Archive for January, 2010

Quick Reuben Sandwiches

Published by Rachel January 20th, 2010 in Beef, Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Sauce, Sandwich and Dressing. Closed

Here’s another really tasty recipe for quick Reuben sandwiches.  To me what makes this sandwich is the homemade thousand islandish dressing.  It’s easy, so don’t skip that step.
Thousand Island Dressing Ingredients:

1 c. mayo
1 c. ketchup
1/2 c. sweet pickle relish (I only had hot dog relish which is a mix of mustard and relish)
1 TBSP […]

Quick Corned Beef Hash

Published by Rachel January 9th, 2010 in Quick and Easy, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Easy Preparation, Brunch and Breakfast. Closed

The country club in the town where I grew up served an awesome brunch.  Every time I went there I would get corned beef hash.  The corned beef hash was not that minced mush looking stuff you get at some restaurants or out of a can.  They used big roasted potatoes, fresh corned beef, and […]

Chili Gravy

Published by Rachel January 8th, 2010 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, 4 Stars, Entertaining and Sauce. Closed

This chili gravy is delicious and works well as a sauce for tamales or enchiladas.  The secret to this gravy is making your own chili powder.
The recipe comes for Rob Walsh’s Tex-Mex Cookbook.
Homemade Chili Powder
Ingredients:

5 whole ancho chile pods, stemmed and seeded
1 tsp. dried Mexican oregano
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin

Directions:

Spread the chile […]

Tamales

Published by Rachel January 7th, 2010 in Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, 5 Stars, Entertaining and Leftover chicken or Turkey. Closed

We love tamales, and this recipe is by far my most favorite.  I love them more than any tamales I’ve had at any restaurant (except for maybe Berry Hill Bar and Grill).
This recipe is adapted from the Helena Tamales recipe in the April 2005 issue of Southern Living.
Ingredients:

1 package of dried corn husks
2 cooked chicken […]

Garlic Curry Aioli

Published by Rachel January 5th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Sauce and Sides. Closed

I found a bag of frozen sweet potato fries at the grocery store.  They looked interesting, so I thought I’d give them a try, and see if they’d pass the test.
I gave -s the job of finding a dip or something for the fries, because ketchup seemed well, wrong.
He found this dip at Kirsten’s Home […]