Jambalaya

Jambalaya

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 16 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Large Brown Onion diced
  • 2 Large Sweet Pepper diced
  • 6 stalks Celery diced
  • 5 Clove Garlic diced or paste
  • 2 Cup Diced Tomatoes
  • 2 Cup Chicken Stock
  • 2 Cup White Wine
  • 1 Cup Spicy Sausage
  • 1 Cup Keilbasa Sausage
  • 1 Cup Ham or Smoked Pork Chop
  • 1 Cup Chicken
  • 3 Cup cooked Rice
  • Cajun Seasoning
  • Cayenne Pepper seasoning

Instructions
 

  • In large stock pot, add Diced tomatos (canned tomatos with liquids is fine), Chicken Stock and White Wine. Bring to a low simmer.
  • In large frying pan, add 2 tbsp butter, onions, peppers, and celery. Suate until just tender. Add garlic to pan and saute for 2 more minutes.
  • Remove all the vegetables from the pan leaving the excess butter and vegetable juices. Put the vegetables into the stock pot with the liquids.
  • If using raw chicken, cook the chicken until medium in the butter. Place in stock pot and finish cooking in the simmering stock.
  • In frying pan head each of other meat one at a time just enough to start bring out the fats in the meats, then transfer them to the stock pot.
  • Simmer everything for 10 minutes. Add the Cajun Seasoning and the Cayenne Seasoning to taste (recommendations below). Sime for another 20 minutes. Cajun Seasoning - 3 - 4 Tbps Cayenne - 1 - 3 Tbps (depending on the heat you desire)
  • (Optional) At this point you can cool the pot and put in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours for flavors to fully blend.
  • Bring to rolling boil and turn off heat. Add cooked rice and cover. Let sit until rice absorbs most of the liquid.
  • Serve hot with a side of garlic toast.

Dry Aged Prime Rib

Dry Aged Prime Rib

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Servings 6 People

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbps Sea Salt
  • 4 Tbps Tri-Colored Peper
  • 2 Tbps Smoked Salt
  • 1 Tbps Granulated Garlic
  • 1 Tbps Onion Powder
  • 2 Tbps Dried Thyme
  • 6-8 lbs. Boneless Prime Rib

Instructions
 

  • Add pepper, salt, smoked salt, granulated garlic, onion powder, and thyme into spic grinder. Grind until a fine powder.
  • Cover entire roast in halft the spice powder and let sit for 10 minutes. The salt should draw out some of the moisture from the roast. Add second coat to roast. Double wrap in plastic wrap ensuring there is no air between wrap and roast.
  • Place roast in refrigerate for 3 days.
  • Unwrap roast and remove rub from the roast.
  • Place beef in roasting pan. Season with a light coating of garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and fresh cracked pepper. Bring to room temperature.
  • Preheat oven to 200 F. Cook beef until 150 internal temperature. Approximately 20 min per pound.
  • Rest 30 minutes before slicing.

Autumn Harvest Salad with Chicken

Autumn Harvest Salad with Chicken

Ingredients
  

  • Bibb Lettuce
  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Radish
  • Green Onion
  • Heirloom Tomatoes
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Candied Pecans
  • Dried Cranberries

Instructions
 

  • Cook chicken with preferred seasoning. I recommend season salt, season pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
  • Rip, do not cut, lettuce to bit size pieces and place on dinner plate.
  • Add sliced cucumber, radish, green onions, and tomatoes. Please them on top the lettuce.
  • Sprinkle candied pecans and dried cranberries over salad.
  • Slice chicken, pear and apple and place on salad.
  • Use Salad dressing of choice. I recommend a light salad dressing to enjoy the fresh seasonal fruit.

Notes

Recommended toppings:
  • Croutons
  • Cheese Crisps
  • Bacon

Chicken Noodle Casserole

Chicken a la King

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Tbls Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Flour
  • 3/4 Tsp Salt
  • 1/8 Tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
  • 2 Cup Warm Milk
  • 2 Tsp Chicken Base or Bouillon Granules
  • 3/4 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 Cup Cubed Chicken
  • 1 Cup Shredded Chicken
  • 2 Cup Cooked Egg Noodles
  • 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in large sauce pan. Add flour to create a rue.
  • Add milk salt and pepper and stir until it begins to thicken.
  • Add chicken base and grated cheese. Heat until melted.
  • Add shredded and cubed chicken. Mix thoroughly.
  • Add noodles to mixture and transfer into a buttered baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 350 for 30 - 45 minutes.

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pint Heavy Cream
  • 1 Pint Half and Half
  • 1 Pint Clam Juice
  • 2 Cans Clams
  • 2 Potatoes Diced
  • 1/4 Cup Salt Pork Diced
  • 1 Onion Diced
  • 1/2 Cup Butter

Instructions
 

  • Cook salt pork and onions over low head until onions are translucent.
  • Add potatoes and 1/2 cup water. Simmer until potatoes are cooked.
  • Add cream, half and half, and clam juice. Bring to a low simmer.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes. Add clams and butter.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes.

Banana Cinnamon French Toast

Banana Cinnamon French Toast

Ingredients
  

  • 1 over ripe banana
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 eggs
  • Cinnamon Raison Bread or other sweet bread
  • Real Maple Syrup
  • Fresh Fruit (blueberry, strawberry, raspberry)

Instructions
 

  • In bowl, mash the banana and cinnamon together. This is important to ensure the cinnamon mixes with the egg and doesn’t float on top.
  • Add eggs and beat with a fork until eggs are well mixed with banana. Color will turn more brown and will be lumpy.
  • Dip bread into egg mixture and flip.
  • Melt butter in frying pan and add dipped bread. Cook over medium heat until browned on each side.
  • Serve with butter, maple syrup, and fresh fruit.

Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts sliced ¼” thick
  • 2 cups soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 inch ginger grated
  • 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (this will add heat so adjust according to taste)
  • Bib Lettuce Leaves Boston Lettuce
  • Shredded carrots
  • Bean Sprouts
  • 1 Cucumber sliced extremely thin
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • Peanut Sauce
  • Sweet Chili Sauce
  • Sweet and Sour Sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a Ziploc bag, add soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, red pepper flakes, and chicken. Marinate 2 – 4 hours.
  • In another Ziploc bag, add rice vinegar and sugar, close bag and shake until sugar is melted into vinegar. Taste to make sure not too sweet or sour. Add cucumber slices. Marinate 2 – 4 hours.
  • Clean and dry lettuce leaves.
  • Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Remove chicken from sauce (do not rinse or dry) and add to heated pan. Cook until done (3 – 5 minutes).
  • Drain cucumbers and place in a bowl.
  • Assemble wraps at the table adding different sauces and vegetables to each wrap for varied flavors.

Orzo, Sausage and Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce

Orzo, Sausage and Tomatoes in White Wine Sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 People

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick Butter
  • 2 cup White Wine
  • 6 cloves Garlic diced
  • 1 Scallot diced
  • 1 lb. Ground Sweet Sausage
  • 1 box Orzo

Instructions
 

  • Brown sausage. Keep sausage in large chunks. Drain and set aside.
  • Bring large pot of water to a boil and add Orzo.
  • Melt butter in pan over medium heat. Once melted, add garlic. Sauté for 3 minutes. Add onions and sauté for 3 more minutes.
  • Add white wine to the butter mixture and bring to a boil. Add sausage. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Once Orzo is tender, place in wine sauce. Toss

Crockpot Beef Stew

Crockpot Beef Stew

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cup water
  • 2 package brown gravy mix
  • 10 baby red potato
  • 10 raw pearl onions
  • 4 carrots chopped
  • 1 can corn
  • ½ cup green beans
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 - 2 lbs chuck roast cut into bite size chunks

Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef 85% lean
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 . b ground turkey
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 3 Tbs mustard
  • 1 small finely diced onion
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 Tbs onion powder
  • 3 Tbs garlic powder
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 small can tomato sauce

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients except the tomato sauce until thoroughly blended. Form into a loaf and bake for 1.5 hours at 350.
  • Remove from oven. Pour the tomato sauce over loaf. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from over and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.