[cook]

[Duddahs]

SIMPLE SUMMER CITRUS SALMON SALAD

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1. Head of washed and dried Romain Lettuce torn, not cut.
1. Large local summer fresh tomato sliced into wedges.
1/4 Cup sliced Peppercino Peppers
1/4 Can Pitted California Black Olives
1/4 Can Pitted California Green Olives
1 Can Goya Canolini Beans or White Beans rinsed and dried
1 Can Goya Red Kidney Beans rinsed and dried
2 4oz/ pieces of fresh salmon
2 Cups Orange Juice
2 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Sea Salt ground fine
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper ground fine
1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Coriander
1 Basil branch with at leave or 1 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning

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In a large plastic Zip Lock bag, place the Salmon, Orange Juice and dry seasonings and the Basil. Close the top of the bag after removing as much air as possible. Massage the bag ingredients gently, being sure not to damage the Salmon until the herbs and orange juice are well mixed.

Place the Bag of Salmon and Marinade into the refrigerator in the morning and leave all day.

Assemble the salad into separate dishes, starting with the Romain Lettuce on the bottom, then the Beans spread atop the lettuce. Then randomly place the Olives, tomato's and peppers over the mixed Beans. Place the dishes in the refrigerator for later use.

Remove the bag of marinated Salmon which has been in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. Pour the contents into a low non-stick pan. Turn on the stove to medium and place the cover on the pan.

Poach the salmon and seasoned orange marinade for 5 minutes on each side.

Once the salmon has been cooked, remove from the liquid with a spatula and place on a plate to the side and cover with plastic wrap to avoid cooling off too much.

Continue to cook the orange liquid marinade until it has been reduced to about 1 cup worth of liquid.

Once reduce, remove the pan from the burner and pour the marinade into a small mixing bowl or large measuring cup.

Whisk in the Vinegar and the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and then place the mixture into the freezer for up to 15 minutes to cool it down.

Once the dressing has cooled down substantially (it need not be cold to the touch), remove the salad dishes from the refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap from the Salmon. Using your washed fingers, break the Salmon up into 1" pieces and distribute them atop the salad fixings on each plate evenly.

Using a spoon, spread about 1-2 tablespoons of the dressing over each of the salads then serve with a tall glass of cold water with a wedge of lemon and crushed ice.

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Enjoy!

[fangsfan1]

I love salmon, this sounds delicious.
In the summer I like to get the little yellow tomatoes, they have a slightly sweet flavor to them. I haven't been able to find any the last two years, do any of you get them?
Today is pie day at my house. My sister made coconut cream pies for a church supper and is going to make a blackberry pie for us. Across from our church there lives an older man who picks berries and sells them-strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. He charges a lot less than the stores so we really load up on them.

[Duddahs]

CROCK POT BARLEY AND MUSHROOM CASSEROLE w/ PORK CHOPS


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1 Bag of Goya Dry uncooked Barley
1 Large Vidalia Onion sliced thick
4 Cups Mushrooms sliced
5 Cups Chicken Broth
4 Thick cut Pork Chops
1 Teaspoon Paprika
2 Tablespoon Adoboe Seasoning
1 Tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
1 Tablespoon Fine Ground Salt
1 Teaspoon Basil
3 Cloves crushed and chopped Garlic
4 Cups Diced Carrots


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In your Crock Pot, place the rinsed uncooked Barley in the bottom and even it out.
Place slices of raw onion on top of the uncooked Barley. Place the Pork Chops directly on top of the sliced raw Onions. Add Garlic, Basil, Adoboe seasoning, Paprika, Salt, Pepper to the top of the Pork Chops. Pour the Chicken Broth over the entire contents of your crock pot.

Cover the crock pot and cook for 6 hours on Low.

After the 6 hours of cooking on Low, remove the cover and stir the contents. Add the Mushrooms and the Carrots and stir again. If at this time, there is no liquid left, add a little more Chicken Broth just to moisten and make a little wet.

Cover the crock pot and cook for 2 hours more on Low.

After the full 8 hours, stir the contents of the crock pot and remove and set the Pork Chops to the side. Ladle the cooked Barley, Mushroom and Carrot Casserole onto deep plates or bowls. Place a Pork Chop atop each dish and serve.

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Crock Pot Hogwarts Heaven!

[fangsfan1]

Oh that sounds so good, I love things like this. And not too hard to make either.

[misscharlotte]

Oh yes. I agree with Fang on this. My mouth is watering just reading this.

OK... it's on my to do list. I can't help it, I HAVE to go add my drooling smiley to our regular list.

LOL

[fangsfan1]

Oh I have to see that drooling smiley! It's funny I'm not too crazy about mushrooms on their own but I love them in recipes like this. A lot of these I forward to fangsfanssis, she loves new recipes.

[misscharlotte]

I saw that over at NZ's sister thread Million for DH at the wb....

tonewinwy had recently posted a ton of recipes and they each have Potter type names to them.

boards.harrypotter.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=249595&tstart=0

I wonder if they were submitted in by fans or just ones they named whatever they wanted before sending them in... Oh and she gets a lot of her materials from mugglenet she said.

So... rock cakes? There is Hagrid's and another person's... Rosemerta's.

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I recently posted somewhere here that I just bought a new cookbook... 700 Crockpot meals... Fix is and Forget It. ... something like that. I"ve been kinda busy to where I have not had any real time to flip through it... THanks Duddahs.. your pork chops sound so good.

That drooling smiley will be added soon. I got to go to bed.

[fangsfan1]

We had a chocolate festival at our church Saturday-hoping to make it an annual event. We decided to try it and it went really well, the kids especially loved it.
Our minister bought a chocolate fountain where you could dip all kinds of things in the chocolate-pineapple, pretzels, angel food cake, apples and other things. Everyone who came got two free samples from the fountain.
Then we had plastic bags for 2, 5 and 10 dollars-you got to go around to all the tables and fill your bag up-lots of people got theirs so full it wouldn't close up. We had cookies-chocolate chip, M&M, cocoa kisses and others, all kinds of fudge, chocolate covered cherries, homemade butterfingers and peanut butter cups,peanut clusters. Also all kinds of brownies, plain, walnut, frosted, peppermint and even blueberry brownies which I'd never heard of. Also a chocolate pie and chocolate rootbeer float cupcakes.
Our church is very small and has been struggling to keep afloat the last several years-so this was a big deal for us that it went so well.

[Duddahs]

Duddahs believes he would have been hospitalized in a Sugar Coma had he been with you Fangsfan1.

Duddahs found something he LOVES... Jenn bought a box mix to make Pumpkin Bars. I think it was called Crusteaze Pumpkin Bars..

Fattening for sure, delicious for days.. I made them for Duddahs Mom and Dad.. None were left when Duddahs took flight for home..

Oh my goodness!!

[misscharlotte]

Oct 14, 2013 18:38:32 GMT -6 fangsfan1 said:

We had a chocolate festival at our church Saturday-hoping to make it an annual event. We decided to try it and it went really well, the kids especially loved it.
Our minister bought a chocolate fountain where you could dip all kinds of things in the chocolate-pineapple, pretzels, angel food cake, apples and other things. Everyone who came got two free samples from the fountain.
Then we had plastic bags for 2, 5 and 10 dollars-you got to go around to all the tables and fill your bag up-lots of people got theirs so full it wouldn't close up. We had cookies-chocolate chip, M&M, cocoa kisses and others, all kinds of fudge, chocolate covered cherries, homemade butterfingers and peanut butter cups,peanut clusters. Also all kinds of brownies, plain, walnut, frosted, peppermint and even blueberry brownies which I'd never heard of. Also a chocolate pie and chocolate rootbeer float cupcakes.
Our church is very small and has been struggling to keep afloat the last several years-so this was a big deal for us that it went so well.

   

Here, we've been looking forward to our temps to finally stay cold. Starbucks hot chocolate... Mmm. Now I read what you posted and my mouth is really watering. Glad you all enjoyed yourselves. For me, I'm one of those people who savor my chocolate instead of gobbling it all up at once. So, one big bar of Hershey's will last. I take one square a day if I remember to. Best way to end a day. I can imagine with your list... it would be hard to resist taking only one bite at a time.

[misscharlotte]

Oct 15, 2013 11:13:38 GMT -6 Duddahs said:

Duddahs believes he would have been hospitalized in a Sugar Coma had he been with you Fangsfan1.

Duddahs found something he LOVES... Jenn bought a box mix to make Pumpkin Bars. I think it was called Crusteaze Pumpkin Bars..

Fattening for sure, delicious for days.. I made them for Duddahs Mom and Dad.. None were left when Duddahs took flight for home..

Oh my goodness!!

I LOVE that brand. I discovered the blueberry waffle/pancake mix and will never go back to Aunt Jamima or Betty Crocker. Krusteaz is the best if you can't do something home made. And I do happen to have another package inside my box for the Pumpkin bread mix. I wonder if it's the same box. I'll have to look. But I know what you mean. Mmm.

[fangsfan1]

I never heard of that brand but they sound delicious. There are certainly lots of things you can make with pumpkin flavor.
I love chocolate and I like to eat it at once but I like your way too Miss CHarlotte. It was so much fun watching people decide what things to fill their bags with, especially the kids.

[misscharlotte]

I thought it was some off brand when I first saw it. I left it there next to the other pancake mixes and chose to grab my regular.

And I know what you mean. Watching little kids when they get so excited about being a part of things... especially something fun like that, is amazing.

[fangsfan1]

My aunt (my mother's sister) brought over the coolest thing this week. It's my grandmother's old cookbook, a battered old composition book full of her handwritten recipes. I want to post some here when I have more time. There's also a Christmas poem written down with a note that my Mom recited it at school. Then at the end Grammy wrote a list of prices for laundry. A shirt, nightshirt or pajamas all fifteen cents. Sweaters were a quarter, bloomers ten cents and a washcloth two cents. Amazing!

[misscharlotte]

10 cents for bloomers? Woo where can I get a pair.

I was searching my regular computer the other day for some of the old recipies I saved from the original House elves cookbook thread we started over at Mals. I have that page still up and ready. I'm hoping to soon have LaKreacher come in and post a few goodies that each of you shared with us back then.. and that has not already been reposted here.

Hey... no wonder my tummy's rumbling. I have not had breakfast yet.

Tootles.

PS. I look forward to reading Grammy Fang's recipies if you have the chance.

[fangsfan1]

Date Cake

Pour one cup hot water over one cup dates-cut up fine.
Add one tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt.
Cream one cup sugar, one tbsp butter and one egg yolk and combine with the date mixture.
Sift two cups flour (after being sifted once) with one tsp of baking powder, and mix with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Combine with the other things and beat well.
Beat in one tsp vanilla.Add a beaten egg white last and fold in.
Bake 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

This was in Grammie Fang''s cookbook that I posted about. I remember she brought this to our house every single Christmas. She frosted it with a vanilla frosting that she colored with pink food coloring and I always thought it looked so pretty.

[Duddahs]

That sounds fantastic Fangsfan1..

Have to try it out if you do not mind...

[misscharlotte]

Oh Fangsfan That Date Cake sounds so good. I wish I had peeked in here before Christmas. I might have made it already. THanks... I"ll have to try it soon.

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Here's a recipe I found months ago online. I fell in love with it. It's so easy and fast too. I've made it several times too. Since I'm the only one who will eat it, I usually cut the ingredients mostly in half. I also choose to use the Turkey sausage to keep it more mild and healthier.

 www.theslowroasteditalian.com/2014/03/one-pot-cheesy-pasta-and-sausage-recipe.html




One Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage
SERVES 6-8 | ACTIVE TIME 20 Min | TOTAL TIME 20 Minutes

3 cups halved grape tomatoes, divided
1 large onion, sliced
1 pound smoked Italian sausage links, precooked (sliced into coins)
20-30 basil leaves, divided
4 garlic cloves, sliced
1 pound dry linguine
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
4 1/2 cups water
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Reserve (set aside) 1 cup halved tomatoes, 10 basil leaves and cheese.

Combine remaining ingredients in a large (12") braising pan or dutch oven over medium high heat. Cover and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, remove cover and cook 7-9 minutes until pasta is al dente (with a bite to it). Toss pasta with tongs occasionally to keep the pasta from sticking. Liquid will be mostly absorbed when pasta is cooked.

Add cheese and toss to combine. Cheese may clump but will melt into the sauce after a few minutes. Toss in remaining tomatoes and basil before serving.

Enjoy!

[misscharlotte]

Phooey. I came in here ready to post this recipe, but it looks like I already beat myself and posted it a while back. LOL!

[fangsfan1]

Today we had our aunt over for a birthday lunch.(yup, we're still celebrating, birthdays last a long time in this family ). My sister made her famous meat pie-stew beef, onions and homemade pie crust and that's all, simple but delicious. I made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting that I got out of Farm Journal cookbook. I wonder if any of you have ever used these cookbooks? They are out of print now but you can get them from E Bay, I never made anything from them that wasn't really good, Anyway it made me think of this great thread, haven't been here for a while.