1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Season the chicken breasts with salt & pepper, & a sprinkle of chili powder. In a dutch oven or large, oven safe pot, heat oil on Medium High & brown chicken. Approximately 3 minutes each side. Remove chicken & set aside.
2. With pot still on medium high, throw onion, garlic & jalapeno in & cook for approximately 5 minutes.
3. Deglaze with 6oz of beer, scraping up all the brown bits from the pan, & drink the rest.
4. Combine the rest of the ingredients & the rest of the Chili Powder, with the onions, peppers & garlic & place the chicken in. Pour in chicken stock to just cover the chicken, if necessary, & bring to a simmer. Tear up 2-3 corn tortillas & toss into pot.
5. Cover, & place pot in oven for 2.5 hours or until chicken is fork tender.
6. Remove chicken from the pot & set aside. Use an immersion blender, or carefully pour braising liquid into a blender & blend until smooth. Taste. Season with Maggi seasoning & pepper to taste.
7. Plate chicken in a shallow bowl, ladle over a spoonful of sauce, & garnish with cilantro to taste. Serve with corn tortillas.

Chef’s Note: I make the chili powder from scratch using Alton Brown’s Recipe. Maggi seasoning is like Mexican soy sauce. It’s awesome.

1. Coarsely grind or crush the two cereals & set aside.  Beat the egg with milk & set aside.
2. Stir together the flour, onion & garlic powders & black pepper.
3. Dredge the tenders in the flour, then the egg wash, then the cereal mixture.
4. Either use a deep fryer to fry or pan fry the tenders on low until they are done.  Be careful not to turn the temperature up too high or the cereal will start to caramelize.

Chef’s Note: If you like more sweet taste, or less sweet, adjust the cereals to get the right level.  Don’t use olive oil for the frying; they don’t taste right.

Provided by Sandra Lee
Serves 6

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large oven-safe skillet, over medium-high heat. Add onions & saute until soft. Add green chiles, diced tomatoes, leftover turkey & salsa. Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper, to taste. Top with tortilla chips & then cheese. Place skillet in oven & bake for about 20 minutes.
3. Remove from oven. Garnish with cilantro & serve immediately with side of sour cream.

Submitted by CrabPlace.com
Serves 6-8

Prepare the oysters.  Combine the flour & cracker meal & dredge the oysters in the mixture.  Let the oysters sit, refrigerated, for 20 minutes.  Heat the oil to about 350°F on medium heat.  Add in the butter (optional for flavor).

Fry the oysters until crispy, about 1-2 minutes per side.  The oysters are done when they are golden brown & crispy.  Transfer the fried oysters to a paper towel lined plate.  Sprinkle with sea salt & serve hot with spicy cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.

Chef’s Note:This is a great recipe for the holidays and goes well as croutons on a salad or as part of the dressing in a Thanksgiving turkey!

In a Dutch oven, brown meat in 2 tbsp oil.  Add water, potatoes, carrots, green pepper, garlic, onion, salt & pepper.  Cover & simmer for 2 hours.  Stir in bouillon & tomatoes.  Wash pumpkin; cut a 6-8″ circle around top stem.  Remove top & set aside; discard seeds & loose fibers from inside.

Place pumpkin in a shallow sturdy baking pan.  Spoon stew into pumpkin & replace the top.  Brush outside of pumpkin with remaining oil.  Bake at 325°F for 2 hours or just until the pumpkin is tender (do not over bake).  Serve stew from pumpkin, scooping out a little pumpkin with each serving.

Bring chicken, water, 2 onion quarters, & 1 tsp salt to a boil, covered, in a 4-5 qt. pot over moderately high heat.  Boil 10 minutes, then remove from heat & let stand, covered, until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.  Transfer chicken to a plate, reserving broth with onion.  When cool enough to handle, coarsely shred chicken, discarding skin & bones.

While chicken is cooking, heat a dry well-seasoned small cast iron skillet over moderate heat until hot, then brown garlic & remaining 2 onion quarters on all sides, turning with tongs, about 5 minutes.  Peel garlic & transfer with onion to a blender.  Add tomatoes with juice, chilies, & oregano, then puree until smooth.

Cook chorizo (spicy cured pork sausage) in oil in a 12″ heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until fat is rendered, about 2 minutes.  Carefully add puree (it will splatter & steam) & cook, stirring frequently, until thick, about 10 minutes.

Peel potatoes & cut into ¾” pieces, then add to reserved broth with remaining salt.  Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.  Add potatoes & onions to chorizo mixture along with 2 cups broth.  Stir in chicken & simmer 10 minutes.  Serve sprinkled with cheese.  Garnish with avocado slices & warm corn tortillas, if desired.

Chef’s Note: Ricotta salata or farmer cheese can be substituted for queso fresco.  The remainder of the chicken broth not used can be saved for later use.

Frosting:

For Cake:
Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Add remaining ingredients except boiling water. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. Batter will be very thin — no really it is thin. Pour into 2 greased & floured 9″ pans, 3 8″ pans or 1 13″x9″ pan. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

For Frosting:
Mix all ingredients. Let stand in refrigerator for at least one hour. Beat until stiff. Frost cake.

Filling Ingredients:

Frosting Ingredients:

For Cake:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cake mix, cocoa powder, buttermilk, oil, & eggs in large mixing bowl until all ingredients are combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl & beat 2 minutes more on medium-high. Batter will be very thick.
2. Bake cake in 2 8″ or 9″ round pans until they spring back when lightly touched with your finger & start to pull away from the side, about 28-30 minutes. Cool.

For Filling:
1. Cream the butter, mix the powdered sugar & crushed mints together, add to butter. Add milk & Rumpleminz. Beat until fluffy. If frosting is too thick you can add more milk or Rumple.
2. When cake is done, put filling between the two layers.

For Frosting:
1. Place chips in a mixing bowl. Heat the whipping cream in a sauce pan to boil. Remove from heat & pour over chips. Whisk until all the chips melt. Allow this to cool for several minutes. Add Rumpleminz.
2. Let cool until spread able & ice over cake. Alternatively, you can pour it over the cake while still warm as a glaze. Be careful, can be messy.

1. Preheat over to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9″ square pan.
3. Mix flour, granulated sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa, baking powder, & salt.
4. Add milk, oil, & vanilla & mix with fork until smooth.
5. Spread the mixture evenly in the pan.
6. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar & ¼ c. cocoa.
7. Pour hot water over the batter. DO NOT mix.
8. Bake 40 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes.
9. Serve with ice cream & spoon fudge over top. Finish with whipped cream, nuts, & a cherry.

1. Takes 4 hours of slow cooking.
2. Cut the meat into large cubes & fry in the vegetable oil until lightly browned all over. You may wish to add some Worcester sauce at this point for added flavor.
3. Transfer the meat to a large saucepan & add the onion that should have been chopped into large chunks. Follow this by chopping the carrot into medallions & place this on the meat. Peel & then finely dice 1lb. of the potatoes & place on top of the carrots.
4. Fill the pan with cold water until it is half full. Break up the beef stock cubes & sprinkle into the water. Add salt & pepper for seasoning. Let the pan simmer gently, stirring occasionally. The large pieces of onion will start to break up & the potato will become soft & will make the final sauce thick.
5. Simmer for a total of 2 hours, then add the remaining potatoes that should have been peeled & roughly chopped, along with a few splashes of Worcester sauce. Then simmer for another two hours.
6. Serve piping hot with red cabbage, beetroot, pickled onions, & crusty bread. You may add ketchup & HP for flavoring.

Chef’s Note:
Scouse was brought to Liverpool by Northern European sailors, it was originally called Labskause. This was finally shortened to Skause & over time the spelling changed to the more Anglicised version we have today, Scouse. The people who ate Scouse were all generally sailors & their families & eventually all sailors within Liverpool were referred to as Scousers. Time has now taken its turn & everyone from the region of Liverpool is known as a Scouser. Scouse holds a place in the heart of most Liverpudlian’s as the taste of their hometown & is still regulary eaten today by a great number of families, including my own. There are records showing that it was also served to the inmates of the Birkenhead workhouse way back in 1864. The recipe was much simpler then than today’s refined version but was predominately the same staple ingredients – meat, vegetables & potatoes. Scouse can be ready made & kept for up to 2 days. Keep it covered in a refrigerator & reheat in a saucepan. Most people prefer the added depth of flavor that reheating adds. Blind scouse was a variation on the above recipe & was eaten by the poorer people as it was cheaper to make because it did not contain meat.