Happy Easter - Easter Angel Eggs

10 large eggs, 2 oz smoke salmon finely chopped, 3 tbl light mayo, 1/4 cups of cucumber chopped,
2 tsp chopped dill, plus sprigs for garnish.

Directions

1. In 4-quart saucepan, place eggs and enough cold water to cover by at least 1 inch; heat to boiling on high. Immediately remove saucepan from heat and cover tightly; let stand 15 minutes. Pour off hot water, and run cold water over eggs to cool. Peel eggs.
2. Slice eggs lengthwise in half. Gently remove yolks and place in medium bowl; with fork, break yolks into chunks. Reserve 1 tablespoon chopped salmon. To egg yolks, add mayonnaise, cucumber, 2 teaspoons chopped dill, 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and remaining salmon; gently stir until combined. (Egg-yolk mixture and egg whites can be covered separately and refrigerated up to 24 hours.)
3. Place egg whites on serving dish or in jelly-roll pan lined with paper towels (to prevent eggs from rolling). Spoon about 1 tablespoon egg-yolk mixture into each egg-white half. Top eggs with reserved chopped salmon. Cover eggs and refrigerate up to 4 hours. Just before serving, garnish with dill sprigs.

Red Lobster's Cheddar Biscuits

This recipe is from my friend Lisa

2 1/2 cups Bisquick baking mix, 1/2 stick of cold butter, 3/4 cup of whole milk, 1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup of grated cheddar cheese

Brush top
2 tbls of melted butter, 1/4 tsp dried parsely flakes, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, pinch salt

Preheat your oven to 4oo degrees.
Combime Bisquick with cold butter dices. Add cheddar cheese, milk and garlic powder. Mix by hand until combined, but don't over mix.

Drop aproximately 1/4 cup portions of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using an ice cream scoop.

Bake for 15 - 17 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to turn light brown

Mix brush top in a small bowl. Brush the garlic butter over the tops of all the biscuits, then serve.

Happy St. Patrick's day - Pistachio Cake

 

1 package yellow cake mix,  1 package instant pistachio pudding mix, 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups water, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 tsp almond extract, 7 drops green food coloring. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl mix together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, almond extract and green food coloring. Mix and then beat for 2 mins. Pour into a pregreased 10 inch tube pan. Bake for 50-55 minus.  Cool in pan 15 mins. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

 

 

Pizza-Pan Cookie

1cup butter,3/4 sugar,3/4 cup brown sugar,1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese,1tsp vanilla,2 eggs, 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 package semisweet chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped walnuts.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease pizza pan.
Butter(soft), sugars, cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs, and beat until light. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.  Add to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Press mixture into a prepared pan.
Baked 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.

Crostata - Apple and Mushroom

Mushroom and onion Crostata(L) and Apple Crostata(R)

Pastry Dough :
All purpose flour : 12 oz
Butter(cold) : 8 oz , cut into bean size
Ice Cold water : 2 oz
Salt : 1 tsp
Sugar : 2 tbl
Mix flour, cold butter pieces, salt and sugar together, then mix with ice cold water.

Fillings :
Muschroom and onion: sautee 1 thin sliced onion, with 8 oz of thin sliced button mushroom (salt, peppter,white wine and other spices).
Apple filling : 4 thin sliced granny apples seasoned with cinnamon, sugar, salt.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
Roll out the pastry dough into two 12" wide circle. Spread the fillings, mushroom & onion and apple,  out in each of the center of pastries, leaving a 2 inch border. Fold the border over the filling. Bake for 30 minutes or till crust golden brown.