Friday, April 30, 2010

Tasty Parmesan and Sage Stuffed Onion Recipe For Pressure Cooker

If you have a pressure cooker, such as the Cuisinart CPC 600 Electric Pressure Cooker or the Presto Pressure Cooker 8 Qt you will love this easy recipe for Parmesan and Sage Stuffed Onion.

With a pressure cooker you can make easy and tasty dishes in a very short while. So, if you want to entertain the easy way, make at least one of your dishes in your pressure cooker to save you time and money.

Another benefit of the pressure cooker is that the flavor of the food is retained and the nutrition is also retained. So pressure cooker meals are not only tasty, but they are also healthy.

So here is your recipe

Parmesan and Sage Stuffed Onion Recipe

What You Need:

  • 4 large sweet onions
  • 1 C of bread crumbs
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 t dried sage
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/4 t pepper
  • 4 t Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 C of water
How to Make It:

  1. Scoop the center out of each of the onions leaving 2 layers of onion and being careful not to perforate the onion walls.
  2. Place the bread crumbs into a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the egg whites.
  4. Sprinkle in the sage, salt and pepper and mix until blended together well.
  5. Stuff the onions 2/3 full of the mixture.
  6. Sprinkle each onion with 1 t of the Parmesan cheese.
  7. Pour the water into the pressure cooker.
  8. Place the trivet into the cooker.
  9. Lay the stuffed onions on the trivet making sure the onions do not touch the sides of the cooker.
  10. Bring the cooker to high pressure quickly and cook 5 minutes.
  11. Quickly release the pressure under cold water.
Pressure cookers are a major time saver. They are at least three times faster than normal cooking and almost twice as fast as the microwave. If your food is not done after the recommended cooking time, recover the cooker and bring it back up to pressure. Continue cooking for 3 minutes and then quickly release the pressure again.

Makes 4 servings

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Baby Shower Menu Ideas - Make It Easy With This Tropical Island Seasoned Shrimp Recipe

Here is a tasty Tropical Island Seasoned Shrimp Recipe to give you an idea of an easy recipe you can use when you are thinking about Baby Shower Menu Ideas.

When you are hosting a baby shower it is best to keep the Baby Shower Menu Ideas simple. This way you can relax and enjoy the baby shower with the guests.

For this reason it is good to keep in mind all the labor saving kitchen appliances you have and to use them.

If you are serving a hot meal you can, for instance prepare a soup in a slow cooker such as the Cuisinart PSC 350 3 1 2 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker. Then you can move on and serve a main dish using a recipe you can make in the oven with a Dutch Oven such as the All Clad Dutch Oven and round off the meal with a dessert in the form of a sweet bread made in a Cuisinart CBK 100 Programmable Breadmaker!

If you keep things like this in mind when you are thinking about Baby Shower Menu Ideas you will find organizing the food a whole lot easier.

To give you an idea, here is a Tropical Island Seasoned Shrimp Recipe that you can make in your All Clad Dutch Oven or any other Dutch Oven:

What You Need:

  • 1/2 of an onion, sliced thin
  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 t of ginger
  • 1 sweet potato, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1/4 in. pieces
  • 1 1/2 lbs. shrimp
  • 3 bananas cut into 1/4 in. slices
  • 1 bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 T of water
  • 1 T of sugar
  • 1 t red pepper flakes
  • 4 T of white vinegar
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/4 t pepper
  • 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen spinach
  • 1 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained well
How to Make It:

  1. Set the oven temperature to 450 degrees and allow the oven to preheat.
  2. Coat the inside of your All Clad Dutch Oven with a non stick cooking spray.
  3. Scatter the onions and garlic into the bottom of the pot.
  4. Sprinkle evenly with the ginger.
  5. Place the sweet potato slices over the onions and garlic.
  6. Layer the shrimp over the potatoes.
  7. Arrange the bananas over the shrimp and slide the bell pepper strips between the banana slices.
  8. Place the water into a measuring cup.
  9. Add the sugar, red pepper flakes and vinegar.
  10. Whisk until the sugar has completely dissolved.
  11. Stir in the salt and pepper.
  12. Pour half of the seasoned water over the ingredients in the Dutch oven.
  13. Layer the spinach into the pan and top the spinach with the tomatoes.
  14. Pour the remaining seasoned water over the top.
  15. Cover and bake 25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Makes 4 servings

The bananas are what give this dish its tropical taste. Be sure to remove any brown spots from the bananas before slicing them. For a little spice add a chopped Serrano pepper in with the onions and garlic. Because sweet potatoes differ so much in size only use enough to make a single layer over the onions and garlic.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 25 minutes
Total Time: approximately 40 minutes

If you are thinking about this recipe as a possibility for Baby Shower Menu Ideas you can serve it as a starter and then the small amount will be enough for all your guests. You can follow this up with a meaty dish you made in your slow cooker. With the meat you only have to serve a salad and fresh bread made in your breadmaker as the shrimp dish has lots of veggies in it.

Monday, April 26, 2010

A Not-So-Swiss Cheese Fondue Recipe

Swiss fondue is divine, that we all know! But, maybe once in a while you want to serve an alternative cheese fondue, here is a recipe that you can make to serve in your Cuisinart CFO 3SS Electric Fondue Maker.

Because you have to make a white sauce to melt the cheese in you will have to make it on the stove and transfer it to your Cuisinart CFO 3SS Electric Fondue Maker.

Ingredients for your not-so-Swiss cheese fondue recipe:
  • 1/4 Pound butter
  • 3 Tablespoons grated cheddar or any strong cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon flour
  • 2 Egg yolks well beaten
  • 2/3 Cup milk
  • 1/3 Cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons gruyere cheese
  • Pinch of nutmeg
Method:
  1. Melt the butter
  2. Stir the flour into the butter and mix until smooth
  3. Add milk and water and stir until smooth and cooked
  4. Add a little of the mixture to your beaten egg yolks
  5. Return to the pot with your cheese sauce
  6. Pour into your Cuisinart CFO 3SS Electric Fondue Maker
  7. Add the nutmeg
  8. Serve with crusty bread (if you make tasty homemade bread in a breadmaker such as the Cuisinart CBK 100 Programmable Breadmaker, set it to "dark curst"
This recipe is rather rich and is best serve as a starter. So if you want to follow it up with a meat fondue you will have to get a second pot for your Cuisinart CFO 3SS Electric Fondue Maker.

A very good idea though, is to serve this fondue as a starter and follow it with another course that is not a fondue. This gives you a nice variation on the traditional.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Chicken Breasts Recipe For Chicken In Your Cuisinart PSC 350 3 1 2 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker

Slow cookers are a heaven send for the busy mom. With a Cuisinart PSC 350 3 1 2 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker you will make this Chicken Breast Recipe in no time. Go away for the day and return to a fully cooked meal.

The reason why the Cuisinart PSC 350 3 1 2 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker is such an ideal slow cooker for this chicken breast recipe, is because the slow cooker is programmable for 24 hours. When the cooking time is over it goes to the "warm" setting and it keeps the food hot without overcooking it.

Angel Pasta Chicken Recipe

What You Need For This Chicken Breast Recipe:
  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1/2 C margarine
  • 1 (1.05 oz.) pkg. Italian salad dressing mix
  • 1 (11 oz) can golden mushroom soup
  • 1/2 C white wine
  • 1 (4 oz) pkg. onion and chive cream cheese
  • 1 (8 oz) pkg. angel hair pasta
How to Make It:
  1. Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker
  2. In a small saucepan over low heat melt the margarine.
  3. Add the soup and wine.
  4. Stir in the salad dressing and cream cheese.
  5. Continue to stir continuously until the cream cheese has completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
  6. Pour the mixture over the chicken.
  7. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
  8. Cook the angel hair pasta according to package directions.
  9. Serve the chicken over the pasta.
Tip: This recipe is a favorite. If you’re not an angel hair pasta lover, it can be served over other types of noodles too.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Tasty Homemade Ice Cream Right Through The Whole Of Summer

What can be tastier in summer than tasty homemade ice cream? Homemade ice cream can be an everyday treat, but it can also be served as dessert at the best dinner party possible.

Homemade ice cream can also be as simple or as luxurious as you wish because with an ice cream machine your imagination is the limit.

Depending on our needs, there are two ice cream makers I would like to tell you about: there is the Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker and then there is the Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5-Quart Ice Cream Maker. You will not go wrong with any of these two machines.

To give you an idea of the tasty ice cream you will be able to make with your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker or your Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5-Quart Ice Cream Maker here is a recipe for you to try.

Light Chocolate Ice Sorbet

What You Need:
  • 3 C of water
  • 2 C of superfine sugar
  • 12 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 4 TB brandy
How to Make It:

  1. Pour the water into a small saucepan placed over medium heat.
  2. Stir the sugar into the water until dissolved.
  3. Add the chocolate and the brandy and stir to combine.
  4. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  5. Remover the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
  6. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufactures directions.
Makes 1 quart

Sorbet is similar to sherbet but unlike sherbet is made without milk products. Sorbet has a slightly mushy consistency and is often made with fruit puree or chocolate.

Superfine sugar is a very fine sugar that dissolves quickly. If you can not find superfine sugar regular sugar will also work. When substituting regular sugar the measurements will remain the same.

So, I think having a look at either the Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker or a Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5-Quart Ice Cream Maker, is a very good idea.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Tasty Circle Munchies Recipe

It does not matter which holiday it is, or even when it is not a holiday, these cookies will always be a hit. Kids and adults alike will love them. If you have a mixer such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers, making these will be a breeze. Tasty and spicy cookies are always popular with everyone and these cicle munchies will be no exception.

So, if you have an electric mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer, you can start mixing and baking because even for the summer vacation the kids will love them.

Tasty Circle Munchies Recipe

What You Need for this circle munchies recipe:
  • 3/4 C butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 C + 2 T sugar, divided
  • 1/2 C brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 t baking soda
  • 1 1/2 t cinnamon, divided
  • 1/2 t ginger
  • 1/8 t salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 2 1/4 C flour
  • Semisweet chocolate pieces
How to Make It:

  1. Place the butter in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer such as the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers.
  2. Beat the butter on low speed for 30 seconds.
  3. Pour in 1/2 C sugar, the brown sugar, baking soda, 1/2 t cinnamon, ginger and salt.
  4. Beat with a mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers, on medium speed until well combined.
  5. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until completely incorporated into the mixture.
  6. On low speed beat in the flour in it is completely moistened.
  7. Divide the dough in half, cover and chill 1 hour or until the dough can be easily handled.
  8. Place the oven temperature on 350 degrees and allow the oven to heat while finishing the cookies.
  9. Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
  10. Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out half of the dough with a lightly floured rolling pin to 1/4 in thickness.
  11. Cut the cookies with a scalloped cookie cutter.
  12. Cut a 1 in circle in the center of each cookie.
  13. Place the cut cookie dough on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  14. Sprinkle the cookie dough with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  15. Press the candies into the cough.
  16. Continue in the same manner with the second half of the dough.
  17. Bake the cookies 10 minutes or until lightly born and firm.
  18. Cool on the cookie sheet 2 minutes then move to a wire rack to complete cooling.
Serving Size: 36 cookies

These little treats make great munchies during the day on any holiday. Make a double batch to be sure to have enough to go around.

So, grab your mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers, and start baking these tasty circle munchies.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Tasty Holiday Turkey Recipe

I think holiday recipes and turkey recipes are almost synonymous, don't your? Only problem is, how to slice the left over turkey so you can use it and sandwiches or to serve it as part of a cold lunch.

Well, with a Chef's Choice 632 International Gourmet VariTilt Electric Food Slicer that is not a problem anymore. You will be able to slice the turkey just as thin as they do in the deli.

So, now you do not have to worry about the left-over turkey here is a tasty turkey recipe for you to try.

Herb Turkey with Honey Apricot Glaze Recipe

What You Need For Your Tasty Holiday Turkey Recipe:

  • 3/4 C unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 tbsp. + ½ tsp. sage, chopped fine
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1 (21 lb.) turkey
  • 4 C turkey broth, divided
  • 2 C apricot preserves
  • 2 tbsp. gingerroot, minced
  • 2 tbsp. honey

How to Make It:

  1. Place the butter in a small sauce pan.
  2. Sprinkle in 3 tbsp. sage and the salt and pepper.
  3. Heat on low temperature until the butter has melted being sure to stir constantly.
  4. Clean the turkey by removing the neck and giblets and rinsing it under cold water.
  5. Pat the entire turkey dry with paper towels.
  6. Bring the oven temperature up to 400 degrees F.
  7. Place a rack into a large roasting pan and pour 2 C of the broth into the pan.
  8. Baste the turkey inside and out and with the melted butter mixture.
  9. Tie the turkey legs together loosely with string.
  10. Pour any remaining butter into the roasting pan with the broth.
  11. Place the turkey on the rack in the roasting pan.
  12. Roast 40 minutes on 400 degrees F.
  13. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and roast for 90 more minutes.
  14. Be sure to baste the turkey about every 30 minutes with the pan drippings.
  15. If the drippings evaporate during roasting add more broth 1 C at time.
  16. Place the apricot preserves in a sauce pan and place the pan over medium heat.
  17. Stir in the minced gingerroot and the honey.
  18. Bring the mixture to a light boil.
  19. Reduce the heat to low and continue simmering for 15 minutes.
  20. Mixture will reduce during cooking time.
  21. After 90 minutes, brush the turkey completely with the apricot glaze.
  22. Cover the turkey with an aluminum foil tent and continue roasting 50 minutes.
  23. Remove the foil tent; brush the turkey again with the remaining glaze and roast an additional 20 minutes or until the turkey reaches an internal temperature of 180 degrees.
  24. Place the roasted turkey on a platter and allow it to stand 30 minutes before carving.
Serves 30