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Sun May 11, 2008 4:44 pm

Anyone have any good recipes they'd like to share.
The babies are both napping and I'm bored today so I figured I'd make a margarita.
Here's my latest concoction from stuff sitting on the pantry shelf.
4oz Patron
1.5oz Cointreau
1.5oz Curacao
1.0oz lime juice
splash of orange juice
Shaken on ice and poured.

Not too bad. Just wish I had some salt for the glass.....

Anyone else.

Sun May 11, 2008 5:30 pm

This stuff is right up my alley. I love to cook and recently started giving in-home cooking classes.

Orange-Ginger Chicken

1 lb boneless chicken
2 cups vegetables
Fresh or ground ginger and garlic
Olive Oil
Cornstarch
1 cup Orange Marmalade
1/2 cup OJ if available

Dice some boneless chicken and vegetables of your choice.
Start some long-grain rice.
Add olive oil to wok or large Skillet.
Heat briefly over high(30-45 seconds), then add chicken and vegetables, Sprinkle ginger and garlic over the stir-fry and stir frequently over high heat. Lower the heat to medium when the chicken turns opaque.
When the chicken is firm to the touch and vegetables are cooked to your liking drain the excess oil from the pan, reduce heat to low, add orange marmalade and OJ, mixing it in. In a glass or jar dissolve 3 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water. Stir well and introduce into the mixture. This is your thickening agent. Soon the sauce will thicken and it's ready to serve over rice.

I'll update this thread with some pizza recipes and more entrees soon.

Sun May 11, 2008 5:45 pm

Pizza recipes would be great.
My wife is making a nice pesto chicken pizza right now. Can't wait to see what good stuff she'll add to it.

Sun May 11, 2008 6:50 pm

Here's one of my favorite recipes from the old days:

Step 1: Fill 1 shot glass of Gran Centanario Reposado tequila
Step 2: Consume in one gulp

Repeat steps 1 & 2 as many times as necessary

:wink:

Sun May 11, 2008 7:30 pm

Someone ask for pizza?

Cornbread pizza dough for Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon yeast
Combine flour,cornmeal and salt in large bowl. If you want a flat crust, add sugar and instant dry yeast to flour mixture. If you want a rising crust add double acting yeast and sugar to 1 cup warm water and let the mixture sit 5 minutes until bubbles appear on the top.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the water and oil in. Slowly mix the flour into the center, drawing it in bit by bit. Eventually it will form into a flaky mixture which is than formed by hand into a ball. Add a little flour if the mixture seems wet.
If you are having flat crust skip to the next step. If you are having rising crust you want to let the dough sit atop a preheating oven and later be pressed and kneaded down.
For rising dough you will stretch by hand and/or press into pans.
For flat crust a rolling pin works well. Dust the work area with flour and cornmeal to prevent sticking
Oil pans liberally with olive oil. Cook at 475 degrees until done to your satisfaction.

Conventional Pizza Dough Similar instructions
Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups flour
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon yeast
Combine flour and salt in large bowl. If you want a flat crust, add sugar and instant dry yeast to flour mixture. If you want a rising crust add double acting yeast and sugar to 1 cup warm water and let the mixture sit 5 minutes until bubbles appear on the top.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the water and oil in. Slowly mix the flour into the center, drawing it in bit by bit. Eventually it will form into a flaky mixture which is than formed by hand into a ball. Add a little flour if the mixture seems wet.
If you are having flat crust skip to the next step. If you are having rising crust you want to let the dough sit atop a preheating oven and later be pressed and kneaded down.
For rising dough you will stretch by hand and/or press into pans.
For flat crust a rolling pin works well. Dust the work area with flour and cornmeal to prevent sticking
Oil pans liberally with olive oil. Cook at 475 degrees until done to your satisfaction.

Try chopping sun-dried tomatoes or roasted garlic into the crust.
The standard dough can also make pretzels.
Have Fun!

Sun May 11, 2008 7:33 pm

open fridge,
take out yuengling'
open bottle.
drink,

Ahhhhh!! Perfect.

Sun May 11, 2008 9:51 pm

Shrimp skewers, butter, garlic and lime. Grill over indirect heat in a shallow pan til they're pink. Serve immediately with Don Julio Anejo tequila and cervesa of your choice. Summertime!

Mon May 12, 2008 5:05 am

I don't know anything about "barkeepin' ", but Back to Basics brand blenders are great for margaritas, they're designed to do this from the ground up, so there's no ice chunks. Target, etc., has them.

Mon May 12, 2008 7:13 am

Cusser wrote: I don't know anything about "barkeepin' ", but Back to Basics brand blenders are great for margaritas, they're designed to do this from the ground up, so there's no ice chunks. Target, etc., has them.

Yeah, but I like mine on the rocks!!

Mon May 12, 2008 8:06 am

2 measures good tequila
1 measure fresh lime juice
1 measure grand marnier

Shake over ice for a few moments to chill. Strain into glass. Drink. Repeat as required.

Warning: do not let all the booze sit outside for a few days in the winter- when the booze is below 32 and not frozen due to the alcohol content, no ice melts when shaken, the drink is too cold to really taste. Took me a few days after a big party to figure out this technical problem.

Serve with chicken stuffed jalapenos:
Boneless chicken cut into strips
Jalapenos, slit on one side , de-seeded and cleaned out.
spicy dry rub (find your own recipe)

Stuff the peppers with the chicken after the chicken has been coated with dry rub. Grill over wood fire.

The fun part is some peppers will not be very hot, some will be. People
will either praise your skill or damn you for tryng to kill them

Tue May 13, 2008 4:31 am

Strawberry/Coconut Tropical Shot

Uses Chilled Tequila Rose and Parrot Bay Coconut Rum

Pour rum first, then Tequila Rose, swirl and enjoy.

Tue May 13, 2008 7:37 am

turkis-deluxe wrote: Anyone have any good recipes they'd like to share.
The babies are both napping and I'm bored today so I figured I'd make a margarita.
Here's my latest concoction from stuff sitting on the pantry shelf.
4oz Patron
1.5oz Cointreau
1.5oz Curacao
1.0oz lime juice
splash of orange juice
Shaken on ice and poured.

Not too bad. Just wish I had some salt for the glass.....

Anyone else.

Yum. I brewed up 5 gallons of stout on saturday. it should be ready come camping time!

Tue May 13, 2008 10:10 am

The MARGARITA.......You need a blender, one big pitcher, ice, concentrated frozen lime juice, bottle of gold tequila 100% agave, and one can of beer. No light beer.

You start with the frozen lime juice. Pour all of the lime juice into the pitcher. Fill the empty lime juice container with tequila to the top. The lime juice containter is your measuring cup. Fill the lime juice container up with beer. 1 part lime juice 1 part tequila 1 part beer. Mix in pitcher and pour into blender and use lots of ice. Go find a chair. It is so good you will drink it all :roll:

Tue May 13, 2008 4:58 pm

Terry Cloyd wrote: The MARGARITA.......You need a blender, one big pitcher, ice, concentrated frozen lime juice, bottle of gold tequila 100% agave, and one can of beer. No light beer.

You start with the frozen lime juice. Pour all of the lime juice into the pitcher. Fill the empty lime juice container with tequila to the top. The lime juice containter is your measuring cup. Fill the lime juice container up with beer. 1 part lime juice 1 part tequila 1 part beer. Mix in pitcher and pour into blender and use lots of ice. Go find a chair. It is so good you will drink it all :roll:

Damn Terry, sounds like you need to come camping with Crofty and me....

Tue May 13, 2008 5:06 pm

Here's one my brother came up with called 'green stuff':

Equal parts Midori, Amaretto, pineapple juice, and 7-up.
Add shaved ice, shake, salt the rim, and pour.
Enjoy ala Corona commercial. :)

Tue May 13, 2008 5:13 pm

my59 wrote: 2 measures good tequila
1 measure fresh lime juice
1 measure grand marnier

Shake over ice for a few moments to chill. Strain into glass. Drink. Repeat as required.

Warning: do not let all the booze sit outside for a few days in the winter- when the booze is below 32 and not frozen due to the alcohol content, no ice melts when shaken, the drink is too cold to really taste. Took me a few days after a big party to figure out this technical problem.

Serve with chicken stuffed jalapenos:
Boneless chicken cut into strips
Jalapenos, slit on one side , de-seeded and cleaned out.
spicy dry rub (find your own recipe)

Stuff the peppers with the chicken after the chicken has been coated with dry rub. Grill over wood fire.

The fun part is some peppers will not be very hot, some will be. People
will either praise your skill or damn you for tryng to kill them

Jeez! Was it a 'flaming ulcer party'? The GM and tequila alone could burn a hole in concrete, but damn.... chicken stuffed jalaps and not the other way around? :(

Tue May 13, 2008 5:35 pm

I'll make enough peppers for maybe 1/person, as an appetizer. You grill em over a low smokey fire, so they are more smoked than grilled

The party went to hell when a clique of women really started in on the Marg's cause they were so tasty. I had a bunch of pissed of husbands after me the next day- wives went home TDTF.

I use the same drink recipe all summer, and never had people get so effed up. Finally figured that the ice wasnt mellowing out the cocktails like it should.

The good part is no one asks me to bartend anymore.

Tue May 13, 2008 7:13 pm

turkis-deluxe wrote: Terry Cloyd wrote: The MARGARITA.......You need a blender, one big pitcher, ice, concentrated frozen lime juice, bottle of gold tequila 100% agave, and one can of beer. No light beer.

You start with the frozen lime juice. Pour all of the lime juice into the pitcher. Fill the empty lime juice container with tequila to the top. The lime juice containter is your measuring cup. Fill the lime juice container up with beer. 1 part lime juice 1 part tequila 1 part beer. Mix in pitcher and pour into blender and use lots of ice. Go find a chair. It is so good you will drink it all :roll:

Damn Terry, sounds like you need to come camping with Crofty and me....

You need to try it. It is so smooth and fast to make. The girls love it if they don't see how it's made. Remember the empty lime juice container is your measuring cup.

Wed May 14, 2008 4:46 am

obus wrote: Here's one of my favorite recipes from the old days:

Step 1: Fill 1 shot glass of Gran Centanario Reposado tequila
Step 2: Consume in one gulp

Repeat steps 1 & 2 as many times as necessary

:wink:

If you need help with those let me know.

Wed May 14, 2008 6:53 pm

Man ,IF recipes are allowed,here's my favorite......I haven't found it anywhere else. I got it ,(the RECIPE you sick,crazy ........) from my mom. It rocks! I will also add a few more.I was going to start a cooking/recipe thread since I LOVE cooking good food,but I was too big a pussy.Now that it's fair game though......

```````````Shrimp Russian Hill``````````

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5 T Butter,(Divided)
2 LB Raw Shrimp,Shelled/Deveined
1 C Sliced Fresh Mushrooms
3 T Dry Sherry
1 Green Pepper ,Sliced
3 T Tomato Paste
1 C Whipping Cream,(NOT whipped cream)
1/2 C Sour Cream
1/2 t Salt
1 Onion,(Large), Sliced
1 T Corn Starch
3 T Cold Milk

Melt 3 Tablespoons butter,over medium heat,add shrimp,Cook till pink,(approx. 3 minutes).

Add 2 Tablespoons butter,saute,(lightly,NOT till browned), pepper and onion,......Adding mushroom a little later.

Add,Sherry,tomato paste,cream,(BOTH sour and whipping cream),and salt.

Return shrimp to skillet and and simmer over very LOW flame for 15 minutes.

Dissolve corn starch in milk,add to mixture till thickened.

It ROCKS,seriously! Like I said I will add more.I enjoy cooking and have a lot of favorites that most people I cook for enjoy.