Month: August 2023

Grilled Peach Bourbon Smash
A quick and easy grilled fruit cocktail with muddled mint leaves and grilled peach with ginger ale and bourbon is a perfect summer cocktail.

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

When the grill is hot close lid and allow to heat 5 minutes.

Place peach halves and lemon cut-side down in sugar until coated.

Place on the grill; cook until fruits are soft about 5 minutes.

Cool on a cutting board about 1 minute.

Cut peach into slices with a knife; reserve 2 for garnish.

Cassava-Coconut Cake
A delicious, tropical-tasting treat ideal for dessert or any time of the day is cassava coconut cake.

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

Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.

Mix cassava eggs coconut milk sugar vegetable oil and salt together well in a large bowl.

Stir in flour and grated coconut.

Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean about 50 minutes.

Cool and serve.

Chicken Pot Pies with Puff Pastry
This quick pot pie recipe can be altered with as many vegetables and seasonings as your heart desires. Its single crust is a square of puff pastry placed over the top of the bowl, which rises and browns beautifully.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Spray 4 small oven-proof bowls with cooking spray.

In a saucepan over medium heat melt butter.

Stir in 2 cups chicken broth and whisk in all of the flour gradually adding the remaining chicken broth until you have a smooth slightly thick base.

Mix in onion flakes hot pepper sauce pepper thyme bay leaf and carrots.

Cook about 5 minutes.

Stir in potatoes and chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.

Chocolate Allspice Dessert Nachos
Mexican-inspired dessert nachos are ideal for any occasion and are made with tortillas baked with a chocolatey allspice coating and layered with caramel and peanut butter dip.

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

In a bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and allspice.

Cut flour tortillas into quarters and brush with melted butter on both sides.

Apply sugar mixture to tortillas’ one-side only.

Place the tortilla pieces on a baking sheet in a single layer.

Bake for 12 to 16 minutes in a preheated oven or until crisp and golden.

Grilled Salmon Steaks Italian-Style
I wanted to get more fish in our diet, so I experimented with different flavorings for salmon steaks. This combination seemed to always be especially delicious with a risotto and vegetable side.

Set an outdoor grill to medium heat and give the grates a quick oiling.

Italian seasoning (thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper) should be used to season one side of each steak.

Place the steaks on the heated grill with the seasoned side up.

Cook on the grill for 7 to 8 minutes, turning once, until the flesh flakes.

To serve, squeeze some lime juice over each steak.

Whiskey-Glazed Ham
This juicy ham is studded with whole cloves and glazed in a whiskey-based mixture, resulting in a flavorful main dish for entertaining during the holidays.

On a ham, make horizontal and vertical cross-slashes to cut through the fat but not the meat.

Place whole cloves as deeply as possible where slashes meet.

Set the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees C).

A big, heavy baking sheet should be lined with aluminum foil.

Whiskey is heated in a pan over medium heat.

Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by 1/3, to boil off some of the alcohol’s flavor.

Increase heat to medium-low, add butter, and stir for 2 to 3 minutes, until melted.

Add honey and brown sugar and stir for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mixture resembles sauce.

Place the ham on the prepared pan after glazing it.

Add additional foil to the entire pan.

Baked Butternut Squash
This 4-ingredient baked butternut squash is easy to make, delicious to eat, and looks beautiful on the plate served right from the skins.

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

Place squash cut-sides down in a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Pour 2 cups water into the dish around the squash halves.

Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork about 1 1/2 hours adding more water as needed.

Instant Pot Beef Bone Broth
For bone broth in the Instant Pot, save beef bones to make a rich broth with minimal preparation. Homemade bone broth has never been easier.

Set the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees C).

Spray cooking spray on a baking sheet before lining it with aluminum foil.

On the baking sheet that has been prepared, put the beef bones, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic.

For about 45 minutes, roast in the preheated oven until browned.

Scrape roasted vegetables and bones into a pressure cooker with several uses (such as Instant Pot).

Boiling water, vinegar, sea salt, and peppercorns should be added.

Lock the lid by closing it.

Set the timer for 120 minutes and choose the Manual function in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

ten to fifteen minutes for the pressure to rise

Kafta (BBQ)
The most delicious ground beef preparation mixture EVER! I had to share the recipe for the Lebanese meat I had prepared for all of my friends and family. Everything can be made with the mixture, including meatballs, meatloaf, barbecue skewers, and hamburgers.

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.

If using wooden skewers soak in water.

In a large bowl mix together the ground beef onion parsley cayenne allspice salt and pepper until evenly blended.

Divide into 6 portions and press around one end of the skewers to form a log shape approximately 1 inch thick and 6 inches long.

Grill for 10 to 15 minutes turning occasionally until meat is no longer pink.

Milky Way Cupcake Icing
Rich and creamy cupcake icing is made from melted milk chocolate candy bars with caramel and nougat coating.

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the candy bars, buttermilk, and vanilla.

Microwave on High for 30 seconds, stirring halfway through.

After 10 more seconds of heating, remove the bowl from the microwave and give it another stir.

Confectioners’ sugar should be added, then whipped up until smooth.