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Buckwheat Groat Squares

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  Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 2 cups buckwheat groats 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 F, line baking sheet with parchment paper Blend 2 cups buckwheat groats until turned into a sort of flour. I used the pulse setting on a food processor Brown 1/4 cup butter by cooking in a frying pan at a low heat, stirring consistently While butter is browning, in a mixing bow stir together buckwheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp baking soda Add browned butter to mixture. Melt the other 1/4 cup butter and add as well. I just used the same heated pan without waiting long enough for it to brown. stir together until blended Mix some of the chocolate chips into the batter but reserve most of it. Maybe 1/3 of the cup Spread batter onto parchment paper lined baking sheet using the back of a fork Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips onto the batter Bake for 18 min Divide into squares Yield: Full baking tray S...

Beef and Barley Soup

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  Ingredients: 1 onion 1 clove garlic 2 carrots 1 bell pepper 1 rib celery 1 lb stewing beef 1/2 cup flour 6 cups beef broth (1 tetra pack should be fine) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup barley 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp thyme 2 tbsp parsley 1/4 cup cornstarch Bit of cooking oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp red wine optional Instructions: Chop 1 onion, mince 1 clove garlic, slice two carrots and 1 rib celery, dice 1 bell pepper Add 1/2 cup flour to a bowl. Toss 1 lb stewing beef Fry beef in pan on medium heat until browned on all sides and remove Put a little bit of cooking oil at the base of a large pot and bring to medium heat Add chopped onion, wait until it becomes semitranslucent, then add garlic and cook until fragrant Add remaining ingredients, except for cornstarch: 1 tetra pack beef broth, 1 lb browned stewing beef, 1 can diced tomatoes, sliced carrots, diced bell pepper, 1 cup barley, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp thyme, 2 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper to pr...

Loco Moco

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  Ingredients 1 cup short grain white rice Hamburger patties, 1 per dish Eggs, 1 per dish 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 1 cannister (4 cups) beef stock Instructions Add 1 cup of short grain white rice to rice cooker or saucepan Set element to med-low heat and put 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour into saucepan Stir flour and butter until integrated, then, cup-by-cup, slowly mix in the beef stock, each time stirring until fully integrated before adding more Set to low heat and let simmer while preparing the rest of the dish  Fry some hamburger patties, keeping an eye and flipping partway through. You can make patties from scratch, but I had pre-made In a separate pan, or after the patties are cooked through, fry eggs until they are sunny-side-up (do not flip, remove when the whites are solid but yolk is still runny). I know I didn't do this in the pic, but you should. See description Plate by placing rice on bottom, then burger patty. Ladle some gravy over the dish, then top with...

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Schnitzel-style Green Tomatoes included)

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  Ingredients: Green tomatoes Corn meal Salt Pepper Bacon (or just the drippings if you have it handy) Instructions: If you don't have bacon fat handy, grease the bottom of a pan by cooking a layer of bacon Cut green tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices Add salt and pepper to each side of the sliced tomatoes Add corn meal to a small bowl and toss the sliced green tomatoes Once cooked through, remove bacon and transfer to plate with paper towels Pan fry the sliced tomatoes until browned on both sides Yield: Availability of green tomatoes too varied to predict Source: The novel   Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Description: This is another recipe from the back of the book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. I've already made the fried okra, but this one is the iconic dish the novel was named for. I had little hope that I would be able to make it this year because my tomato plants seemed spent, but they surprised us with a tiny crop of six small...

"Do The Brussel" Burger

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  Ingredients: 1/2 lb bacon 1/3 lb Brussels sprouts 1/4 cup pistachios 4 burger patties 4 burger buns Sour cream, to taste Instructions: Thinly slice 1/3 lb Brussels sprouts, shell 1/4 cup pistachios Cook 1/2 lb bacon in frying pan until crispy Transfer bacon to paper towels Add sliced Brussels sprouts to pan Once they begin to brown, add 1/4 cup pistachios Stir for about a minute, then remove from heat Cook 4 burger patties in same pan Assemble burger: bottom bun, burger, bacon, Brussels sprouts mix, sour cream to taste, top bun Yield: 4 burgers Source: The Bob's Burgers Burger Book Description: Bob's Burgers is a made-for-adults cartoon in the vein of The Simpsons and Family Guy . I first gained a taste for the series when I worked night shift at a group home. The TV was always on, and it was a regular feature in the late-night rotation. The episode that really hooked me was the one where Tina, eldest daughter of the family, finally gets her wish to go to horse camp. Her ba...

Chicken Cacciatori Over Egg Noodles

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  Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on 1 onion 2 ribs celery 2 bell peppers 8 oz (1 pack) of mushrooms 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp thyme 2 tbsp dried parsley Red pepper flakes to taste 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 1 cup red wine Salt and pepper, to taste Cooking oil for frying Pack of egg noodles Instructions: Coursely chop 1 onion, 2 ribs celery, 2 bell peppers, dice 3 cloves garlic, slice 1 pack of mushrooms Bring pot of water with salt to boil, then add egg noodles. As you follow the other instructions, watch for the egg noodles to cook, then remove from heat Season 6 chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper Heat a large pan to medium heat with cooking oil, then brown the chicken thighs on both sides and set aside In the same pan, add prepared onion, celry, bell peppers, garlic, and mushrooms. Add 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp thyme, and 2 tbsp dried parsely. Mix and cook until vegetables soften Add 1 cup red wine and cook until it has reduced by about half Add 28 oz can of cru...

Tourtiere

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  Ingrdients: 2 pre-made pie shells 1 cup beef broth 2 med potatoes 1 egg 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground pork 1 onion 3 cloves garlic 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp yellow mustard 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp cinnamon Instructions: Dice 2 med potatoes, 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic Put diced potatoes in pot of water and bring to a boil. Boil about 30 min, or until potatos can be easily broken with a fork While potatoes are boiling, heat some cooking oil in a skillet or deep pan Add onions, cook until semitranslucent, then add garlic and cook until fragrant Add 1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground pork, 2 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tsp yellow mustard, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Mix together and cook until brown Add 1 cup beef broth and let simmer for 40 min or until most of the liquid has been absorbed When potatoes are ready, add to meat mix Preheat oven to 350 F Bake bottom section of pie shells for 5 min Add filling to bottom pie dough and co...