Butternut Squash Soup

1 butternut squash, roasted
1 acorn squash, roasted
some butter
tsp ginger, choppified
1/4 onion
some dill
chicken powder (lots-ish)
a little bit of curry powder
4 ish cups of water
some chipotle powder
some ancho powder maybe
1/2 pkg cream cheese

cooking, blending, etc

yummy

Lime Pineapple Cheesecake

Usual crust

1 lime -
3 pkgs cream cheese
about 1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs

45 min - 320 (Creston)

Chile Cinnamon Brownies

made for work:

http://www.alanskitchen.com/DESSERTS/Brownies/NM_Cinnamon_Chile_Brownies.htm

idea for later:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5835.asp

Chocolate Chip Coconut Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Chip Coconut Cheesecake Bars
(http://www.bigoven.com/172115-Chocolatechip-Coconut-Cheesecake-Bars-recipe.html)

1 package Chocolate chip cookie dough
8 ounce Cream cheese, softened
1 Egg
1/2 cup Coconut, flaked
1/2 cup Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, egg and cream cheese; beat until smooth. Stir in the coconut.
3. Remove half of the cookie dough from wrapper and press half of the dough in the bottom of a 8" or 9" square pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture over dough. Combine and sprinkle remaining half of cookie dough over cream cheese mixture.
4. Bake at 350? F. for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Cool for 30 minutes.
5. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled. Cut into bars and serve chilled.

(I forgot to put the coconut in the cheesecake, so threw it on top)

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies II
(Allrecipes)

1 cup butter, melted
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Vanilla Bean Cinnamon Ice Cream

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe:

6 egg yolks
1 cup (100gr) sugar
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 vanilla bean, split open and seeded

In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and the sugar until pale and thick. In a saucepan set over medium heat, bring the milk, cream and vanilla bean to a simmer, without letting it come to a full boil. Slowly pour the hot cream over the egg yolks mixture while whisking to temper the egg yolks. Pour the whole mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cream coats the back of spoon. It should register 170F on a candy thermometer. At this point you have made a custard sauce, also known as "creme anglaise". Let cool completely, strain and refrigerate until cold, preferably overnight.
Once and the custard is cold, process according to your ice cream maker manufacturer's instructions.


Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipe: place a cinnamon stick in the soft ice cream and let it freeze 2 hours or overnight to get all the flavor from the spice without the brown color. Remove the stick before using.


http://tartelette.blogspot.com/2009/02/recipe-for-flourless-chocolate-cake-and.html

Sweet and Sour Sauce

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sweet-and-Sour-Dipping-Sauce/Detail.aspx

not great - too thin... too vinegar+ketchup... bleh...

Apple "Raisin" Snack Cakes

based on: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Apple-Raisin-Cakes/Detail.aspx

- 2 eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup white flour
- 1/2 cup ww flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 chopped granny smith
- 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots

1. Mix everything
2. Cook til brown on both sides.

* too much apple (half would be good)
* GF so-so --> cook fine, but don't really brown; pan much prettier, but a little doughy

good potential, but not quite there...

Chicken Lasagna

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-Lasagna-with-White-Sauce/Detail.aspx

- used one can cream of mushroom, one cream of chicken
- threw some onions and garlic into the white sauce
- uncooked nooooooooodles

Peppermint Bark

Bunch of semi-sweet chocolate chips (enough to cover a 9 x 9)...
splash of peppermint liqueur
---> melt, mix, freeze

Bunch of white chocolate
Smushed up candy canes
---> melt, mix, pour on brown, freeze

Break into pieces... Mmmm...

Raspberry Truffle Fudge

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Raspberry-Truffle-Fudge/Detail.aspx

Didn't make layers - just mixed it all together:

6 100g bars chocolate (4 milk, 2 dark)
about a cup semi-sweet chips
can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup whipping cream
about 1/2 c seedless raspberry "jam" (isn't seedless jam = jelly?)
a bit of vanilla

cooked it for a bit... stuck it in a 9 x 9... fridgify... roll into truffles... SUPERGOOD... nice with cocoa powder...

Dark Truffles

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tempting-Truffles/Detail.aspx

1 (big) block dark callebaut
1/4 c icing sugar

skipped the nuts...

hard to work with - either too hard or too soft... good texture

Eggnog Fudge

http://www.recipezaar.com/Easy-Christmas-Eggnog-Fudge-No-Thermometer-79213

changes:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 block of callebaut white
12 regular marshamallows

skipped the nuts...

(Chocolate Chip) Pound Cake

Whimsical Bakehouse

8 oz (2 sticks) unsalted butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 ½ c sugar
2 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 ¼ c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 c semisweet chocolate chips

Grease and flour 2 9-inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350. All ingredients should be room temperature.

With a mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese, mix, add sugar, mix a lot, add sour cream and vanilla, mix, add eggs (one at a time).

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and add to butter/egg mixture – beat on low speed until smooth.

Stir in chocolate chips by hand.

Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes before taking out of pans.

Coconut Pudding

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Coconut-Cream-Pie-VI/Detail.aspx?prop31=1

as written - except without crust...

Tex-Mex Chicken

Tex-Mex Chicken

http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/slow-cooker-tex-mex-chicken-107073.aspx

4 chicken thighs
1/2 package taco seasoning
2 tbsp (ish) flour
1/3 c chipotle salsa (mine)
1/2 c salsa (mild)
1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
1 c frozen corn
handful of green beans

later - cheese

Slow cooker - high

Eye-pple Cake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Dutch-Apple-Cake/Detail.aspx

Loved this - especially the crunchy top

Pumpkin Cheesecake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Double-Layer-Pumpkin-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx

- for work

Broiled Apples

Broiled Apples Recipe - Fruits - MyRecipes.com

Sweet Potato Curry

Sweet Potato Thai Curry Recipe | Recipezaar - used a jumbo yam, threw in some potatoes... skipped the spinach

2 sweet potatoes, peeled and in 1/2 cubes
1 onion, Chopped
3 garlic cloves, Finely chopped
2 inches fresh ginger, Finely chopped
olive oil, for saute
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 1/2 tablespoons panang curry paste
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 chili  (fresh and finely chopped or flakes)
fresh spinach (2 bags of the prepackaged spinach)
1 tablespoon fish sauce
cilantro, for garnish

1 Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger in the olive oil on medium high heat in a large pot until the onion is transparent.
2 Add the sweet potato and pastes. Mix well. Allow for mixture to heat up.
3 Add coconut milk and chili. Stir. Allow for mixture to heat up.
4 Add all the spinach to the pot, but do not mix. Cover the pot.
5 After 5 minutes, the spinach should be wilted. Stir into mixture. At this time, add the fish sauce and stir.
6 Re-lid and let simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked.
7 Serve over rice and add a sprig of cilantro on top.

Fall is here

Buttery Dinner Rolls

1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons dry yeast
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 tsp salt
4  Tbsp  butter -- (1/2 stick) melted

1. Heat milk and water to 90 F in microwave.
2. Add ingredients to bread pan in order shown. Drizzle melted butter over flour.
3. Select dough cycle.
4. After first rise, punch down and form rolls. Place on greased baking sheets, cover with plastic wrap and rise until doubled.
5. Brush with butter/egg wash if desired
6. Bake at 350 for 10-20 minutes
   

Makes 12 rolls

fixed from http://www.bread-bakers.com/archives/recipe/text/b4q96-1.txt

BBQ Eggplant

2 or 3 tbsp miracle whip
1 tsp minced garlic
a little bit chipotle chili pepper

eggplant, sliced into 3/4 inch slices

bread crumbs

--> smear the mayo on the eggplant, dip in the bread crumbs

--> bbq - 5ish minutes per side;

1/2 cup mozzarella
tbsp parmesan
1/2 tsp ish basil

--> after the flip, add cheese mix on the top side

* decent... peeled ones dried out quickly

Ricotta "stuffed" butternut

1 squuush - halved, seeded, pre-cooked in micro - maybe 14 minutes total?

butter, onions, garlic - sauteed
a bunch of baby spinach -heated

1 tub ricotta
2 eggs
italian seasoning
dill
parsley
lime juice - not very much
grated cheddar - maybe 1/4 cup - how come nobody bought parmesan?

350 - 20 minutes, maybe 25?

pretty yummy - rounder squash would be better though

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

1 chicken breast
2 smokies

boil

1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
some onion
some celery
1 can tomato paste
1 can whole tomatoes
1 tbsp. garlic stuff - too much
1 tbsp. chili powder
some thyme
a little cayenne
3/4 c chicken stock

morning:
shrimp
cajun seasoning (should have gone in earlier)


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jambalaya-II/Detail.aspx

http://www.slowandsimple.com/Jambalaya-r-508.html

Dutch butter cake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Botercake/Detail.aspx

- 2 sticks butter
- 260 g sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (ish) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder

More soup :)

http://foodiefriends.blogspot.com/2007/11/thai-red-curry-soup-with-chicken.html
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/THAI-RED-CURRY-SOUP-WITH-CHICKEN-AND-VEGETABLES-4260
http://www.recipezaar.com/105139

- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 chicken breast, skinny sliced
- 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
- 1/2 cup snowpeas
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger
- 2 cans coconut milk
- 2 cans veggie broth
- 2-3 tbsp lime juice
- cilantro

--> could have been spicier