Favorite Recipies
 

Good companions, good food, good drink...
Something that should always be enjoyed.

Just curious to see what the favorite recipies/dishes of the Pelicanites are. Share that tasty morsel!

I have a recipe for goat cheese stuffed cornish hen that's pretty awesome. I'll transcribe it when I get home.

JCM

I have a recipe for the Leopard.....I've only done it four or five times.....

Leopard tends to be a bit hard to find fresh in stores these days, unfortunately.

Nothing worse than thawed leopard.

It's still better than canned leopard.

I get mine fresh in Africa....

My favorite is the Paella my mother used to make...simply the best.

Grandmas Rhubarb Pie. Haven't had it for over a decade, it was excellent.

I make a mean chilli:
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By mean, are we talking about the heartburn discomfort level?

I found an awesome dish on the discovery cheif cooking website. Its a bacon wrapped filet minon over blue cheese mashed potatos covered with a burbon pepper cream sause. Its really easy and makes your guests feel like they just had a 4 star meal

That, with my completely from scratch-homemade apple pie, has won some local cooking contests.

All I can say is, FIRE IN THE HOLE!

There is a fine balance between using too many chilli and jalepeno peppers & seeds and not using enough! (The secret lies in the judicial mixing of the seeds in the mix!) I always feel it is better to err on the side of using too many, and let your bowels take care of the rest.

It's all about intestinal fortitude... :D
-Z-man.

Mmmmm. Food that bites back.

I am an excellent cook, even if I say that myself. Lots of entree dishes, but baking is my favorite. There are several pies I make that are world class, but the masterpiece is probably the lemon meringue pie. The crust is ready for the cover of Good Housekeeping. The meringue, though thick, practically does not exist and the filling is to die for if you like lemon stuff. My chocolate pie and banana cream are huge favorites. Outstanding cinnamon rolls. And cookies......well, that's how it all started.

So how about posting some instructions? BigD that filet sounds good, and check out that chili, Z! I just ate and I'm getting hungry again.:D

Adobo! Not dog adobo. Just chicken or pork. Great Filipino dish with soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves, garlic, onions, chicken broth that goes great over steamed white rice. Gives you bad breath though so pack Altoids.

Here are some yummy crowd pleasers:

Coq Au Vin

3 tablespoons olive oil.
2 lbs. Boneless, skinned chicken thighs, 1 inch pieces.
3 bacon strips, diced.
10 ounces mushrooms, sliced.
1 onion, chopped.
4 carrots, 1/4 inch thick slices.
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped.
4 ounces smoked ham, diced.
1 cup chicken broth.
1/2 cup dry red wine.
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes.
1 teaspoon dried thyme.
1 bay leaf.
(1) 15 ounce jar pearl onions, drained.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
1/8 teaspoon pepper.
1/4 cup all purpose flour.
1/2 cup water.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large, deep skillet, or dutch oven. Add chicken, cook 6 minutes. Remove chicken. Cook bacon in skillet 3 minutes, remove from skillet. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to skillet. Add mushrooms, onion, carrots, garlic, & ham. Cook, stirring frequently, for 7 minutes. Add broth, wine, tomatoes, thyme, bay leaf, pearl onions, salt, pepper, & chicken. Simmer for 15 minutes. Shake flour & water in jar with tight lid. Add to pot with bacon. Cook 5 minutes, until thickened & veggies are tender. Discard bay leaf.

Piccata Di’ Tachino

Lemon caper sauce:
Start with 1 cup white wine. Reduce to 3 to 4 tablespoons. Add 1/4 cup heavy cream. Boil (reduce) 3 to 5 minutes. Add 10 ounces whole butter (ice cold). Whisk into sauce. Add 3 to 3 1/2 tablespoons of capers, washed or with very little caper juice. Stir in 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic, and juice from 1/2 large lemon.

Breaded turkey:
Coat turkey breasts in virgin olive oil. Roll in breading (bread crumbs, parmesan & romano cheeses, chopped fresh basil, salt, & pepper). In lightly olive oil coated pan, sauté each breast approx. 10 minutes per side.

Garlic mashed potatoes:
Cut top off of large garlic bulb. Brush lightly with olive oil. Wrap in foil with a crushed fresh sprig of rosemary, salt, & pepper. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Boil red potatoes extra long (45 to 55 minutes). Unwrap garlic and squeeze from bulb. Mash in small cup. Mash potatoes with garlic (and butter as desired).

Serve turkey over mashed potatoes with fresh steamed green beans or peas in a pod.

Tex-Mex Tuna Tacos

12 ounces solid white tuna, drained & flaked.
1/2 cup sliced ripe black olives.
1/2 cup diced green onions.
2/3 cup picante sauce.
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream.
1 teaspoon ground cumin.
Shredded lettuce.
Taco shells (hard or soft).

In medium bowl, combine tuna, olives, & green onions.
In small bowl, combine picante, sour cream, & cumin; mix well.
Pour over tuna mixture, toss lightly. Line taco shells with lettuce, spoon mixture into shells.

It's not a recipe buy my fave sites for finding new things to cook are
RecipeSource
and
All Recipes

as for cooking, you can never go past your mum's roast. mmmm :D

I hope I never even hear about adobo again. For one thing, it makes the whole house smell like a gym sock.