Never-Fail Fudge
Confectioners’ sugar, cocoa, butter, milk and vanilla are cooked in a double boiler, then beaten like mad and spread in a pan to cool into fudgey gloriousness.
Butter a 9×9 inch dish.
Combine sugar cocoa butter milk vanilla and salt in the top of a double boiler over simmering water.
Cook stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and beat until mixture loses its gloss.
Stir in chopped nuts and pour quickly into prepared pan.
Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Grilled Pork and Pineapple Kabobs
Ditch the boring dinner and grill up these sweet and savory pork and pineapple kabobs that even your kids will love!
Combine soy sauce and pork.
In a sizable sealable bag, combine rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, lime juice, Sriracha, ginger, and garlic.
Shake well to combine after sealing.
After an hour in the refrigerator, stir occasionally.
Skewers should be soaked in water for about 20 minutes prior to use while the pork is marinating.
That will prevent the skewers from burning when they come into contact with a flame.
Set an outdoor grill or an indoor grill pan to medium-high heat and lightly brush vegetable oil over the grates.
Discard the marinade before skewering the marinated pork, pineapple, and red pepper in an alternating pattern.
Fried Pork Gyoza with Dipping Sauce
Fried gyoza filled with pork are a yummy side dish or appetizer that can be made ahead and reheated in the oven. Store dipping sauce in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Combine water chestnuts green onions egg pineapple gochujang parsley hoisin sauce Sriracha sauce sesame oil black pepper ginger and fish sauce in a food processor.
Pulse until finely chopped and well combined.
Add sausage and pulse filling until just combined.
Place 4 gyoza wrappers at a time on a clean flat surface.
Fill a small bowl with water.
Add about a 1/2 tablespoon of filling to the center of each wrapper.
Moisten 1/2 the circumference of each wrapper using a wet finger.
Quickly fold each wrapper in half and pinch 5 to 6 pleats along the edge to seal.
Place filled gyoza on a plate and cover with a moist paper towel to prevent drying out.
Continue with remaining wrappers and filling.
Harissa Paste
This is a true and tested harissa paste recipe that’s easy to make at home with fresh chili peppers and toasted spices.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Remove stems from chili peppers and cut them in half.
Remove all or some of the seeds if you want a milder harissa.
Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small frying pan over medium heat.
Add caraway cumin and coriander and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds.
Stir so the spices won’t burn.
Toss chili peppers spices 1/4 cup olive oil and garlic in a baking dish large enough to fit chili peppers in one layer.
Bake in the preheated oven until chili peppers are very soft but not burned about 1 hour.
Stir a few times to ensure even cooking.
Let cool.
Jerre’s Black Bean and Pork Tenderloin Slow Cooker Chili
Tender pork and black beans stew all day in your slow cooker. Just combine the ingredients, set the cooker to low, and 8 to 10 hours later enjoy a rich and delicious chili.
In a slow cooker, combine the pork tenderloin, onion, red pepper, black beans, salsa, oregano, cumin, and chili powder.
Cook for 8 to 10 hours on Low.
Karen’s Chili Con Carne Soup
A touch of brown sugar and vinegar bring out the spice in this easy chili con carne filled with ground beef, tomatoes, and a trio of beans.
In a stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat.
Add the onions and garlic; stir-fry for 5 minutes, or until the onions are soft.
Add the ground beef and stir-fry for 5 to 7 minutes, or until it is browned and crumbly.
tomato and navy bean mixture pepper beans the beans celery, salt, brown sugar, vinegar, and green bell pepper.
up to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for at least an hour until thick.
Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue Topping
A velvety marshmallow meringue topping is placed on top of a satiny sweet potato filling in a graham cracker crust, which is sure to garner applause from guests at Thanksgiving or any other special occasion.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Mix the graham cracker crumbs together with 1/3 cup white sugar butter and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl.
Spread evenly over the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
Bake the graham cracker crust in preheated oven until lightly browned about 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
To make the sweet potato filling place the mashed sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl.
Whisk in the brown sugar whipping cream eggs vanilla cinnamon mace and salt until smooth and evenly blended.
Pour the sweet potato mixture into the baked graham cracker crust.
Chai Apple Pie
Thanksgiving guests will be impressed if you add the flavorful ingredient chai to traditional apple pie to give it a fall-inspired twist.
Heat apple juice in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals until very warm but not boiling.
Add chai tea bags cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
Discard tea bags.
Meanwhile peel and chop apples tossing them in a bowl with lemon juice to keep from browning.
Combine cinnamon ginger cloves cardamom and black pepper for spice blend in a small bowl.
Combine apples apple juice-chai tea blend the spice blend brown sugar butter maple syrup vanilla extract and salt in a large pot.
Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until the apples start to soften about 30 minutes.
The Best Meatballs You’ll Ever Have
These beef meatballs with crushed croutons, onion, Worcestershire, and Cajun spices are made simply with simple meatball seasonings in this simple recipe.
Mix ground beef croutons sweet onion egg garlic Worcestershire sauce mustard red pepper flakes and Cajun seasoning in a large bowl until well combined.
Form mixture into meatballs by hand.
Tarred Roof Cake
This is a specialty of the island of Nantucket Island, Mass. When I was a young girl my grandmother use to make it for us kids. Use your favorite vanilla icing recipe in place of the store bought if desired. It is delicious with a nice cold glass of milk.
Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).
A 9×13-inch baking pan should be greased and floured.
Combine the eggs, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and vanilla in a large bowl.
Warm milk and butter should be thoroughly mixed in.
Spread evenly after pouring into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Frost the completely cooled cake.
The cake should have vanilla frosting on top, followed by a bittersweet chocolate drizzle.
Before serving, let the chocolate cool and harden.