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McMurphy’s Kickass Homefries

Trish — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:00:26 +0000

Submitted by RandallPMcMurphy
Serves 2

2 russet or yukon gold potatoes		½ green bell pepper
½ onion		2 strips bacon, roughly chopped
butter		salt & pepper

1. Make sure your potatoes are washed & diced. Leave the skin on.
2. Put the potatoes in a pot of water, approximately 3 qts, with 1 tbsp of kosher salt on the stove. Turn hear on high & bring to a boil until potatoes are fork tender.
3. Dice the onion & bell pepper. In a cast iron skillet, render the bacon with the onions & peppers on medium heat.
4. Strain potatoes & throw into the cast iron skillet with the peppers & onions & a pat of butter.
5. Really mash down with the weight of another skillet, & set on medium-medium low heat until you finish cooling the rest of your breakfast, about 5-10 minutes. The bottom should form a nice crust on it.
6. Salt & pepper to taste. Add a dash of hot sauce if you like.

Huevos Doritos

Trish — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:39:56 +0000

Submitted by SweetIrony!
Serves 1

1 small bag Nacho Cheese Doritos		2-3 eggs
Shredded Cheddar cheese		Taco Sauce

Scramble two or three eggs. Crush the Doritos up just a little, & put on the plate. Put scrambled eggs over the top of the Doritos. Add shredded cheddar over the top, to taste. Top with your favorite taco sauce. Eat.

Chef’s Note: It might sound kind of trashy, but good is good. Taco Bell mild sauce works REALLY WELL.

Low Fat Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Bread

Trish — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:00:59 +0000

Submitted by randilicious
12 Servings
260 calories, 10.4 g total fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 31.3 g carbohydrate

2 eggs		2/3 c. white sugar
4 very ripe bananas, mashed		¼ c. apple sauce
1/3 c. nonfat milk		1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract		1 tbsp Kahlua
1¾ c. all purpose flour		2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda		½ tsp salt
1/3 c. chopped walnuts		1 c. chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray bread pan with non-stick cooking spray then lightly dust with flour.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in bananas, apple sauce, milk, olive oil, vanilla extract, & Kahlua.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing until well blended.
5. Fold in walnuts & chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
6. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown & a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean (usually around 1 hour). Turn bread out onto a wire rack & let cool.

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:36:07 +0000

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Serves 20

2 c. flour		1 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs		1½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract		2 tbsp poppy seeds
3 c. all-purpose flour		1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt		1½ c. milk
2 tbsp lemon juice		¾ c. confectioners’ sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease & flour 2 loaf pans. Combine sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla & lemon extracts in a large bowl; mix well. Stin in poppy seeds.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder & salt. Add flour mixture & milk to sugar mixture alternately, mixing well after each addition. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
3. Bake loaves for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen edges from sides of pans. Cool loaves in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks.
4. For icing, blend lemon juice & confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle over warm loaves.

Banana Loaf

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:34:04 +0000

Submitted by MyDogmaKickedYourKarma
Yields 1 Loaf

½ c. butter		1 c. white sugar
2 eggs		1 tsp baking soda
3 crushed bananas		2½ c. flour
½ tsp baking powder		½ c. milk

1. Mix all ingredients & bake for 1 hour at 350°F.

Banana Pancakes

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:31:52 +0000

Serves 12
Submitted by Trish

1 c. flour		1 tsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder		¼ tsp salt
1 egg, beaten		1 c. milk
1 tsp vegetable oil		2 ripe bananas, mashed

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vegetable oil & bananas.
2. Stir floud mixture into banana mixture; batter will be slightly lumpy.
3. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Pour or scoop batter onto griddle, using approximatly ¼ c. for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides. Serve hot.

Biscuits & Gravy

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:30:20 +0000

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 6-8

1 pkg (4 links) breakfast sausage, chopped		2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour		4 c. milk
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil		1 pkg/roll of biscuits (e.g. Pillsbury, Grands.)
Salt & Pepper

1. Heat oil in a large skillet
2. Over medium high heat, saute the sausage until browned & cooked thoroughly.
3. Stir in butter until well blended.
4. Stir in flour until mixture is thick & pasty.
5. Reduce heat to medium low & slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick & bubbly. Continue stirring until desired consistency.
6. Add salt & pepper to taste.
7. As gravy simmers & thickens, prepare biscuits as indicated on the package.
8. For each serving, slice biscuit in half & pour gravy over open-faced biscuits.

Chef’s Note: I recommend Aidell’s Chicken & Apple or Portobello Mushroom sausage.

Double Berry Blueberry Muffins

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:28:41 +0000

Yields: 1 Dozen

1½ c. all-purpose flour		1/3 c. (5-1/3 tbsp)
1 c. Quaker Oats		margarine or butter, melted
½ c. sugar		2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 tbsp baking powder		1 tsp grated lemon peel
¼ tsp salt (optional)		¾ c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1 c. low-fat or skim milk		¼ c. raspberry or strawberry preserves

Heat oven to 400°F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly grease bottoms only. Combine dry ingredients; mix well. Add combined milk, margarine, egg whites & lemon peel; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in blueberries. Fill muffin cups ½ full. Spoon 1 tsp preserves over batter. Spoon remaining batter over preserves. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let muffins stand a few minute; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Trish — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:26:22 +0000

Submitted by Carli
Yields 18 Muffins

1 jar Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix		1 c. canned pumpkin (not pie filling)
¾ c. milk		6 tbsp melted butter
2 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease or line a muffin pan with paper baking cups.
2. Pour contents of jar into large bowl, add all ingredients, & blend.
3. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
4. Bake 15-17 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove onto wire rack to cool completely.