Sauteed Carrots

Sauteed Carrots
Recipe by Ina Garten


INGREDIENTS:

• 2 pounds carrots
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or flat-leaf parsley

DIRECTIONS:

1. Peel the carrots and cut them diagonally in 1/4-inch slices. You should have about 6 cups of carrots. 
2. Place the carrots, 1/3 cup water, the salt, and pepper in a large (10 to 12-inch) saute pan and bring to a boil. Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat for 7 to 8 minutes, until the carrots are just cooked through. Add the butter and saute for another minute, until the water evaporates and the carrots are coated with butter. 
3. Off the heat, toss with the dill or parsley. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.

-Alyssa

M&M Cookies-- a keeper

M&M Cookies

makes about 18 large cookies

Recipe from Six Sisters' Stuff

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups M&M's

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.  Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla thoroughly. Gradually add flour mixture. Blend well.  
4. Add 3/4 cup of M&M candies.  Using an ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Slightly push a few candies on top of each dough ball with remaining candies. 
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 11 minutes, or until slightly golden.

-Alyssa

Rigatoni and Meatballs

The Pioneer Woman's recipe-- YUMMMM (click here)

be careful of adding cilantro instead of parsley into the meatballs (D-man)

leftovers used for meatball subs!!! with provolone :)

-Derek

Fried Rice and Steamed Fish

made with fried rice and stir-fried broccoli

Steamed Fish

Recipe and commentary are courtesy of my mother

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-3 small filets of cod or tilapia
• 2 tablespoons ginger, julienned
• 2 tablespoons scallions, julienned
• 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons hot vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:

1. To prepare fish, pat dry and sprinkle with some pepper to take away some of the fishy smell.  Top with ginger and scallion.
2. Using a wok or a deep pot boil 3-4 cups of water and put fish onto a steam rack.  Steam for 10 minutes.
3. After fish cooks, drain extra liquid from dish and drizzle with soy sauce.  Drizzle hot oil on fish (watch out for splattering!).  

-Alyssa

Beef Enchiladas and Corn Fritters

Corn Fritters...falls apart, but the flavor is so good...

The Pioneer Woman's Simple, Perfect Enchiladas-- a winner! yummm

-Alyssa

Oven-Fried Chicken with Yellow Turnip Mash

Ina Garten's oven-fried chicken, turnip mash, and green beans with shallots

Oven-Fried Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 chickens (3 pounds each), cut in 8 serving pieces
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• Vegetable oil or vegetable shortening

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Take the chicken out of the buttermilk and coat each piece thoroughly with the flour mixture. Pour the oil into a large heavy-bottomed stockpot to a depth of 1-inch and heat to 360 degrees F on a thermometer.
4. Working in batches, carefully place several pieces of chicken in the oil and fry for about 3 minutes on each side until the coating is a light golden brown (it will continue to brown in the oven). Don't crowd the pieces. Remove the chicken from the oil and place each piece on a metal baking rack set on a sheet pan. Allow the oil to return to 360 degrees F before frying the next batch. When all the chicken is fried, bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink inside. Serve hot.

This is bomb.

Ina Garten knows what she's doing.

-Derek

Vacation to Bar Harbor, ME!

"We saw you climbing...are you that girl wearing blue shorts?  Yeah, I saw you."
o.o

we climbed that.

Yelp reviews to come.  

Bar Harbor Hotel Bluenose Inn highly recommended!

loved our vaca! :)

-Alyssa & Derek