Oatmeal Cookies with Apple

October 19, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Recipes, Snack

ezcookie Oatmeal Cookies with Apple - These fabulous cookies are not only easy, they taste delightful, and are a healthy recipe, so go ahead and enjoy, guilt free. Made with low fat ingredients, we shredded an apple and baked it into the mix, with a dash of cinnamon, for a little natural sweetness. Kids love this easy recipe, and we won’t tell them they are healthy if you don’t.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 12-15 mins
Main Ingredient: Oatmeal, Apple, Raisin
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Oatmeal Cookies with Apple

4 1/2 oz (130 g) uncooked quick oats, toasted (lightly browned)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup low fat spread
1 large apple cored and grated
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup tsp dark raisins

Directions to make Oatmeal Cookies with Apple

Step 1:Preheat oven to 180 C (350F). Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick cannola oil spray.
Step 2:In a large bowl, mix the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt, and set the mix aside. In another bowl, whip the brown sugar together with the low fat spread till the mixture goes light and fluffy.
Step 3:Add the grated apple, egg and vanilla extract, and beat until well blended. Add the oat mixture to the egg and apple blend, mix well, and add the raisins. With an ice cream scoop, spoon the dough and drop onto the baking sheets forming 24 equal cookies and leaving 2 inches distance between each cookie.
Step 4:Now flatten each cookie with spatula, and bake in center of middle oven rack 12-15 minutes, until the low fat apple and oat cookies go lightly browned.

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Creamy Cheese Fondue

ezfond Creamy Cheese Fondue - This easy, creamy, cheesy recipe for fondue is as simple as thay come. Two very rich, distinct cheese make up this succulent fondue; swiss and gruyere, with just a little citrus, spice, and wine blended in. A quick and easy recipe, with so many uses, we’d call that a “Must Try”.

Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 5-10 mins
Main Ingredient: SwissCheese, Gruyere Cheese
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Creamy Cheese Fondue

8 oz Natural Swiss cheese,diced
8 oz Gruyere cheese,diced
2 tb Flour
1 Clove garlic,halved
2 c Dry white wine
1 tb Lemon juice
3 tb Kirsch
Bread, in 1 inch cubes

Directions to make Creamy Cheese Fondue

Step 1:Place cheese in plastic bag; sprinkle with flour. Toss until cheese is coated
Step 2:Rub cut clove of garlic on bottom and side of 3-quart saucepan; add wine. Heat over low heat just until bubbles rise to surface (wine must not boil). Stir in lemon juice; add cheese, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly with wooden spoon. Stir until cheese is melted. Stir in kirsch
Step 3:Pour into ceramic fondue pot over low heat. Use long-handled forks to spear bread cubes; then dip and swirl in fondue with stirring motion

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Chocolate Fudge Cookies

September 11, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dessert, Easy, Easy Recipes, Snack

easy_cke Chocolate Fudge Cookies - This luscious, mouth watering, chocolate cookie recipe is completely irresistable. Overflowing with as much choclate as we could get in, they are a rich, sweet, celebration for the tastebuds! This quick and easy cookie recipe is without a doubt, a “Must Try”.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 18-22 mins
Main Ingredient: Chocolate
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Chocolate Fudge Cookies

1 1/2 c All purpose flour
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa
3 ea Eggs
1 t Baking Soda
1 t Salt
8 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate, broken into 1/2 oz pieces
4 oz Unsweetened Chocolate, broken into 1/2 oz pieces
1 1/2 c Tightly packed light brown sugar
12 T Unsalted butter
1 t Pure Vanilla extract
2 c Semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions to make Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Step 1:Sift all dry ingredients together. And set aside. Melt chocolate in double boiler.
Step 2:Cream butter with light brown sugar, then add eggs and vanilla to this mixture. Add the melted chocolate next and after that is completed mixed, add the dry ingredients. Mix well and then add Chocolate chips.
Step 3:Bake for 18-22 minutes in a preheated 325 degree oven.

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European Beef and Vegetables

ez_bf European Beef and Vegetables - This skillet fried easy beef recipe is great when you are looking for a fast, yet filling meal. Cooked stove top with the veggies, then simmered with the beef until they are both fork tender. It even comes with a robust sauce recipe, making it fabulous over rice.

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 30-40 mins
Main Ingredient: Beef
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make European Beef and Vegetables

2/3 lb Beef, cubed
1/2 c Flour, seasoned
Oil, for frying
2 Onion, sliced
4 Garlic clove, minced
3 Carrot, sliced
1 ts Parsley, minced
1/2 ts Thyme
Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste
Beef broth

Directions to make European Beef and Vegetables

Step 1:Dip beef in flour and coat on all sides. Brown in oil, in batches and remove to heat proof pot or casserole. Saute onions and garlic in same oil and add to beef. Add carrots, parsley and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Pour enough beef broth to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
Step 2:Lift meat, onions and carrots from pot to serving plate with slotted spoon. Over high heat, reduce sauce to half the original volume. Pour sauce over meat and serve.

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Moist Baked Chicken

August 13, 2009 by Firehouse Chef  
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dinner, Easy, Easy Recipes, Main Course, Supper

ez_chk Moist Baked Chicken - This super moist, easy chicken recipe, gets it’s moisture from a few little extras added before cooking. The combined egg mixture, added before the breading, locks in flavor and tenderness, while the cornflakes provide the crispy, crunchy texture. Another “30 Minute Meal”!

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Main Ingredient: Chicken
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Moist Baked Chicken

1/2 c Flour
2 Beaten eggs
1/2 c Buttermilk
1 tb Dijon mustard
2 c Crushed cornflakes
6 Chicken legs or thighs or breasts

Directions to make Moist Baked Chicken

Step 1:Put flour in one dish, combined eggs, milk, and mustard in a bowl, and cornflakes in a third bowl. Dip chicken pieces in flour, then egg mixture, then in crumbs.
Step 2:Bake 425 degrees about 25 minutes.

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