Posted on 11/02/2013 9:28:22 AM PDT by libertarian27
That’s how I make my egg salad, pretty much. I add some dill pickle and bread and butter pickle, chopped very fine, as well as some very finely chopped onion. I add some dill weed and a tiny bit of sugar as well. If you add some onion powered and garlic powder, it rounds out the background. It’s got a good crunchy/smooth consistency. And it’s very dry, like you said, just a small dollop of mayo.
Red beans as in pinto? kidney?
Happily, I’m not doing Thanksgiving this year..going to friends, but I’m looking for a great appetizer that is somewhat Thanksgiving themed/related...open to suggestions
Cut raw chicken or turkey breast in one inch cubes. Wrap with 1/2 strip thin sliced bacon. Secure with toothpick.
Roll in mixture of two parts brown sugar, one part chili powder.
Place on racked pan. ( I use a cookie sheet with cooling racks), bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until poultry is done.
I can’t go to any party without my friends asking for these.
Could be kidney beans with southwestern seasoning. They would do.
I have used a similar recipe often is ALWAYS a hit and never disappoints . The only difference is I dip the chicken in Dijon mustard before the bacon, and I use chipotle chili powder.
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A coworker of mine is always raving about this soup, which he gets from a local restaurant for the price of $25 a quart!!! I looked up a few recipes and made this for a work potluck this week. It went so fast, that coworker never got to try it, so I don’t know yet how it compares to the restaurant’s version.
I tend to cook without measuring, so the following is estimated. Feel free to tweak as needed.
Tomato-Basil Bisque:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon butter
1 large clove garlic (or 2 small ones)
2 quarts fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon oregano
2 teapsoons basil
1 teaspoon parsley
1 dash ground sage
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tablespoon mollasses
Salt to taste
1 cup heavy cream, whipping cream, or half and half
Heat butter and olive oil together. Slice garlic as thinly as possible and saute in the butter/oil mixture until it just starts to turn golden. Add chopped tomatoes and let simmer until tomatoes are soft and beginning to dissolve. Add seasonings and simmer gently another 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and add the cream just before serving.
(To be honest, when I was tasting it as I cooked, I liked it better without the cream. But I’m told by most people that tried it that the cream was necessary to balance it out. Up to you.)
I suppose vodka would work, cold, can get it colder than ice actually. I don't have any but if I can't get one of these other methods working consistently, I might try that.
Last T'giving I did buy Pillsbury crusts. They will do in a pinch but nothing like homemade.
Thank you for the tip.
OH WOW!! Thanks!!! I’m definitely gonna try that!
I came up with a “cold fudge” today that was YUMMY!
2 Tbsp. peanut butter 200 cal
1 Tbsp. pea powder 15 cal (I used the Naturade Pea Protein, vanilla)
1 Tsp. coconut oil 30 cal
Dash of cinnamon
245 calories total
I placed ingredients in a small plastic storage container with a lid and stirred. Put the lid in place. Refrigerated it, and a few hours later, I opened it, and was able to slice it and eat.
Oh wow. As it melted, I used it for a spread.
Next time I plan to try adding some chocolate or carob powder in addition to the above.
YUM! I use that recipe myself! It was my mom’s fave. The hotel where the folks got married before dear old Dad went off to WWII served it, and mom, the blushing bride, cadged it from the chef.
(She rode on a train across 1/2 the country with her wedding cake on her lap to meet him. On wedding day, he was late. His mom was fit to be tied. Finally he got there, and it turned out he had to fight a fire on the base.)
Egg/olive sandwiches were honeymoon food!
You wrap the bacon around the cube..ha means that 2 sides are open. Have you ever double wrapped with two strips..so the chicken is completely encased in bacon? Yum. Also..ever toss the chicken int he sugar/chili powder mix BEFORE wrapping in bacon? The possibilities seem endless, and delicious..YUM!
Hey gypsy, it’s good to see this food thread again on FR... Holidays, politics and food, what more could one ask? :)
I cannot cook very many of my German mother's recipes properly, but I have gotten better with Italian since I started copying your recipes.
Thank you my FRiend, I’ll try to find some great German recipes for you, that are easy enough for Me to do, it may help you as well.. LOL
I’m not sure.
I make the first batch how the recipe says it should be. Taste.
Adjust recipe to my own specs. Enjoy!
My husband likes more chili powder than I do, and his are most excellent. We haven't tried more bacon. How about a small sliver of jalapeño under the bacon? I'd like to try that, but thought it would “fight” with the chili powder.
The recipe threads, and cooler weather always make me hungry.
Smoked Salmon Spread
I package smoked salmon- chopped
Cream cheese
Chopped red onion
Capers
That sounds so good. You are making me want to break in to my zombie apocalypse smoked salmon stash.
My friend told me about this recipe last month. It was the first time in all my years of cooking that a roast turned out delicious.
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