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PISTACHIO SMOKED SALMON SPREAD
By nekmor
Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 lb. smoked salmon, flaked or finely chopped
- 1/4 c. natural California pistachios, chopped
- 4 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. dill, chopped
Tex-Mex Gooey Casserole
By nekmor
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 2 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 cup McCormicks or other taco seasoning
- 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes
- 2 TBS Beef Base Concentrate
- 10 flour tortillas
- 2 cups grated Medium Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
Lemon Chicken Stir Fry
By nekmor
1.Grate 1 teaspoon lemon zest and set aside
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth (or orange juice)
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 10 ounces mushrooms, halved or quartered
- 1 cup diagonally sliced carrots, (1/4 inch thick)
- 2 cups snow peas, (6 ounces), stems and strings removed
- 1 bunch scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts divided
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Hamburger Steak
By nekmor
Mix well and grill
- 2 lbs 4% burger
- 1 egg
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- 2 TBS minced garlic
- 2 Jalapeño peppers minced
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
"Too Easy" Angel Hair Salmon Pasta Recipe
By nekmor
Boil pasta in large pot of salted water until al dente (tender, yet still firm)
- 6 oz angel hair pasta
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup milk (better if you use whole milk)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 4 oz thinly sliced smoked salmon (cut into thin strips)
- Salt and Pepper; Freshly-grated Parmesan to top
Chipotle Shrimp Tostadas
By nekmor
To create this Southwestern-inspired dish, Melissa Rubel Jacobson tosses shrimp with chipotle chile powder (made fr...
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, plus more for frying
- 4 corn tortillas
- Kosher salt
- 24 large shelled and deveined shrimp (about 1 pound)
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 4 cups shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 Hass avocado, thinly sliced
- 2 medium radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges, for serving
Mom's Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
By nekmor
1 Preheat the oven to 350F
- 1 small onion, chopped (about a cup)
- Vegetable oil - grapeseed or olive
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 14.5-ounce can tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted if you can get it
- 2 Tbsp red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup to a cup of water
- 12 corn tortillas
- Grapeseed oil, peanut oil or canola oil - a high smoke point vegetable oil
- 2-3 cups of cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
- Salt
- 2 cups grated cheese (about 1/3 lb)
Spicy Dill Quick Pickles
By nekmor
Adding chiles to a brine adds spicy flavor to traditional dill pickles
- Vegetables, like asparagas, broccoli stems, carrot sticks, cauliflower florets, green beans, or kirby cucumbers
- 3 tablespoon(s) kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon(s) sugar
- 1.25 cup(s) distilled white vinegar, 5 percent acidity
- 2 tablespoon(s) coriander seeds
- 6 large garlic cloves, halved
- 4 to 6 long red or green hot chiles, halved lengthwise
- 16 dill sprigs
The Mother-in-Law
By nekmor
Heat the Chili Sans Beans in a small saucepot until it is simmering, about 5 minutes
- 4 cups Chili Sans Beans, recipe follows, or your favorite prepared chili
- 4 Chicago-style hot tamales (or 4 prepared pork, chicken or beef tamales), usually found in the freezer section
- 12 sport peppers, chopped
- 1/4 white onion, chopped
- 4 hot dog buns
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Manchego
- 2 small bags corn chips, such as Fritos, crushed
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin
- 1 pound Mexican-style chorizo, such as El Supremo brand
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 stout beer
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- One 14.5-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
Old Bay
By nekmor
mix
- 1 T. bay (laurel) leaves crushed to powder with mortar and pestle or spice roller (ratio- 1:1)
- 1 t. salt (ratio 1:3)
- 1 t. celery salt (ratio 1:3)
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard (1:5)
- 1 t. coarse ground black pepper (ratio 1:3)
- 1 t. paprika (ratio 1:3)
- 1/2 t. crushed celery seed (ratio 1:6)
- 1/2 t. ground nutmeg (ratio 1:6)
- 1/2 t. dry ginger (ratio 1:6)
- 1/4 t. allspice (pimento) (ratio 1:12)
- 1/4 t. cloves (ratio 1:12)
- 1/4 crushed red pepper flakes (ratio 1:12)
- 1/8 t. mace (ratio 1: 24)
- 1/8 t. cinnamon (ratio 1: 24)
- 1/8 t.cardamom (ratio 1: 24)
- You can tweak these ratios to your own preference. Like a hotter spice? Up the red pepper flakes. Like a more spicy blend? Up the cloves and ginger. Blend spices thoroughly and store in an air-tight container.
- Don't limit your enjoyment of Old Bay Seasoning to fish and seafood. Old Bay makes a delicious meat rub and works great to season rice, potatoes, pasta and cooked vegetables.
- My family loves cooked rice, shrimp, carrots and broccoli with butter and Old Bay seasoning. For more great recipes, see me at the blogs listed.