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Thursday, March 31, 2016

savory halibut enchiladas

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 2 pounds skinless halibut fillets, cut into large pieces
  • 1 pinch garlic powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 (10 ounce) cans enchilada sauce
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and sliced

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 47 mins

    Ready Time: 2 hrs 12 mins

  • preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
  • season the halibut with garlic powder, salt, and pepper; cook in microwave until slightly cooked, about 2 minutes. mix together the green onion, bell pepper, cilantro, sour cream, mayonnaise and 1 cup cheddar cheese in a bowl. gently fold the halibut into the mixture.
  • prepare a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. pour 1/2 of a can of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the baking dish.
  • pour 1 can of enchilada sauce into a bowl. dip the tortillas, one at a time, into the sauce to lightly coat. spoon the halibut in equal portions into the center of each tortilla. make the enchiladas by tightly rolling the tortillas and place seam-side down in the baking dish. pour the remaining enchilada sauce over top of the enchiladas. sprinkle with 1 cup cheddar cheese. cover the dish with aluminum foil
  • bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. top with avocado slices to serve.

Cheater's Fudge

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

    Cook Time: 3 mins Ready Time: 33 mins

  • place chocolate chips in a small, shallow microwave safe container. microwave on high for 2 minutes. stir and add margarine.
  • heat again on high for 1 minute, or until melted; stir. the melted chocolate will be stiff.
  • cool until firm and cut into squares.

flourless chocolate cake i

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 18 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 6 eggs

Recipe

  • preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease one 10 inch round cake pan and set aside.
  • in a small saucepan over medium heat combine the water, salt and sugar. stir until completely dissolved and set aside.
  • either in the top half of a double boiler or in a microwave oven melt the bittersweet chocolate. pour the chocolate into the bowl of an electric mixer.
  • cut the butter into pieces and beat the butter into the chocolate, 1 piece at a time. beat in the hot sugar-water. slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • pour the batter into the prepared pan. have a pan larger than the cake pan ready, put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan.
  • bake cake in the water bath at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) for 45 minutes. the center will still look wet. chill cake overnight in the pan. to unmold, dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert a serving plate.

macadamia clusters

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 8 ounces vanilla flavored confectioners' coating
  • 2 (3.5 ounce) packages macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

  • place candy coating in microwave safe bowl; microwave uncovered on high for 40 to 60 seconds. stir every 30 seconds, until smooth.
  • stir in nuts and orange zest. drop mixture by teaspoons waxed paper.
  • allow to sit until set, store covered in refrigerator. if desired, melt approximately 1 ounce semisweet chocolate and drizzle over.

Spicy Potato Wedges

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 large potatoes, cut into wedges
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • paprika to taste
  • garlic powder to taste
  • 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins

  • pierce potato wedges with a fork, and arrange in a single layer on a microwave safe plate. drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and parmesan.
  • microwave on high for 10 minutes, or until cooked through; rotate the plate after 5 minutes if your microwave doesn't have a rotating plate.

Christmas Eclair Pie

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • pastry
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • filling
  • 1 pint heavy cream, whipped
  • 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • frosting
  • 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped (optional)
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (optional)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

    Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins

  • preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease and flour a pizza pan. grease the bottom of a small glass bowl and place in center of pan.
  • in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine butter and water; bring to a boil. remove from heat and stir in flour, stirring until thickened. stir in eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each. pour batter around bowl, forming a ring.
  • bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. turn off the heat and allow pastry to rise another 15 minutes. do not open the oven door while pastry is rising. after the 15 minutes, remove pastry from oven and cool completely. cut through the pastry horizontally, making a bottom and a top.
  • beat together the milk and pudding mix. stir pudding mixture into whipped cream and beat until thick. spread filling in pastry bottom, and then replace pastry top.
  • heat the prepared chocolate frosting for a few seconds in the microwave, to make it pourable. pour over filled pastry, letting it drip down the sides.
  • if desired, pipe dots of whipped cream on top, sprinkle with walnuts, and place a cherry on each whipped cream dot.

Denny's Amazing Five Minute Asiago Dip

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 cup grated asiago cheese
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 (6.5 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 4 mins Cook Time: 2 mins Ready Time: 6 mins

  • in a microwave-safe bowl, stir together the asiago cheese, mayonnaise, artichoke hears and garlic. heat in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between heatings until cheese has melted and dip has a smooth consistency. serve warm.