Kaluha Brie

Compliments of a co-worker.  Granted, I'm not a brie fan, but this recipe gets raves.  I do like the kaluha part though.

Toast pecans on the stove top – lightly browned

The ratio is really up to you – Kaluha and Brown sugar – start with a ¼ cup brown sugar to ½ cup kaluha – mix in a saucepan on the stove, gently heat.

Warm in the microwave either a wedge or wheel of Brie

Pour over top the Brie, the liquid mixture

Sprinkle with whole toasted pecans

Serve with water crackers

Skillet Enchilada

So good.  So easy.  Perfect meal when you're in a pinch or short on time. 

 

1 pound beef strips, stir-fry style

1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained

1 can (28 oz) green enchilada sauce

1 cup frozen corn

5 cups corn tortilla chips

1 can (3.8 oz) black olive slices

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a large skillet on medium-high, brown beef.  Add beans, corn, and enchilada sauce; stir.  Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low.  Add chips; cover and simmer 10 minutes.  Top with olives and cheese.  Garnish with sour cream and salsa, if desired. 

Makes 4-6 servings.

Recipe from Save Mart grocery store

Pesto Pizza

And pizza #2 for you, Pesto Pizza.

Same instruction as the BBQ Chicken Pizza...

Get yourself a roll of that premade pizza dough. Spread it out on whatever pan it fits on. Follow the baking instructions on the package, if it says to prebake, then prebake.

Chop up some BBQed (or in my case, skillet cooked) chicken, red bell pepper, and artichoke hearts.  Mince some garlic.

Spread some pesto sauce all over the dough.

Sprinkle/Layer on the diced chicken, red bell pepper, garlic and artichoke hearts. Then put your cheese on top. Bake per instructions on dough package.

Again, the toppings are:

BBQ/Cooked chicken

Pesto Sauce

Red Bell Pepper

Minced Garlic

Cheese (Mozz works best)

This was, as was the other pizza, nothing short of delicious!  And super easy!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Sometime ago, back in September I think, I made some pizzas.  And man were they good!  So I thought I'd share with you what I put on them.

First up is the BBQ Chicken Pizza

Get yourself a roll of that premade pizza dough.  Spread it out on whatever pan it fits on.  Follow the baking instructions on the package, if it says to prebake, then prebake.

Chop up some red onion, and BBQed (or in my case, skillet cooked) chicken.

Spread some BBQ sauce all over the dough.

Sprinkle/Layer on the diced chicken, red onion, and bacon bits (the real stuff).  Then put your cheese on top.  Bake per instructions on dough package.

Again, the toppings are:

BBQ/Cooked chicken

BBQ Sauce

Red Onion

Bacon crumbles

Cheese (Mozz works best with a little bit of cheddar)

and I had every intention of putting chopped up cilantro on after it baked, but forgot.  Oops.

This was nothing short of delicious!

Sweet Potato Bread

The turkey is unstuff, unlike the full bellies.  Leftovers are put away and eaten again the next day.  But what about those 6 cups of leftover mashed sweet potatoes?  Me, well, I could eat it all the time.  Until I was sick of it, then I couldn't.

So why not make use of the leftovers that seem to grow and not disappear.  Enter:  Sweet Potato Bread.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup water
1 cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup chopped pecans (I opted no for the nuts)

Instructions:

1. Combine sugar and oil; beat well.  Add eggs and beat.  Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with water.  Stir in sweet potatoes and chopped nuts.
2. Pour batter into greased 9x5" loaf pan (or 2 small loaf pans).  Bake at 350F (175C) for about one hour.

When doubling recipe, don't forget to double all the ingredients.  Oops, I missed doubling the eggs, and maybe possibly the water too.

For the real recipe and additional reviews, go here.