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Uncle Jim’s Alfredo Sauce

Friday Jan 20, 2012

Submitted by Vicki Johnson
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

4 tbsp butter 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 c. cream 1 c. chicken broth
1 c. Mozzarella cheese, shredded ½ c. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated
3 tbsp fresh parsley, finely minced 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
¼ c. dry white wine salt
black pepper

Directions

  1. On medium heat, melt butter & add flour.  Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly to cook flour completely.
  2. Add cream & broth together, blending well.  Add cheeses, parsley, garlic, & wine, stirring until cheese is completely melted.
  3. Add salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste.
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Alaskan Baked Salmon

Wednesday Jan 18, 2012

Submitted by Bonita “Bunny” Mason
Serves 6-8, Depending on size of fish

Ingredients

1 Alaskan salmon, approximately 6 lbs., cleaned 1 med. red onion, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced 4-5 sprigs flat leaf parsley
1 tsp dried thyme freshly ground black pepper
sea salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.  Rinse the salmon well under cold running water & sprinkle inside the cavity with salt & pepper.
  2. Stuff with half of the red onion slices, half of the lemon slices, & all of the parsley.  Lay the salmon on enough aluminum foil wrap to enclose fully.
  3. Rub both sides with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper, & thyme.  Scatter the remaining onion & lemon slices on top & seal foil tightly around salmon.
  4. Bake on baking sheet 40-45 minutes, adjusting time for size of salmon.  Cool salmon in foil on cooling rack, then remove onion & lemon slices.
  5. Remove skin if desired & served baked salmon at room temperature.
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Gary’s Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Monday Jan 16, 2012

Submitted by Gary Floyd
Serves 20

Ingredients

14 oz. Gingerbread mix 1 pkg. Cook & Serve Vanilla Pudding Mix
30 oz. Pumpkin Pie filling ½ c. brown sugar
1/3 tsp. cinnamon, ground 12 oz. whipped cream
½ c. Ginger snaps, crushed

Directions

  1. Bake the two gingerbread mixes according to the directions on the package.
  2. Prepare the pudding according to the package directions & set aside to cool.  When fully cooled stir in the pumpkin pie filling, brown sugar, & cinnamon into the pudding.
  3. Pour ½ of the pudding mixture over one gingerbread & add a layer of whipped topping.  Repeat with the remaining gingerbread & pudding mixture with the whipped cream.
  4. Sprinkle the top with crushed ginger snaps if desired & refrigerate overnight.

Chef’s Note: An optional serving method would be to place the layers in a punch bowl.

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Restaurant Reviews coming to FoodAskew.net

Friday Jan 13, 2012

Hello… your neighborhood askwed foodie here.  I’ve toyed with the idea of adding restaurant reviews to this site for awhile.  I have enough of them on Yelp, and I’m trying to go to more restaurants that I haven’t tried.  This is how it’s going to work.

I will assign a rating to each review.  I call this the Star Fruit Rating System.  I’ll award the restaurant 0-1 star fruits based on how well I liked the restaurant as a whole.  Like this:

StarfruitStarfruitStarfruitStarfruitStarfruit

 

 

Then, of course, I’ll elaborate on why I rated the restaurant as such.

Want to submit a review?  Of course!  Just be sure to email info@foodaskew.net and include the following information:

  • Restaurant Name
  • Address
  • Yelp Page URL
  • Website URL
  • How many starfruit do you rate it?
  • Your written review.
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