G-Ma's / Josh's Broccoli Casserole

From my head...
3 eggs beaten
8 oz of Mexican cheese
1 big ol dollop of sour cream or mayo - what ever you have... - SC is the better of the two
1 small onion chopped and sauteed in butter
1 can of cream of chicken soup - or cream of celery - chicken is the better of the two
4-5 heads of broccoli steamed
1 package of Ritz crackers browned in 1 cube of butter

Mix everything but the crackers and broccoli in a mixing bowl.
Steam broccoli
Brown crackers

In cooking bowl put broccoli then pour everything over it. (I stir it all up.) Spread crackers on top.

Cook for 30 min @ 350. (sometimes I go for 5 more minutes.)
Let sit for 5 minutes.

Apple Crisp

2 cups thinly sliced apples
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1/8 tsp water

½ cup flour
½ cup sugar
1/3 cup butter

Mix apples, cinnamon, salt, and water

Mix together flour, sugar, and butter and drop in spoonfuls over apple mixture

Bake at 350 degrees 40 minutes

Raspberry Ganache Pie

1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup whipping cream
6 Tbsp. seedless raspberry jam, divided (seedless is very important. I learned this the hard way)
1 OREO Pie Crust (6 oz.)
2 cups raspberries
1 Tbsp. water

PLACE chocolate in medium bowl; set aside. Mix cream and 2 Tbsp. of the jam in small saucepan. Bring just to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour over chocolate in bowl. Let stand 2 minutes.
BEAT with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Pour into crust; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
ARRANGE raspberries on top of pie. Microwave remaining 1/4 cup jam and water in small microwavable bowl on HIGH 30 seconds; stir until well blended. Brush over raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Made this as a 21st birthday present to myself :). Delish.

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

3 chicken breasts
1 package frozen broccoli spears (not chopped broccoli) or 3-4 heads broccoli
1 can cream of chicken soup (maybe plus a little more)
1/2+ of an onion
½ cup evaporated milk
2/3-cup mayonnaise
½ cup grated cheese
1 tsp lemon juice
½ cup breadcrumbs
2 tbs butter
½ tsp curry powder

Heat oven to 350. Grease pan. Stew or bake chicken and cut it into bite size pieces. Steam broccoli, cut up and layer bottom of casserole pan. Layer chicken pieces over broccoli. Saute chopped onion. Mix mayo, soup, cheese, milk, onion, lemon juice, and curry. Pour mix over chicken and broccoli. Melt butter; mix it with breadcrumbs and sprinkle on top. Bake for 25-30 minutes.


*Best thing I learned while at BYU. Love this.

Pan-Roasted Gazed Salmon

A lovely combination of sweet and salty, this all-purpose glaze works just as well on boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, or on chunks of firm tofu. Serves 6.

1-1/2 to 2 lbs salmon fillet, skin removed, cut into 6 serving-size pieces
Kosher salt
Coarse ground black pepper
2 tsp olive oil
3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce OR 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp agave nectar, or more to taste
Scant 1/2 cup orange or mango juice

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Season fish all over with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to a roasting pan, and then add the fish. Over medium heat on top of the stove, cook the fish for 3-4 minutes until the bottom is firm. Do not turn the fish! Add remaining ingredients, stir to combine, and spoon some of the liquid over the fish fillets. Place the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 10 minutes, or until the fish is just firm. Remove fish to a serving platter, and cover loosely with aluminum foil; place the roasting pan back on the stovetop. Bring pan juices to a boil, and cook until reduced to a syrupy sauce. Drizzle sauce over the fish, and serve.

*Found this when I was living in San Diego and I was trying to figure out how the heck to prepare salmon. It was really tasty! I used the leftovers and made the dish below.

Salmon Fried Rice

Serves 4 as a main dish.

2 Tbsp peanut oil (I used coconut...or maybe olive)
3 scallions or 1 small yellow onion, diced
1-1/4 lb salmon fillet, cut into 2-inch chunks
6 oz shiitake or button mushrooms, stems removed, sliced (I omitted this)
1 Tbsp sesame oil (Yeah...coconut oil again)
2 cups cooked Nishiki or other short-grain rice, or leftover rice from a takeout meal (Used leftover brown rice)
3/4 cup mango nectar or orange juice (Used mango acai from Trader Joe's)
2 Tbsp oyster-flavor sauce (Um, nope, skipped this one)
3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce (Used some kind of teriyaki soy sauce from TJ's)

Heat a well-seasoned or nonstick wok, and add the peanut oil and scallions or onion. Stir fry for 30 seconds, and add salmon. Stir for 1 minute, or until salmon is lightly browned on the outside. Add mushrooms and sesame oil, and stir for one minute. Add rice, and stir for 2-3 minutes, until rice is heated through and grains are separated. Add remaining liquids, and stir until well mixed. Serve hot.

*Obviously, I didn't exactly follow this recipe, but it was dang good!

Taco Soup

1-2 lbs ground beef browned

2 onions

5 cloves garlic minced

2 cans chili (1 hot and 1 regular)

1 bag frozen corn

1 can kidney beans drained

1 can black beans drained
1 28 oz can chopped tomatoes or 2 14.5 oz cans

1 8-oz can tomato sauce

1 pkg taco seasoning

Brown meat 2/ onion and garlic, add taco seasoning with the amt of water that the packet says to use. Simmer for 15 minutes. Combine all the ingredients and simmer 2 or more hours. It's really best the next day, so it wouldn't hurt to make it the night before you plan on eating it.

Pecan Pie

1/2 c butter

1 1/4 c sugar

1/2 c dark corn syrup

3 eggs

1t vanilla

1 1/2 c pecans

Heat butter and sugar in sauce pan until sugar is dissolved. Add corn syrup. Mix well. Remove from heat and cool (until cool enough so that when you add the eggs, it won't cook the eggs). Beat eggs and stir into sugar mixture. Add vanilla. Add pecans. Stir together and pour into pie shell. Bake 375 at least an hour. It will be soft in the middle.

Gramma's Brownies

2 sticks of butter*
4 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate OR 3/4c cocoa and 4TBS butter
2 cups Sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups flour
1 bag of chocolate chips

Melt the butter and baking chocolate together. When it's all melted, remove from heat and add the other ingredients in order that I wrote them. (I added the sugar last once and it was a very weird texture) Pour into a greased 9x13 and cook for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. They taste better slightly underdone.

Brie, did I forget anything?

*1 cup earth balance