Prosciutto & Ricotta Baguette

 Prosciutto & Ricotta Baguette

If You Want Something Quick And Fancy!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: No cooking required

Ingredients

French Baguette, split, 6 inch sections

Prosciutto slices

1 cup fresh ricotta cheese

1 tsp honey

1 tsp minced chives + garnish

1 clove garlic, minced

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Small bowl

Directions

In a small bowl, mix; ricotta cheese, honey, chives, garlic, salt & pepper.  Split baguette and spread ricotta mixture and layer Prosciutto slices and garnish with more chives.

yields 2

Root Beer Brisket

Root Beer Brisket
Hello Beautiful Piece Of Beef!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 6 hours

Ingredients
6 lb. beef brisket, trim excess fat
1 Vidalia onion, sliced
5 cloves garlic, slice thin
1 canned root beer
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup A1 steak sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Cooking Tools

Large Dutch oven with lid

Small mixing bowl

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 Degrees F.  Place brisket in Dutch oven fat side up. Place onion slices and garlic on top of brisket. Whisk together the rest of the ingredients and pour over top of brisket.  Place lid on top and bake in oven for 6 hours, remove lid the last 45 minutes of cooking. Remove cooked brisket from Dutch oven onto a cutting board, let rest for 5 minutes before slicing against the grain. Remove onions and garlic and place on top of sliced brisket. Remove as much grease from the pan juices, and pour the Au jus on top of the brisket.
Serves 6

 

Watermelon With Mint Simple Syrup

Watermelon With Mint Simple Syrup
This Is So Refreshing, Especially For The Hot Days Of Summer!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients
Watermelon slices
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
10 mint leaves
1 tbsp mint leaves, chopped

Cooking Tools
Small sauce pan

Directions
In a small sauce pan on low heat, add; water, sugar and mint leaves.  simmer for 15 minutes to reduce liquid.  set aside in a glass container and cool, you can also refrigerate.  Pour Mint simple syrup over watermelon slices and garnish with chopped mint leaves.
Serves 4

Guava & Pineapple BBQ Meatballs

Guava & Pineapple BBQ Meatballs
A Great Recipe For The Next Potluck!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 hours

 Ingredients
1 lb. ground round beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup water
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp minced parsley + garnish
1 egg

Cooking Tools
Large mixing bowl
Parchment lined sheet pan
Slow Cooker

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 Degrees F.  In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and knead well.  Make golf ball size meatballs and place on sheet pan and bake for 35 minutes.  Transfer into the slow cooker with the Guava Pineapple BBQ Sauce (recipe below). Cook meatballs in the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.  Place in a serving bowl and garnish with parsley.
Yields 24

Guava Pineapple BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
4 cups Passata (strained tomato sauce)
4 cups BBQ sauce
1 cup guava paste
3 cups fresh pineapples, chunks
1 onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions
Place all ingredients in a slow cooker on high, mix well.

Jacked Up Franks & Beans

Jacked Up Franks & Beans
A Whole New Whiskey Twist On A Classic Staple!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients
1/4 lb pork shoulder or pork belly, cubed
12 oz Kielbasa smoked sausage, sliced or cubed
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 15 oz canned great northern beans, rinsed & drained
1 15 oz canned pinto beans, rinsed & drained
1 cup canned black eyed peas, rinsed & drained
1 cup ketchup
1 cup Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup Jack Daniel's Whiskey
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp pepper 

Cooking Tools
Medium Dutch oven or cast iron pot

Directions
Trim off any excess fat from the pork shoulder or pork belly. On high heat, add oil to bottom of Dutch oven and place cubed pork and sear and brown on all sides.  Add in the smoked sausage and sear for additional few minutes.  Add in the remaining ingredients and mix well.  Lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours.  Stir ingredients occasionally, so not to burn the beans at the bottom of the pot. The beans will thicken as it cooks. Minced parsley for garnish (optional).
Serves 6

Crab Rangoon Deviled Eggs

Crab Rangoon Deviled Eggs
Courtesy Of My Mother!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Cooling Time: 1-2 hours

Beautiful To Look At And Delicious To Eat!

Ingredients
1 dozen eggs
6 smoked crab sticks (Kani Kama) shredded
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tbsp cream cheese
1 tbsp Mirin
1 tsp Dijon mustard or Chinese mustard
3 slices bacon, cooked crispy, chopped
1/2 cup cucumber slices, thin
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools
Large pot
Skillet
Medium mixing bowl
Deviled egg platter

Directions
In a large pot, add eggs and top with cold water.  Bring water to a boil, turn off heat and cover for 10 minutes. Cook bacon until nice and crispy while the eggs are cooking, drain off excess fat on paper towels.  Place boiled eggs in cold water to stop the cooking process. Once cooled, peel the eggs and cut in half.  Place yolk in a mixing bowl and using a fork, break down the yolk into tiny crumbs.  Add to the bowl; crab sticks, mayonnaise, cream cheese, Mirin, mustard and mix well.  salt and pepper to taste.  Fill each cooked egg white with the egg yolk mixture and chill in the refrigerator.  Garnish with chopped crispy bacon and cucumber slices (get as fancy as you want)!
Yields 24

Summer Farro Salad

Summer Farro Salad
Perfect For A Light And Healthy Dinner!
Difficulty: Easy



 Ingredients
1 1/2 cups dried Farro (cook according to directions)
1 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced
1 cup seedless English cucumbers, diced
1/2 cup red onion, minced
3/4 cup carrots, julienned
1 cup mandarin oranges
1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups Arugula
1/2 cup green onions, sliced
1/2 tsp garlic, pressed
1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves
juice of 1 large lemon
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp champagne vinegar
salt
pepper
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled

 

 

Directions
Cook Farro according to manufactures direction, drain of any excess liquid in colander and let cool to room temperature.  Place Farro in a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients except the mandarin oranges.  Toss until well coated, salt and pepper to taste.  Toss in the mandarin oranges last so they don't break apart.
Serve at room temperature.
Serves 4



Brown Sugar BBQ Ribs

Brown Sugar BBQ Ribs
Grilled Low, Slow And Caramelized!
Difficulty: Easy

Serve With Our Easy Pickle Recipe.

Ingredients
1 rack of ribs
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of cumin
pinch of allspice
1/4 tsp chipotle pepper powder
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp lawry's seasoning

Add You Favorite BBQ Sauce On The Side!

Directions
In a mixing bowl, add ingredients 2 through 14 and mix.  Place the brown sugar mix evenly over the rack of ribs, and place the ribs sugar side up on a prepared outdoor grill. ( top rack on grill is best) Low and slow is the key to great ribs.  Cook until done.  Can be served with you favorite BBQ sauce.
Serves 2