Hits and Missed September 2010

[RebelYell18]

I didn't see a thread for this month yet so I hope no one minds me starting one!

Excellent
Autumn Chicken Stew x2 (Eating Well Oct. 2010)
Baked Oatmeal (CLBB - deanna)

Very Good
Bananas Foster Bread (CL Oct. 2010)
Quick Pizza Marghertia (adapted from CL Dec. 2002) added pesto to mine

Good
Spicy Roasted Edamame (Allrecipes)
Spaghetti Frittata (Eating Well Oct. 2010)

Not For Us
Graham Cracker Cookies (CLBB - connorsmom) too sweet

Tried and True
Cayenne Pretzels (Allrecipes)
Applesauce
Spicy Sauteed Cauliflower
Butterfinger Cookies (adapted from 101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix) don't denounce me

[colleency]

Make again:
Saucy BBQ Chicken Sammie (Rachel Ray, Food Network) - SOoooo good. I want to make it again now!
Vanilla Chai Icebox Shortbread Cookies (Culinary in the Country) - Easy to make and good by themselves or with ice cream.
Curried Red Lentil Soup (Eating Well Magazine) Felt like curried comfort
Best Fried Green Tomatoes (All Recipes.com)
KFC Copycat Coleslaw (squidoo.com) - yep. Tasted like KFC. DH loved it!

Not sure:
Pumpkin ice cream (Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Book) - I had to double the pumpkin and add more spices to make this right.
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Book) - I'm definitely making the chocolate again, but I may not add the mint and the chocolate chips

Not for us:
Oven Fried Chicken (not sure where I got the recipe) - Too greasy.

Tried and True
Curried Salmon Cakes (Here?)
Oven Baked Stew (The Best Recipe)

[AnnCon]

Can you please post the Eating Well chicken stew recipe. Thanks.

[RebelYell18]

Can you please post the Eating Well chicken stew recipe. Thanks.

Here's the link - I loved this one; enjoy
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/au...cken_stew.html

[Kathy B]

Very Good
Marcella’s Butter Almond Cake CLBB hAndyman
Cardamom Butter Squares Gourmet 12/04
Zucchini-Fresh Oregano Soup RecipeGirl.com
Broccoli and Beef Hot Dish Eating Well 10/10

Good
Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce Eating Well 10/10

[cookieee]

VERY GOOD

Sweet & Spicy Orange-Soy Chicken Wings-Womans Day 1-06
Grated Carrots with Cumin-Orange Dressing - CL 5-06


Deserves A Very Good, but "cook" screwed them up

Barbecued Sparerib - "Hot & Spicy"
Marinara Magnifica (didn't like the sausage I added) CL 8-04

GOOD (but had better)

Burger Joes - Hot On The Trail Cookbook-Lincoln, Ill. Swim Team

[SallyT]

From memory, so I'm definitely missing things -

EXCELLENT

Peach shortbread bars - Smitten Kitchen
Peanut butter brownies - Food & Wine
Peach and tomato salad - Fine Cooking
Lemon Chicken - BC
Coffee Cake - CLBB Leonard


Not for us

Autumn Chicken Stew - Eating Well (despite positive reviews, none of us liked it at all - I threw it out )


TRIED AND TRUE
Parmesan Chicken - BC
Roasted Brussel sprouts - BC
Stiry Fry - my own recipe
Quinoa salad - ditto
Easy Sticky Buns - BC
Potato Basil Frittata - BC

[amyvn]

I'm also doing this from memory, but here are the highlights. . .

Excellent
Swiss Chard with Lemon-Tahini Sauce - Bryant Terry, Vegan Soul Kitchen
Olive Oil Cake - Kim Boyce, Good to the Grain
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Kim Boyce, Good to the Grain
Lemon Curd - CL


Very Good
Truffle Brownies - Bon Appetit
Silver Dollar Pancakes - Beth Hensperger, Bread for Breakfast
Creamy Baked Polenta with Green Onion and Herbs - epicurious.com
Pasta with Tomato-Almond Pesto - smitten kitchen blog


Good
Potato and Celeriac Gratin - Deborah Madison, VCFE


T&T
Eggplant Caviar - Clotilde Dusoulier, Chocolate and Zucchini
Cheddar Biscuits - Kim Boyce, Good to the Grain
Banana-Pecan Muffins - Beth Hensperger, Bread
Currant-Cream Scones - Williams-Sonoma, Essentials of Baking

[tholbrook]

This Month's Hits!
Creamy Moth Beans with Coconut Milk [Kokum Moth Chi Dal] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Cumin-Scented Carrot Raita (F&W March 2005)
Green Chile Potatoes [Haree Bharee Aloo] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Red Pepper and Walnut Dip (Muhammara) (F&W)

Excellent to Very Good
Chicken Curry with Whole Spices, Cream and Tomatoes [Garam Masala Murghi] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Chicken with Onion, Bell Pepper and Mace [Murghi Jalfrezie] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Exquisite Pizza Sauce (adapted from CLBB)
Grape Focaccia with Rosemary (blog: smitten kitchen)
Griddle-Cooked Corn Bread with Chiles [Makkai Ki Roti] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Mocha Pudding Cake (CL June 1998)
Oatmeal Toffee Cookies (CL December 2008)
Puréed Mustard Greens with Clarified Butter [Sarson Da Saag] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Sephardic Black-Eyed Pea Salad [Salata Lubiya] (Olive Trees & Honey, Marks)
Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette (Bon Appétit, April 1999)

Good to Very Good (would repeat)
Almond-Buttermilk Hotcakes with Blackberry-Grape Sauce (CL July 2007)
Hearty Kidney Beans with a Tart Onion-Chile Sauce [Punjabi Rajmah] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Mushroom-Sauerkraut Pierogies (Epicurious, June 2009)
Nutty-Tart Whole Pigeon Peas [Sabud Toovar Ane Tamatar] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Sesame-Flavored Green Tomatoes [Hare Tamatar Til Chi Bhajee] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)

Good to Okay (probably would not repeat)
Cucumber Goat Cheese Spread (epicurious)
Quick-Pickled Cherry Tomatoes with Dill (Bon Appétit, July 2010)

TNT
Banana-Bran Muffins (Eating Well, Winter 2004)
Cabbage Pierogi (marthastewartliving.com)
Falafel with Cilantro Yogurt in Pita Bread (Bon Appétit, December 2000)
Fresh-Squeezed Lime Juice with Soda and Pepper (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Greek Black-Eyed Pea Orzo Salad (Bon Appétit)
Potato and Goat Cheese Pierogi (marthastewartliving.com)
Russian Black Bread ('Chorni Chleb') (blog: smitten kitchen)

[helios7]

This Month's Hits!
Creamy Moth Beans with Coconut Milk [Kokum Moth Chi Dal] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Cumin-Scented Carrot Raita (F&W March 2005)
Green Chile Potatoes [Haree Bharee Aloo] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Red Pepper and Walnut Dip (Muhammara) (F&W)

Excellent to Very Good
Chicken Curry with Whole Spices, Cream and Tomatoes [Garam Masala Murghi] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Chicken with Onion, Bell Pepper and Mace [Murghi Jalfrezie] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Exquisite Pizza Sauce (adapted from CLBB)
Grape Focaccia with Rosemary (blog: smitten kitchen)
Griddle-Cooked Corn Bread with Chiles [Makkai Ki Roti] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Mocha Pudding Cake (CL June 1998)
Oatmeal Toffee Cookies (CL December 2008)
Puréed Mustard Greens with Clarified Butter [Sarson Da Saag] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Sephardic Black-Eyed Pea Salad [Salata Lubiya] (Olive Trees & Honey, Marks)
Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette (Bon Appétit, April 1999)

Good to Very Good (would repeat)
Almond-Buttermilk Hotcakes with Blackberry-Grape Sauce (CL July 2007)
Hearty Kidney Beans with a Tart Onion-Chile Sauce [Punjabi Rajmah] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Mushroom-Sauerkraut Pierogies (Epicurious, June 2009)
Nutty-Tart Whole Pigeon Peas [Sabud Toovar Ane Tamatar] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Sesame-Flavored Green Tomatoes [Hare Tamatar Til Chi Bhajee] (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)

Good to Okay (probably would not repeat)
Cucumber Goat Cheese Spread (epicurious)
Quick-Pickled Cherry Tomatoes with Dill (Bon Appétit, July 2010)

TNT
Banana-Bran Muffins (Eating Well, Winter 2004)
Cabbage Pierogi (marthastewartliving.com)
Falafel with Cilantro Yogurt in Pita Bread (Bon Appétit, December 2000)
Fresh-Squeezed Lime Juice with Soda and Pepper (Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries)
Greek Black-Eyed Pea Orzo Salad (Bon Appétit)
Potato and Goat Cheese Pierogi (marthastewartliving.com)
Russian Black Bread ('Chorni Chleb') (blog: smitten kitchen)

Just popping in to do my monthly "Can I move in?" plea. Come cook for me Tami! It all sounds so good!

[tholbrook]

Just popping in to do my monthly "Can I move in?" plea. Come cook for me Tami! It all sounds so good!

Anytime, Heather! You might be a little too busy to cook over the next few weeks (months? ), after all!

[jmw21041]

Could you please post the recipe for the Peanut Butter Brownies? I checked the Food & Wine site, but couldn't locate the recipe. Thank you.

[Kathy B]

Peanut Butter Brownies

This may be what you are looking for....it is the brownie part of a dessert recipe, but the brownies can also stand alone as the recipe serves 8 for dessert PLUS makes extra brownies.

[SallyT]

Could you please post the recipe for the Peanut Butter Brownies? I checked the Food & Wine site, but couldn't locate the recipe. Thank you.

Sorry - it was from Bon Appetit (the previous recipe isn't it, but looks delicious!)

Here it is - a BIG hit -

Chocolate Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...rosting-109715

Brownies
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Frosting
1 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned or freshly ground)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For brownies:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9x2-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving 2-inch overhang on both short sides. Spray foil with nonstick spray. Combine both chocolates and butter in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool to barely lukewarm. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in large bowl on high speed until mixture thickens and is pale yellow, about 5 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; beat in flour and salt, then melted chocolate mixture. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan.

Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs still attached, about 20 minutes. Transfer baking pan to rack; cool 15 minutes. Press gently on edges of brownies to level with center. Cool completely in baking pan.

For frosting:
Combine peanut butter and butter in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until well blended and smooth. Spread frosting evenly over brownies in pan. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Using foil as aid, lift out brownies from pan. Cut into squares. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)

(NOTE: I baked them for about 25 minutes. I thought that they were great cold...)

[wulvereen7]

Clearly, not my most productive month...no phenomenals, and no oks, but a couple of very good and tnts.. This is what happens when I have a productive month in August and have to work my way through the freezer

Very Good
Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies – Martha Stewart, Cookies
My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies – Dorie Greenspan, Baking: From My Home to Yours

Tried and True
Turkey Reubens – Food Network Magazine, Oct 09
Turkey Spanikopita Burgers – Rachael Ray, 365: No Repeats
Indian Summer Turkey Chili – Rachael Ray, Get Real Meals