Naan

1 TB active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 TB white sugar

1/4 cup white sugar
3 TB milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp salt
4 1/2 cup bread flour
1/2 tsp baking soda

2-4 tsp garlic
1/2 cup butter, melted

In your mixer bowl, proof yeast in 1 cup warm water with 1 TB sugar (about 10-12 minutes).

Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, soda and 4 cups flour. Knead for about 5-8 minutes. Add the additional 1/2 flour if dough is too sticky. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover with damp towel and let rise about an hour, until doubled in bulk.

Punch dough down. Pinch off golf ball size balls. Roll and place on a tray at least an inch apart. Cover and let rise about 30 minutes or until doubled in size.

Stir garlic into melted butter and let sit for at least 20 minutes before using.

Turn on your grill. (I turn on high to heat it up, then I cook the naan between low and medium). Take the dough outside and roll balls as flat as you can and place on grill. Grill for about 2-3 minutes brushing with garlic butter. Flip and butter other side cooking for another 2-5 minutes.

You want the naan to remain whitish in color with only the parts touching the grill to be brown.

I promise I'll post pics the next time I make this!!!

Frog Eye Salad

sorry, no pretty photos because i ATE it too fast.

1 (16oz) package Acini De Pepe pasta
1 TB vegetable oil
2 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 TB flour
1 3/4 cup pineapple juice
2 eggs, beaten
1 TB lemon juice
3 (11oz) cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 (20oz) cans pineapple chunks, drained (use the juice for the pineapple juice)
1 (20oz) can crushed pineapple, drained (if you need a little more juice, you can top it off with this)
1 (8oz) carton cool whip
1 cup mini marshmallows, optional
1 cup coconut, optional

Cook pasta according to package directions. (the 2 tsp salt and 1 TB oil go in the water with the pasta to prevent it from getting sticky). Drain and rinse with water. Drain again and bring to room temperature.

While pasta is boiling, combine sugar, flour, 1/2 tsp salt. Gradually stir in pineapple juice and eggs. Cook over moderate heat stirring until thickened. Add lemon juice. Cool to room temperature.

Combine pasta with egg mixture lightly and refrigerate overnight in air tight container.

Add remaining ingredients. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Refrigerate until chilled in air tight container.(I usually mix all the fruit together in another container and put that in the fridge too, so I don't have to wait for it to chill again, but it does taste better after it sits for a few hours).

Consume within one week.

Baked Parmesan Jumbo Shrimp

 

• 12 jumbo shrimp (10 to 12 per lb)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove minced garlic
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• melted butter
•  lemon, cut in wedges

Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact. Rinse. In a bowl, mix oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss shrimp in mixture to coat. Refrigerate 30 mins- 1 hour. In a shallow bowl, mix breadcrumbs and cheese. Heat oven to 475. Place each shrimp in mixture to coat lightly on both sides and place shrimp in an ungreased 9x13 pan (or larger if you're doubling). Shrimp should not touch. Drizzle with melted butter and bake on center rack for 10 minutes. Serve hot with lemon wedges.

Eat. Repeat. Lick fingers.

Old Fashioned Blackberry Milkshake

You just caught me in the kitchen holding the empty blender over my mouth trying to get a few more drops from the bottom. It's THAT good. I'm in love. I've concocted a piece of heaven ;) Enjoy

1/2 cup cold milk

1/4 cup carbonated water

3 tablespoons malted milk powder

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 large scoops vanilla ice cream

2 tablespoons blackberry syrup (or chocolate, or strawberry, or whatever ;)

Mix all ingredients in blender :)

Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1 Red Velvet Cake Mix (mixed according to package directions)
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Cream Cheese Frosting - recipe below
Hot Fudge (optional)

Bake 1/2 cake mix in the bottom of a greased 8 or 9" spring-form pan. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan carefully to cooling rack. Bake other half of cake mix. Leave this half in the pan and allow to cool completely. While it's cooling take the ice cream out and allow it to soften. You dont want it melted, just soft enough to spread.

Spread ice cream (make it as thick as you want, i usually use about 1/2 of a 1/2 gallon) over cake in pan. Then top with other half and smash together slightly like a sandwich.

Freeze overnight or until hard.

Remove from freezer and remove edge of pan. Frost with cream cheese frosting. It's best to decorate at this stage since after the frosting is frozen nothing will stick to it.

Place frosted cake back in freezer.

Serve! Drizzle slices with hot fudge (optional).

As you can tell you can use ANY type of ice cream/cake/frosting combination you like. Get creative. And thanks Rachel for all the tips :)

Cream Cheese Frosting: 
Ingredients:

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened

3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1.	In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.

Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted 10 ounces of strawberries 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese,

softened 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup lime juice (or lemon) 3 eggs 1 tablespoon water

Directions:

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a blender or food processor, combine strawberries and cornstarch; cover and process until smooth. Pour into a saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Set aside 1/3 cup strawberry sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce for serving. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in milk. Add lime juice; mix well. Add eggs, beat on low just until combined. Pour half of the cream cheese mixture over crust. Drop half of the reserved strawberry mixture by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto cream cheese layer. Carefully spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over sauce. Drop remaining strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on top. With a knife, cut through top layer only to swirl strawberry sauce. Bake at 300 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove side of pan. Thin chilled strawberry sauce with water if desired; serve with cheesecake. Store in the refrigerator.

BBQ'd Ribs

got ribs?

4 lbs loin back ribs
4 cloves garlic

The day before:  Place ribs on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Scatter 4 cloves of sliced garlic over ribs. Cover and bake at 300 for 2 1/2 hours. 

1 TB sugar
1 TB paprika
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin

Remove ribs from oven and cool slightly. While they're cooling, mix together the above in a small bowl.  Rub  spices over cooled ribs. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

The day of: 

1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 TB lemon juice
2 TB chopped onion
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 clove crushed garlic

In small sauce pan mix together above ingredients. Simmer over medium-low heat for one hour, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Reserve small amount for basting; the remainder is dipping sauce.

Grill on medium heat for 12 minutes covered. Baste with sauce during grilling. Should be nicely browned and glazed.