Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Heinz 57 Sauce

1/2 Cup Raisins
2/3 Cup Heinz ketchup
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp seasoned salt
4 oz applesauce
2 Tbsp Wish Bone Itailian Dressing
1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend on/off for 2 minutes
on high or until smooth.

Sour Cream

2 cups light cream
2 Tablespoon buttermilk
Combine cream with buttermilk in hot, clean glass jar with a lid. (Canning
jar that has been heating in boiling water, for instance.) Cover tightly and
shake gently to thoroughly mix. Let stand in a warm place - like where you
put bread to rise) till thickened (24-48 hours). Store, covered in
refrigerator. Stir before serving. Use within three weeks. Makes two cups.

Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion chopped
15 Ounce can chicken broth
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
Cook onion in olive oil till tender, add remaining ingredients. Simmer till
desired thickness or add a little flour mixed in cold water.

Licorice Drops

1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 Tablespoon black food coloring
1/4 Teaspoon anise extract or pulverized anise seeds
Put the sugars, water and corn syrup into a pot, set the pot over medium
heat and stir. When the batch has boiled for the first time, wash the sugar
crystals down from the sides of the pot. Put the thermometer in the pot and
cook without stirring to 290F [soft crack stage]. Take the pot from the heat
and add the food coloring and the anise flavoring and stir them in gently.
With a teaspoon, drop round patties about the size of quarters onto a
greased baking sheet. If the candy in the pot gets too firm for spooning,
reheat it gently until it softens.
Cool the drops completely but not in the refrigerator or the pieces will
stick. Wrap the drops individually in wax paper.

Schlotsky's Deli Rolls

1/2 Cup Lukewarm Water
1 Tbls. Sugar
1 Package Active Dry Yeast
3/4 Cup Lukewarm Milk
1/2 Teas. Salt
1/4 Teas. Baking Soda
2 1/2 Cups Flour
Yellow Cornmeal
In an 8 oz. measuring cup, stir together first 3 ingredients; let mixture
stand until it bubbles to top of cup. Dissolve baking soda in 1/2 Tbs.
warm water. In medium bowl, combine milk, salt and soda-water mixture
with 1 cup flour, beating with wire whisk until smooth. Beat in yeast
mixture and then remaining flour, using a sturdy spoon. Batter should
be thick and sticky but smooth, with all flour thoroughly dissolved. Put
dough in 2 small pie pans that have been sprayed with non-stick spray and
dusted with cornmeal. Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap that has also
been sprayed. Let rise about an hour.
Remove plastic wrap and discard. Spray tops of buns with non-stick spray
and bake on center rack at 375F about 20 min. or until golden brown.
Let rolls cool in containers on a rack for 20 min. Spray tops with more
non-stick spray to keep crust soft. Let cool 1 hour before slicing and
filling with sandwich meats and cheeses

Olive Garden Hot Artichoke-Spinach Dip

Ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach – thawed
1 cup artichoke hearts – chopped
8 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder
dash ground pepper
crackers or sliced toasted French bread
Simmer the spinach and artichoke hearts in a cup of water in a small saucepan
over med. heat until tender, about 10 min. Drain in a colander when done. Heat
the cream cheese in a small bowl in the microwave set on high for 1 min. Or,
use a saucepan to heat the cheese over med. heat just until hot. Add spinach
and artichoke hearts to the cream cheese and stir well. Stir in the Parmesan,
pepper flakes, salt, garlic powder and ground pepper, combining well. Serve hot
with crackers or toasted bread for dipping.

Olive Garden Stuffed Mushrooms

2 large pkgs button mushrooms, washed
1 can chopped clams, drain and put through food processor
1/4 - 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 - 1 cup REAL butter
1/2 - 3/4 cup Fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 - 3/4 cup Fresh Romano cheese, grated
1 - 1 1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 carrot, finely chopped (food processor is best)
1-2 cups Seasoned Bread Crumbs
1-2 cloves garlic, mince
1 egg
Remove stems from mushrooms and place in food processor with carrot, onion,
and clams. Once finely chopped, place in saucepan with garlic and about 1/4 -
1/2 cup butter. Sauté until tender. Mix cheeses together, leave about 3/4 cup
aside. Mix stem mixture, bread crumbs, egg and cheese together. Mixture should
pack well and not be wet or crumbly - add to mixture as you see fit. Stuff
mushrooms and place in a 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top,
cut butter into pats over top of cheese. Bake at 350 until mushrooms are fully
cooked. Broil about 5 minutes to brown the tops. Remove from oven and serve
immediately.