Easy as 1 2 3 Carbonara

3 egg yolks, room temperature
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
2 tbs. olive oil
1/4 lb. pancetta, or bacon diced
1 lb. spaghetti

Beat egg yolks, set aside. Bring large pot of water to a boil, add salt. In a large frying pan, sauté pancetta in olive oil until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions until barely al denté. Sauté garlic in same frying pan 1-2 minutes, don't brown. Add drained pasta to garlic. Turn off heat.

Sprinkle red pepper flakes in, if desired, and pancetta. Pour eggs over pasta, and toss immediately until completely combined. Toss with Parmesan until combined.

Serve with extra cheese.

Sugar Cookies

2 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla

orange zest

pinch of cinnamon

bake 350 for 9-11 minutes on silpat

Homemade Beef Jerky

Black Pepper Jerky

3 cups ale

2 cups soy sauce

1/2 cup worcestershire

2 tbls cracked peppercorns

2 pounds beef top round/bottom

slice meat against the grain, 1/4 inch thick and marinate for 6 to 8 hours.

place on a wire rack, with sheet pan in a 200 oven.

bake 4 hours

Sweet & Spicy Jerky

1-1/2 cups coffee

1-1/2 cups coke

2 star anise

2 cups soy sauce

1/2 cup fish sauce

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup sambal oelek

cook coffee and coke together until reduced by half, add the rest of the ingredients.

slice meat against the grain, 1/4 inch thick and marinate for 6 to 8 hours.

place on a wire rack, with sheet pan in a 200 oven.

bake 4 hours

Banana Pancakes

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed

makes about 12 pancakes

Fast and Easy Hummus

1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 small clove of garlic

1 juicy lemon

1/4 cup each of Olive oil, tahini and water

a few pinches of smoked paprika

salt

puree till smooth, may need less water

Serve with pita chips and veggies

Green Bloody Mary

To make the base, puree till SMOOTH:
2 c chopped raw tomatillos
2 c chopped cucumber
1 serrano
1/2 c cilantro
1/2c H20
1T salt

Place in a shaker with ice:
3T puree, 1.5 oz blnc teq, 2T lime, 1T simple syrup.
Strain and serve over ice

Terry's Meyer Lemon Scones

2 T freshly grated Lemon zest

2 ½ Cups flour

½ cup sugar

1 T Baking powder

½ Tsp salt

¾ stick cold unsalted butter

1 ¼ cup cranberries, dried

1 large egg

1 large yolk

1 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 400°.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and zest in bowl. Cut in cold butter. In another bowl lightly beat egg & yolk and Cream. Stir in flour mixture just until combined.

On floured surface pat dough into a 1 inch thick round. Cut in desired shapes. Brush with cream, sprinkle raw sugar on top

Bake on butter sheet for 15-20 min.

Lemon Rosemary Pound Cake

1 3/4 C flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

3/4 C olive oil

1 C sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

zest of 1 lemon

2 TB fresh rosemary, 1 TB if using dried.

Set the oven to 350˚. Grease a 9×5x3″ loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper (I used waxed paper, and it worked wonderfully) and grease it. Bake for 50-60 minutes, cool 10minutes.

Irish Soda Bread or it can be Shortcake, I think

4 Cups All Pur­pose Flour

1 Tea­spoon Salt

1 Tea­spoon Bak­ing Soda

2 Cups Buttermilk

½ Cup of Butter

2 Table­spoons White Sugar

Sift all dry ingre­di­ents together. Cre­ate a lit­tle cir­cle in the cen­ter of them (in your bowl) add soft­ened but­ter & the buttermilk.

Mix together quickly, it won’t look like white bread with yeast. Instead it will look more like bis­cuit dough.

Kneed it for no more than a minute. It does not need to be worked to death.

Then shape into a round cake (you could even bake it in a cake pan if you like). Put it onto a floured sheet pan (or in a cake pan) & carve a cross into the top of it.

Bake in a pre­heated oven at 425 for 40 minutes

** I added raisins and caraway seeds to make it more traditional of a Irish soda bread for St. Patrick's Day. But I think it can be made to use as a Shortcake for fresh fruit and cream.

Nutella Swirl Pound Cake

makes 1 loaf or 2 small

4 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups AP flour

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 sticks butter, softened

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 jar (1 cup) Nutella

cream the butter and sugar on medium for 3 minutes

add eggs and vanilla

add dry ingredients

dust pan with flour

pour 1/2 batter in pan, spread nutella, add the rest of batter

pull knife to create marbling

bake at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes

cool in pan for 15 minutes, then on wire rack

Pancakes

Recipe from Jamie Oliver

3 large eggs

115g/4oz plain flour
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
140ml/5fl oz milk
a pinch of salt

First separate the eggs, putting the whites into one bowl and the yolks into another. Add the flour, baking powder and milk to the yolks and mix to a smooth thick batter. Whisk the whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks. Fold into the batter – it is now ready to use.

Heat a good non-stick pan on a medium heat. Pour some of your batter into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes until it starts to look golden and firm. At this point sprinkle your chosen flavouring (see below) on to the uncooked side before loosening with a spatula and flipping the pancake over. Continue frying until both sides are golden.

You can make these pancakes large or small, to your liking. You can serve them simply doused in maple syrup and even with some butter or crème fraîche. Or if you choose to sprinkle with a flavouring, try one of these...

fresh corn from the cob
crispy bacon or pancetta
blueberries
banana
stewed apple
grated chocolate
anything else you can imagine...

PS Blueberry pancakes (above) are great but you must try the corn pancakes. On one condition – you must use fresh corn. To do this, remove the outer leaves and carefully run a knife down the cob – this will loosen all the lovely pieces of corn – and sprinkle these raw over your pancake, before flipping it in the pan. I like to have some grilled bacon over my corn pancakes, drizzled with a little maple syrup. This sounds bloody horrid but it honestly tastes great!

Roasted Edamame

Ingredients:
Shelled & thawed Edamame
Olive oil
Chile powder
Paprika
Salt and pepper

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Stir together the oil, chile powder, paprika, salt and black pepper in a small bowl. Add the beans to the bowl and toss to coat.


3. Arrange the beans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Roast for 15 minutes (may be a minute or two less-remove if start get too brown.)


4. Eat hot or Cool. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Street Tacos

So delicious!! Who knew that meat, tortillas, onions and cilantro could be so addicting? This is something you could get off of a Taco Truck. If you know me, I am a taco truck fan.

flank steak: marinated with chile powder, cumin, coriander, green onions, garlic, lime juice, salt and oil

white onions

cilantro

corn tortillas

Grill the marinated meat, chop, then add to tortillas. You can add any toppings.

Quick, easy and most of all delicious.

*** these can be made with other meats: grilled chicken, chorizo, slow roasted pork or grilled fish.

Pizza Crust

makes 6 medium sized pizzas

6 cups flour

3 T salt

2 T yeast

1/2 cup Olive Oil

2 1/2 cup warm water or beer

mix all together and let rise, at least 2 hours. lasts on the counter for 1 week.

bake on a pizza stone for 8-10 minutes at 500. preheat at least 2 hours

Lemon Curd

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest

1 cup fresh lemon juice

1 1/3 cups sugar

4 large eggs

1 3/4 sticks (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces

Whisk together zest, lemon juice, sugar, eggs, and a pinch of salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Add butter all at once and cook over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubbles appear on surface, about 10 minutes. Immediately pour curd through a fine sieve into a bowl, then chill, covered.

Cabbage Slaw

slaw can be used for so many things...and is so tasty.

cabbage, REd or green or both

mayo

greek yogurt

shredded carrot

green onions, or red

red wine vinegar

chipotle pepper

the longer it sits, the better it is

I use this in tacos, as a side dish to ribs, in a pulled pork sandwich

Grilled Vegetables

I like to serve these cold or at room temp after making them. Yummy on a slice of french bread.

thin slices of eggplant, zucchini, portobello and red peppers- I use the mandolin slicer to make them all uniform.

Brush with EVOO and place on grill until limp.

Once they are all done...toss with

EVOO

lemon juice

garlic

salt and pepper

grated tomato

capers

Cranberry Beans

Cook the shelled beans in boiling salted water for 30 minutes, until soft.

Toss warm with:

garlic

olive oil

lemon zest/juice

salt and pepper

shopped parsley

Chile Rellano's

Roasted Poblano Peppers

Jack cheese

any other goodies

1 egg white for two peppers, whipped to soft peaks

Dredge in flour, cover in egg whites, pan fry, salt

Apple Oven Cake

serves 6

3T butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

cinnamon

3 apples, sliced

3 eggs

1/4t salt

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup milk

top with lemon and powered sugar

blend eggs, milk and flour and pour over cooked apples

bake 425 for 15 minutes