May 7, 2012

Burrito Pie - ( TalkFine - Can’t Wait To Say No )

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Ingredients

910 g ground beef

1 onion, chopped

6 g minced garlic

56 g black olives, sliced

1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers

1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers

448 (16 ounce) taco sauce

896 g refried beans

12 (8 inch) flour tortillas

255 g shredded Colby cheese

How To:


1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2) In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, and saute for 5 more minutes. Drain any excess fat, if desired. Mix in the olives, green chile peppers, tomatoes with green chile peppers, taco sauce and refried beans. Stir mixture thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

3) Spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture, then a layer of cheese. Repeat tortilla, meat, cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used, topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese.

4) Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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April 18, 2012

Sausage Pasta - (Major Lazer - Get Free (Feat. Amber Of Dirty Projectors)

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Ingredients:

340 g pasta

15 ml olive oil

455 g spicy Italian sausage

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 (14.5 ounce) chicken broth

1 g dried basil

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

284 g frozen chopped spinach

40 g grated Parmesan cheese

How To:

1) Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.

2) In a large skillet, heat oil and sausage; cook through until no longer pink. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, add onion and garlic to skillet. Add broth, basil and tomatoes with liquid.

3) Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes to slightly reduce. Add chopped spinach; cover skillet and simmer on reduced heat until spinach is tender.

4) Add pasta to skillet and mix together. Sprinkle with cheese and serve immediately.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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April 12, 2012

Fudge - (Hoodie Allen - Small Town)

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Ingredients:  

765 g semisweet chocolate chips

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

55 g butter

115 g chopped walnuts (optional)

How to:

1) Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter or margarine in large microwaveable bowl. Zap in microwave on medium until chips are melted, about 3-5 minute, stirring once or twice during cooking. Stir in nuts, if desired.

2) Pour into well-greased 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Refrigerate until set.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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April 10, 2012

Bacon Potato Pancakes  (Fun. - Some nights)image

Ingredients

4 slices bacon

4 potatoes, peeled and shredded

30 g all-purpose flour

2 eggs4 garlic cloves, minced

2 g chopped fresh thymesalt and ground black pepper to taste

vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

How to:


1) Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; let cool and crumble. Reserve bacon drippings in skillet.

2) Combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, flour, eggs, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.

3) Pour vegetable oil about 1/4-inch deep into skillet with bacon drippings and place over medium heat; heat until the oil and bacon drippings shimmer.

4) Gently drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoon into hot oil and flatten potatoes into small patties about 3 inches in diameter. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes on each side.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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March 12, 2012

Bacon, Potato and Cheese Tart - (Shlohmo - Rained The Whole Time)

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Ingredients:  

15 g butter

18 slices bacon

680 g baking potatoes, peeled and sliced

135 g shredded fontina cheese

salt and pepper to taste

How To:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2) Coat an 8 inch round baking dish with the butter. Arrange bacon in a spiral fashion in the baking dish, draping ends of the slices over the pan edge to fold over filling.

3) Arrange 1/3 of the potatoes over bacon, and sprinkle with 1/3 Fontina cheese. Repeat layers with remaining potatoes and cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Fold bacon over filling to form the upper layer.

4) Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until potatoes are tender. Drain any drippings, and cut into wedges to serve.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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March 10, 2012

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Ice Pops -  (Diplo - Climax)

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Ingredients:

290 g fresh blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and sliced bananas, mixed

475 ml plain or vanilla yogurt

50 g white sugar

8 small paper cups

8 popsicle sticks 

How To:

1) Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired.

2) Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup.

3) Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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March 3, 2012

Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle-Lime Dressing Miike Snow - Paddling Out )

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Ingredients:

Marinade

60 ml extra virgin olive oil

30 ml distilled white vinegar

30 ml fresh lime juice

4 g lime zest

8 ml honey

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 g cumin

1 g chili powder

2 g seafood seasoning,

1 g ground black pepper

5 ml hot pepper sauce, or to taste

455 g tilapia fillets, cut into chun

Dressing

224 g light sour cream

120ml adobo sauce from chipotle peppers

30 ml fresh lime juice

4 g lime zest

0.5 g cumin

0.7 g chili powder

1 g seafood seasoning

salt and pepper to taste

Toppings

1 (10 ounce) package tortillas

60g ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 small head cabbage, cored and shredded

10 g limes, cut in wedges

How To:

1)To make the marinade, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, honey, garlic, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning, black pepper, and hot sauce in a bowl until blended. Place the tilapia in a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.

2) To make the dressing, combine the sour cream and adobo sauce in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning. Add salt, and pepper in desired amounts. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.

3) Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.

4) Remove fish from marinade, drain off any excess and discard marinade. Grill fish pieces until easily flaked with a fork, turning once, about 9 minutes.

5) Assemble tacos by placing fish pieces in the center of tortillas with desired amounts of tomatoes, cilantro, and cabbage; drizzle with dressing. To serve, roll up tortillas around fillings, and garnish with lime wedges.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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March 1, 2012

Crunchy French Toast Sticks  Xavier Rudd - Follow The Sun )

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Ingredients:

3 eggs

60 ml milk

55 g corn flakes, crushed

4 slices bread, cut into thirds

15 g butter 

How To:

1) Whisk the eggs and milk together in a bowl. Spread the crushed corn flakes onto a plate 

2) Dip each piece of bread into the egg mixture and then press gently into the cereal, turning to coat completely. Place the breadsticks onto a plate while breading the rest; do not stack.

3) Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook the coated breadsticks in the melted butter until golden, about 4 minutes each side.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!

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February 15, 2012

Banana Bread  - ( Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe )

Ingredients:  

115 g butter, melted

200 g white sugar

2eggs

5 ml vanilla extract

190 g all-purpose flour

5 g baking soda

3g salt

115 g sour cream

60 g chopped walnuts

2 medium bananas, sliced 

How To:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2) In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the butter mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts and bananas. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3) Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Please Enjoy!


February 12, 2012

Dumpling Soup ( Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You )

Ingredients:

190 g all-purpose flour

5 g baking powder

6 g salt

15 ml vegetable oil

1 egg

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180 ml water, or as needed

1278 g potatoes - peeled and cubed

6 g salt

2 cl water

30 g butter or margarine

115 g sliced bacon, diced

1 large onion, chopped

How To:

1) In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Crack the egg into a measuring cup, and add enough water to equal 1 cup. Whisk with a fork. Gradually stir the egg-water and oil into the flour mixture with the fork until a soft dough is formed. Use your hands to mix the dough until is smooth and no longer sticky, adding more flour or water as needed. Cover the bowl, and set aside until the potatoes are ready.

2) Place potatoes in a large pot with the salt and water, and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.

3)  Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and onion; cook and stir until onions are golden and bacon is cooked. Set aside. 

4) When the potatoes are cooked, pinch off small pieces of the dough, and drop them into the boiling potato water. Turning the dough in your hand will help keep it from sticking to your fingers. Once all of the dumplings have been added, you can stir in the bacon and onions. Ladle some of the water from the soup into the skillet, and swish it around to clean out all of the tasty bits and juices. Pour back into the soup. Turn off the soup, and let stand for a few minutes before serving

February 8, 2012

Spring Rolls ( Lancelot - Spoken Word )

Ingredients:

55 g dry soy vermicelli

4 eggs, beaten

1 onion, finely chopped

55 g mushrooms, drained and chopped

0.8 (4 ounce) can small shrimp, drained and chopped

455 g lean ground pork

30 ml vegetable oil

1 carrot, shredded

55 g crabmeat85 g bean sprouts

2g ground black pepper1

5 ml soy sauce

45 ml fish sauce

1 clove garlic, chopped

20 rice wrappers (6.5 inch diameter)

945 ml oil for deep frying

How To:

1) Soak the vermicelli 30 minutes in warm water; drain. In a large bowl, mix the vermicelli, eggs, onion, mushrooms, shrimp, pork, vegetable oil, carrot, crabmeat, bean sprouts, pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce and garlic.

2) One by one, moisten the rice wrappers with a damp tea towel and fill with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the vermicelli mixture. Roll the wrappers, and allow them to set for 30 minutes.

3) In a large saucepan, heat the oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

4) Fry the spring rolls one or two at a time until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Enjoy!

February 3, 2012

Potato and Cheddar Soup -  ( Metronomy The Look )

Ingredients:  

475 ml water

310 g peeled and cubed red potatoes

45 g melted butter

1 small onion, chopped

25 g all-purpose flour salt and pepper to taste

710 ml milk

2 g white sugar

115 g shredded Cheddar cheese

115 g diced ham

How To:

1) Using a medium sized stock pot bring water to a boil, add potatoes and cook until tender. Drain reserving 1 cup liquid.

2) Stir in butter, onion and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually stir in potatoes, reserved liquid, milk, sugar, cheese, and ham. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Enjoy!


January 25, 2012

Waffles (Pretty Lights - Finally Moving)

Ingredients: 

250 g all-purpose flour

6 g salt

15 g baking powder

25 g white sugar

2 eggs

355 ml warm milk

75 g butter, melted

5 ml vanilla extract

How to:

1) In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature.

2) In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.

3 Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

January 18, 2012

Baked Pesto Chicken Françoise Hardy - Le Temps De L’amour )

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 5 oz. each)

125 g Refrigerated Pesto with Basil

2 plum tomatoes, sliced (optional) 85 g

shredded mozzarella cheese

How To:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with heavy-duty foil.

2) Place chicken and pesto in medium bowl; toss to coat. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet.

3) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove from oven; top with tomatoes and cheese. Bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

January 3, 2012

Gingered Carrot Soup  ( Theme Park - Ghosts ) 

Ingredients:  

30 ml olive oil

80 g minced onion

20 g grated fresh ginger

2 cloves garlic, minced 9

50 ml Kitchen Basics or Chicken Stock

490 g sliced peeled carrots

120 ml evaporated milk (or for an alternative with less fat, use half and half)

0.5 g ground cumin

How To:

1) Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and 1/4 cup minced ginger and saute until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken stock and 4 cups sliced carrots. Cover and simmer until carrots are tender, about 30 minutes.

2) Working in batches, puree mixture in blender or processor. Return soup to saucepan over low heat. Mix half and half and cumin. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

Enjoy!