Uncle Jim’s Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo sauce is one of the best sauces – good on all kinds of pasta!

Uncle Jim's Alfredo Sauce
 
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Recipe type: Sauces
Cuisine: Italian
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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
Instructions
  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.

Photo courtesy of DenisenFamily on Flickr

Alaskan Baked Salmon

The serving size depends on the size of the fish.

Alaskan Baked Salmon
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Seafood
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Ingredients
  • 1 Alaskan salmon, approximately 6 lbs., cleaned
  • 1 med. red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 4-5 sprigs flat leaf parsley
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • sea salt
Instructions
  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.

Photos courtesy of bloomsberries and Ernesto Andrade on Flickr.

Gary’s Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

An optional serving method would be to place the layers in a punch bowl.

Gary's Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 14 oz. Gingerbread mix
  • 1 pkg. Cook & Serve Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • 30 oz. Pumpkin Pie filling
  • ½ c. brown sugar
  • ⅓ tsp. cinnamon, ground
  • ½ c. Ginger snaps, crushed
  • 12 oz. whipped cream
Instructions
  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.

Photo courtesy of Gingerbread Couple by sweetopia*.

Restaurant Reviews coming to FoodAskew.net

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.