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Pizza - Antipasto
By Taraespo
Press dough onto baking sheet and top with garlic, cheese and pepper flakes and freshly ground pepper
- Pizza dough (homemade or store bought)
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 c. shredded provolone cheese
- a couple handfuls of parmesan
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- a few grinds of black pepper
- 1 small heart of romaine, chopped
- 8 slices genoa salami, chopped
- 2 roasted red peppers, chopped
- 2-3 T chopped banana pepper rings
- 1/4 c. artichoke hearts, chopped
- handful of green or black olives, coarsely chopped
Tostada's
By Taraespo
Adam's recipe!
- Tostada shells, hard ones
- 1 lb chorizo
- 1 can refried beans
- lettuce, shredded
- tomato, cut up
- Mexican shredded cheese
- sour cream
- Mexicorn
- Avocado, sliced
- salsa
- cilantro, chpd
- onion, chpd fine
Pot Roast
By Taraespo
Sprinkle roast with garlic powder and pepper
- 1 - 3 lb boneless chuck roast
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder and pepper
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1/2 lb sliced mushrooms
- 3 bay leaves
- 3-4 beef bouillon cubes,crushed
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup red wine
Lurline Langlois' Pralines
By Taraespo
In a small, thick bottom sauce pan combine all ingredients and heat over medium high heat
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup pecans
Tomato and Corn Pie
By Taraespo
Proud Italian Cook recipe
- 1 pie crust, good store bought one
- 2 lg onions, slice and slowly carmelized
- tomato slices, enough to cover top
- 3 ears of fresh corn, cooked and cut into planks
- shredded asiago
- shredded mozzarella, enough to cover the bottom of the crust
- romano cheese
- olive oil
- dried oregano
- fresh basil
Bacon Wrapped Dates with Red Pepper Sauce
By Taraespo
Preheat oven to 375°F. 2 Soak round toothpicks in water for 15 minutes, this will prevent burning when baking
- 1 lb bacon, uncooked, applewood is best
- 8 ounces pitted dates, the larger the better
- 1 -2 garlic clove
- 1/2 large red bell pepper, seeded, quartered
- 1/2 medium yellow onion
- 1/4 cup half-and-half cream, a little more if desired
- 1 -2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (to taste)
Hummingbird Bundt Cake
By Taraespo
Prepare Cake Batter: Preheat over to 350°
- 1/2 1/2 – 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3 cups 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1-3/4 cups 1-3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large)
- 1 (8 oz) can 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple (do NOT drain)
- 3/4 cup 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1-1/2 teaspoon 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- GLAZE
- 6 oz 6 oz cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 3 c. 3 c. powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 T. 1 1/2 T. milk
Stuffed Poblano Peppers w/ Green Chili Sauce
By Taraespo
a Chew recipe
- Green Chili Sauce:
- 6 large poblano peppers
- 1 red onion,finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1/3 c green onions, sliced thinly
- 1/3 c cilantro, chpd
- 1 1/2 c monterey jack, shredded
- 132 c sour cream
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 5 tomatillos (husks removed and hulled)
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 avocado
- 1 jalapeno
- 1/2 c cilantro
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 c olive oil
- salt and pepper