Gmasusan's profile page
Recipes
Claim Jumper's Cheese Bread
By gmasusan
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Spread
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Pinch ground black pepper
- Pinch paprika
- Bread
- 12 slices Texas toast (thick-sliced white bread)
- or 1 large French bread loaf, sliced through the middle
Strawberry-Cream Cheese Muffins
By gmasusan
Squares of soft, sweetened cream cheese provide a hidden treat when you bite into these muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, cut up
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cut into 12 cubes
Pesto
By gmasusan
Directions Watch how to make this recipe Place the walnuts, pignolis, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor f...
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup pignolis ( pine nuts)
- 3 tablespoons chopped garlic (9 cloves)
- 5 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups good olive oil
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Red Wine-Braised Lamb Shanks
By gmasusan
Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Four 1-pound lamb shanks Salt and freshly ground pepper ...
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Four 1-pound lamb shanks
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- 4 medium carrots, sliced 1/4 thick
- 4 medium celery ribs, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- One 750-milliliter bottle dry red wine
- 1 cup water
- 3 bay leaves
- 12 peppercorns
- Maple-Glazed Root Vegetables and Braised Red Cabbage, for serving
- How to Make It
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Make Ahead
- The braised lamb shanks can be refrigerated in their sauce overnight. Cover and reheat in a 350° oven for 30 minutes, or until warm.
- Suggested Pairing
- The peppery spice of good California Syrah is a classic match for meaty lamb dishes like these wine-braised shanks.
11 Ways to Use Epsom Salt Outdoors
By gmasusan
What’s the easiest way to make pork chops so tender you won’t need a knife? In the slow cooker! These pork chop...
- 4 bone-in pork chops (3/4 – 1-inch thick, around 1/2 pound each)
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- Brown sugar, to taste (optional)
- 2 Tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 large onion, sliced (about 2 1/2 – 3 cups)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme or rosemary (or 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or rosemary)
- 1 cup chicken broth or stock
- 1/4 cup apple cider (no added sugar)
- 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 – 3 Tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 Tablespoons water
Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks in Red Wine Sauce
By gmasusan
InstructionsPreheat the oven to 350F/180C
- 4 lamb shanks , around 13 oz / 400g each (Note 1)
- 1 tsp each salt and pepper
- 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil , separated
- 1 cup onion , finely diced (brown, yellow or white)
- 3 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 cup carrot , finely diced (Note 2)
- 1 cup celery , finely diced (Note 2)
- 2 1/2 cups / 625 ml red wine , full bodied (good value wine, not expensive! Note 3)
- 28 oz / 800g can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cups / 500 ml chicken stock, low sodium (or water)
- 5 sprigs of thyme (preferably tied together), or 2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 dried bay leaves (or 4 fresh)
- To Serve:Mashed potato, polenta or pureed cauliflowerFresh thyme leaves, optional garnish
Sesame chicken and broccoli stir-fry
By gmasusan
Cook chicken breasts according to package instructions
- uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s)
- 10oz 10oz
- 00 Points
- soy sauce
- 3Tbsp 3Tbsp
- 00 Points
- ketchup
- 2Tbsp 2Tbsp
- 22 Points
- dark brown sugar
- 4tsp 4tsp
- 44 Points
- sambal oelek
- 2tsp 2tsp
- 00 Points
- cornstarch
- 2tsp 2tsp
- 11 Points
- sesame oil
- 2tsp 2tsp
- 33 Points
- minced garlic
- 1Tbsp 1Tbsp
- 00 Points
- minced ginger
- 1Tbsp 1Tbsp
- 00 Points
- frozen chopped broccoli
- 12oz 12oz
- 00 Points
- reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1cup(s) 1cup(s)
- 00 Points
- uncooked scallion(s)
- 1⁄2cup(s), sliced
Frozen Key Lime Pie
By gmasusan
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- For the crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (10 crackers)
- 1 /4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- For the filling:
- 6 extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons grated lime zest
- 3 /4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 to 5 limes)
- For the decoration:
- 1 cup (1/2 pint) cold heavy cream
- 1 /4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Thin lime wedges
Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
By gmasusan
Instructions Place steaks in slow cooker
- 6 6
- medium
- very thin steaks
- (chicken steaks, blade steaks, or round steaks work well)
- 1 1
- cup
- thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1 1
- medium
- white or yellow onion,
- thinly sliced
- 2 2
- teaspoons
- minced garlic
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 1
- teaspoon
- dried Italian seasoning
- 1 1
- cup
- beef stock
- 1 /4
- cup
- flour
- 2 2
- tablespoons
- oil
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 /2
- cup
- heavy cream
- 2 2
- tablespoons
- fresh parsley,
- finely chopped
Chicken Enchilada Pie
By gmasusan
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9” springform pan with cooking spray
- Cooking spray
- 5 medium flour tortillas
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 /2 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (19-oz.) can enchilada sauce
- 3 c. shredded chicken
- 1 (15-oz.) can corn, drained
- 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 c. shredded cheddar
- 3 c. shredded monterey jack
- Pico de gallo, for serving
- Freshly chopped cilantro, for garnish
- Sour cream, for garnish