Sunday, January 2, 2011

Manly Meat "Quiche"


Jen’s “Manly Meat” Quiche:

Needed:
1 Quiche pan
1 Pillsbury® unroll-and-fill pie crusts
- Follow the directions to pre bake the crust (make sure to press the crust into the quiche pan, and use Aluminum foil while baking for 8 minutes at 450 degrees).
1 – Roll of Hot Sausage
1 Small onion, fine chopped
4-5 Mushrooms, fine chopped

8 Eggs
1 teaspoon nutmeg
¼ C. Milk
½ lb package of Pepper Jack Cheese (Grated)
OPTIONAL 1 C. Sour Cream

In one pan – Fry together:
Hot Sausage, Onion, and Mushrooms
When done frying, drain the oil completely (this will puddle at the top of your Quiche if you don’t).
In a bowl:
Whip eggs, nutmeg, milk (do not forget the nutmeg, it is important, as well you can add a dash of salt and pepper).
Take now pre-baked pie crust in the quiche pan and pour a thin layer of the egg mixture, layer with the meat mixture, and top with part of the cheese mixture.
Do this again until you have 2-3 layers of Egg, Meat, Cheese.
Cook in oven on 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, let sit.
** Please note – vegetable wise: I have found that fresh chopped baby spinach works well, baby tomatoes sliced in half and decorating the top works well.
I have also done a ham/ cheddar cheese with Spinach that works
Latest adventure was corned beef hash, I had to chop up more potato for it.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Spicy Pumpkin Roll


LIBBY’S® Pumpkin Roll

Estimated Times:
Preparation – 45 min | Cooking – 13 min | Cooling Time – 1 hrs refrigerating | Yields – 10

Ingredients:

* CAKE
* 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3 large eggs
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 2/3 cup LIBBY’S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
* 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
* FILLING
* 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
* 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
* 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

Directions:
FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.
(Can also use parchment paper instead of the towel)
COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:
Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

** JennyO Kitchen Notes:
I don’t use a towel, I use parchment paper to line the cookie sheet with – no need to grease the pan or line it with wax paper. Just use parchment.

For the spices, I increase them to 3/4 for a more SPICE, I also use 1/4 tsp of Nutmeg, I also put the vanilla extract in the cake on accident once, but I liked it so I have kept doing it.

For the Filling: I do not use as much Confection Sugar as this recipe uses. I only use a 1/2 cup. It balances the cake better.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Meatloaf Roll


Okay so tonight, Fletch says he wants something with Hamburger in it… you know the obvious dinner time question “What do you want…?” So I went on Recipe Zaar and typed in hamburger. I was interested in this one and decided to give it a try. REALLY? Yum. I was surprised, very tasty indeed. Of course I modified it right away before even trying it exactly like she had written, there was a review that a half a cup of oatmeal was too much so I modified to ¼. I can only imagine that the ½ cup was too much. I did forget the milk, and replaced broccoli with peas. I think if you subbed Cheddar? You’d get too much grease, but Swiss cheese and ham is VERY tasty. The other thing I did was dash a few shakes of Habanera Tabasco into the mix… I’m not sure if that made a difference but if you like to add a little kick in go for it. It didn’t make it hot, I think it just added to the flavor.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Spiral-Meatloaf-WHam-Broccoli-and-Cheddar-142148

SERVES 2-4 , 1 meatloaf

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean hamburger
  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned oatmeal, or dried bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup milk (oops forgot that one)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 4-6 slices deli ham (thin slices) ( I used 2 slices, but they were thicker sliced so … not so thin as you get in the package)
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained ( I used frozen peas, about a ½ cup to a cup )
  • 10 slices American cheese, can sub cheddar or colby-monterey jack cheese, divided ( Swiss, just two slices, with some shredded Colby jack, I’m really not a huge fan of American)
  • pepper

Directions

In large bowl combine first 7 ingredients till very well mixed.

Place mixture onto a sheet of foil.

Press out to a flat, even 8″x10″ rectangle.

Top evenly with 6 slices ham to within 1/2″ of edges. ( I made one layer of ham, 6 slices I would think if you used that shaved ham)

Top with 6 slices American cheese. (Yea if its deli sliced, again just do a thin layer)

Sprinkle cheese layer with chopped broccoli evenly. Chop any big pieces smaller. (Peas were way easier and very tasty)

Roll up starting from long side, lifting and using the foil to help you roll it all up.

Roll up tightly.

Pinch ends and seam closed VERY well. Place seam side down onto cookie sheet, or keep on the foil (seam side down)and place onto cookie sheet, that’s what I did. Easier clean up!

Sprinkle with a little coarse ground pepper.

Bake in 350ยบ oven for 55 minutes.

Bake 5 minutes longer or til cheese is just melted.

Let rest 15-20 minutes before slicing.

Good served with mashed potatoes, baby carrots and fresh rolls.

** Some hams can turn ground beef slightly pink. It is done in 1 hour. Just check juices to see if they are running clear.

**”Do-ahead” Tip:This can be rolled up and refrigerated (covered)for up to 24 ho