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Baked Chicken Piccata
By Claude
Recipe can be doubled easly
- 2 split boneless skinless chicken breast
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
- olive oil
- Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter, room temperture, divided
- 1/3 cup lemon juice (lemon halves reserved)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- sliced lemon for serving
- chopped fresh parsley leaves for serving
Pot Roast - meal in a dish
By Claude
Complete meal cooked together
- The rub for roast:
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- salt to taste - go lite (soy sauce is salty)
- The meal:
- 4 pound beef chuck eye roast - pulled apart, fat trimmed and tied back together
- 2 onions peeled and quartered
- 1 pound small red potatoes quarters
- 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Chili and Rice -
By Claude
quick and easy
- 1 cup of rice
- 1 pound of hamburger
- 2 packages of Chili Seasoning mix
- 1/4 teaspoon Chili Power - optional spice
- 2 8-oz cans of tomato sauce
- 1 can kidney beans (drained)
Carrots with Spiced Glazed
By Claude
--Bring carrots, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, peppercorns, bay leaf and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan ...
- 1 bunch of thin carrots (1 lb) cut into 1 inch pieces
- or 1 lb of the small already prepaired carrots.
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt
- 6 whole black peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon of orange juice
- 2 tablespoon Sherry or sweet vermouth divided
- 1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon of fresh tarragon leaves (dry tarragon works too).
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
Spaghetti Sauce
By Claude
from my Italian grandmother
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 lb sausage (Jimmy Dean or Johnsville)
- 1 lb ground round (beef)
- 1 lb ground veal
- 3 med. onions chopped very fine
- 2-3 garlic cloves chopped fine
- 4 cans 6 oz tomato paste
- 2 can 8 oz tomato sauce
- 6 to 8 cans of water (8 oz size)
- Sprinkle of spices
- basil
- thyme
- parsley flakes
- garlic salt
- Italian seasoning
- seasoned salt
- oregano
- sage
- fennel
- cloves - ground
- pepper
- a touch of sugar if to tomatoery - optional
Sweet Cucumber Pickles
By Claude
Make your own sweet pickles at home with fresh cucumbers from either your garden, local farmers market or roadside ...
- PICKLING SYRUP:
- 7 pounds of small cucumbers cut in thin slices.
- 1 cup pickling lime
- Water to cover pickle slices
- Ice cubes to put in soaking water
- Canning kettle
- 12-14 pint jars with lids and screw caps
- 1/2 gallon white vinegar
- 5 pounds sugar
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
- 1 tablespoon pickling spice
- 2 tablespoons salt
French Onion Soup
By Claude
Slice all the onions - I use a mandoline slicer for uniformity
- 3 Shallots
- 1 Leek - white part only
- 1 Red Onion - large
- 1 Yellow Onion - large
- 6 Green Onions
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 1/4 cup (dry white wine or dry sherry) optional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- The following four items tied up in a bag
- 1 teaspoon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Parsley
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 8 Peppercorns
- 6 cups of chicken stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- French bread slices for croutons 1 per serving
- 8 oz of Gruyere cheese (grated or slices)
Stuffed Peppers
By Claude
Can be stuffed three ways: with corn with rice with bread Also can be made with vege crumbles for th...
- Stuffing options:
- 1 lb of ground beef or 2 packages of vege crumbles
- 2 8-oz cans of tomato sauce
- 4 green peppers
- 1 cup of frozen corn or
- 1 cup of cooked rice or
- 1 cup of stale bread crumbs (soak in water so bread does not absorb all the liquid.
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices of cheese
Lamb Chops or Rack of Lamb
By Claude
Rack of lamb has 8 chops Four chops is enough for two people Can be cooked in the oven or on the grill
- 1 rack of lamb - 8 chops or
- four chops (enough for 2 people)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- option 1
- 1/2 teaspoon dry sage
- 1/2 teaspoon dry rosemary
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped - optional
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustasrd
- option 2
- 3/4 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
- zest from 1 orange, finely grated
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped - optional
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustasrd
Sweet Rolls
By Claude
Home made sweet rolls
- FILLING:
- 1 box of Hot Roll Mix (I use Duff's Hot Roll Mix)
- 2 small individual size boxes of Raisins (about 3 oz total)
- 1/4 cup of sugar (white or brown - option)
- 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon (adjust per your taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg (adjust per your taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon Allspice (adjust per your taste)
- 1/2 cup of pecans coarsely chopped
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter
- dried cranberries (like Ocean Spray Craisins) - option
- chocolate bits - option
- TOPPING:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- lemon juice to mix with the sugar - option
- lime juice to mix with the sugar - option
- water - option