Laura Grenier

Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions
Brie topped with caramelized apples and onions is then covered in puff pastry and baked until golden. Garnish with roasted garlic and candied walnuts.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

Place garlic on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.

Roast for 15 to 20 minutes or until soft.

Set aside.

Meanwhile melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Cook and stir onion and apple in butter until tender and browned.

Set aside.

Arrange brie on top of thawed puff pastry.

Top the cheese with the apple and onion mixture.

Fold puff pastry over the cheese and pinch closed.

Brush with melted butter.

Creamy Potato Breakfast Casserole
Impress your guests with this creamy and cheese-filled potato casserole seasoned with plenty of herbs. Bake immediately or refrigerate overnight and bake in the morning!

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Put the potatoes in a big pot, add salted water, and bring to a boil.

Simmer for about 20 minutes until tender, reducing heat to medium-low.

Drain.

In a sizable bowl, combine the potatoes and the butter and stir to coat.

Combine chicken stock and cream cheese.

Stir together the mozzarella cheese, onion, sour cream, powdered milk, chives, tarragon, sea salt, sage, and pepper.

Add the egg and thoroughly combine.

Pour the mixture into a 9×13-inch casserole.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in a preheated oven, or until browned and the eggs are set.

Mongolian Beef II
Green onions are sauteed with flavorful strips of sirloin roast that have been marinated in a hot sauce. Serve with fried rice noodles or over steamed rice.

Partially freeze the roast for easier slicing.

Slice the roast into 3×1/2 inch strips and set aside.

In a large bowl combine well the soy sauce sherry sesame oil cornstarch brown sugar crushed red pepper and whole chile peppers.

Place beef in the mixture and coat well.

Cover and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat.

Place green onions in the hot oil.

Cover reduce heat to low and cook 6 minutes or until tender.

Remove green onions and set aside.

Mom’s Stovetop Pork Ribs
My Brazilian mother makes pork ribs in this manner. The meat will stay moist and juicy and the flavors will permeate the meat completely if the ribs are boiled with the seasonings. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have in the past. Rice, lime wedges, and a crisp green salad should all be included.

Place the spareribs into a large pot and fill with just enough water to cover.

Add the soy sauce garlic rosemary oregano bay leaves lime juice and 3/4 of the parsley.

Bring to a boil then simmer uncovered over medium heat until the water has completely evaporated about 25 minutes.

When all of the water is gone remove the bay leaves and allow meat to brown turning occasionally.

Use a spatula to scrape up browned bits and softened garlic from the bottom of the pot and toss them with the pork.

The garlic will dissolve onto the meat.

Remove the meat and drain on paper towels.

Season with black pepper and garnish with lime wedges and remaining parsley.

No-Knead Sun-dried Tomato Garlic Basil Bread
Eat warm or use as sandwich bread with this tasty no-knead bread that has sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and garlic.

Combine 2 cups flour yeast salt and sugar in a large bowl.

Add warm water and olive oil; stir with a wooden spoon until well blended.

Slowly mix in remaining 1 cup flour until dough holds together and isn’t sticky.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until doubled in size about 3 hours.

Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal.

Punch dough down and stir in sun-dried tomatoes basil and garlic using a wooden spoon or with your hands.

Form dough into a loaf and place on the prepared baking sheet.

Let dough rise in a warm area of the kitchen for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Skillet Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Potatoes
For simple cleanup, these chicken thighs are prepared in a single skillet. For a complete meal, carrots, potatoes, and onions are added.

Season chicken thighs with paprika salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

Place chicken thighs skin-side down in the skillet and cook without moving until golden brown 7 to 9 minutes.

Flip thighs over and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove from the skillet and set aside.

Add potatoes cut side down and cook over medium-high heat until golden brown 3 to 5 minutes.

Add carrots and onions and cook until onions are soft and translucent 8 to 10 minutes.

Stir in 3/4 cup chicken broth scraping up all the browned bits.

Dissolve corn starch in 1/4 cup chicken broth and pour into the skillet.

Stir until well combined.

Buttermilk Maple-Bacon Cupcakes
Maple flavor and real bacon bits combine into a prizewinning breakfast-in-a-cupcake made fluffy with buttermilk.

Set the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).

Butter 20 muffin tins.

In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder.

Add vanilla extract, buttermilk, and flavors of maple and oil.

Bacon crumbles should be added.

Muffin tins should be two-thirds full of batter.

17 to 20 minutes of baking time in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.

Broiled Sweet Potatoes
This is a quick and easy recipe for a tasty side dish. Sweet potatoes are microwaved, then slice and broiled with butter and sugar.

Heat the broiler in the oven.

Aluminum foil should be used to line a 10×15-inch cookie sheet.

Sweet potatoes should be microwaved for 4 minutes per potato to reach completion.

Peel, cut in half lengthwise, and slice potatoes into 1/4-inch pieces once they have cooled.

Put a single layer of potato slices on the cookie sheet that has been prepared.

Spread 1/8-inch-thick slices of butter all over the sweet potatoes.

Potatoes and butter should be covered in sugar.

Place under broiler for 5 to 8 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.

Sweet Potato Pie VII
You can really taste the sweet potatoes in this creamy wonderful pie. There ‘s buttermilk stirred into the filling and a bit of baking soda, sugar, eggs, flour, and a smidgen of butter. There ‘s a bit of vanilla, but no spices, so the finished pie is mostly sweet potato.

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Mashed sweet potatoes should be combined with eggs, butter, or margarine.

Salt, sugar, and flour should all be combined in a separate bowl.

If using, combine the spices.

Stir well after adding to the sweet potato mixture.

Baking soda and buttermilk should be combined.

Stir well after adding to the sweet potato mixture.

incorporate vanilla extract.

Incorporate filling into pastry case.

Bake for 70 minutes in a preheated oven, or until the center is set.

Cherry Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Pink cherry cupcakes topped with fluffy buttercream frosting make a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, shower, or any romantic occasion.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.

In a mixing bowl stir together the Amish friendship bread starter eggs vegetable oil 1/2 cup milk sugar 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract baking powder baking soda and salt until thoroughly combined.

Mix in the flour and cherry gelatin powder.

Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean 20 to 25 minutes.

Let cool.