Open Face Steak Sandwich

Open Face Steak Sandwich 

With A Delicious Garlic Ricotta Whip!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients 

1 New York Strip

2-3 large slices of Tuscan Bread, slice 3/4 inch thickness

4 Campari Tomatoes , sliced

1 cup Ricotta cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup shaved Parmesan cheese

zest of 1 lemon

2 tbsp olive oil + drizzle

2 tbsp butter

fresh basil leaves 

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tsp Kinder's Buttery Steakhouse Seasoning 

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Outdoor grill

Mini food processor 

Cast iron pan/grill

Directions

Preheat outdoor grill on high, then reduced to medium heat when placing steak on grill. Season steak with the Kinder's Buttery Steakhouse seasoning  and grill steak to your preferred temperature, set aside. In a heated cast iron pan, add butter & olive oil until melted and coat sliced Tuscan bread quickly on both sides, then place each side down for a few minutes on each side until golden crispy, set aside. In a mini food processor, add: Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, drizzle some olive oil, pinch of salt and whip until fluffy and smooth.

To construct the sandwiches: Once steak has properly rested, slice steak to serve two sandwiches. Spread the Ricotta Whip on the toasted slices of Tuscan bread, place sliced steak on top of Ricotta. Top with tomato slices, Parmesan shavings, lemon zest, fresh basil leaves and drizzle with some more olive oil, then repeat with the other slice of toasted bread.

Serves 2

 

 

Dutch Baby

Dutch Baby 

Sometimes Called A German Pancake, A Bismarck Or a Dutch Puff!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 25 Minutes

Ingredients

3 eggs, room temperature 

1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature

1/2 cup flour

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp butter

pinch of nutmeg

1 cup assorted berries

powdered sugar

Cooking Tools

Blender

2 small (individual) cast iron pan

 

Directions 

Place room temperature ingredients, the eggs, milk, flour, sugar and a pinch of nutmeg into the blender and pulse to blend all ingredients. The liquid will be somewhat runny. Preheat oven at 450 Degrees F. and place cast iron pans in the oven to heat. Once iron pans are screaming hot, remove from oven and add 1 tbsp butter into each pan until melted. Pour evenly the the liquid batter into hot buttered pans and immediately place back in oven and bake for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 Degrees F for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly before adding fresh berries and dust with powdered sugar. Cook's Notes If you are using a large cast iron pan, double the amount of ingredients. It is very important to use room temperature ingredients for the edges to rise high.

Serves 2

 

Bacon & Egg Puffs

Bacon & Egg Puffs

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 puff pastry sheets

4 slices bacon, cooked

2 eggs

1 tsp minced parsley

1 tbsp Parmesan cheese

olive oil

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

2 small round bottom release pans

Small fry pan

Sheet tray 

Directions
Preheat oven 400 Degrees F.  Cut pastry in a round circle, double the size of the bottom release pan.  Cook bacon half way and set aside.  Place puff pastry dough in the pan and fold pleats.  Do not over hang the pan. Line inner circle with bacon and crack one egg into each pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper and drizzle with olive oil.  Bake in oven for 25 minutes.  Release pan and remove Puffs and garnish with minced parsley.
Serves 2

Eggs Verde

Eggs Verde

Served Over Potato Pancakes!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
9 eggs
1 cup Bisquick pancake mix
1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
1/2 cup milk
butter
vegetable oil
salt
pepper
Salsa Verde http://womanandthewhisk.blogspot.com/2015/07/salsa-verde.html

Cooking Tools

Non stick skillet

Medium mixing bowl

Food processor

Directions
Prepare Salsa Verde in advance and set aside.
Place Bisquick, 1 egg, milk in a mixing bowl and whisk until lumps are smooth.  Whisk in mashed potatoes and whisk until lumps are smooth. Melt butter in a non stick skillet and pour even amounts to form 4 pancakes, cook on both sides until browned. Set aside pancakes in a warm location. In the same non stick skillet, use vegetable oil to fry each egg over easy, sprinkle with salt& pepper. Place 2 fried eggs over 1 pancake and drizzle Salsa Verde on top.
Serves 4

 

S'mores French Toast

S'mores French Toast

Something A Little Decadent In The Morning!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

4 thick slices white bread, Brioche, Challah

2 cups Keebler graham cracker crumbs

1 cup Jett Puff Marshmallow spread

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 eggs, whisked

1/2 cup milk

butter

maple syrup

Cooking Tools

Nonstick skillet

2 Small mixing bowl

Sheet tray 

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk; eggs and milk. Add graham cracker crumbs in the other mixing bowl.  Spread Marshmallow spread thick or thin on sliced bread, top with the other slice.  Dip sandwich into the egg mixture, soak on all sides.  Place dipped bread into the crumbs and coat on all sides. Melt butter on medium heat, and fry french toast a few minutes on each side.  Pkace on sheet pan and bake in oven for 10 minutes.  Sprinkle chocolate chips and drizzle with maple syrup.
Serves 2 

 

Breakfast Loaf

Breakfast Loaf
Everything Delicious In One Package!
Difficulty: Moderate
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients
1 loaf Challah bread
5 eggs
1 cup roasted red pepper, diced
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 cup onion, diced
2 cups spinach leaves
1 garlic clove minced
1/4 cup green onions, diced
1/4 Lb. bulk breakfast sausage
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 bsp butter
olive oil
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Small mixing bowl

Non stick frying pan

Sheet pan 

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Slice Challah bread long ways were the the top of the loaf crown meets the base. Hollow out inside both the top and bottom evenly, leaving at least 1/2 inch for support. Drizzle the inside with some olive oil and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, until toasted.  In a non stick pan on medium heat, cook and brown bulk sausage.  Add in red and green pepper, onions, green onions, garlic and cook for 10 minutes or until tender.  Add in spinach and cook for additional few minutes until wilted. Salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.  In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, add salt and pepper. Melt butter in a clean non stick pan on low heat and add whisked eggs and slowly cook egg until it is a soft scramble. Mix in the sausage with vegetables and cheese into the eggs, remove from heat.  Stuff egg mixture into the hollowed out cavity, both the bottom and top.  Carefully invert the top onto the bottom and let it set for 10 minutes before slicing.
Serves 6

Crabby Eggs

Crabby Eggs
Doesn't Have To Be Served Just For Breakfast!
Difficulty: easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

4 eggs

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 tbsp + 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)

1 cup cooked lump crab meat

1 tbsp green onions, minced

slices of avocado

parsley for garnish

olive oil for drizzle

salt

pepper (optional)

Cooking Tools

Non-stick skillet

Small mixing bowl 

Directions
In a small bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt.  Melt 2 tbsp of Ghee on low heat and add whisked eggs. Slowly move eggs from edged of pan to center.  Cook eggs until 90% cooked then pull from heat. Place eggs on serving dish.  Using the the same pan, melt 2 tbsp of ghee and saute crab meat until heat through. Add crab meat on eggs and lay slice of avocado.  Garnish with minced green onions, parsley and drizzle with olive oil.
Serves 2

Ham & Swiss Stuffed French Toast

Ham & Swiss Stuffed French Toast
Sweet, Salty, Breakfast & Lunch!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes

             Ingredients

2 large even slices of Focaccia bread

1/4 lb. smoked ham slices

2 slices of Swiss cheese

1 tsp mayonnaise

3 tbsp butter

Maple syrup

2 eggs

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Non stick skillet

Small mixing bowl

Directions
Layer ham and cheese between the Focaccia bread, spread some mayonnaise.  Slice sandwich into even rectangles.  Whisk egg, salt & pepper in a small mixing bowl. On medium heat, melt butter in the skillet.  Dip each sandwich rectangle into the whisked eggs on all side and fry for a couple of minutes on both sides until golden brown.  Serve with maple syrup.
Serves 1-2

Spicy Bloody Mary

Spicy Bloody Mary
A Cocktail Or A Healthy Adult Beverage?
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required

Spicy Bloody Mary

Ingredients

2 cups Veggie Tomato Juice or V8, chilled

2 shots Vodka

2 tsp Tabasco sauce

2 celery stalk with leaves

green olives

baby pickled sweet peppers

lime wedges

seasoned salt mix

Cooking Tools

Wooden skewers

Beverage shaker

Directions

Coat rim of glass with some lime juice and dip into seasoned salt mix.  In a beverage shaker, add; vegetable juice, vodka and Tabasco sauce and shake.  Pour the vegetable juice into prepared glasses. Skewer olive, sweet peppers, and lime wedge. Garnish drinks with celery stalks and skewers.

Serves 2 

 

Breakfast Baskets

Breakfast Baskets
The Perfect Addition To Your Christmas Brunch!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients
3 cups raw shredded potatoes
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Monterrey Jack cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp butter, melted + greasing
1 tbsp parsley, minced
1 tbsp sour cream
1/2 tsp salt
pinch pepper
1 egg

Filling
Ingredients
1/2 cup onion, small dice
1/2 cup green pepper, small dice
1/2 cup ham, small dice
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp minced green onion + garnish
6 small eggs
1 tbsp butter
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

6 capacity muffin tin (large)

Medium mixing bowl

Small skillet

Directions
Preheat oven 400 Degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl, add; potatoes, cheddar, Monterrey, Parmesan cheeses, garlic powder, melted butter, parsley, sour cream, egg, salt, pepper and mix well.  Grease muffin tins and scoop potato mixture and press down bottom and up the sides, creating a basket.  Bake in oven for 25 minutes, check half way through the baking process. Cook's Note: If the sides collapse in, just take out of the oven and by using the back of a spoon, press potatoes back up and place back in to finish cooking. While the basket portion is cooking, in a small skillet on medium heat melt butter.  Add in onions, green pepper, ham, garlic powder, green onions, salt & pepper. Saute for 5 minutes and set aside.  Pull out the potato baskets out of the oven and place about a tablespoon of filling into the basket, add 1 small egg into the basket with the filling. Repeat with the rest of the baskets.  Place back in oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before attempting to remove the baskets from tin.  Garnish with minced green onions.
Serves 6 

Panettone Croque Madame

Panettone Croque Madame
The Perfect Brunch For Christmas Morning!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 35-40 minutes

Ingredients
1 Panettone loaf, sliced 1/2 inch thick rounds
6 medium size eggs
6 thin slices of ham
6 slices Swiss cheese
butter spray
pepper
minced parsley for garnish

Cooking Tools
Large muffin tin
2 medium sauce pans 

Directions
Preheat oven 350 Degrees F. Press down on the cut rounds of Panettone.  Measure and fit the Panettone into the muffin tins to create a bread bowl, making sure the sides come up higher than the muffin tin, so it can hold all the ingredients. Spray inside and the top of Panettone with some butter spray and place in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes to toast the Panettone.  Remove from oven and place a layer of ham to the bottom of each Panettone bowl, then a layer of Swiss cheese.  Crack 1 egg into each bowl lined with ham and cheese and spoon some Bechamel Sauce (recipe below) on top of egg to cover and a dash of pepper.  Place back into the oven and cook additional 20-22 minutes.  Let rest for at least 5 minutes to set up.  garnish with minced parsley.
Serves 6

Bechamel Sauce
Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt
fresh grated nutmeg

Directions
In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium-low heat until melted. Add the flour and stir until smooth. Over low heat, cook until the mixture turns a light, sandy color, about 6 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the milk in a separate pan until just about to boil. Add the hot milk to the butter mixture, whisking continuously until very smooth. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and cook 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove from heat. Season with salt and nutmeg, and set aside until ready to use.

Breakfast Casserole

Breakfast Casserole
A Great Recipe For Sunday Brunch!
Difficulty: Easy

Can Be Prepped The Night Before And Baked In The Morning!

Ingredients
8 eggs
1 cup milk
2 cups bread, cubed
1 tbsp garlic, pressed
1 cup potatoes, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1/2 large onion, diced
1 cup cooked ham steak, diced
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 large tomato, diced
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp of dried thyme
1 tsp dried tarragon
salt
pepper

Directions
Preheat oven 350 Degrees F.  In a frying pan on medium heat; add 2 tbsp of butter and sauté onions, garlic, potatoes and green pepper until tender.  Set aside and cool.  In a large mixing bowl, whisk egg and milk, then add the cubed bread and let bread soak up some of the liquid.  Add the sautéed buttered onions, garlic, potatoes and green peppers, then add the rest of the ingredients and toss until well incorporated.  Bake in a greased baking dish for 40 minutes.  Set aside for 15 minutes before serving. (Can be prepped and refrigerated the night before and baked in the morning)
Serves 6