Month: January 2023

Quick Crescent Taco Pie
All of the taco fixings are layered between triangles of crescent roll dough and pressed into a 10-inch pie pan. The ground meat, sour cream, and cheese are placed after the corn chips. The pie is then covered in a final layer of corn chips. It is baked until golden, then sliced and served with avocado slices and shredded lettuce.

Ground chuck should be browned in a big frying pan.

Take the oil out.

Olives and seasoning mixture are stirred in.

5 minutes of simmering.

Crepe dough should be divided into 8 triangles.

Place triangles in a 10-inch pie pan without grease, pressing them down to create a crust.

1 cup of corn chips should be scattered over the crust’s base.

Place meat mixture on top of the corn chips and crust.

After dousing the meat mixture with sour cream, sprinkle cheese on top.

On top, scatter the remaining corn chips.

When the crust is golden brown, bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Homemade Banana Pudding Pie
A homemade stovetop pudding is poured over a vanilla wafer crust and sliced bananas, topped with meringue, and baked. This recipe is old and authentic!

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

Vanilla wafer crumbs and banana slices are layered in the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

Making Pudding Combine flour and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a medium saucepan.

Mix thoroughly before adding half the milk.

Whisk sugar mixture while beating egg yolks.

Butter or margarine and the remaining milk are added.

Stirring frequently, place the mixture over low heat and cook until thickened.

Add vanilla extract after removing from the heat.

While the pudding is still hot, spread half of it over the vanilla wafer and banana layer.

On top of the pudding layer, layer alternately vanilla wafers and banana slices.

Over the second wafer and banana layer, add the remaining pudding.

Portuguese Sopas
This traditional recipe for Portuguese sopas, which is sure to become a new family favorite, calls for aromatic pot roast with cabbage and is served over French bread.

In a big pot, roast onions, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add enough water to completely cover the roast.

Cook for about 4 hours at medium heat, adding more water as necessary, until the roast is tender.

wedges of cabbage into the pot and stir.

Simmer for about 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.

Granola Bars III
Wonderfully delicious! Almonds, raisins, and honey in granola bars. These are a wonderful snack!

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

Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil spray.

In a large bowl stir together oats flour brown sugar raisins wheat germ salt cinnamon and walnuts.

In a smaller bowl thoroughly blend oil honey egg and vanilla; pour into the flour mixture and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed.

Press evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until the edges are golden.

Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars.

Red Winter Minestrone with Winter Greens Pesto
This vegetable and cannellini bean soup gets its lovely red color from beets. It’s topped with a hearty kale, beet green and turnip green pesto.

Large pot of salted water should be brought to a boil.

Make an ice-water bowl.

Remove the tough stems from the kale, turnip, and beet greens, and then thoroughly wash the leaves.

Cook each bunch in batches for one minute, or until it turns bright green and slightly limp.

Repeat with the remaining greens and immediately submerge in ice water.

Delete the cooking water.

Squeeze out as much water as you can after removing the greens from the ice water.

Blend greens.

Olive oil, 1/3 cup Garlic cloves, two Blend or process Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt until smooth.

Put the pesto in a bowl and wrap the top in plastic wrap.

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
A cake from scratch doesn’t have to take all day to make! This old fashioned chocolate cake is made even better by a tangy buttermilk pecan icing.

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

Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.

In a saucepan melt 1 cup of butter.

Stir in 1 cup water and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder.

Remove from heat and set aside.

In a medium bowl dissolve the baking soda in 1/2 cup of buttermilk.

Stir in the eggs and vanilla.

Mix in the cooled cocoa mixture.

Chocolate Gravy
Chocolate gravy, made from cocoa powder, butter, milk, and vanilla extract, is the kind of dessert children love: creamy, sweet, and rich.

In a saucepan, combine cocoa powder, sugar, and flour.

Slowly stir in 1/2 cup milk.

the egg.

Add remaining milk and stir.

Cook for 3 to 5 minutes at medium heat until thick.

Add vanilla extract and butter after turning the heat off.

Banana Cream Pie V
On the stovetop, delectable vanilla pudding is made from scratch and layered with banana slices in a deep dish pie crust. Meringue is then placed on top of the pie, which is then baked and toasted.

Set oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees C.) In a large saucepan or double boiler, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt for the custard until well combined.

Add the milk and egg yolks and whisk everything together until well combined.

Cook while constantly stirring the mixture at medium heat until it thickens.

Add vanilla and butter after removing from the heat.

Fill the baked pie shell with half of the custard.

Add sliced banana on top.

Over the banana layer, spread the remaining custard.

In a sizable glass or metal mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar for the meringue topping until foamy.

As you continue to beat, gradually add sugar to create stiff peaks.

Add vanilla extract and blend.

Meringue should completely cover the pie.

Frozen Blueberry Smoothie
On a hot day, sip on this cool blueberry smoothie with kiwi and yogurt.

In a blender, combine the blueberries, milk, yogurt, kiwi, and sugar and process until smooth.

Kentucky Bourbon Onion Dip
This sweet, tangy, and creamy bourbon-infused dip is the ideal dipping companion for chicken fries or chips.

Mix water bourbon and Gravy Mix in small bowl until well blended.

Set aside.

Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat.

Add onions; cook and stir 10 minutes or until softened and golden brown.

Stir gravy mixture into skillet.

Bring to boil.

Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.

Remove from heat.

Let cool.

Mix sour cream and mayonnaise in medium bowl.

Stir in cooled onion mixture.

Sprinkle with green onions.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Serve with chicken fries or chips.