Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Friday, November 29, 2013

Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe

Here is my Thanksgiving Black Forest Cheesecake Recipe and pics of baking with Liam :)  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 1/2 Cup Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
5 Tbsp Butter (softneed)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 Tbsp Sugar
Filling:
2 8-oz packages Cream Cheese (softened)
2/3 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Pieces (melted)
1 tsp almond extract
To Top:
21 oz Can Cherry Pie Filling
Whipped Topping

Directions:
Crust:
Combine all ingredients and mix, press into the bottom of 9-inch springform pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Remove from oven.
Filling:
Combine Cream Cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed until well blended.  Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each egg.  Blend in the chocolate and almond extract.  Pour filling over the crust.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.  Loosen cake from rib of pan, cool and chill.  
Top:
Top cheesecake with pie filling and whipped topping just before serving. 

 
Crumbling the wafers
Combine all ingredients and mix
Press into pan
My sous chef helping
Combine cream cheese & sugar
Mixing ingredients
Remove the crust from the oven
Add the chocolate and almond extract
Tasting the mix
Pour the filling over the crust

Yummy
Remove from oven and chill
Add the cherry pie filling
Serve with whipped topping

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Dinner

Well it was definitely a lot of work, but luckily everything turned out very delicious :)  Happy Thanksgiving and thank you to everyone that supports me.  

Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
7 Eggs
Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp Milk
1 Tbsp Dill
1 tsp Lemon Juice
Paprika

Directions:
Boil the egg until down (about 8 minutes).  Douse them in ice cold water to make them easier to peel.  Peel the eggs.  Cut in half length-wise and scoop the yolk out into a bowl.  Add equal amount of mayonnaise as the yolk.  Add the Milk, Lemon Juice & Dill.  Mix together thoroughly.  Add the mixture into the empty yolk hole of the eggs and top with a dash of Paprika.  

Boil the eggs
Peel the eggs
Scoop the yolks out and the ingredients into the bowl
My little helper
Fill with the mixture and top with a dash of paprika
Tasting the eggs
Fresh Rolls out of the oven








Prime Rib
 Ingredients
3-4 lb Prime Rib Bone In
Seasoning (Mediterranean Spiced Sea Salt, Alpine Touch,  Mediterranean Basil Leaves, Rosemary Leaves, Garlic Powder)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Rub the seasoning on the Prime Rib.  Cook for about half an hour a lb or until Internal Temperature is 130 degrees for medium rare.  Cut the twine and serve. 
 


Get the seasoning out and get the prime rib ready
Rub the seasoning onto the prime rib
Remove from the oven when cooked thoroughly



Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes peeled and chopped into small pieces
1 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
8 Tbsp of Butter
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Pinch of ground ginger
2 Cups miniature marshmallows

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange potatoes in 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish. Combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour over potatoes; toss to coat. Cover dish tightly with foil.
Bake potatoes 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until potatoes are tender and syrup thickens slightly, basting occasionally, about 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 500°F. Top potatoes with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake until marshmallows begin to brown, watch carefully should take about 2 minutes.  Remove, serve and enjoy.


Peel and chop the sweet potatoes
Melt the better, sugar and spices in a pan
Add to the dish and toss to coat
Add the marshmallows
Taking a break from cooking for a picture with my boy :)



Loaded Mashed Red Potatoes
Ingredients:
3-4 Red Potatoes (Chopped, leave skin on)
1 Cup Half & Half
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
2 Tbsp Butter
1/4 Cup Cheddar Cheese
Garlic Powder
Alpine Touch
Mediterranean Basil

Directions:
Add the potatoes to a pot and cover with water.  Boil until water is gone and add the cream and butter.  Whisk the cream and butter in to get the lumps out.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.  Serve & Enjoy.
 


Cover the potatoes with water and boil
Add the cream and butter and whisk
Add the seasoning
Add the cheese and mix thoroughly
Yummy warm up snacks
The final delicious meal, needing a bigger plate :)