ABC Pot Pie (Ale Broccoli Cheese)

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Broccoli Beer Cheese Filling

One pound of broccoli chopped

8 oz of corn

One large white onion chopped

One jalapeno chopped

Seven cloves of garlic hole

1 Tablespoon of everglades seasoning

1 Tablespoon of dried parsley

1 Tablespoon of Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon of salt

½ teaspoon of white pepper

One pint of heavy whipping cream

1 cup of milk

1 can of favorite beer

2 pounds of cheddar cheese

4 Tablespoons of cornstarch mixed in ½ cup cold water

Saute broccoli, corn, onions, jalapeno, garlic, and

seasonings in large saucepan for about 5 mins.  Add heavy whipping cream, milk, beer, and cheddar cheese and bring to a boil.  Once boiling add cornstarch/water mixture and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside to make crust.

Pie Crust

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup of corn flour

1 teaspoon of salt

1 cup shortening

½ cup of unsalted butter

8 tablespoon of malt vinegar

Mix flours and salt.  Cut in shortening, butter, and vinegar with a fork until mixture forms pea size crumbs.  Sprinkle with water while tossing with a fork until all the flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves the sides of the bowl.  Dough must be firm enough to roll and not stick, so add more flour if needed, or if to firm add more water.

Roll into circles small enough to fit 5 in pie pans.  Place rolled dough into a buttered, floured and dusted with garlic salt 5 inch pie pans.  Add filling and use remaining dough for the top. Press shut with fingers or fork, cutting off extra around edges.  Bake at 375 for 25 mins. If crust becomes dark on edges turn temp down and cook until golden in color.

Strawberry Mint Chocolate Donuts

 

Ingredients
1 cup warm milk
⅛ cup of heavy whipping cream
¼ cup sugar
One package of instant yeast
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 ¼ stick unsalted butter melted
4 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
One Tablespoon of dried peppermint
½ teaspoon of vanilla
½ teaspoon of peppermint extract
Shortening/oil for frying
Chocolate chips for inside doughnut


Mix all dry ingredients together first in one bowl and in another
bowl mix all other ingredients. Add dry mixture to liquid mix a
little at a time until you can form a dough. Let rise for a couple of
hours on a flat plate in and warm area.


Glaze


Reserve a few washed and sliced strawberries for the inside of
you doughnut. In small saucepan add the rest of the washed and
sliced strawberries, one cup water, ½ cup sugar, and ½ cup corn
syrup and bring to a boil. Mash strawberries as glaze continues to
boil, reduce heat and continue to cook and mash until the sauce
thickens.


Mint flakes
4 oz of white bark, ½ cup milk, 5 drops of green food coloring,
and ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract.
Melt in a small sauce pan and once melted set aside to cool.


To Finish
Roll out dough thinly and use a large cup to cut out circles. Place
three sliced strawberries, a few chocolate chips and a dab of
strawberry glaze on half the circles. Use other half of cut outs to
place over top and make sure to seal edges tightly. Seep fry 30
seconds to a minute depending on how you like them cooked.
Dust with powdered sugar, green flakes, and glaze.

Puerto-izza

Pizza dough

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of corn flour
• ½ tablespoon of sugar
• 1 pack of instant fast rising yeast
• 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
• 2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1 ¼ cups hot water
• ¼ cup of tequila
• 2 tablespoons of hot chili infused oil (used when rolling)
• 1 Tablespoon of garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon of cumin
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg

Mix together and let rise for an hour. Roll out and put sauce and toppings on.

Sauce

• 10 paste tomatoes
• 2 cups of water
• 1 beer
• 1 avocado
• 2 tomatillos
• 2 fresh chili peppers
• 1 Tablespoon of oregano
• 1 Tablespoon of chili powder
• ½ Tablespoon of paprika
• ½ Tablespoon of garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon of salt
• 1 Tablespoon of pepper
• 1 Tablespoon of sugar
• ¼ cup malt vinegar

Cook in large saucepan for about an hour after
blending everything in food processor.

Toppings

• One pound of ground hamburger
• 2 pounds of your favorite cheeses
• 2 sliced habanero
• 2 sliced jalapeno
• One onion
• ½ cup frozen corn

Cook at 400 degrees for 40 mins.

Good times and food

😋😀Nothing like a good old raw veggie now and again 😀😋.

🍤Dinner at Pinchers🍤

Nothing like sitting at the edge of water, watching the boats, and enjoying conversation over a nicely prepared dinner at Pinchers in Fort Myers.  If you're ever in town give it a try, the food is great and the view spectacular.

☕Family / Starbucks / Board games☕

I love coffee not only for its aroma and taste but in my family coffee has always brought us together at a table, playing games, laughing, and talking about life.  Now that I am miles away from being able to sit together I thank technology for its advancements.  A good video chat has me running to the java machine and its taste and smell brings me to all of our pleasant memories.

Honey Fruit Fry😃😃😋

Toss together and sit for one hour

• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1/4 cup of maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 cup water
• Sliced apples
• Slices of bananas
• Strawberries

Mix together in separate bowl

• 1 cup of flour
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar packed
• 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon of nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Drop pieces of fruit from honey to dry mixture and repeat before deep frying pieces for 30 seconds.

😋Deep Fried Herb Mushrooms😋

Whip together and let soak overnight in a sealed container

• 2 tablespoons of white wine
• 1 bottle of beer
• 1 egg
• Any type of small mushrooms

In separate bowl

• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of dry parsley
• 1 tablespoon of dry basil
• 1 tablespoon of dry cilantro 
• 1 teaspoon dry cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon dry dill weed
• 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt 
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of dry ground cloves

Mix all ingredients together in medium mixing bowl. Pull each mushroom from egg, wine and beer mixture and drop into powder batter, back into liquid and than back into batter.  Deep fry until mushrooms rise to the top of fryer. 

Family and ice cream (Waco Market) Ohio

The best ice cream around, just a small town in Ohio.  Waco market not only has the best ice cream but a pretty good pizza and popular fried chicken and jo-jos. The market has a small grocery so no need to run to the giant store for drinks, you can get dinner and grocery all in one spot.

Oops Ran out of Flour Blueberry Brownies 😆😋

Mix together

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable shorting
• 1/2 cup powered sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup of blueberry pancake mix
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Double ingredients if you really love brownies and want to eat them all by yourself. 😆😋

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (or pancake mix)  an 8-inch square pan (bigger pan if doubling recipe and being a hog).  Melt butter and remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla. Beat in cocoa powder, pancake mix, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake in oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of pan.

Fried Coconut Cranberry Wrap 😋

Filling

• 12 ounces of fresh cranberries
• 2/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1/4 cup of corn syrup
• 1 small can of evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup of canned coconut milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup of sweetened coconut flakes
• 1 banana sliced

In a medium sauce pan combine cranberries, sugars, corn syrup, evaporated milk, water coconut flakes, and butter.  Bring to boil and continue to cook at lower temperature stirring until cranberries become soft. In a small cup mix coconut milk and cornstarch until blended with no clumps.  Add to sauce pan and cook until it becomes thick. Set aside and let cool.

In separate bowl

• 1 large egg beaten
• 1/2 cup of canned coconut milk

In separate bowl

• 1 cup of flour
• 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 bag of large tortilla wraps
• Oil for deep pan frying

Combine beaten egg and coconut milk in one large flat bowl.  In other large flat bowl combine the flour, sugars, nutmeg, and cinnamon.  Dip tortillas in egg wash and then in flour mixture.  

Put spoon full of cranberry filling and slices of banana on tortilla.  Fold tortilla shut and dip in egg wash and flour again.  "Deep fry" in a pan filled with a generous amount of oil, enough oil that the tortilla can float while cooking. 

When crisp top with powered sugar if desired.

Hot Pepper Turkey 😋

Ingredients:
1 stick of unsalted butter
2 diced cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of everglades seasoning
2 tablespoons of tajin clasico seasoning
One large onion
4 habanero peppers sliced/4 jalapeno peppers sliced
Salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and ghost pepper sauce for seasoning the skin.

Take out the giblets from inside the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out. Coat all sides of the turkey with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and ghost pepper sauce. Place turkey breast side down in roasting pan that has 1/2 gallon of water in it, (breast facing bottom of pan). Add all the other ingredients inside of the cavity of the turkey. Cook for 2 and 1/2 hours covered at 350 degrees but occasionally baste turkey with the juices from the pan. Flip turkey over , baste, and cook uncovered for 30 more minutes to form crust. 

Rasp-apple Grape Pie with Sweet Coconut Pie Crust 😋

Ingredients

• 2 large green apples
• 1/2 pound of any seedless grapes
• 12 ounces of black or red raspberries
• 1 cup of coconut milk
• 1/2 cup of water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup corn syrup 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup of white sugar
• 4 tablespoon cornstarch
• 5 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. Rinse all fruit
2. Peel and slice apples and slice grapes
3. Melt butter, nutmeg and cinnamon over medium heat. Stir in all fruit, sugars, corn syrup, water, and coconut milk.
4. Cover and cook stirring occasionally for 4-6 minutes.
5. In a small cup combine cornstarch and water. Add to pan while stirring and continue to cook until filling is thick. Let bubble 1 minute. Remove from heat.

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of coconut pieces
• 1 cup cold shortening 
• 1/2 cup of cold butter
• 8 tablespoons cold water
• 8 tablespoons of coconut milk
• 9-inch glass pie plate

Pie Crust

Mix flour, salt, sugars, and coconut pieces in medium bowl. Cut in shortening and butter with fork until mixture forms pea size crumbs. Sprinkle with the water and coconut milk 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl. Dough must be firm enough to roll and not sticky, so add more flour if needed or if to firm add more water. 

Separate dough into two pieces, one for bottom of pie and one for the top.  Roll into circle large enough to fit pie glass. Place in buttered and floured pie glass, add filling, and use remaining dough for the top.  Press close with fingers or fork, cutting off extra around edges. Bake at 375 for 30 mins. If crust becomes dark on edges turn temp down and cook until golden in color.