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Salad/Apple Gorgonzola Salad with Spiced Walnuts
By latin1
Slice off 2 sides of apple along side the core
- 1 medium Granny Smith apple chopped into 1" pieces
- 8 oz Romaine chopped inot 2" pieces
- 2 tbsp Gorgonzola cheese
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 oz spiced walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup Vinegaigrette
- Spiced Walnuts
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Randi's Granola
By latin1
Mix up and press into pan (1/2" thick
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups nuts
- 5 cups old fashioned oats
Beverages/Limeade
By latin1
Squeeze limes and place in pitcher
- 1 cup lime juice
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup sugar
Beverages/ Sangrita (traditional chaser for tequila)
By latin1
Cut two 3 1/2" lengths from each cucumber to use as cups
- 2 medium cucumbers, each about 1 1/2" in diameter
- 1/2 dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup tomato juice
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
SaladDressing/Sweet and Sour Dressing
By latin1
Use with thinly sliced cucumber and red onion
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
Salad/Orion Room Salad with House Dressing
By latin1
Salad: Coarsely chop the romaine and place in a large salad bowl
- Salad:
- 1 large head of Romaine lettuce, washed
- 12 oz homemade croutons
- 1 (6oz) can garbanzo beanz
- 6 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
- Dressing:
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 cup miracle Whip
- 1 tsp Maggi Seasoning
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 5 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 scant tsp finely chopped parsley
- 2 1/4 tsp finely chopped onion
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- Pinch of garlic powder
Beef/Steak House-Style Porterhouse
By latin1
Panama Lewis
- 2 " thick prime dry-aged porterhouse steaks (about 3#'s)
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- Generously season steaks with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
Pasta/Passe en Blonde Shrimp
By latin1
New Orleans spicy pasta
- 2 # Shrimp
- 1 # green pepper
- 1/2 bunch green onions
- 1/2 cup chicken base
- 1 # andouille sausage
- 1/4 # proscuitto
- 1.25 # penne pasta
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 # butter
- 4 Tbls. garlic
- 1 # tomatoes
- 2 qts. heavy cream
- 1/2 gallon water
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup cajun spices(taste before putting all in...quite spicy)
Salad/Greens and Nectarine, Peach or Pear Salad
By latin1
combine dressing ingredients and mix together well
- Dressing:
- 3 tbsp raspberry vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- pinch each of sugar, salt and pepper
- Salad:
- 8 cups mixed greens
- 2-3 ripe nectarines, peaches or pears, cut into slices
- 1/3 cup toasted walnuts( toast 5-8 minuts in 300 degree oven
Sauce/Chimichirri Sauce
By latin1
Panama Style!!! Great on steaks
- 1 1/4 cup parsley
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 5 clove garlic
- 3/4 tsp red pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt