Some Tasty Fall Recipes

My favorite recipes are the ones that take only a short amount of time, but make you look like an amazing chef! Here are a few favorites of late.

Yummy Pumpkin Dip: This is great with apples and cookies, on brownies and cakes, and my favorite...blend a little with vanilla ice cream and milk and you've got yourself one killer pumpkin milkshake!

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon frozen orange juice concentrate

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Gradually mix in the pumpkin. Stir in the cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and orange juice until smooth and well blended. Chill until serving.

The Creamiest Coco: I don't even know if you can call this a recipe, but, its good! Make a packet of coco as directed using whole milk and a little cream instead of water. Add some cinnamon or other flavoring. Yum! Warning, this preparation method makes this more of a dessert than a drink.

Apple Cider Pork Chops (My Fav!): It is a now a mystery to me where on earth I got this recipe from (a pregnancy side effect no doubt). So Here is bassically what I remember doing.
Sear Pork chops in olive oil and salt and pepper until outsides are browned(this is an important step if you want juicy pork chops). Remove from pan. Saute 1/2 an onion and 3 ish stalks of celery in 2 T butter until tender. Add 2 T flour to make a roux and cook 1 min. Add some apple cider (3/4 cup?) and a cap full of vineagar. Return chops to pan and cook until to 175 degrees (15 min?). Salt and pepper to taste. We had it with mashed potatoes. Yum!

Apple Chedar Turkey Burgers From Rachel Ray. Combine Ground Turkey and Seasonings (green onion, parsley, grill seasoning, poultry seasoning,). Cook in skillet with a little olive oil. Add sliced apple and sharp cheddar to top and cook a little longer. Serve with condiments and sauce. Sauce: Combine 1/4 cranberry sauce with 2 T mustard. Yum!


Ratatoullie Wraps: This ones from Rachel Ray. Slice and Grill the following veggies in olive oil until tender: 2 eggplants, 1 large zucchini, 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 2 or 3 tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Wrap in grilled tortillas adding your favorite cheese. Yum!

Faster Than Delivery Pizza: This is so easy and so good! It really is faster than ordering a pizza. You can top it with anything! We used ragu pasta sauce, mozzerella cheese, fresh basil, and tomatoes. Ours was made and baked within 30 min!

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
DIRECTIONS
Combine flour, salt, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl. Mix in oil and warm water. Spread out on a large pizza pan. Top as desired.
Bake at 375 degrees C (190 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

Corn and Potato Chowder

I made this recipe up! Well sort of...I basically watered down your normal potato chowder(adding thickener) and added corn. Not my typical style, but when milk is $6 a gallon, style gets thrown out the window! And, the result? Delicious!

4 T Butter

4 T flour

1c Milk

1c Heavy Cream

2 c Water

2 chicken or veg. bullion cubes

5 ish large potatoes

16 oz frozen corn

salt and pepper to taste

Opt. Toppings

crumbled bacon

sliced green onion

sour cream

cheese!

Slice and boil potatoes until soft. Meanwhile In large pot melt butter. Add flour and cook 1 minute. Add cream and milk. Stir. Drain potatoes, mash slightly, and add to soup pot. Add 2 c water and 2 bullion cubes. Add frozen corn. Heat until hot. Salt and pepper to taste (it will need a lot!). Note: if your soup is thin, simply mix a Tablespoon or two of flour, with a little water, and whisk into soup to thicken it.

Top with goodies and enjoy with bread.