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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Chocolate Almond Bark


Give Chocolates... Sharing Warm Love... You Can Add Other Ingredient To This Recipe. The Ingre
dients Must Be Dry.


Ingredients

17  ounces  bittersweet chocolate, such as Ghirardelli 60%, 2 tablespoons finely grated and the remainder chopped

1 1/2  cups  whole, skin-on almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
By  Rachael Ray...On Everyday With Racheal

Directions
1.  Line a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a double boiler, heat the chopped chocolate over simmering water, stirring frequently, until almost melted and an instant-read thermometer registers 105 degrees , about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir until the thermometer registers 110 degrees , 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove the insert from the pan, reserving the pot of water. Let the chocolate cool, stirring occasionally, until the thermometer registers 87 degrees , 25 to 45 minutes. 
2.  Add the grated chocolate to the melted chocolate, return the insert to the pot and stir constantly over medium-low heat until the temperature reaches 90 degrees and most of the grated chocolate has melted. Remove the insert and stir in the almonds. Dry the outside of the insert, then pour the chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet; spread into an even layer, leaving a 1-inch border. Refrigerate for 20 minutes, then let stand at room temperature until hardened, about 45 minutes. Using a sharp knife, slice the chocolate block into uneven slabs of bark.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Chili Beef Corn Bread


This recipe turns up a notch on plain corn bread recipes. The chili, ground beef, cheddar cheese and Mexican spices make this recipe the bomb. If you love cornbread with a new direction try this one.

What ever the function maybe, you will be impressed with this chili beef casserole cornbread.

You can leave this cornbread casserole in the baking dish to let your guests spoon it out into their plates or you could cut it into squares and serve it as appetizers.

Instructions

Cornbread Recipe:

2 cups self rising cornmeal

2 cups self rising flour

Two eggs beaten

1 1/2 cup whole milk ( maybe a little bit more for smoothness)

1 stick melted butter

1/4 cup canola oil or bacon dripping

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Set oven at 350. pour oil or bacon dripping in a 9x13-3qt baking dish.

 Place baking dish in the oven and let it get hot, not burning hot.

Add flour and cornmeal in a bowl and mix together. Add milk and blend together.
adding eggs and mix together very well. add the butter stir into the mixture. if the mixture to thick add more milk until smooth. add shredded cheese and blend very well.

Pour halve cornbread mixture in baking dish with hot oil or bacon dripping. Set aside

Ground beef mixture:

2 pounds Ground beef

One large chopped green bell pepper

One medium chopped red bell pepper

One large jalapeno pepper

One large onion chopped

4 cloves garlic chopped

4 teaspoons cumin

4 teaspoons chili powder

Teaspoon salt

Teaspoon black pepper

1/2  teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 can rotel mild or hot tomatoes

2 can wolf brand chili with beans {mix 1 cup water with the two can of chili). this will thin it out.

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup whole kernel corn

In a large skillet add ground beef cook until meat is done and crumbly drain excess grease and add onion, peppers, and garlic and cook until vegetables are transparent add corn and rotel tomatoes. add spices and simmer for five minutes. taste for profession adding more spices to your taste bubs.

Cornbread mixture is waiting, so add half meat mixture on top of half cornbread mixture in the baking dish evenly about 1/2 inch thick from ends to center.

Add cheese evenly over the meat mixture and add half wolf brand chili mixture on top of cheese..   pour the remaining cornbread mixture on top of cheese and add meat mixture. then add wolf brand chili mixture and place in oven 25 mins.take out oven and place shredded cheese to melt on top.

If you cannot find wolf brand chili .....

Three Cans Come In a Package