Cheddar Jalapeño Quiche

This is an amazing cheddar jalapeno quiche I made in when I was studying abroad in Australia. 

INGREDIENTS

• 9″ pie crust, homemade or storebought
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 2 jalapeños, diced, and 1 sliced into 6 rounds
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 4 large eggs (or 5 small)
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar-jack

DIRECTIONS

1. Turn your oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Thaw the pie crust for 10 minutes.
3. Prick the crust all over the bottom and sides with a fork to make tiny holes.
4. Bake it for 10 minutes.
5. Remove the crust and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
6. While the crust is hot, spread the cream cheese all over the bottom as evenly as possible.
7. Sprinkle that with the diced jalapeños (the rounds are for garnish later on).
8. Put the cream and half-and-half into a small pot and put it over medium heat about 5 minutes, or until tiny bubbles appear around the edges. This is called “scalding” – where you bring it to just under the boiling point.
9. Beat the eggs together in a bowl.
10. Add the hot cream mixture to the eggs and combine well.
11. Add all the spices and salt.
12. Pour into the crust and bake for 30 minutes.
13. After 30 minutes, arrange the jalapeño slices over the top in a circle and return to oven for 10 minutes.
14. Sprinkle with cheese and bake another 5 minutes.
15. Cool 30-45 minutes before serving or cool completely and serve it cold.
    
    
    I found this recipe here.

Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken

This is the finished product of the BBQ chicken I made.

All I added to that was onion, lemon, and bell pepper. I also marinated the chicken in BBQ sauce for a few hours for it to not have a dry taste.




I let it sit in the oven for about 30-35 minutes on 350F.

Banana Nutella Ice Cream

The ice cream turned out amazing. It had a really nice thick texture and the crushed almonds added a lot to it.

This is all I used!  +CRUSHED ALMONDS



I started by crushing up some almonds, and then I blended all the ingredients together. I used 4 bananas and about a 1/3 cup of Nutella. The ice cream turned out really well, and it's a bit healthier than most store bought ice cream.  

Same Old Enchiladas with a Different Sauce

I used 2 different peppers to spice things up.

Drum Stick Cooking Spoon that was a really awesome Christmas gift!

Mixing it all up

Topped it off with some pepper jack cheese and a mild enchilada sauce I bought.

One of the peppers had to be eaten before the picture was even taken!



The directions are the same exact way I made the ones before. It's a simple and easy recipe that anyone can cook!

Beef Enchiladas In A Mild Green Salsa

The sharp cheddar and the green enchilada sauce ended up to be a great match together.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 can of any green salsa
• flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 can of re-fried beans
• 1 cup of rice
  
  
  
  

  Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . In a skillet over medium high heat, cook the ground beef and onion until beef is evenly browned and onion is tender.
  2. Prepare the enchilada sauce according to package directions. Pour 1/4 cup of the sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  3. On each flour tortilla, place an equal portion of the ground beef mixture and about 1 ounce of Cheddar cheese, reserving at least 1/2 cup of cheese. Then tightly roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the baking dish.
  4. Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and olives.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and cheese is thoroughly melted.

Banana Bread

This ended up to be the final product.  I topped it off with some crushed almonds and some more Nutella on top.

Getting ready to put the mix in.

These are all the ingredients I used. I blended them all together and spread it apart evenly in the baking dish.

 This is what it looked like after I took it out of the oven.

 

                          
                                   Ingredients:
                                     
                                       1/2 cup  butter
                            1 tea spoon of vanilla extract
                                           2 eggs
                                        4 bananas
                                     1/2 cup Nutella
                               1 cup  all-purpose flour
                                    1 teaspoon  salt
                               1 teaspoon  baking soda
                           1 tablespoon  cocoa powder

 Directions: Mix with food processor or blender, pour into greased 9" x 14" pan bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes until a knife comes out clean.
      

Rolling Up Some Sushi

Using a purple bamboo mat to roll up some sushi.

I put about an inch of rice on the sushi paper. 

This is one of my tuna salad rolls with shredded carrots in it.

These rolls look delicious!

I set up the table for the party. It was fairly quick to make and they were all gone by the end of the night.

                                   


               Ingredients:

                                                     
                                      1. Sushi rice

                                     2. Seaweed paper

                                     3. Crab sticks

                                  4. Shredded carrots

                                     5. Tuna salad

                                  6. Sliced cucumber

                                  7. Japanese Caviar

                                     8. Rice vinegar

                    9. Whatever else you feel like putting it.

 
Directions:
   
    First cook the rice, and after it is cooked add a little rice vinegar to it and let is cool for about 15 minutes. After that get all of your ingredients ready and start rolling up some sushi with your bamboo mat. All of these ingredients should run you at about $30 and will make about 8-10 rolls. It also only took me about 30 minutes to make all of it after the rice was ready.
                                                    

Tuna Salad!

These are all the basic ingredients.

  Lucy cant take her eyes off that sandwich!

               

                 

Quick sandwich I put together.

This recipe is another really easy one and only takes a few minutes to make. All you do is mix all of the ingredients together. 


Ingredients:
1. 2 cans of tuna
2. A cup of corn
3. About 5 mini dill pickles
4. About 2 tablespoons of mayo

Enjoying Some Tasty Wine

MMMMmmmmm

More recipes to come tomorrow...

Quick Tacos On The Go

I shredded some cheese over it and put the lid over it for about 5 minutes for the cheese to melt perfectly on there.

I made this from what I had lying around the kitchen and it turned out amazing. This is defiantly a fast and easy recipe any skill level cooker can make instantly.




Ingredients:
1. 2 Bell Peppers
2. Half packet of taco seasoning
3. Crushed red pepper
3.  About a pound of ground beef
4. Shredded Cheddar
5. Onoin


Directions:
1. Cook the ground beef on a skillet and mix in onion and bell pepper.
2. Then add in the taco seasoning with about 2 table spoons of water.
3. After everything is mixed well together and seems all the way cooked, add the shredded cheese on top and put the lid on for about 5 min to make the cheese melt perfectly.
4. Finally serve them all out to your friends!

Couscous Beef Stuffed Peppers Topped off With Cheddar

Ingredients:
1. 6 peppers
2. About 2-3 cups of Couscous
3. Cup of shredded cheddar
3. Bowl of guacamole. ( Recipe to it can be found in my earlier posts.)
4. 1 lb Ground Beef
5. Diced Onion
6. Hot Chili sauce
7. Sour Cream


Directions:
1. Cook the ground beef mixed with the diced onion.
2. After the beef is finished cooking toss in the cooked couscous and mix it in.
3. Cut all of the peppers in half and take out the inside.
4. Fill all the peppers with the mix.
5. Bake on 350F for about 20 minutes and then add the cheddar on top and leave in for another 10 minutes.
6. After that you can free style the guacamole, sour cream, and hot sauce.

Woops!

Been busy cooking so haven't been able to post in a while! Its a good thing I have Lucy helping me out.

Stuffed Shells with Sausage and Spinach

How to make Baked Shells with Sausage and Spinach

Cook some large pasta shells according to the package directions. Then, when they are cooked, drain and add to a large bowl filled with ice water.

Now, on to the filling. Start by removing the casing from sausage links. Just use a sharp knife to pierce the casing and peel it off the meat.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the pork sausage to the pan and use a wooden spoon or similar to break the sausage apart. Cook the sausage until browned.

Add a tablespoon of minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Watch the garlic does not burn, here.

Pour in a can of diced tomatoes, juice and all.

Now defrost some frozen spinach in the microwave (this takes 1-2 minutes), once defrosted, squeeze the spinach over a bowl. We do not want the water, only the spinach.

Add the spinach to the pan and stir.

Now, remove the pan from the heat and add in some ricotta cheese. This will make the filling creamy. Taste for seasoning, then use a spoon to fill each pasta shell.

Sprinkle a little cheese on top then bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the tips of the shells begin to crisp up and brown.

Baked Shells with Sausage and Spinach Recipe

The filling for these stuffed shells are not too gooey or soft, so not only do they make for an excellent dinner served with a salad on the side, they double as finger food for your next party. Substitute pork sausage for chicken sausage, just add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan before adding the chicken sausage so it does not stick to the pan.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Yield: serves 4

Ingredients

• 16-18 jumbo pasta shells
• 1 pound fresh pork sausage links, casing removed
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeeze dry
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozarella cheese
• salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and fill a large bowl with cold water and ice, set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells and cook according to package directions. Drain well then add to ice water until ready to stuff.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork sausage then use a wooden spoon to break up the sausage, cook 5-6 minutes until browned.
4. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds then add tomatoes and spinach; cook 1 minute.
5. Remove pan from heat and stir in ricotta cheese.
6. Using a spoon, fill pasta shells with pork filling and arrange in a baking dish (9-inch x 9-inch baking dish works well). Sprinkle tops with shredded cheese then bake in the oven 25-30 minutes until cheese has melted and tips of shells begin to crisp and brown.
   
   Found this entry here!!

Spinach & Bulgur Wheat Stuffed Red Peppers {Vegan}

Spinach & Bulgur Wheat Stuffed Red Peppers {Vegan}
This is a similar recipe to the stuffed bell pepper recipe I posted up last month except with a vegan twist to it. I found it at this blog. I highly recommend trying to make stuffed peppers because they are simple to make and turn out great when baked in the oven.

Serves 6
1 cup bulgur wheat (medium ground)
1 teaspoon salt, divided
2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 medium onions, diced
5 large cloves garlic, minced
1 lb baby spinach, rinsed
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
6 medium red bell peppers, halved and deseeded
4 tablespoons pine nuts

Combine the bulgur, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and boiling water in a medium bowl; cover and let sit until tender, about 20 minutes.  Drain the bulgur in a fine mesh sieve, gently pushing with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much water as possible; set aside.

Preheat oven to 400F.  Line a large baking sheet with foil or a silpat liner; arrange the peppers (cut side up) on the baking sheet.  Set aside for now.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the onion and cook until softened and starting to brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. 

Add the garlic and cook 1 minute, then stir in the spinach and 1 tablespoon of water and cook (covered) until wilted, about 3 to 5 minutes. 

Turn off the heat and stir in the black pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Stir together the bulgur and spinach mixture and stuff it into the peppers.  Pour 4 tablespoons of water into the bottom of the pan; cover with foil and bake until the peppers are tender, about 45 minutes.

Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to a small skillet over medium heat.

Add the pine nuts and cook until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Sprinkle the toasted nuts on top of the stuffed peppers and serve.

Hummus!

This is one of my favorite foods of all time and is one of the most basic recipes ever and only takes a few minutes to blend!

Ingredients:
200 gm of chickepea.

5 to 6 tbsp of thaini paste

2 garlic cloves chopped fine

2 tsp cumin powder

80 ml lemon juice

6 tbsp olive oil

Cayane peper or you can use a bit of chilli powder

Salt to taste

extra olive oil to sprinkl before serving

paprika powder to sprinkle before serving

finley chopped parsley leaves for garnishing

In a food processor puree the chickpea with the thaini paste, garlic, cumin, lemon juice, oliveoil , cayanpeper and salt puree it to a smooth thick paste.

Pour this mix into a bowl, sprinkle with oil, paprika powder, parsley and serve with toaste pita bread, slices baguette or my favorite is on a bagel.

Prosciutto Salad Rolls

Found this recipe here and it looks like a great one to make for a party when you're in a hurry and need some quick appetizers.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon orange zest

1 tablespoon finely chopped chives

8 slices San Danielle prosciutto

2 cups mixed greens or baby arugula

1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Begin by blanching the green beans, see how-to video.
   
   
2. Lay the prosciutto flat in a single layer. Add the green beans to the middle of the prosciutto and divide the greens on top of the beans. Roll the prosciutto over the greens and beans.
   
   
3. Divide the prosciutto rolls between four plates.
   
   
4. Make the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon zest, orange zest, chives and a little salt and pepper. When ready to serve drizzle the dressing over the prosciutto salad rolls.

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Homemade Tater Tots

I got this amazing recipe from this blog and these tots look better then any other ones I've ever seen!







You add some eggs and flour to bind the potatoes and then they are rolled in crispy breadcrumbs before being deep fried to a golden brown. These were unbelievably good, and as I write this I have a sick tummy ache from eating way too much….
Homemade Tater Tots, makes 4 dozen
-3 cups mashed potatoes, chilled
-2 eggs, beaten
-½ cup flour
-Kosher salt
-3 cups panko bread crumbs
-4 cups vegetable oil
1) In a medium bowl mix together the cold mashed potatoes and the beaten eggs.



2) Mix the flour in. season with a little salt.



3) Drop by the spoonful into a bowl of panko crumbs.




4) Gently press the panko into the soft potato “tots.”



5) Place them on a sheet pan covered in a sheet of wax paper.
6) Heat a small pot of oil to between 350-375 degrees.
7) Gently drop the tater tots into the hot oil and fry for about 1-2 minutes until they are hot and golden.
8) Pull the tater tots from the hot oil with a strainer and gently place on a paper towel to drain.




9) Sprinkle lightly with Kosher salt.
10) Serve hot with ketchup and enjoy!