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Garlic Salad
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
1. Place garlic powder into a bowl
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon water, or as needed
- 1 small head cabbage, chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 2 small tomatoes, cut into wedges
- (optional)
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
Red Eye Gravy
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Follow regular sequence for making gravy
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 ounces country ham, minced
- 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced
- 1/2 cup onion, minced
- 3/4 cup green pepper, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
- 1/4 cup madeira wine
- 1/2 cup strong freshly brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 cup chicken broth
Jim's Favorite Bread Machine Basic White Bread Recipe
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
1 Measure and add liquid ingredients to the baking pan
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Jim and Judy's Hot Pepper Jelly
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Method: If using used jars, wash them and their lids in hot, soapy water; rinse with warm water
- 12 medium jalapeño peppers (1-1/2 cups)
- 2 medium green bell peppers &
- 2 medium red bell peppers
- 1 or 2 finely chopped habanero peppers for extra heat (optional)
- (should be 5-1/2 cups of finely chopped peppers)
- 3 cups cider vinegar
- 13 cups sugar
- 2 pouches liquid Certo
- 1 t butter
Bannock
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Directions Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups water
Tuna Casserole
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Directions: 1 Cook egg noodles to al dente in boiling salted water; drain well
- 8 ounces egg noodles
- 1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 ounces mushrooms, drained (optional)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (7 ounce) can tuna, with juice
Duck Breasts with Hot Pepper Jelly Glaze
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Lightly score the skin side of the duck breasts, but be careful not to go all the way to the meat
- For the Pepper Glaze:
- Four 6- to 8-ounce boneless, skin-on duck breasts, any excess fat removed
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 bay leaf, crumbled
- 1/2 cup prepared veal demi-glace
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 1 large shallot, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons hot pepper jelly, we like
- Peggy Rose
- 1 tablespoon local unsalted butter
- Kosher salt
Poached Cod - Kak't Dösch
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Poached Cod is a traditional dish from the island of Rügen
- 4 oz cod steaks each weighing 8 oz / 250 g
- salt and pepper
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tbsp butter
- soup vegetables, coarsely diced (2 carrots, 2 celery stalks, 1 leek, a bunch of parsley)
- 1 onion spiked with a bayleaf
- 4 allspice berries
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup cream 250 ml
- 3 tbsp hot mixed mustard
- 2 egg yolks
- a dash of wine vinegar
- pinch sugar
- Instructions
French Fried Shrimp On A Stick
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Soak shrimp in 2 Tbsp. salt and 1/2 cup water for 15 minutes
- 12 each Shrimp, Large
- 4 each 10” Wooden Skewers
- 2 each Extra Large Eggs
- 1 ⁄2 cup Flour
- 1 ⁄4 cup Cornstarch
- 1 ⁄4 cup Cornmeal
- 3 Tbsp. Baking Powder
- 2 cups Milk
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 ⁄2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 4 cups Canola or Vegetable Oil
- 1 bottle Ninos Chipotle Ranch Dressing
French Potato Pancakes
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Method: Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning once, until crisp, about 10 minutes
- 1/4 lb sliced bacon
- 2 medium Idaho potatoes, peeled
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1/4 lb Port-Salut or other semisoft cheese, coarsely grated
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 T flour
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- bacon fat