Sunday Morning Cooking from My Kitchen 4/29/2012

Summer Orange Cookies

A friend apporached me last week asking what he could use Mandarine Oranges he was craving in a recipe. I suggested several uses and told him I would post this Sunday something that utilized his craving for the oranges.

I made a simple sugar cookie dough and added pureed oranges, used an ice cream scoop to make a fairly large cookie, then topped with a cream cheese frosting that I incorporated a bit of the juice of the oranges to carry the flavor.

On the savory side everything taste better with Bacon:) yes bacon mac and cheese. I simply took all the end pieces of my cheese and the end of my grated Parmesan and made a bechamel sauce base added the cheeses and cooked egg noodle pasta.  I then cooked a 1/4 package of Smoked Hickory Bacon and added, baked and then topped with some additional pieces.

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Sunday Morning cooking in the Kitchen 4/22/2012

Who loves Turkey Burgers? In these times of healthier eating I try to eat a Turkey Burger in place of a fast food burger. Here is the  way I like it J it is all about the stuffing so to speak, so why not make your burger much like you  would your Turkey at Thanksgiving.

I take ground turkey, add some Bell’s seasoning and form a patty. I then take about a pad of butter, no more than about a tsp and baste the patty. Then cooking option is up to you, you can grill it, slowly pan fry or bake in the oven.  Then it is all about how you dress it upJ I like flavor, flavor and more flavor.  I take a nice buttery onion roll and grill it or toast it; then I caramelize some onion, a nice slice of sharp cheddar cheese, a smear of mayo and mustard and yummy

I have to recommend slow cooking the Turkey Burger, for if you cook it too quickly at a high heat several things happen.  The burger can become dry; it may be done on the outside, underdone inside and it could take on a charred burnt taste or stick to the baking or frying pan.

My second favorite way is a Turkey Burger BLT, simply a turkey burger with lettuce, tomato and mayo with a couple pieces of Hickory Smoked Bacon. I do add cheese but it is optional.

Basically turkey is not just for Thanksgiving!

There is nothing better after a nice Turkey Burger than desert. I made a Strawberry shortcake crumble. You can serve this warm or let cool and it becomes light but crunchy. You can add a cool whip topping or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. My favorite is plain and simple and slightly warm, giving me the moistness and crunchy topping.

This is a short cake base; with a layer of fresh strawberries mixed with strawberry preserves, then topped with a crumble mixture of the dry cake mix butter and about a 1/4 of sugar. Bake this at 350 for about 30 minutes to 45 minutes until cake is done and topping is golden brown. 

From Mishap to the TADA

These deserts are a pure example of a mishap in the kitchen:) I used to much butter in my Chocolate Chip recipe. Instead of throwing the batch away I took half and baked in a small 4x8 stone ware baking pan and now have wonderful buttery squares

I took the other half of the mixture and topped with a Cheesecake layer and then swirled with Chocolate sauce and baked and now have wonderful Cheesecake squares. Coin the old phrase" waist not"

Sunday Morning Cooking in the Kitchen

This begins a series of blog spots about my cooking in the kitchen on a Sunday morning. This will share my experiences, my expertise, my glory and my defeats in preparing meals and extras for the work week or just in fun.

I will provide recipes; technical applications that I have learned and self taught and yes the disasters for I believe that cooking is only perfect on TV:) and I and everyone do experience those situations that are not. I do believe though that most disasters can be utilized and turned into something unexpected.

I look forward to making a blog entry every Sunday, so join me, comment or not:) hopeful enjoy a recipe or just wish that we had SMELLA VISON:)

Happy Sunday