TWITTER RECIPES

Steve and Nadira's breakfast

2009-08-23T10:36:00.001-07:00

Steve and Nadira had pan-fried veggie potatoes, avocado omelets, bacon, waffles and strawberry preserves.

Pan-fried veggie potatoes

Ingredients:

10 medium red potatoes
2 cups chopped red, yellow and green bell peppers
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped yellow onions
4 tbl veg. oil
1 tbl butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp paprika

Cut potatoes into cubed wedges. Add to large frying pan with 2 tbl veg. oil. Brown and remove.
Saute the mushrooms over high heat in butter, and remove.
Saute lightly the onions, then add the peppers with another tbsp of oil until lightly browned then remove.
Rewarm the potatos in pan with tbsp of oil, then add remainder of ingredients and stir over medium heat.

Avocado omelettes

Ingredients

1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
6 eggs
1/8 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup shredded cheese blend
1 tbl butter

Take eggs and milk and 1/2 tsp salt. Whisk until blended for about 30 seconds.
Add mix to medium saucepan with 1 tbsp butter. Cook for 2 min over medium heat, or until the eggs are cooked through. Add cheese and fold over. When cheese melted, remove from pan and place avocado slices on top.

Waffles were Bisquick. Thank God for Bisquick! Should be a memorial in DC for the inventor...

Strawberry preserves for waffles

Ingredients

3 cups frozen whole strawberries
1/4 cup water
3 tbl sugar
1 half lemon

In small saucepan add water, strawberries and sugar on low heat. Squeeze lemons to add juice to mix. Rapid boil for about 10 minutes to soften the strawberries and reduce the juices. Stir until the strawberries fall apart. Remove and put in pouring bowl. Serve over waffles.

Egg and Cheese Sandwich w/ Avocado, Tomato and Apple

2009-08-23T08:30:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Cecelia Putnam
www.twitter.com/Mondayzchild

Egg and Cheese Sandwich with Avocado,
Tomato and Apple

Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients:

2 Slices Whole Grain Bread
2 Eggs
1 TBLS olive Oil
2 TBLS Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 TBLS Advocado
1 Slice Tomato
1 Gala Apple Sliced
2 TBLS of Strawberry Yogurt

Toast Whole Grain Bread Cook the 2 eggs in the Olive Oil over medium heat til yokes are done to your liking.
Spread Advocado on toast,place cooked eggs on top,sprinkle Shredded Cheese on top and add Tomato.
Slice Apple and add to plate alongside the Strawberry Yogurt Any type of apple and flavor of yogurt may be substituted for your desire!

This is an easy, fast and healthy Twunch item to make! Enjoy!!

Mexican Quiche w/ Sausage and Monkeybread

2009-08-23T07:32:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Gary Arbaugh
www.twitter.com/Gary1980Arb

6 eggs
1 cup half and half
3/4 cup cream
1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup tomato, chopped
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
4 oz. can diced green chili peppers, drained
1/4 cup green onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cumin
pre-baked pie shell

Beat eggs until smooth. Whisk in half and half and cream. Then blend in cumin and salt. Toss tomato, onion, cilantro, chili's and bell pepper and sprinkle on top of pie crust. Pour egg mixture over that and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

MONKEY BREAD

1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 pkg. refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Sprinkle pecans in bottom of well greased 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside. In a small bowl stir together granulated sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Cut biscuits into quarters. Roll each biscuit piece in the sugar mixture and place in prepared pan, arranging pieces to fill the pan evenly. In a small bowl stir together brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and melted butter; pour over biscuits. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until dark golden brown and top springs back when gently touched. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
Invert onto a serving platter. Serve warm.

Served with maple-link sausage, fresh fruit and asparagus.

Risotto Milanese by @JuliaVnt

2009-08-23T07:21:00.001-07:00

RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE

Melt a small piece of butter in saucepan.
brown in the butter a medium size onion, cut in thin slices.
When the onion is browned, take it away from the saucepan and add little by little the rice, stirring it with a woooden spoon.
Every times that the rice become dry, add some hot broth (or water) till rice is completely cooked.
Add salt and pepper and a little safron if u like it.

When rice is almost cooked, add some brown stock. Dress with parmesan cheese & some butter. Mix well

Summer Sunday Brunch for 4

2009-08-23T07:11:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Andre Carthen
www.twitter.com/chefandre

roasted asparagus
omelet
crispy prosciutto
grilled peach & tomato mint salsa
pesto toast bites
peach mango bellini

Roasted Asparagus

1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
drizzle with olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

place in a 350ºF oven, roast for 12 – 15 minutes

Crispy Prosciutto

Place in oven along with asparagus, until crispy. Remove and set aside.

Grilled Peaches & Tomato Mint Salsa

2 medium firm peaches, halved, pit removed

2 tomatoes, diced

1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
kosher salt
pinch cayenne

Place halved peaches cut side down on hot grill. Allow to cook about 4 minutes, repeat on skin side. Remove from heat, place in bowl to cool. When cool, dice add diced tomatoes, chopped mint, dash of salt and pinch of cayenne.

Combine and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Citrus Pesto
Where we have ketchup, and the Latin community have salsa, the Italians have pesto! Its said that a delicious pesto can make a meal.

3 cups fresh basil

1/2 cup pine nuts

2 cloves garlic

1 lemon, zested and juiced

1 orange, zested and juiced

1 tsp salt, plus more for taste

In a food processor combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, zests, juices, salt and a dash of pepper and chop. While the machine is running, add the olive oil until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Remove the mixture from the processor and refrigerate until needed.

Peach Mango Bellini

The saying goes “when life hands you lemons you make lemonade” but when summer hands you juicy ripe peaches and delicious mangos it must be time to make Peach Mango Bellini. Theses can also be enjoyed by all the virgin way, by using sparkling cider instead of champagne.

Chilled Champagne
1 Peach, peeled and pit removed
1 Mango, peeled and fruit cut away from pit
Fine sugar –optional to rim the glasses
Champagne glasses

To make puree:

Make peach and mango puree by removing skins and pits from ripe peach and mango, cutting and blending in a blender on medium until well processed.

Moisten rim of glasses and dip in fine sugar.

Pour 2-3 tablespoons of puree in the bottom of champagne flute.

Pour champagne or Italian sparkling wine into the glass until nearly full. Garnish with peach slice if desired.

Champagne/sparkling wine should always be served chilled, preferably at about 42-45° F.

Enjoy Responsibly!

Tomato stuffed with spicy Guacamole

2009-08-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Boy Geroge
www/twitter.com/theboygeorge

Tomato stuffed with spicy Guacamole and a rocket salad

Broiled Wild Salmon w/ Cream-laced Portobella Mushrooms

2009-08-23T04:37:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Susan Rothman
www.twitter.com/SusanCypherd

7 ozs of Filet Wild Salmon
1/2 of a Portobella Mushroom

Cream-lace:

2 tbs Safflower Oil
1 tbs butter
1/4 tsp Parsley
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbs lemon juice
4 tbs half-and-half
1 tbs corn starch

Garnish:

1 Full leaf Green-leaf lettuce
3 fresh complete Spinach leaves and sprigs
5 slices of fresh complete cucumber (with skins)
2 slices of lemon
3 baby peeled carrots
10 grape tomatoes

While broiling the salmon, combine oil, butter, parsley, salt, and lemon juice in a pan and saute the 1/2 mushroom which has been cut into four slices. Turn the mushrooms several times for both sides coverage. When darkened and softened, add half-and-half, and let it simmer slightly. Add corn starch. Mix the mixture around until a separation takes place between the oil in the mixture and the cream-lace. Pour out the clear oil. Remove the salmon from the broiler and set it out on the plate, above the leaf of lettuce. Place the cream-laced mushrooms on top.

Place all the other vegetables and fruits around the dish for the garnish.

I take no responsibility for the errors seen by those actually trained in cooking who might be saying "Ayayayayai!!"

Smoothies, Crepes and Melon Slices

2009-08-22T20:13:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Alice Strohmaier
www.twitter.com/IM4tune8

Sunday Twunch Menu – Smoothies, crepes and melon slices
Alice’s Fruity Chocolate & Green Smoothie

1 cup water
1 cup organic spinach leaves
2 organic bananas
6 Organic strawberries
!/2 cup organic blueberries
4 pitted Medjool dates
2 Tablespoons raw chocolate powder
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Raw agave syrup to taste
1 Tablespoon Hemp protein powder

Put all ingredients into VitaMix and run until smooth.

Raw Strawberry Banana Crepes with Cashew Vanilla Cream

3 bananas
Juice of 1 lemon

Place bananas in food processor. Add lemon juice and process until liquid. Pour into 5” rounds and dehydrate overnight at 110 degrees. Do not overdry, you want them to be flexible.

Cashew Vanilla Cream

Pulp from 1 young cocnut
½ cup cashews, soaked overnight
Splash of vanilla

Place the cashews in Vitmix blender and blend on high speed. Add coconut meat and vanilla. Process until well blended.
Spoon the Cashew Vanilla Cream into half the crepe. Top with berries and add more cream. Fold over and enjoy!
Fresh Melon slices

Very Blueberry Waffles w/ Brandied Syrup

2009-08-22T07:39:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Gary Arbaugh
www.twitter.com/Gary1980Arb

Waffle Ingredients:
1 pkg. Blueberry muffin mix
1/2 cup flour
2 tbls. sugar
2 eggs
2 cups milk

Mix ingredients together and pour into waffle maker. Remove when waffles stop steaming.

Syrup Ingredients:
1/2 cup Blueberry syrup
4 tbls. Leroux Blackberry Brandy

Over medium heat, mix ingredients until it slightly thickens. Pour over waffles and garnish with berries, cream cheese and pecans.

Shortcut Cheese Strata w/ Bacon and Berries

2009-08-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Ellen
www.twitter.com/EllenM7

Shortcut Cheese Strata, Bacon, Sliced Tomatoes, Kiwi, Sweet Fresh Creamed Berries and an Italian Bloody Mary.

Recipes for the strata and creamed berries:

Shortcut Strata
2 cups seasoned croutons
1 cup shredded cheese of choice
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups light cream or milk

In an 8x8 inch baking dish arrange croutons in an even layer. Sprinkle cheese over croutons. In medium mixing bowl beat eggs and combine with cream or milk. Pour egg mixture over croutons. Cover and chill overnight. Bake, uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serves 4.

Sweet Creamed Berries
Seasonal fresh berries
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Half/quarter berries if needed. Combine whipping cream and powdered sugar. Pour over berries.

For the Italian bloody mary just garnish your fav recipe with black olives and a marinated artichoke quarter on a skewer.

Serves 1-2.

Mike's Shortbread Cookies

2009-08-20T00:05:00.000-07:00

submitted by:Michael Wilde
www.twitter.com/VirtualStudios

2 dessert spoons of sugar (or less to taste)
4oz Plain flour
4oz Self-raising flour
5oz Butter (chopped to small pieces)
1 Heavy wooden spoon

Place ingredients (except wooden spoon) into a large bowl and knead until mixed. Roll out to a thickness of about half an inch, and cut into circles about 6 inches in diameter. Place on greased oven dish and place in medium heated oven for about 20 minutes or until turning golden brown. Take out of oven and allow to cool.

Use wooden spoon on the knuckles of anyone attempting to take cookies
before they've fully cooled.

Mexican Omelet

2009-08-19T23:35:00.000-07:00

submitted by: Gary Arbaugh
www.twitter.com/Gary1980Arb

3 eggs
1/3 cup Milk
Tabasco sauce to taste
1/4 cup tomatoes, diced fine
1/4 cup green chilies, diced fine
1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend and Pepper Jack, shredded
salt and pepper to taste
sour cream
chives for garnish

Heat skillet to medium. Mix eggs, milk, salt, pepper and Tabasco and pour into skillet. As the eggs begin to dry around the edges, add tomatoes, chilies and cheese. Allow to cook about 5 minutes. Gently fold the egg in half and allow to cook another 2 minutes. Serve with sour cream and garnish with chives.