Sharing New Recipes
Jun. 12th, 2007 08:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sandmansisterAs promised (threatened?), here are the main dishes from the Parents' Day celebration I posted about earlier this week.
Blueberry French Toast
12-14 slices day-old bread
2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese
1+ c. fresh blueberries
12 eggs
2 cups milk
1/3 c. maple syrup or honey
Sauce
1 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1 c. water
1+ c. blueberries
1 T. margarine
Set bread out to dry. Cut into 1" cubes. Grease 13x9" baking dish and put in half the bread cubes. Cut cream cheese into 1" cubes and place over bread. Top with blueberries and remaining bread crumbs. Mix together eggs, milk, and syrup. Mix well and pour over bread mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight (or at least 8 hours).
Preheat oven to 350°; remove dish from refrigerator at least a half hour before baking. Bake with foil on for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 25-30 minutes until nice and brown. Center will be set.
To make the sauce, put sugar, cornstarch, and water into saucepan. Mix well and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. As it starts to thicken, add berries and reduce heat. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, or until berries burst. Add margarine and let it melt. Serve over Blueberry French Toast. Serves 4-6 hungry people.
Gingered Fruit
2 c. fruit (I used strawberries, blueberries & peaches)
1 T. grated fresh ginger
1/4 c. orange juice
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 T. orange zest
1 T. corn starch
Mix ginger, juice, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with a teaspoon of cold water and stir into boiling mixture. Bring back to a boil. If sauce isn't thick enough, add a little more cornstarch, but again mix with water first to avoid lumps.
Remove from heat, and add orange zest. Toss with sliced fruit. Serve fruit alone or over ice cream. Serves 3-4.
Oh, and you can find the meatloaf recipe here on Emeril.com. I substituted yellow bell peppers for the green ones, as the greenies make my stomach wonky and unhappy. I don't like meatloaf (never have, even though I'm told my Mom's is really good on the grand scale of things)... but I've gotta confess that this was tasty. I like the little kick from the Emeril's Essence seasoning & chorizo.
The Hash Brown Potato Casserole and Broccoli Rice Casserole are pretty standard. Hey, anything basing its existence on starch, cream of anything soup and Velveeta? Count me in. If you want 'em, I'll happily share.
Blueberry French Toast
12-14 slices day-old bread
2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese
1+ c. fresh blueberries
12 eggs
2 cups milk
1/3 c. maple syrup or honey
Sauce
1 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1 c. water
1+ c. blueberries
1 T. margarine
Set bread out to dry. Cut into 1" cubes. Grease 13x9" baking dish and put in half the bread cubes. Cut cream cheese into 1" cubes and place over bread. Top with blueberries and remaining bread crumbs. Mix together eggs, milk, and syrup. Mix well and pour over bread mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight (or at least 8 hours).
Preheat oven to 350°; remove dish from refrigerator at least a half hour before baking. Bake with foil on for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 25-30 minutes until nice and brown. Center will be set.
To make the sauce, put sugar, cornstarch, and water into saucepan. Mix well and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. As it starts to thicken, add berries and reduce heat. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, or until berries burst. Add margarine and let it melt. Serve over Blueberry French Toast. Serves 4-6 hungry people.
Gingered Fruit
2 c. fruit (I used strawberries, blueberries & peaches)
1 T. grated fresh ginger
1/4 c. orange juice
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 T. orange zest
1 T. corn starch
Mix ginger, juice, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with a teaspoon of cold water and stir into boiling mixture. Bring back to a boil. If sauce isn't thick enough, add a little more cornstarch, but again mix with water first to avoid lumps.
Remove from heat, and add orange zest. Toss with sliced fruit. Serve fruit alone or over ice cream. Serves 3-4.
Oh, and you can find the meatloaf recipe here on Emeril.com. I substituted yellow bell peppers for the green ones, as the greenies make my stomach wonky and unhappy. I don't like meatloaf (never have, even though I'm told my Mom's is really good on the grand scale of things)... but I've gotta confess that this was tasty. I like the little kick from the Emeril's Essence seasoning & chorizo.
The Hash Brown Potato Casserole and Broccoli Rice Casserole are pretty standard. Hey, anything basing its existence on starch, cream of anything soup and Velveeta? Count me in. If you want 'em, I'll happily share.
