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Sunday, July 30, 2006

MENUS JULY 31ST - AUG. 6TH

Ok I've managed to get my menus all planned so I can post them for you. Some of the recipes I have already posted on my blog, so I'll include links with it, others that don't I will post the recipes for you all.

Any extras, such as desserts etc, I will also be posting here :)

So here's the first menu:

Here are the links for the recipes that have already been posted: Sandra's Jambalaya(scroll down after the menus), Lasagna, Chicken Egg Rolls, Beef Curry.

For the breakfast casserole, here is the recipe:

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE:

9 eggs
1 lb. hot ground sausage
1 small can green chiles
shredded cheddar cheese

Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick spray. Brown sausage with green chiles. Drain.

Scramble, in a bowl, all 9 eggs. Pour a little more than half the eggs into the cake pan. Layer sausage on the eggs. Layer as much cheese as you want on top of the sausage. Pour the rest of the eggs over the top.

Bake at 350F degrees until the top is brown and the eggs are cooked.

SAUSAGE BISCUITS

English Muffin
Egg
Sausage Patty or Bacon
Slice of cheese

Fry Egg & sausage patty or bacon. Toast English Muffin. Butter muffin, top with a slice of cheese, sausage & egg.

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Now for the Dessert, I'm going to make a Flapjack Party Stack. It's a recipe I found in one of my cookbooks and it looks absolutely to die for.

And that's it for recipes and menus for the upcoming week. I will be posting the next week's menus right after this one, so check the post above.

Friday, July 21, 2006

BACALHAU A GOMES DE SA!!!

Alright I'm sure from the title you're probably already lost, but what it actually means is Cod Fish Gomes De Sa Style.

This recipe was invented by Jose Luis Gomes de Sa Junior, who was a merchant in Porto at the end of the nineteenth century. He worked for a restaurant and used to make Bolinhos de Bacalhau (codfish cakes) and using the same ingredients, he came up with this recipe. It's fast and easy to make and really deliscious.

I got some Bacalhau (cod fish) from South Africa yesterday, and this is what we had for dinner. Everyone loved it and had seconds. Hope you will give it a try and then let me know how you liked it :)
I made mine a bit different from the recipe below, I don't use a baking sheet and I don't put it in the oven, I make mine on the stove top

BACALHAU A GOMES DE SA

Look for dried salt cod in the deli section of well-stocked supermarkets, as well as Italian, Latino and Greek markets.

Ingredients

2 pounds dried salt cod
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for greasing and drizzling
2 large onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced or teaspoons of crushed garlic
White pepper
4 boiling potatoes, boiled, cooled, peeled and cut into slices
2 hard-boiled eggs, halved, for garnish
Portuguese olives, for garnish
Chopped parsley, for garnish

Method

Rinse cod under cold running water to remove surface salt. Place in large non-aluminum pot, cover with water, cover and refrigerate 24 hours, changing water several times.
Pour off water, refill pot with clean water and boil cod until it flakes easily with fork, 8 to 10 minutes, depending on thickness.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until barely brown, 10 minutes.
Drain cod and let cool. Flake into large bowl and remove any bones or bits of skin. Add to skillet and toss lightly. Toss lightly.
Add potato slices and lightly toss together, making sure not to break the potatoes. At this point if needed be, I add a bit more olive oil and check the salt and pepper.
Transfer to a serving dish, drizzle with oil, garnish with sliced hard boiled eggs and olives. Sprinkle with parsley (optional).

Serves 6 - 8

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

BASIL BURGERS!!!

I made these on Sunday for dinner and the kids and hubby just LOVED them. I did too, they are sooo tasty. Now I didn't exactly follow the recipe, I did omit some things, but I will tell you which.

BASIL BURGERS

2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened *I didn't use the cream cheese*
4 onion rolls, split and toasted
4 slices red onion
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced * I also didn't use the avocado in mine*

In a bowl, combine first five ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into four patties. Grill, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 5-7 minutes.
Spread cream cheese over cut side of roll tops. Place burgers, onion and avocado on roll bottoms; replace tops.

Yield: 4 servings