Beef And Brie Sandwich

1. 1 medium onion
2. 1 red pepper
   
3. 1/4 pound cremini mushrooms
4. clove of garlic
5. 3 Tbs butter
6. olive oil
7. 1 cup chardonnay
   
8. 3/4 pound New York Strip steak
9. 1/4 pound brie
10. baguette

Slice the onion and red pepper. Saute in olive oil. Set aside.

Slice the mushrooms. Saute in the butter, some olive oil, and the garlic. (you can use more garlic if you want) Add the chardonnay. Reduce by a third. Set aside.

Slice the New York Strip crosswise as thin as possible. Salt. Saute quickly. A minute per side.

Add peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Add brie cover.

Put on sliced baguette.

Enjoy.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

According to Slashfood today is National Chocolate Chip Day. So I made chocolate chip cookies. Mix together.

1. 2/3 cup shortening
2. 2/3 cup butter
3. 1 cup granulated sugar
4. 1 cup brown sugar(packed)
5. 2 eggs
6. 2 teaspoons vanilla

Sift together and stir in.

1. 2 and 3/4 cups flour
2. 1 teaspoon baking soda
3. 1 teaspoon salt

Stir in

1. 1 cup chopped pecans
   
2. 12 onces of chocolate chips

Bake at 375 degrees for eight to twelve minutes.

The Toll House Cookie was invented by Ruth Wakefield of Whitman Massachusetts, and it is younger than John McCain.

Official Toll House cookie recipe.

Mom's Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe.

Lemon Squares

Mom's Recipe
Blend

1. 1 cup butter
2. 1/2 cup powdered sugar
3. 2 cups sifted flour

Spread into a 9x13 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 12 minutes

Mix

1. 4 eggs
2. 2 cups sugar
3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
4. 6 Tablespoons of lemon juice
5. 4 Tablespoons of flour

Pour over shortbread. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Enjoy.

Chicken Stock

There really is no right to making chicken stock but there is one major wrong. No cruciferous vegetables. This is the way I make it if I want to make something that stars chicken stock. Like chicken soup.

1. A whole chicken
2. Three carrots
3. Three stalks of celery
4. Two onions(quartered)

Take the whole chicken and remove the organs and neck. Place in a 12 quart pot with the celery, onion, and carrots. No need to peel the carrots or onion. Cover with water by two or three inches. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for an hour. Let cool strain. Pick the chicken for use as salad or something else.

You can, of course, use parts. I think legs and thighs are best. The cartilage in them gives the stock thickness and richness. If you bone out chicken parts save the bones for stock. There is no right, just one wrong. No cruciferous vegetables.

Use any vegetable, except cruciferous. If you roasted a chicken, pick the bones of meat add carrots, onions, and celery and bring to a boil and the simmer. You will get a better stock than the canned stuff. Freeze until you need it.

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cake

• 1 package devils food cake
• 1 package chocolate pudding
  
• 12 oz of chocolate chips(semi-sweet)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 4 eggs

Add all the ingredients except the chocolate chips to a bowl and mix for 4 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips.
Bake in a bunt pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
Let cool sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Enjoy

Black Beans

1. 16 oz can of black beans
2. 1/2 red pepper diced
3. 1/2 onion diced
4. olive oil
   
5. 1/2 cup frozen corn
6. 1/2 tsp chili powder
7. 1/2 tsp cumin
8. 1/2 tsp garlic powder
9. 1 tsp salt

Saute the onion and pepper until soft. Add the black beans.( I add the juice. If you do not like the juice add some water or vegetable stock) Add the corn and spices cook about ten minutes.

Tequila Lime Shrimp

1. 1 pound 21/25 shrimp peeled (deveined, If you are into it)
2. 2 limes
3. 2 cloves garlic
4. salt
5. olive oil
6. large onion
7. tequila
   

Put the shrimp in a bowl. Add the juice from the limes. Mince the garlic and add. Salt to taste.(try a teaspoon) Let marinade for about two hours.

Slice the onion, and saute in the olive oil about five minutes or so until almost soft. Add shrimp and saute for a minute or two. It is important to get pan hot before adding tequila. The tequila must boil, or it will not loose its alcohol.

Serve in tortillas with black beans.