Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Peach lavender phyllo dough dessert

Submitted by Joe and Dede Russo
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- 8 pealed and de-seeded peaches
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lavender flowers
- 1 cup crumbled goat cheese
- Phyllo dough

(Vanilla optional)

Defrost phyllo dough overnight.
In a saucepan combine peaches, lavender flowers, and sugar. Simmer 10 min.
Once sugar is dissolved, let it rest another 10 min.

Place phyllo dough in a lightly greased 9x13 pan...I used coconut oil. Then Layer with a slotted spoon the peach mixture, use other thin layers for the remaining mixture. On the last layer add in the peaches and goat cheese and top with the rest of the phyllo dough. Use some more coconut oil between some of the layers to make it more crispy.
Bake 440 degrees for 25 min.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Allie's  cream cheese stuffed grilled peppers

Submitted by Allie Jones

I don't really have a recipe - I just finely chop up some white onion (so
like a 'handfull worth shopped) and garlic (Maybe one big clove? Or 2?),
sauté them in olive oil, and then mix them into a chunk of (block, but not
cold) softened cream cheese, with a healthy dash of cumin and salt.  Then
cut tops of chiles - Anaheim best -  and gets seeds out, then use a narrow                                                           spoon or small cheese spreader to get the stuff in there, cap them with tinfoil                                                           held with a toothpick, and grill both sides on med high grill till blackened on both
sides

Grilled Corn with Spicy Miso Butter

Submitted by Joe Russo


serves serves 4, active time 35 minutes, total time 40 minutes
  • For the Miso Butter:
  • 8 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoon white miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 4 ears corn
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
(Joe didn't include cooking instructions, so assume you mix up the sauce and serve it with however you like to cook your corn - boiled or on grill)


Chicken Souvlaki

Submitted by Kimberly Felix

Ingredients (chicken part)

  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil 
  • 1/2 teaspoon sal
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into (1/2-inch-thick) slices
  • Cooking spray

Tzatziki Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and shredded 
  • 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 garlic clove, minced


  1. To prepare souvlaki, combine the first 5 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag; seal and shake to combine. Add chicken to bag; seal and shake to coat. Marinate chicken in refrigerator for 30 minutes, turning once.
  2. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Thread the chicken and zucchini, alternately onto each of 4 (8-inch) skewers.
  3. Heat a grill pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add skewers; cook 8 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once.
  4. To prepare tzatziki sauce, combine cucumber, yogurt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1 garlic clove, stirring well. Serve the tzatziki sauce with souvlaki.

Kimberly's potato Tacos

Posted by Kimberly Felix


The insides of this recipe could use some tweaking but as you know, the avacado sauce is amazing.http://allrecipes.com/recipe/central-american-tacos/detail.aspx


5 large potatoes, cubed
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4 tomatillos, husked and quartered
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 jalapeno chile pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to
taste
3 avocados, halved with pits removed
10 (6 inch) corn tortillas
DIRECTIONS:
1.Place potatoes into a large saucepan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
2.While the potatoes are cooking, crumble the ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook for a few minutes, then stir in the onion. Cook until meat is no longer pink, and the onion is tender. Drain excess grease, and gently stir in the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3.Place the tomatillos, garlic, jalapeno, and cilantro into a blender. Squeeze avocados out of their skins into the blender. Process until smooth.
4.Heat tortillas in a skillet until warm and flexible. Spoon on some of the meat mixture, and top with the sauce. Roll up, and enjoy.