Creamy Bacon Carbonara

Creamy Bacon Carbonara
Submitted: Summer Thatcher
From: Just Get off Your Butt and Bake

2 eggs
1/4 c. Heavy Cream
1/3 c. Parmesan
Fresh diced Parsley or dried flakes (Basil would be good also)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. Red Pepper flakes
(I doubled the sauce recipe, and it was perfect)

1/2 lb. bacon
1 small onion, chopped (opt.)
3 mushrooms sliced (opt.)
1/2 lb. pasta

Beat the eggs, cream, Parmesan, parsley, salt and red pepper together in a bowl.  I just used a fork.  Fry the bacon until crisp, then crumble and set aside.  With 1-2 TBS bacon grease, saute the onion and mushrooms until the onions are translucent and golden.  Drain the pasta and while still warm, add to the onions and mushrooms.  Pour cream mixture into the pasta, and stir over low heat for one to two minutes.  (**I doubled the sauce recipe and I saved a bit of the pasta water, just in case my sauce got thicker than I liked, add a bit if you need it).  Don't do this on high heat or you will make scrambled eggs.  Serve with additional Parmesan, and a loaf of Crusty French Bread and a salad!  You will love it!

Peaches and Cream Tart

Peaches and Cream Tart

submitted: Summer Thatcher

Crust:
2 c. Macaroon Cookie crumbs (almost 1 pkg. cookies)
1/4 c. butter, melted

Combine crumbs and butter. Put in spring form pan or mini cheesecake pan. Freeze for 15 minutes.

Filling:
1 c. heavy cream
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2/3 c. sugar
4 TBS orange juice concentrate
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract

Whip whipping cream till stiff, set aside. Beat cream cheese, sugar, OJ, vanilla and almond. Stir in whipping cream. Spread over crust. Refrigerate 2-4 hours or freeze 1 hour. Peel and slice peaches (or strawberries, raspberries, blueberries...) and sprinkle with sugar. Put fruit on top of filling before serving.

If you want you can make some homemade whipped cream (1 c. heavy cream, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 tsp. almond) and put on top before the fruit...so good:)

Mexican Meat

Mexican Meat
Submitted By: Chris Cosme

This was a recipe that was made at Enrichment.

9lb beef roast, fat removed (sirloin tip roast and top round roast work well)
3 large onions, chopped
2, 4 oz cans chopped green chiles
1, 7 oz jar taco sauce
1 16 oz. jar salsa ( I use Pace)
2 tbs. minced garlic
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 of a medium jar of roasted red peppers, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
cajun/creole seasoning, pepper and oregano to taste

Season roast with salt and pepper. Brown roast with a little bit of oil on both sides. Remove roast from pan and place in a crock pot. Sautee' chopped onions with remaining drippings. Deglaze pan with taco sauce and add to the crock pot along with all of the remaining ingredients. Cook on high for 8-10 hours until meat is tender and shreds easily.

Salsa

Salsa
Submitted By: Chris Cosme

This is the salsa we made at Enrichment.

Salsa
2 large tomatoes chopped
1 can original rotel
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1/2 lime, juiced
1 jalapeno seeded ( or more if you'd like it spicier)
salt and pepper to taste

Sunshine Lemon Bars

Sunshine Lemon Bars

Submitted by: Liz Rasmussen

Source: Duncan Hines

Hands-On Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Servings:
Makes 24 servings.

Ingredients:
1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 large egg
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice

Baking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Stir together cake mix, butter and egg. Spread mixture evenly into bottom of a 13x9-inch baking pan.

Blend together sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice. Pour mixture over top of cake mix mixture.

Bake for 23 to 27 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into 1 1/2x3 1/4-inch bars.

Chicken Salad

Here is the "sort of" recipes for the chicken salad and for the cranberry and cream cheese crescent rolls. Sorry, I'm not too good with measurements.

Chicken Salad-

Submitted: Chris Cosme

Two roasted chicken breasts (You can roast yourself or use the roasted chicken from the store. That's what I used.)

Craisins chopped

Celery stick sliced in half lengthwise and chopped thin

mayonnaise

green onion sliced thin

1-2 Tbs sweet vidalia onion dressing

salt and pepper to taste

Cranberry and Cheese croissants

(Measurements are not exact, so taste along the way)

1pkg refrigerator crescent rolls

1/4-1/2 C canned whole cranberries

1 pkg cream cheese(right out of the refrigerator otherwise mixture will be too runny)

1-2 T orange zest

1 T sugar

Mix all ingredients except crescent dough together in a mixer until well blended. Spoon small amounts of mixture onto crescent dough, form into little pockets and bake as instructed.

Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders and Salad with Tangy Maple Dressing

This one is super, super easy! One quick tip though...don't overheat the oil...I heat it on the stove at a medium-low heat...you won't dry out or burn the chicken. Can also be served without the salad...using a different side(s) of choice.
Submitted: Lindsay Rincon

Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders and Salad with Tangy Maple Dressing

(A 30-minute meal courtesy of Rachael Ray)

Ingredients

· Vegetable oil, for frying

· 1 1/3 to 2 pounds chicken tenders

· Salt and freshly ground black pepper

· 1 cup all-purpose flour

· 2 eggs, beaten with a splash of milk or water

· 1 cup plain bread crumbs

· 1 cup pecans, processed in food processor to finely chop

· 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated or ground

· 1 orange, zested

Dressing:

· 1/4 cup maple syrup

· 1/4 cup tangy barbecue sauce

· 1 navel orange, juiced

· 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

· Salt and freshly ground black pepper

· 3 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped

· 6 radishes, thinly sliced

· 6 scallions, trimmed and chopped on an angle

Directions

Heat 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil over medium high heat. Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Set out 3 shallow dishes. Place flour in 1 dish, eggs beaten with water or milk in a second. In the third dish, combine bread crumbs with ground pecans, nutmeg and orange zest. Coat tenders in batches in flour, then egg, then bread crumb mixture. Fry tenders in small batches 6 to 7 minutes. Drain tenders on paper towels.

Combine maple syrup, barbecue sauce and orange juice in a bowl. Whisk in oil and season with salt and pepper.

Combine romaine, radishes and scallions in a large salad bowl or on a serving platter. Toss with 3/4 of the dressing. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Top salad with pecan crusted chicken tenders and drizzle remaining dressing over top.

Beverage suggestion: serve cran-raspberry apple juice over ice and top with a splash of soda water.