Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Croque Monsieur Grilled Cheese Sandwich

butter
Pepper Cheddar Bread
hollandaise sauce
mozzarella
slices of chicken deli meat
sun-dried tomatoes
avocado (sliced thin)
bacon (cooked and diced)
Mexican cheese
hollandaise sauce
bread
butter

Layer sandwich in list order above and then grill in waffle maker.

Ashlee Macdonald



Scotcharoos

1 c Karo Syrup
1 c white sugar

Place on medium heat until boil.  Then take off heat and add:

1 c peanut butter

Mix well and add:

6 c rice krispies

Press mix in greased 9x13 pan

Melt 1 c semi sweet chocolate chips and 1 c butterscotch then spread on top of rice krispie mix.


Ashlee Macdonald

Favorite Steak

2 thick rib eye steaks
1 onion (sliced and sauted)
1 avacado
1 lime
1T Trader Joes chili lime seasoning
2T salt
2T pepper
1/2 c feta

Trim fat off steaks and place fat in frying pan over medium heat and let fat drippings coat pan. Sprinkle salt and pepper on cutting board and press steaks into the salt and pepper.  Then place steak in pan of fat and cook each side of steak per your desire of medium, well done, or rare.

Dice avocado and mix with juice of lime and seasoning till well blended and spread over steak.
Caramelize onions and place on avocado spread then top with feta.  Take out fat pieces that are crispy and dice fat for crunch on top of steak.


Top all ingredients on top of salad for a salad.


Ashlee Macdonald

Pecan Cream Pie

3 cups of CRUSHED preferred cookie (animal cookies, Trader Joe letter crackers, or graham crackers)
4T coconut oil

Mix crushed cookies and coconut oil and press in 8x8 pan.

1 c heavy cream
1/4 c powder sugar

Whip heavy cream till stiff, then add powder sugar and whip till blended.

(2) 8oz cream cheese
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c maple sugar
1 1/2 c chopped pecans or 13 oz chopped Trader Joe's Pecan Pralines


Whip the cream cheese and add brown sugar, maple sugar and pecans thoroughly.

Fold heavy cream and cream cheese mixture together and spread over cookie crust.

Top with whipped cream, caramel, and pecans.



Ashlee Macdonald

Chocolate Wafer Cake

1 pkg Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
1 small whipping cream carton (whipped)
1/2 c sugar
vanilla

Whip cream until stiff, then add sugar and vanilla.  Spread 2 tablespoons of whipped cream on display platter. Put a teaspoon of whipped cream on cookie and stand cookie at a diagonal up on display platter.  Repeat till whipping cream and cookies are used up, then use remaining whipping cream to coat the cookie log.

Kaye Macdonald

Marzipan Appetizer

Trader Joes Flat Bread
1 tub (8oz) marzipan cheese
5oz  pomegranate seeds
1/4 chopped pistachios
balsamic glaze

Spread marzipan on flat bread, then sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and pistachios.  Top with sparingly balsamic glaze.

Brenley Hansen

Green Curry

1/2 can of Trader Joe's Green Curry
1 can reduced fat Trader Joe's coconut milk
1 diced onion sautéed
2 diced peppers sautéed
1/3 bag of chopped matchstick carrots
4 chicken breasts cooked and chopped or 20 scallops sautéed

Combine all ingredients prepared and simmer for 20 minutes then serve over rice.

Ashlee Macdonald

Teriyaki Cabbage Salad

1 bag cabbage blend
1/2 bag of matchbox carrots
2 peppers sliced and sautéed
cashews chopped
cilantro half a stalk chopped
Trader Joe's Teriyaki chicken heated through and diced

Mix all ingredients above and dress it with peanut sauce.

Ashlee Macdonald