145 whistle stop alabama Recipes

lean ground beef, ground black pepper , to taste, seasoning salt, to taste (amount will vary greatly depending upon how salty your sausage seasoning is ), sausage seasoning (a spice blend containing fennel and other spices), skim milk, all-purpose flour, reduced-fat cream cheese, cut into small chunks, at room temperature (neufchatel), worcestershire sauce , to taste, drops hot sauce (such as tabasco) (optional)

lobsters, whole (2 x 1.5 lb or substitute 3 lbs unpeeled shrimp), water, plus more to stop lobster cooking, unsalted butter, plus more for sauteing meat, stalks celery , rough cut, carrots , large rough cut, onion , yellow rough cut, garlic cloves, rough cut plus more for sauteing meat, tomato puree, dry white wine (1/2 bottle), thyme, bay leaves, unsalted butter, flour , all purpose, brandy, cream sherry, heavy cream, smoked paprika

mayonnaise, buttermilk ranch dressing, sugar, sliced cucumber

wonderful rich double chocolate zucchini bread, butter melted, dark brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, whole wheat white flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cocoa, chocolate chips, pecans, zucchinis (about 3 cups) grated, preheat the oven to 350f., line 2 large loaf pans with parchment., combine the butter , sugars, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl., stir well until it is totally combined ., sift together the flour , cocoa, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon., add the butter/egg mixture to the flour and stir gently to begin combining., stop and add the zucchini, chocolate chips, and pecans., continue to stir to combine all the ingredients, but don tsp stir too much., fill the loaf pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the bread comes out clean., i start checking at 30 minutes and then add time as needed., when they are baked let them rest in their pans for 5 minutes and then move the breads out of the pans and onto a rack., let them cool before slicing ., wrapped well they should last 4-5 days ., freeze well too.

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

i had input from several great friends who took their time to help in the search., on g, juels , tink, danadooley and magandab., cherylann from ez cooking, thanks to all for you time and help. jessica harlan a very busy person took time to research pans and sent me several emails, thank you for taking your time to help a stranger., magandab sent me a link on g for a pan at target and since i pass it often and by chance the day she sent her message on gr, i stopped and checked the pan made by calphalon., very heavy, straight sides so it would be easy to attach a candy thermometer and a glass lid with a dip lip with strainer capability., what an incredible pan for $60. why; i am able to put the butter and sugars into the pan and not worry about burning! i made toffee again last night and to really test it, set the temp 1 line about medium on the electric stove. i would stir about every 10 minutes and then do something else; well i was making a cheese cake while the toffee cooked. every time i checked, it was boiling up, stir and i could feel nothing sticking to the bottom and burning like my old copper bottom revere ware steel 3 quart pot., how great to not have to worry about the mixture burning. this is a 4 quart pot. just perfect for the amount of butter and sugar to boil and become a food that should be reserved for the gods., i placed a mat over the pot as it boiled as the cool air was affecting the rise in temperature. the notch in the side for pouring let me leave my bamboo spoon in pot, the thermometer clipped to the side. once the mix reached 285 i poured the mix into the pan and it was so cool to see how the very last bit slipped right out of the pan. this is a fantastic pot for making toffee and recommend without reservation the purchase of this pot by calphalon., double thanks to magandab for sending me to my perfect candy pan. eating my toffee makes see s toffee-ettes taste like dirt, this is the link magandab sent me, http://www.target.com/kitchen-essentials-calphalon-hard-anodized-straining/dp/b000jm34km/qid =1234998462/ref=br_1_4/192-4549105-5227516 ie=utf8&node=11082001&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

texas toast thick bread, bacon, cooked to a crisp (oscar meyers brand recommended), tomatoes, leaves lettuce, miracle whip

lean skirt steaks or 1 1/2 lbs bottom round steaks or 1 1/2 lbs flat iron steaks, cut 1/4-inch thick and trimmed of visible fat, lime , juice of, garlic cloves, pressed through a press, pequin quebrado chiles or 1 -2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, vegetable oil, brandy, flour tortillas (12 inch), romaine lettuce leaves , cut crosswise into 1-inch strips, salsa, onion, chopped, tomato, chopped, fresh cilantro, chopped, sour cream, guacamole , for serving with the fajitas

strong coffee, butter, unsweetened baking cocoa, all-purpose flour, sugar, dark brown sugar , packed, baking soda, salt, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, vanilla, semisweet chocolate, chopped, heavy whipping cream (4 cups), light corn syrup, vanilla, chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed

russet potatoes, peeled and cubed, butter, kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste, chopped onion, rotel tomatoes, drained, sour cream, velveeta cheese, shredded, tomato, cleaned, seeded and chopped, chopped avocado, sliced green onion, sour cream, chopped cooked bacon

cream cheese , room temperature until softened, mayonnaise, salsa, cheddar cheese, shredded, green onions, chopped, tomato, seeded and chopped, cilantro (optional), jalapeno (optional)

kielbasa, sliced (your favorite brand and flavor , comes precooked), onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, beef broth, dried basil, marjoram, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, cooked angel hair pasta (or any pasta you like)

mayonnaise, curd cottage cheese, chopped onion, garlic salt, dry sherry, chili sauce, celery seed, caraway seed, black pepper, red pepper sauce, chopped cooked shrimp, chopped cooked crabmeat

ground turkey, salsa (my new favorite is brad s organic mild), taco shells (hard ) or 8 whole wheat tortillas (also stop and shop s nature s promise), cheese, shredded (reduced fat and sodium if you ve got it), tomatoes, fresh, leaves lettuce, low-fat sour cream, avocado

vegetable oil, hot sausage link, water, margarine, peeled, chopped, boiled potatoes, chopped onions, chopped green peppers, chopped tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, eggs, beaten, shredded cheddar

beef broth, molasses, cider vinegar, prepared mustard, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, baby back ribs