Author: LauraGrenier

Empanada Filling
A Peruvian recipe for empanada filling calls for ground beef, onions, raisins, olives, and hard-cooked eggs.

In a small bowl, combine the flour and water; stir until combined.

When the onion has softened, about 5 minutes, add the ground beef, olives, cumin, and paprika to the large skillet of hot oil.

Cook and stir the beef mixture for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the beef is thoroughly browned.

Stir the beef after adding the flour-water mixture.

Add the raisins, stir, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the raisins are ripe.

Salt and pepper the beef mixture and fold in the eggs.

Before using to fill empanadas, set aside to cool.

Air Fryer Apple Fritters
Prepare these delicious spiced apple fritters with a sweet caramel-cinnamon glaze in under 30 minutes with the help of an air fryer!

Achieve a 350°F air fryer temperature (175 degrees C).

Put a round of parchment paper in the air fryer’s base.

Use nonstick cooking spray to coat.

In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, milk, egg, baking powder, and salt.

Stir everything together.

In another bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of sugar with the cinnamon; sprinkle over apples, coating completely.

Combine the flour mixture with the apples.

Using a cookie scoop, drop fritters onto the air fryer basket’s bottom.

In the heated fryer, air-fry the food for five minutes.

Fry the fritters again for about five minutes, or until golden.

In the meantime, combine cinnamon, milk, and caramel extract in a bowl.

Put fritters on a cooling rack and drizzle glaze over them.

Cheesecake
A straightforward cream cheese pie with sweet strawberries and blueberries on top, baked in a graham cracker crust.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) In a large bowl beat the cream cheese white sugar and 1/2 cup confectioners sugar until smooth.

Beat in 1 cup sour cream milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Slowly beat in eggs one at a time.

Pour filling into crust.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until filling is set.

Cool for 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.) In a small bowl combine 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Mix until smooth then spread over cheesecake.

Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.

Allow to cool then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Easy Chourico Soup
Dried Portuguese chourico (or “Soyrizoâ„¢”, for vegetarians) gives a spicy and rich flavor to this exciting and colorful soup made with garbanzo beans, sweet potato, and fresh spinach.

Cook the chourico in a soup pot over medium-high heat until it releases some oil.

Add the chopped onion; stir and cook until the onions are soft about 5 minutes.

Mix in the garbanzo beans diced tomatoes sweet potatoes vegetable broth and thyme.

Bring the soup to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to medium-low cover and simmer until the sweet potatoes are soft about 10 minutes.

Stir the baby spinach into the soup and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Apple Clafoutis
This version of clafoutis, a classic French dessert, uses apples instead of cherries. Just like a souffle, it rises beautifully then deflates once cooled.

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

Brown sugar and eggs should be thoroughly combined.

Mix in the salt and flour.

Add milk gradually while stirring continuously until thoroughly combined.

Add vanilla extract, then set the mixture aside to rest.

Using a 10 1/4-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter, brown sugar, and water.

Up until the mixture begins to boil, stir frequently.

Swirl skillet while maintaining medium heat for about two minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken.

Add cinnamon and apples.

Cook and stir the apples for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender and beginning to brown.

Get rid of the heat.

Pour the egg mixture over the skillet’s apples after stirring it.

Leftover Turkey Thanksgiving Nachos
Combine leftover cooked turkey with cranberry jelly and a few other savory ingredients to make a filling for scoop-shaped tortilla chips. They’re a fun way to use up holiday leftovers.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot butter until softened about 2 minutes.

Stir jalapeno peppers into shallots and cook until fragrant about 2 more minutes.

Stir cranberry jelly into the shallots and peppers until melted.

Mix shredded turkey with jalapeno-cranberry jelly mixture in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

Arrange tortilla chips on the prepared baking sheet and fill each chip with 1 tablespoon turkey mix.

Top each chip with 1/2 teaspoon of white Cheddar cheese.

Chicken Tenders with Creamy Lemon-Garlic Sauce
This decadent dish, which goes well with rice or pasta, coats chicken tenders in a lemony, garlicky cream sauce.

Salt and pepper are used to season flour.

Chicken tenders should be thoroughly covered in the flour mixture.

In a sizable pan, melt butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.

Cook the chicken for two to three minutes on each side.

Take out of the pan, then keep warm.

Add the final 1 tablespoon of olive oil and turn the heat down to medium.

Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, stirring frequently, until fragrant.

With a wooden spoon, scrape the browned food bits from the pan’s bottom as you pour wine into the pan and bring to a boil.

Add chicken stock and continue cooking for 10 minutes or until sauce has reduced.

Lemon juice and half-and-half are added; the mixture is reduced for an additional 10 minutes.

Vegan Sweet Potato-Cauliflower Soup
This simple sweet potato and cauliflower soup, which is vegan, gluten-free, and full of flavor, tastes great both hot and cold.

Carrots and sweet potatoes are added to a big pot of boiling water.

Turn down the heat to low and simmer the food for 5 minutes or until semi-tender.

Stir well after adding the turmeric, celery, and cauliflower.

Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower is fork-tender but not mushy.

Meanwhile, a frying pan with olive oil in it should be heated to medium.

Add the onion, season with salt, and stir for 5 to 7 minutes, or until golden.

Add dill, coconut cream, and sauteed onion to the soup.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Mixture should be taken off the heat and placed in a big bowl.

Permit to cool for five to ten minutes.

Add lemon juice and stir.

Salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste; adjust as necessary

Vegetarian Fried Feta Rice by Andie
Brown rice, feta cheese, and green beans are all you need to make this delicious vegetarian fried rice dish.

Brown rice and water should be brought to a boil in a saucepan; cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice has softened.

Drain.

Fill a saucepan with water until it is just below the bottom of the steamer insert.

Water is brought to a boil.

Add the green beans, cover, and steam for 2 to 6 minutes, or until tender.

Over medium-high heat, warm up the olive oil in a big skillet.

Rice and green beans should be lightly crisped for 5 to 10 minutes while in hot oil.

Add the feta cheese, then top with the olive oil and black pepper.

Simple Bubble Tea
Making your own bubble tea only requires a few simple ingredients: tapioca pearls, black tea, condensed milk, and sugar. This recipe is quick, simple, and enjoyable.

Tapioca pearls are added to boiling water in a pot, which is then covered.

Medium-low heat should be used to simmer for 5 minutes.

Drain the pearls and reserve them.

Condensed milk, sugar, and brewed tea should be added to a pitcher.

Stir to combine.

Tea mixture should be chilled in the fridge for about an hour.

4 large glasses should each have about 2 tablespoons of tapioca pearls.

After adding ice, pour the tea mixture into each glass.