Posts by Sallie's Kitchen Corner
Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread
Ingredients 1 stick butter, room temperature 2 fairly ripe bananas ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup sugar 4 eggs ½ cup half and half or whole milk Zest (peel) of one orange 1 Tbsp dark rum 1 ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ tsp dry ginger 3.5 oz bar of…
Read MoreChocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bites
Ingredients 20 chocolate creamed-filled sandwich cookies, finely-crushed – 1 cup2 Tbsp butter, melted2 pkg (16 oz.) cream cheese ½ cup sugar ½ tsp vanillaOptional: 1 tsp Amaretto vanilla ½ cup sour cream2 eggs ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled (takes 1 min. to melt in microwave) Directions Heat oven to 325 ° FMix cookie…
Read MoreChopped Kale Salad
Ingredients 2 small bunches of fresh kale (or one large) ¼ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 1 lemon, zested and juiced 3 Tbsp olive oil (you can add more later if it seems dry) ¼ cup each raisins, and dried cranberries ¼ cup toasted nuts – pine nuts, almonds, slivered pistachios are all good choices…
Read MoreChristmas Morning Breakfast Strata
Ingredients 1 loaf thick French bread, cut in ½ inch slices 1/3 cup diced green chilies* 1/3 cup sliced roasted red peppers from a jar* 6 sliced green onions 1 lb breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbled (Can cook ahead and freeze, also easy to substitute diced ham or make without meat) 1 ½ cups sharp…
Read MoreCider Glazed Scallops
*Make couscous 1st – directions below. While it cooks you have exactly the right amount of time to cook the scallops and sauce. Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter, divided 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 6 to 8 sea scallops”¨ Salt and pepper”¨ 2 Tbsp apple cider”¨ 2 Tbsp white wine”¨ 2 Tbsp maple syrup 1 clove…
Read MoreCinnamon Sugar Knitting Needles
When my son was young, we liked to roll up crescent dough with parmesan cheese inside and bake it. He affectionately called this snake bread because – well – he was a boy and that seemed fun at the time. I’m not trying to make a kid eat and I’m pretty sure snake bread doesn’t…
Read MoreCobb Salad with Steak and Blue Cheese
First dear friends, I apologize for not blogging for a bit. It hasn’t been our best summer, with the loss of a dear friend and, also our much-loved sweet dog. Combined with an eye surgery and the heat plus a violent ground hog eating everything in sight – well I just needed to wait till…
Read MoreCoconut Curry Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients 8 oz pasta, fettuccini or pasta of choice 2 cups chopped broccoli, or asparagus (any green vegetable you choose) 6 to 8 oz peeled, deveined shrimp 1 Tbsp butter 2 cloves garlic, minced Zest of one lemon (Or a squirt of lemon juice) ½ cup coconut milk 1 cup chicken broth 1 Tbsp green…
Read MoreCoconut Pie
Cool as a…Coconut In a hot, hot summer, a cool treat is just the thing. How about a coconut pie laced with a drop of rum that you make in the blender? I’m not kidding – eggs, butter, milk, baking mix, salt and rum – push the on button and let it blend. Pour the…
Read MoreCookies and Ice Cream!
What do you do on a Monday when the sun isn’t shining and there are a million tasks that you should be doing? You make cookies of course. Cookies are always a good idea. If you are like me, you have a ton of favorites. I’m partial to shortbread cookies, oatmeal cookies, chocolate chip cookies…
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