May theme

someone cook something already!  I need ideas and new recipes to try!!!!!!   

Lets start a theme - for the rest of May - SALAD month.      Post your favorite salad - pasta, green, vegetable, fruit, whatever, just post it so I can cook something. 

:)

Soft Molasses Cookies (aka, the best cookies you will ever eat!)

I literally could not stop shoving these cookies in my mouth- they are pretty much the best thing I have ever tasted!!!!

2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c. margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 Tbls orange juice
1/4 c. molasses

-Cream margarine and sugar together in mixer. Add egg, orange juice, and molasses and mix well.
- Stir in dry ingredients. Chill for about 1/2 hour. (I chilled mine overnight)
-Shape into balls, roll in sugar, and flatten.
-Bake 8-10 min on 350 degrees. Let cool on pan before moving to cookie racks.

enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Roma tomato bruchetta

This was as good as some of the bruchetta we tasted in Italy.  Seriously.  It was great!

Ingredients:

crusty italian style bread (i used a fresh loaf of olive oil bread)

Olive oil

4 or 5 ripe roma tomatoes

3 large leaves of basil

1/2 clove of garlic, fresh - crushed then minced as small as you can get it

Slice bread and dip one side lightly in olive oil.  Place oil side up on baking tray (I had parchment paper on my tray, but you could use foil also) and bake for 5 or 6 minutes at 350 degrees. 

While bread is warming, cut tomatoes into small pieces and place in bowl.  Take garlic clove, crush and mince the amount desired.  I used just half because it was a giant clove.  Wash and chop the 3 basil leaves.  Mix all three ingredients in bowl.  drizzle 1-2 teaspoons of oil to help blend flavors. 

At this time, the bread may be done.  Spoon small amount of tomato mixture onto warm bread and serve/eat. 

It is so fresh and reminds me of the bruchetta we had at Tiber campsite restaurant (which was the most delicious in my opinion.)

:)

Dansk Pandekager (Danish Pancakes)

Stephan is the pancake master in our house. This is his mom's recipe.

250 g flour (2 cups)
5 dl milk (2.11 cups)
½ tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Stir or whisk above ingredients together. Let rest (with towel over bowl) for ½ hour.
Then add 2 eggs and 3 tbsp oil and stir.
Cook in pan in butter. You know when it's time to flip the pancake when it doesn't stick anymore and it's firm.
I had the best short video of Stephan flipping a pancake, but it wouldn't upload on blogger:-(
(Makes about 4-6 pancakes, depends on how thick you make them, and how big your frying pan is. Lay one on a plate, coat in your favorite jam or jelly, some powdered sugar. Put a few scoops of vanilla ice cream down the middle and fold both sides in. (this one looks messy because i forgot to take the picture before i folded it up:-) Eat with a fork and knife and you are eating like a Dane:-)

Gulerodskarbonader

I got this recipe from my friend Unni. Karbonader are meat patties, and gulerod karbonader are carrot and pork patties. I made them a while ago, and am just getting around to posting:-)


½ kg ground pork (about 1 lb)
½ kg. carrots (finely shredded) (1 1b).
1 medium/large onion (coarsely shredded)
3 tbsp flour
1 egg
1 tsp salt
½ tsp marjoram
little pepper
bread crumbs or flour for coating.

Mix all together (easier by hand).

Form into ovals, they will be about palm sized. Roll in bread crumbs (or flour).

Cook in a hot pan with oil or butter.
Enjoy! They are tasty with sauce (or gravy) as well:-)

Frikadeller

Frikadeller

½ kg. (1 lb) ground pork
4-5 tbsp flour
1 egg
1 onion
2-3 dl (about 1 cup) milk
Salt/pepper
Oil (to cook with)


Add flour, egg, onion, some salt and pepper, and milk to the ground pork. Mix and let it sit for ½ hour. Heat up frying pan with oil. Drop tablespoon (or larger) of mix into hot pan. Cook until well browned and then flip to brown the other side.

They look like flattened meatballs, and taste good, especially with some sauce (we have lots of sauces in Denmark, brown sauce is great), or you can use gravy of some sort. It's a very common Danish dish, they even eat them cold, cut up on open faced dark bread for lunch.
Yum!

Taco Soup

I used the crockpot for this, but I'm sure stove top would work just as well. Sorry for the lack of a picture, I forgot! You can use your imagination. :) I made this recipe from a combination of several and it turned out excellent!

Taco Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet dry ranch dip mix
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 4 oz. can chopped green chilies
1 can kidney beans
1 can corn
2 cups water

1. Brown beef in skillet. (I added some onion powder and a dash of Cumin to the beef. You could also cook it with a small chopped onion.)

2. Mix all remaining ingredients in crock pot. Add beef and mix well. Cover and set to HIGH on crockpot for about 2-3 hours. Serve hot with tortilla chips, sour cream, and a bit of shredded cheddar. Freezes well!