Martha A. Cheves's Blog, page 107

Beef Tips with Pepper BBQ Sauce

1 ½ lbs. beef sirloin tip½ tsp. paprika1 Tbsp. oil1 jar (12-16 oz.) roasted red sweet peppers½ cup BBQ sauce  Cut beef into 1 to 1 ½" chunks.  Sprinkle with paprika.  Heat oil over medium high heat.  Add meat and brown 5 minutes or to desired doneness.  Remove from skillet and keep warm.  Drain roasted peppers, reserving liquid.  Cut up peppers.  Measure ½ cup of reserved liquid (add water if needed to equal ½ cup).  Add peppers and liquid to skillet.  Add BBQ sauce.  Cook uncovered 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently until sauce is slightly thickened.  Return meat to skillet and heat thoroughly.  Serves 4.     

Pecan Coconut Bars

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This is another simple, quick and delicious cookie bar recipe made using a cake mix as the crust.  Here I've used a butter pecan cake mix but I think this would be good with a lemon cake mix.  If I used lemon I would sprinkle with a little lemon zest and maybe leave out the toffee bits.  Or change it to a chocolate cake mix and use chocolate chips.  This is a fun recipe to play with.

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Blue Cheese Dressing

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tsp. onion, finely grated
1 pkg. (3 oz.) roquefort cheese, crumbled
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
(Milk for dressing)

Using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese and mayonnaise, beating until creamy. Add onion and garlic powder, mixing well. Fold in roquefort cheese.

For Salad Dressing, add a little milk at a time until mixture reaches a pourable consistency. Don't over add milk. If the mixture thickens after refrigeration, add a little more milk mixing well after adding.

You may think I'm crazy but this mixture is wonderful over lime jello with pineapple.

Pasta Bake

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The idea for this came from a recipe for a casserole that required ingredients that I simply didn't have in my kitchen so I just changed it up a bit.  These changes gave me the dish above and it is so delicious.  You can make your own changes by doing exactly what I did.  I decided to Think With My Taste Buds.

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Kathryn's Cottage Dressings & Sauces

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Last week I went to the Southern Woman's Show here in Charlotte, NC.  Loads of fun!  Loads of ideas! And Loads of new foods!  One of the booths that I stopped by was Kathryn's Cottage.  Kathryn makes dressing, sauces and even aprons.  I didn't see the aprons but that was probably due to my having spotted one of my favorite dishes - chicken salad.  She makes it using fresh, not canned, chicken and believe me, I could have spent the whole day standing there just "sampling" her chicken salad.  T...

Apple Pie Cake

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Just in time for Apple Season!  This pie/cake is actually made with a cake mix and comes out giving you the best of both.  It's so simple to make and so, so good.  

Changes - change the cake mix to carrot or spice cake.  Change the fruit to pears.  This is delicious served with a scope of ice cream drizzled with caramel.

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Old-Fashioned Pot Roast

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What happened to the good ol' Sunday Pot Roast Dinner.  I seldom hear about anyone cooking one.  I want to bring this simple and delicious meal back.  Here is my version.

1 boneless beef chuck roast (2-3 lb)
6 Tbsp flour (about)
6 Tbsp cooking oil (about)
1 can hot water
1 can (14.5 oz.) beef broth
1 large onion, quartered
1 celery rib, cut into pieces
salt & pepper to taste
3-4 carrots, cut into 2" pieces

Turn electric frying pan to high. Using 1/2 of the flour on each side, coat the roast well.  Add ...

Beef Chowder

Winter is coming soon and what is better on a cold day than a bowl of hot soup.  My Beef Chowder is simple to make and the flavor is wonderful!

Changes - try this with chicken or pork.  Serve as a meal or as a side dish.  This is so simple and so easy that it's one you won't want to miss trying.

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Cookie Cheese Bars

1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated cookie dough
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the cookie dough in half. Spray a 9" square baking pan with non-stick spray. Press half of the cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the pan. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until creamy. Spread over the crust. Sprinkle with nuts. Crumble the other half of the dough over mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothp...

Italian Sausage Roll

This one is fun to play with. Add very well squeezed spinach to meat mixture. Use different flavors of cheese such as sharpe or blended cheeses. Use Pizza or Spaghetti sauce in place of the Alfredo. You can also use a tube of thin crust pizza dough in place of the crescents.

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