Recipes, as Requested
Jul. 18th, 2007 01:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gnomiI've had a couple of requests for recent food I've served people, so I've decided to just bombard y'all with recipes. :-)
(note: if you've eaten something at my table and asked for but never got the recipe, please poke me. Shabbat naps sometimes eat the "post this recipe after Shabbat" bits of memory.)
Roasted and Marinated Green Beans with Onions and Garlic Cloves (from Still Life with Menu)
3 to 4 Tbsp olive oil
1 lb fresh green beans
1 med. yellow or red onion, cut in thin slices or rings
6-8 medium-sized cloves garlic, peeled and halved lengthwise (note from NSB: I use *much* more garlic than that)
A scant 1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush a large baking tray with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Spread green beans, onions, and garlic on the tray. Salt lightly, and drizzle with another 1-2 Tbsp of olive oil. Bake the vegetables for 20-30 min., interrupting several times to shake the tray or stir briefly. After 20 minutes, taste test a green bean to see if it's done to your liking. The baking time is somewhat flexible. When all the vegetables are tender, remove from the oven and transfer to a bowl. Drizzle immediately with vinegar. Apply fresh ground black pepper to taste. Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold.
Chocolate Cheese Pie, adapted bygnomi from Red, White and Blue Pie recipe from Better Homes and Gardens
1 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 8-oz package cream cheese
Prepared graham cracker or other cookie crumb crust
Whipped cream (see below)
Fresh berries or other fruit
Melt butter and chocolate chips together over low flame, stirring regularly so chocolate does not burn. Cut in cream cheese, stirring to melt cheese into chocolate. Remove mixture from heat and pour into crust. Refrigerate until filling has solidified.
Serve topped with whipped cream and fruit. I make my own whipped cream (1 pint heavy whipping cream, approx. 1/4 c. confectioners sugar, though it totally depends on how sweet you like your whipped cream) and top the pie usually with blueberries or strawberries, but it would be just as good with other summer fruits, I'd figure, such as peaches or nectarines. Whipped cream and fruit can be added before serving, but recently I've been serving naked pie and the toppings and having folks apply toppings as they desire.
(note: if you've eaten something at my table and asked for but never got the recipe, please poke me. Shabbat naps sometimes eat the "post this recipe after Shabbat" bits of memory.)
Roasted and Marinated Green Beans with Onions and Garlic Cloves (from Still Life with Menu)
3 to 4 Tbsp olive oil
1 lb fresh green beans
1 med. yellow or red onion, cut in thin slices or rings
6-8 medium-sized cloves garlic, peeled and halved lengthwise (note from NSB: I use *much* more garlic than that)
A scant 1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush a large baking tray with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Spread green beans, onions, and garlic on the tray. Salt lightly, and drizzle with another 1-2 Tbsp of olive oil. Bake the vegetables for 20-30 min., interrupting several times to shake the tray or stir briefly. After 20 minutes, taste test a green bean to see if it's done to your liking. The baking time is somewhat flexible. When all the vegetables are tender, remove from the oven and transfer to a bowl. Drizzle immediately with vinegar. Apply fresh ground black pepper to taste. Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold.
Chocolate Cheese Pie, adapted by
gnomi from Red, White and Blue Pie recipe from Better Homes and Gardens1 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 8-oz package cream cheese
Prepared graham cracker or other cookie crumb crust
Whipped cream (see below)
Fresh berries or other fruit
Melt butter and chocolate chips together over low flame, stirring regularly so chocolate does not burn. Cut in cream cheese, stirring to melt cheese into chocolate. Remove mixture from heat and pour into crust. Refrigerate until filling has solidified.
Serve topped with whipped cream and fruit. I make my own whipped cream (1 pint heavy whipping cream, approx. 1/4 c. confectioners sugar, though it totally depends on how sweet you like your whipped cream) and top the pie usually with blueberries or strawberries, but it would be just as good with other summer fruits, I'd figure, such as peaches or nectarines. Whipped cream and fruit can be added before serving, but recently I've been serving naked pie and the toppings and having folks apply toppings as they desire.
