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Baklava
By Gregg
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the filling:
- 1 (5-inch piece) cinnamon stick, broken into 2 to 3 pieces or 2 teaspoons ground
- 15 to 20 whole allspice berries
- 6 ounces blanched almonds
- 6 ounces raw or roasted walnuts
- 6 ounces raw or roasted pistachio
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon rose water
- 1 pound phyllo dough, thawed
- 8 ounces clarified unsalted butter, melted
- For the syrup:
- 1 1/4 cups honey
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 (2-inch) piece fresh orange peel
Enchilada Sauce
By Gregg
Add the boiling water to a large bowl and add all of the chiles
- Caesars Enchilada Sauce:
- 4 cups boiling water
- 3 ounces dried California chile pods
- 6 ounces dried guajillo chile pods
- 2 ounces dried pasilla chile pods
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 (28-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes, preferably fire roasted
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Smoke Turkey
By Gregg
Process to smoke the perfect turkey
- Turkey Buying Tips
- For the best smoked turkey, start with one that’s fresh and minimally processed. Freezing causes cells in the flesh to rupture. When thawed, a lot of the juices drain out and are lost.
- Most frozen turkeys are processed by being injected with a brine solution, which helps the thawed turkey remain moist when cooked. But you don't want their brine in your smoked turkey…you want YOUR brine in your turkey!
- If availability or finances prevent you from buying a fresh turkey, use a frozen one. Try to get a minimally processed one if possible, but if you can't, that's OK. Just make sure that the turkey is completely thawed before going into the brine.
- The Turkey Brine
- Mix up a batch of turkey brine using your favorite recipe or my recipe (found on Key Ingredient).
Flourless Chocolate Cake
By Gregg
My wife loves it and she knows her decadent chocolate
- 4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for sprinkling
- 1 Tbls Powder Sugar
Mama's Pound Cake
By Gregg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Breton Bay Punch
By Gregg
Nelson Spin on Rum Punch
- 2 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice
- 2 1/2 cups Orange Juice
- 1 cup White Rum
- 1/2 cup Dark Rum
- 1/2 cup Coconut Rum
- 1/4 cup Lime Juice
- 3 Tbsp Grenadine
Italian Cream Cake
By Gregg
Cake Mix ingredients in order Beat Egg Whites till stiff and fold into cake mix
- Cake
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Buttermilk
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Cups Coconut (packed)
- 5 Egg-yolks (Retain Egg Whites)
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 Cups Pecans (chopped)
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- Icing
- 1 Box Powder sugar
- 1 Stick Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Cup Coconut (packed)
- 1 Cup Pecans (chopped)
- 8 oz. Sour Cream (don't use all; wait to see if icing is too thick)
Italian Sausage grinding your own
By Gregg
Bulk or casing Italian Sausage
- 3 lbs pork (You can use a pork roast, pork butt or even tenderloin for
- a leaner sausage. If you don't have a meat grinder, you can buy pork
- that is already ground. You can also use ground turkey.)
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
Molasses Cookies
By Gregg
As a child growing up on the farm, my grandmother would make these cookies
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Shortening
- 1 Egg
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 Cup Molasses
Chicken Rice Burritos
By Gregg
Easy and fun burritos that freeze well
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 3-4 cups shredded, cooked chicken meat (Get a cheap rotisserie and pull)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided
- 1 (16 ounce) jar picante sauce, divided (I like the South West style get corn and beans in it)
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 12 (10 inch) flour tortillas