So, a bunch of us were chatting, and still are, and we thought it would be fun to post some of our favorite foods, and maybe the recipes to make them. Please feel free to add your few hundred calories in.... Hugs, Michelle
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is celebrated on August 4. So here's a good recipe for that tasty treat:
Chocolate Chip Cookie by Hilton
Ingredients
½ pound butter, softened (2 sticks)
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2¼ cups flour
½ cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch cinnamon
1¾ cups chopped walnuts
2⅔ cups Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cream the butter, sugar and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Add the eggs, vanilla and lemon juice, blending in the mixer at low speed for 30 seconds, then medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl.
With a mixer at a low speed, add flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, blending for about 45 seconds. Don’t over mix.
Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Portion dough with a scoop (about 3 tablespoons) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Bake for 20 to 23 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the center is still soft.
Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet for about 1 hour.
@michellelarsen1 Thanks Michelle. That's the recipe I use for chocolate chip cookies except for the lemon juice ,oats and cinnamon. I'll have to try it! Does anyone else get tired of cooking the same thing the same way every time?🙂
Ps...I added baking cocoa to cookies and it made them taller and with a slightly different but good taste
As promised, here is our latest 2024 TGH Members Cookbook. Bon appétit; and hugs
Here is one that I was reminded of just a few moments ago.....
Rainbow trout. Slice thick slices of of onions and separate to make a bed in the cast iron skillet. Apply a liberal amount of butter and add lemon juice to taste. place over a wood fire and cook the onions until they start to shrink a bit (hey, I'm not a chef). Season the trout as you wish. Place the trout on the onions and cook until tender. Serve as desired.....
This morning my oldest son came and asked me about making this one. I have no idea where he got it from, but it sounds tasty... It is Chebureki. Instead of listing all the ingredients, and the directions here, I'll just provide the link to the online Russian cookbook - https://russianrecipebook.com/chebureki/
Russian Beef Stroganoff (Bef Stroganov)
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds beef tenderloin (sliced into thin, 2-inch-long strips)
Salt and pepper
2 onions (finely chopped)
4 ounces butter
4 ounces button mushrooms (sliced)
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup beef stock
Pinch dry mustard
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup sour cream
Optional: 6 ounces white wine
Steps to Make It
Season beef tenderloin strips with salt and pepper and set aside.
In a large saucepan, sauté onions in butter until translucent.
Add mushrooms and sauté about 2 minutes or until collapsed.
Add reserved beef strips and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in flour.
In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together beef stock with dry mustard and tomato paste until well blended and pour into the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer on low for no more than 15 minutes (or until beef is to your liking).
Temper sour cream with a few ladles of hot cooking liquid. If using wine, add it to the sour cream. Return tempered mixture to pan and heat through until thickened.
Adjust seasonings and serve with pan-fried potatoes, sliced pickles and more sour cream on the side.
Wow the trout sounds like the way I cook my pike over a grill I can almost taste the aroma, haha Gena
Okay ladies; so Thanksgiving Day is almost over, and you are now faced with what to do with all the leftovers. So, I have a few 'creative' dishes for what is left:
Turkey Lasagna
Turkey Spaghetti
Stuffing Omelette
Stuffing Loaf (just like meatloaf)
Stuffing pancakes and syrup
Deep fat fried stuffing
Any other dish where you can substitute turkey or stuffing with any ingredient you wish... Bon <span class="VIiyi" lang="fr"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="fr" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0">Appétit</span></span>!
From Tia:
4 medium salad potatoes unpeeled 2 medium carrots unpeeled 4 eggs hard boiled 6 small pickled gherkins finely chopped 2 apples 5 tbsp thick yogurt 5 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp mustard Fine sea salt and pepper to taste Place the potatoes and carrots in a pot, add water and bring to the boil. Then simmer until tender (don't overcook them!). You can boil the eggs in the same pot and remove them after 6-8 minutes (or boil them separately). Drain and set aside to cool, then peel and chop the ingredients into small cubes and place in a large bowl. Finely chop the gherkins and add into the bowl. Peel and core the apples, cut into quarters and finely chop. Combine with the salad. Add the yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard and seasoning to the mixture and stir carefully but thoroughly. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 days. If possible chill for 1 hour before serving.
VODKA CHEESE RAVIOLO WITH CHERRY BOURBON CHICKEN
So 1 can of vodka sauce add 2 oz of vodka.
Cheese ravioli fresh or frozen. 1 chicken breast trimmed soak in brine of salt water and 4 oz cherry bourbon.
put chicken in fridge for 2 hours.
Take out of fridge season with pepper salt garlic or whatever you want bake chicken at 450 degrees for 20-25 mins. let chicken rest for 10 mins cut and put into sauce.
While oven is pre heating fill pot with water add garlic pepper salt basil rosemary parsley oregano bring to boil.
also start your sauce at this time on medium low heat.
