down, in 9x13 pan. Blend together the enchilada and tomato sauce and pour over the tortillas. Top with shredded cheese and peppers. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

Veal Parmesan

I have a quick way to make Veal Parmesan, easy.
I start with the prepackaged breaded veal patties. Set them up for a quick pan fry and add my sauce, noodles, and fresh grated Parmesan cheese. Very simple and delicious.

Rosemary Pork Loin

We are learning to cook for a family member that needs reduced salt.
Tonight we rubbed a pork loin with Rosemary, basil, and a tsp of peanut oil.
I rested it in my crock pot atop 3 green pepper halves, added 1/4 cup of homemade vegetable stock. Let it go on low for about 6-7 hours to perfection.
I pulled it and cooled slightly before slicing. I removed some drippings and added some whole wheat flour to make a simple gravy.
This will be one of our new favorites.

Smoked Oyster Appetizer

For the game, I made some killer appetizers.
We piled Guacamole on a slice of artisan bread and topped each piece with a smoked oyster.
I made the Guac simple with avocados, garlic, peppers, onion, a bit of salsa, lemon juice and salt/ pepper.

Grilled Mahi Mahi with Butternut Squash

The nice weather invited us to fire up the Weber and enjoy some awesome grilled Mahi Mahi, grilled butternut squash brushed with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and some fresh steamed broccoli.
Grilling fish is easy and tastes so good. Mahi for instance only takes 4 minutes per side at 3/4 inch thick, grilled just like a steak.

Teriyaki Stir Fry with Shrimp

Teriyaki Stir Fry with Shrimp.
I added some fresh veggies and boiled shrimp to some teriyaki noodles for a quick and easy 4 star dinner.

Easy White Chicken Chili

It feels like fall outside so I decided to make some White Chicken Chili.
I took a large chicken breast and cooked it in my veg stock until it fell apart. (about 20 minutes) I added the shredded chicken, the homemade veg stock, 2 cans of white beans, 2 jalapeno's from the garden (one red one green), small onion, a handful of pear tomatoes chopped, 3 ribs of celery chopped, and a teaspoon of chili powder to a medium pot on the stove. I simmered it for about an hour and oh damn it's good.

What to do with Leftovers

Tonight I took some leftover cous cous and added some fresh pear tomatoes and broccoli and sauteed for about 5 minutes. I tossed some bread crumbs onto a couple of salmon steaks and broiled whilst the cous cous was finishing. Fresh fish is a lot easier than you would think and it is always delicious.

Baked Restaurant Quality Chicken Wings

We went to Dot's and got some fresh jumbo wings today. I used a sort of "Shake N Bake" to lightly coat them and then baked, dipped and baked again.
These are definitely restaurant quality wings for about $0.35 each.

Grilled Pollack

Grilled Pollack with fresh veggies and black eyed peas.
I put just a sprinkle of "Slap Yer Mama" seasoning on the Pollack and placed on the grill. Oh and of course, I put jalapenos in the black eyed peas.

Grilled Salmon- Easy

Grilled "Bobby Flay" salmon with stir fried veggies in a kung pao sauce.
Gotta love the fresh seafood not tainted with BP's oil.

Easy Chicken Stir Fry

Tonight we had Chicken Stir Fry. We had a ton of fresh veggies and I made a spicy brown sauce from a combo of soy sauce and Jeff's "Porn Sauce" mixed with a spoon of corn starch.
On a side note...If you like hot sauce and you haven't been to Kings Table yet....go try the Porn Sauce.

We had the best fresh tomato basil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches last night.
The soup is pretty easy and you can grill cheese any old way.

Mussels with garlic and tomatoes over angel hair pasta.

Mussels with garlic and tomatoes over angel hair pasta.
I started out with a pound of mussels and two large tomatoes. I added garlic and onion to the mix and served over angel hair pasta.
This will be especially good left over.

Jalapeno sausage, sweet potato and veggies

Jalapeno sausage, sweet potato, garlic, squash,mushrooms, ect,

I adapted another recipe to make my own version here. I used a lemon juice reduction for a saucy glaze and put my own spin on everything else.

Seafood long overdue.

Tonight we had sea scallops, broccolini, and baby taters with lemon balm and parsley.
I added lemon olive oil to the potatoes plus plenty of lemon balm and parsley.
The sea scallops were resting on a grill pan in a 425 degree oven right next to the taters.
Good to be home.
the drink of choice is a nice lil concoction called sip and get naked. Very nice pair. Oh I mean pairing.

Buffalo Chicken Salad

Tonight we grilled some chicken and used the fixins from our happy box, (Fulton Farms) to make a wonderful Buffalo chicken salad. Enjoy!

Crab Meat Salad

I made a nice summer'y crab meat salad. You can eat it on crackers or just as you would cottage cheese in a small bowl.
1 pound of leftover crab meat or immitation
1/4 cup of Miracle Whip
1/4 cup of Sour Cream
juice of one lemon
small red onion chopped
2 rib's of celery hearts
1 tsp celery seed
small handful of fresh chopped parsely
Salt/ pepper

(Soon to be) World Famous Sausage Chops

You gotta go to Dot's market in Belmont and try (soon to be world famous) Bill and Kit's sausage chops. Pork chops that grill and taste like sausage without all of the unhealthy aspects of traditional sausage.

4th of July Dinner

We decided to go traditional this 4th of July.
We made some ground sirloin with A1 and onion patties for the grill.
For the healthy "fries," we cut fresh potatoes and tossed them in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. Bake in preheated oven at 450 for about 40 minutes or until crisp and golden.
Enjoy with an ice cold PBR. Ya gotta eat!

Jalapeno crusted Tilapia

Jalapeno crusted Tilapia
Ingredients
Panko bread crumbs, 1/4 cup
Onion powder, 1/4 tsp
Jalapeno Peppers, 1/4 cup
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz
Parm or Romano Cheese, 1 oz
Pepper, black, 1 dash
Water, tap, 1 fl oz
Salt, 1 dash
Margarine, soft, 1 tsp
Tilapia filet, 8 oz

Directions
Take all ingredients minus the tilapia and mix in a bowl until smooth. Place tilapia in a baking dish, apply mixture to top of tilapia spreading thinly and evenly. Bake at 400* F for 16 minutes.