Friday, August 27, 2010

My Family's Dinner. Somehow all on me?

My sister came in town for a day and it was just us and my parents. That doesn't happen very often so we decided to have a nice dinner.. I was supposed to make a good dessert.. Somehow I ended up making it all!



Pita Chips & Dip

What You Need:
(Chips)
*4 Pieces of soft flat bread or pita, cut into wedges like above
*Eyeball 1tbs Olive Oil (I used my favorite, garlic infused)
*Eyeball amounts of you liking of Seasalt, Oregano (I used a garlic & wine seasoning but garlic salt and maybe something else you like will do! (= )
(Dip)
*8oz Mascarpone Cheese
*3/4 Cup Sour Cream
*1/2 Cup Bacon Bits (real)
*1 Tsp Onion Powder, Garlic Salt (I used garlic and wine), Sea Salt, Oregano. (Taste, add more to taste)

What to do?

Chips:
*Pre-Heat Oven to 450 degrees.
*Cut your bread in half, then cut into four pieces.
*Place onto cookie sheet
*Drizzle with the olive oil
*Spread Seasoning evenly over pieces.
*Bake for 8 Minutes.

The Dip:
* Place room temp Mascarpone cheese in a bowl
*Add 3/4 cup sour cream, fold together.
*Add Bacon and seasonings, fold all together.

Now Serve!


Watermelon Cooler

What You Need?--Serves Two.
*4 Cups Balled Seedless Watermelon
*1 1/2 cups of lemon sorbet
*1 cup water
*Food Processor.

What to do?
*Measure our 4 cups of balled watermelon
*Place in food processor and blend away
*Add the Sorbet and water and blend.
((TIP))-- If you need to double the recipe, make them separately. It's too much for you food processor. I also think that if I make it again I'll strain it. Depends if you want the watermelon little chunks
*Place in fridge, chill
*Serve!

My Mom's Taco Pie-- My comfort food growing up!






What you need:
* 1lb Beef
*1 pack taco seasoning
* 2 Cups Crushed Doritos
* 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
* 1 pack of crescents rolls
* 2 cups of cheddar cheese (or my favorite, Colby jack)--Shredded
* Pie dish
* Spray Crisco

What to do?
*Pre heat oven to 350
*Prepare taco meat
*Spray Pie Pan with Crisco
*Place crescent rolls into dish and press around to make shell. Do not separate.
*Mix Taco meat with sour cream
*Lay down 1/2 of the Doritos (1 cup crushed)
*Add taco meat on top
*Add Cheese
*Add the rest of the Doritos on top
*Bake in the oven for 20minutes, serve!

Skillet Friend Easy Apple Pie with Homemade Whipped Cream



What You Need:
(Pie)
-1 Can Large Buttermilk Biscuits (Should have about 8)
-1 can of apple pie filling
-Cinnamon sugar
-Vegetable Oil (a couple of cap fulls)
-Rolling Pin
-Flour
(Whipped Cream)
Simple Easy Normal Recipe
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1/3 cup sugar

What to do?
-Pie

-Roll out each biscuit VERY thin.
-Take some water and put along the edges (so when you fold it, it will stick)
-Sprinkle Cinnamon Sugar along the inside
- Eyeball about a 2 tbs of apple pie filling (best to take a fork and cup the apples in the can)
- Fill the biscuit and fold in half.
-Pinch together and take a fork and press along the edges
- Place about a cap full of oil into the pan and allow to get hot.
-Fry until done
(if while frying them up, you need more oil add a cap full under the pies.. but dont add too much or you will burn them)
-Place on plate and sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar! Add the whip cream with sprinkled cinnamon sugar as well

Simple Whipped Cream
*Place 1 cup of room temp Heavy Cream into a bowl with sugar
*Take Hand Beats and beat until stiff peaks form
*Fold over for a good smooth texture.


--From Brook's Kitchen!




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