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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Strawberry Pie V

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored jell-o® mix
  • 2 quarts strawberries, hulled
  • 2 (9 inch) pie shells, baked

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins

  • in a saucepan, combine water, sugar and cornstarch. cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. remove from heat and stir in the strawberry gelatin. allow to cool slightly.
  • arrange strawberries in the pie crusts with the tips pointing up. pour gelatin mixture over, covering the berries.

Monkey Banana Jam

Ingredients

  • Servings: 3
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 1/2 cups mashed banana
  • 1 tablespoon whole cloves
  • 6 half pint canning jars with lids and rings

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 5 mins

  • combine the sugar and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil, and boil for 10 minutes. stir in the lemon juice, mashed banana, and cloves. reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens, about 45 minutes. strain to remove cloves.
  • divide the jam between the jars, screw on lids, and refrigerate.

Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
  • 12 slices bread
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 (24 ounce) jar vodka marinara sauce

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 7 mins Ready Time: 15 mins

  • preheat your oven's broiler.
  • place 6 slices of bread onto a baking sheet. spread a small handful of the mozzarella cheese over each slice. top with the remaining 6 slices of bread. mix together the butter and garlic powder, brush some over the tops of the sandwiches, or spread with the back of a tablespoon. sprinkle with dried oregano.
  • place baking sheet under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown. remove pan from oven, flip sandwiches, and brush the other sides with butter, and sprinkle with oregano. return to the broiler, and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
  • cut sandwiches in half diagonally, and serve immediately with vodka sauce on the side for dipping.

Nova Scotia Beer Warmer

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
  • 3 dashes hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco™)

Recipe

  • pour the beer into a mug or tall glass, and add a few dashes of hot sauce. drink.

Gambas Pil Pil (prawns, Chilean Style)

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 10 cloves garlic, peeled and slightly crushed
  • 1/2 cup grapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 cacho de cabra pepper, or anaheim pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons pisco or brandy
  • salt to taste
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges, for serving

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Ready Time: 32 mins

  • place the garlic cloves and grapeseed oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. let the garlic slowly turn golden brown as the oil becomes hot; continue cooking until the garlic has turned golden-brown, and the oil is quite hot.
  • add the shrimp, stir to coat with oil, and cook for 15 seconds before stirring in the chile pepper. continue to cook until shrimp is pink and firm. pour in pisco, and cook for 30 seconds to let the alcohol evaporate. season with salt to taste, then pour the mixture into a serving dish. serve sprinkled with cayenne pepper, and garnished with lime wedges.

Nova Scotia Beer Warmer

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
  • 3 dashes hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco™)

Recipe

  • pour the beer into a mug or tall glass, and add a few dashes of hot sauce. drink.

Cucumber Sandwiches I

Ingredients

  • Servings: 15
  • 1 (8 ounce) package whipped cream cheese
  • 1 (.7 ounce) package dry italian-style salad dressing mix
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf cocktail rye bread
  • 1 cucumber, thinly sliced

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins

  • in a small bowl, mix whipped cream cheese and dry italian-style dressing mix. spread equal portions of the mixture on slices of the cocktail rye bread. top each with a slice of cucumber.