Fried rice

FRIED RICE (Add your choice of meat for a complete meal!)

3 cups cooked white rice
1 tbs sesame oil
1 cup frozen peas and carrots (thawed)
1 small onion, chopped
1tsp minced garlic
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup soy sauce

On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok. Add the peas carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender. Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and stir fry until scrambled. Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until thoroughly heated. Try adding some green onion.

Homemade style Shepherd pie

Ingredients

1 lb.(450 g) baking potatoes (about 2), peeled, chopped
1 lb.(450 g) extra-lean ground beef
1  onion, finely chopped
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, peas)
1/2 cup 25%-less-sodium beef broth
1 tub (270 g) Philadelphia Savoury Garlic Cooking Creme, divided

Method/Direction

Heat  oven to 375ºF.
Add potatoes to large saucepan of boiling water; cook 20 to 25 min. or until tender. Meanwhile, cook meat and onions in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 to 7 min. or until meat is browned and onions are tender, stirring occasionally. Add frozen vegetables and broth; stir. Bring to boil. Add 1/4 cup Cooking Creme; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until heated through. Transfer to 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Drain potatoes, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking water. Return potatoes and reserved water to pan; mash until smooth. Stir in remaining Cooking Creme; spread over meat mixture.Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated throughout.

Pineapple upside down cake

Ingredients

Topping
¼ cup butter, melted
½ cup packed light brown sugar
sliced pineapples (8 canned slices)
15-20 maraschino cherries

Cake
1 and ⅔ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, melted
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
¾ cup milk
½ cup pineapple juice
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Method/Directions

Preheat oven to 360F
Prepare topping first:
Place ¼ cup of melted butter into a 9-inch cake pan
Sprinkle the brown sugar on top. Lay pineapple slices on top and add cherries in the spaces!

Cake
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter.
Whisk in the sugars. Whisk in the egg, milk, pineapple juice, and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients and whisk to remove lumps. Pour batter into the pan on top of the pineapples. Bake for at 20 minutes and then loosely tent with foil to prevent browning. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and invert onto large plate. Let cool completely and use a HUGE spatula to transfer this on top of your cheesecake. Chill until cold!

Bread pudding

6 slices day-old bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

Heavenly Rolls

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Ingredients

• 1 TB yeast
• ¼ cup warm water
• ½ tsp. sugar
• 1 cups warm milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• 3-4 cups flour
• butter melted

Instructions

1. Mix 1 TB yeast with ¼ cup warm water and ½ tsp. sugar. Let stand until bubbly.
2. In a large bowl mix 1 cup warm milk, ½ cup oil, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt with a wooden spoon.
3. Add 1 cups of flour to mixture, and mix well. Add 2 eggs and beat until smooth (mix vigorously be hand). Add yeast mixture and mix vigorously until smooth.
4. Add 3-4 cups flour to the yeast mixture. Dough should be very sticky. Pour the dough into a large bowl. Cover with a tea towel and let rise for a few hours until it has doubled in size.
5. Once the dough has doubled in size punch down and divide in half.
6. Roll dough onto a floured surface making a circle about 12 inches round. Dough should be about ⅜" thick.
7. Brush dough with melted butter. Cut circles with a pizza cutter into 12 pieces (like a pizza). Roll from rounded edge to the point to make a crescent roll. Place into a greased pan (we use an 11 x16 metal pan and do 3 across and 8 rows down).
8. Cover dough with a tea towel and let rise for a few hours until it doubles in size.
9. Bake at 375 until light lightly browned, which is about 15-20 minutes. NOTE: Touch rolls to see if they bounce back - if they do not, bake a little longer).
10. Brushed with melted butter right while warm. ENJOY!

Caribbean eggnog

6 large egg yolks
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
5 (12 ounce) cansunsweetened evaporated milk
1 (14 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
1 liter white rum

DIRECTIONS

Beat egg yolks thoroughly and strain into very large bowl or pot.
Add cinnamon and vanilla; beat well.
Add cream of coconut, cans of milk, and rum; blend well.
add more cinnamon, vanilla or rum to taste.
Strain again, and chill.

Homemade Lemon Meringue

1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
2 lemons, juiced and zested
2 tablespoons butter
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
4 egg whites
6 tablespoons white sugar

How to make it :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.