Recipes
Prep time: 45 minutes
Skaarup's Chocolate fudge
DessertLine a 9x9 pan with aluminum foil and set aside. Place chocolate chips, vanilla, and marshmallow creme into a 3 quart saucepan (or pyrex bowl) and set aside. Chop walnuts and set aside. Heat milk at medium setting until warm and add sugar. Bring to a rolling boil (medium-high), stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Continue to boil for about 8 minutes (if using a candy thermometer, continue boiling until temperature reaches 235 F), but do not exceed 9 minutes rolling boil total. Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until dissolved, but no more than 30 seconds.
See recipe » Prep time: 60 minutes
Turkey Shepherd's Pie (Merlin's Modifications)
Main Dish, TurkeyPrepared mashed potatoes by first boiling the potatoes, then mashing them together with the sour cream, margarine, buttermilk and salt. Set aside.
In a pan, saute the onion, carrot and mushroom in the olive oil until everything is soft, and the mushrooms are cooked down a bit. Then add the turkey, and cook until it's brown. Add the thyem, rosemary, flour and salt; stir until the flour is fairly uniformly distributed into the mess. Add the broth, simmer until thickened.
See recipe » Prep time: 15 minutes
Creamy Spinach Parmesan
Side Dish, VegetableHeat large skillet to medium-high (350 F for an electric skillet). Add butter and melt, quickly adding garlic and allow to brown for 1 minute. Add the spinach, reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, until it wilts and much of the juices evaporate. Depending on the moisture of the spinach, it may exude quite a bit of liquid. Cook until there is 3-4 tbs of liquid left. Add the cream and cook for 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle in parmesan and mix - it may be a bit thin, give it a minute in the pan.
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Clam Chowder
Shellfish, SoupImmerse the carrots, potatoes and onion in the juice from the canned clams--this should come out to around 4 cups of liquid. If it's less, supplement with a little water. Add a bay leaf and the salt, and gently boil until the potatoes and carrots are tender. Remove the bay leaf when done.
Meanwhile, chop the bacon into very small bits, and fry over medium heat. You're looking to get the fat out of the bacon, but you'll be keeping this.
See recipe » Prep time: 30 minutes
Lemon Curd
Snack, Fruit, Sauce, DessertIn a stainless steel bowl over a saucepan of simemring water, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and lemon juice until blended. Cook, stirring constantly to prevent curdling, until the mixture becomes thick (160 F or 71 C). This will take about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately pour through a strainer to remove lumps. Cut the butter into small pieces and whisk into the mixture until the butter is melted. Add the zest and let cool. The curd will continue to thicken as it cools. Cover immediately and refrigerate up to two weeks.
Makes 1 1/2 cups
See recipe » Prep time: 15 minutes
Almost Irish Creme
DessertMix in a saucepan and warm a bit until the ingredients are well mixed.
See recipe » Prep time: 60 minutes
Merlin's Jambalaya
American, Chicken, Main Dish, ShellfishCombine everything except the shrimp and rice in a pot. Simmer for at least an hour, or two.
Half an hour before serving, add the shrimp.
Cook the rice separately, just before serving, add the rice.
See recipe » Prep time: 30 minutes
Merlin's Cajun Prawns
Main Dish, ShellfishCombine all spices in a small bowl.
Melt butter in a skillet on high. When butter is mostly melted, drop in prawns and cover with spices. Stir-fry prawns for 3-4 minutes or until done. Remove from heat. Serve.
Optionally, double the butter and toss with noodles such as linguine.
See recipe » Prep time: 15 minutes
Chicken spice mix
Chicken, Main DishMix well and put in a shaker.
Cover one side of chicken with a spice mix. There's no salt (the brine has plenty). Place that side down on the grill and repeat on other side. Grill 3-4 minutes per side.
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