As most of you know I have been working as a Taste of Home Magazine Volunteer Field Editor and one of the things we do as part of that is to try and write reviews for some of the Taste of Home recipes. This particular recipe had quite a buzz around it among many other Volunteer Field Editors, with everyone really loving it. I’ll be honest I was a little skeptical because I don’t really like cheeseburgers all that much, but decided to make it anyway as Jim is a huge burger fan! We both really, really enjoyed this dish and it does taste like a cheeseburger. The one and only thing I would do different the next time, is that I make it using slightly less relish as it really made the dish sweet. This is a keeper for me!
INGREDIENTS
1 refrigerated pie crust
3/4 pound ground beef
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 cup relish
1/2 cup crumbled and cooked bacon
5 large eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet cook beef over medium heat until cooked through. Drain any fat from the bottom of the skillet. Add tomatoes, onion, relish and bacon mix to combine. Add the beef mixture into your unbaked pie crust. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, cream, milk, mustard, and pepper. Pour this over the beef mixture. Sprinkle the top with both cheeses. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent over browning of crust. Let stand for ten minutes before cutting. Serve warm.
Enjoy!
This is a quick, easy dinner with lots of heat! I cheated a little with this dinner and used a Caesar salad kit, added the baked, spicy chicken and a drizzle of extra dressing and dinner was done. Jim had this the next day for lunch as well. He added the chicken in a wrap and really enjoyed it that way too. This is not a child friendly dish, you need to enjoy hot sauce for this recipe. My family all loves spice so for us it was great!
INGREDIENTS
Chicken breast strips from three boneless skinless chicken breasts.
1/2 cup of flour
3 eggs
2 Tablespoons of water
1 1/2 cups Panko bread crumbs
SAUCE
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup Frank’s hot sauce
2 Tablespoons water
Caesar salad kit for serving
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken strips and flour in a Ziploc bag coating all of the chicken with flour. Place Panko bread crumbs in a bowl. Place the eggs and two Tablespoons of water in another bowl mixing the eggs and water together. Dip the flour coated chicken into the egg mixture then into the Panko coating the chicken. Place the chicken on the baking sheet and continue for all of the chicken pieces. When all of the chicken is on the baking sheet, spray the tops of the chicken lightly with non-stick cooking spray and place in the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked thoroughly and lightly browned. While the chicken is cooking, add the sauce ingredients into a small saucepan over medium high heat, stir until well combined and slightly reduced. When the chicken is done, remove from oven, toss in sauce and serve over salad adding extra dressing if desired. Serve while chicken is warm.
Enjoy!
We have all seen the original cracker candy that has been around for awhile. This is a slightly different version, but also just as tasty and will be a great gift to give over the holidays! I shared this with a number of people and everyone said the same thing. DELICIOUS! This is simple and delicious!
INGREDIENTS
1 package of honey graham crackers
3 almond Hershey bars, broken into pieces
2 sticks of butter
1 cup sugar of brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and place the graham cracker sheets in a single layer covering the bottom of the pan. Add the butter to a saucepan and cook over medium heat melting the butter. Add the brown sugar and pecans mixing until brown sugar is completely dissolved, bring the mixture to a boil and continue to boil and stir for five minutes. Pour mixture over the graham crackers covering all the the crackers.
Bake 7 – 8 minutes or until the edges are bubbling. While the bars are baking unwrap and break the candy bars into pieces. Remove the bars from oven, turn oven OFF. Layer the chocolate pieces on top,of the bars and place back into the oven (still turned off) for one to two minutes. Remove bars from oven and spread the melted chocolate in an even layer over the bars. Place in fridge to cool and firm, about an hour. Remove from fridge and cut into pieces.
Enjoy!
This was crazy easy and crazy delicious! I loved this dish for the ease, but Jim loved this dish for the flavors! I was VERY skeptical when I read the recipe if it was really going to come together with the water and peanut sauce cooking down together. Guess what it did?… and it was a fantastic dinner!
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces or half box of thin spaghetti (dry)
4 cups of water
3 scallions diced
2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
1/2 cup chopped peanuts or cashews, optional
PEANUT SAUCE
2 Tablespoons of soy sauce
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup of rice vinegar
1/3 cup chicken broth
1 Tablespoon sriracha
DIRECTIONS
Mix all peanut sauce ingredients together until smooth. Place spaghetti, water and peanut sauce in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water is boiling, turn the heat down to medium and stir every couple of minutes. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens and pasta is cooked, about 15 minutes. Add the chicken and scallions to warm through. Garnish with peanuts and serve warm.
Enjoy!
I don’t even know where to begin with this review! Robert’s Maine Grill and Market is located at 326 Route 1 in Kittery, Maine. 
They are open daily at 11:30 am and do take reservations. I would highly recommend reservations during the summer months. This restaurant has it all and hits every mark for me when I think about what makes a good restaurant. It is an amazing place for lunch or dinner. The location could not be more beautiful, the decor is rustic, but elegant at the same time, the service was top notch from the moment we walked in, with friendly prompt service through the entire meal.
When you walk through the door, the first thing you see is a little market area where you can take home some Maine made products…T- shirt or hats, to just name a few. We did not stop there for long, as we wanted to get to the food! We arrived right at 11:30 and I am so glad we did! I was able to snap a quick picture of the dining area but it filled up in no time!
And check out that view from our window, beautiful right?! As soon as we were seated we were given a plate of crackers with a horseradish spread. I was 
not too sure about the spread as horseradish can be overpowering, but this was not the case. It was a very mild spread and went perfectly with the variety of crackers that it came with. We did not order anything from the bar, but we did enjoy a soft drink and ice tea.
Jim ordered one of the specials for the day, the fish tacos (2) that came with a fresh corn 
vegetable salsa. This was made with a firm white fish and Jim devoured them in no time. Both of our dishes came with french fries that were perfectly cooked and served with malt vinegar or ketchup.
I had the Haddock Reuben sandwich that had ale braised cabbage, Swiss cheese and
spicy tartar sauce on toasted rye bread. This sandwich was so good and big! The fish was lightly battered with just enough cheese and cabbage to compliment that sandwich… absolutely perfect! 
I would order that sandwich any time!
Robert’s has a great menu and they believe in the “NOW” experience – being the best of Maine food in the mid coast region with the farm to table concept. Not only have they won a number of awards but they also believe in giving back to the community through “community suppers” (not served during summer months). On Tuesdays and Wednesday’s you can get a three course dinner for $14.00 dollars with the proceeds of Tuesday’s dinner going to local non-profit organizations.
Let’s get to that menu. They have an amazing raw bar with a large variety of oysters with at least 6-8 varieties offered daily. They also offer raw bar towers that include oysters, little neck clams, shrimp and lobster. And also offer a larger size as well! Other appetizers include lobster sliders that you can order (one for $7.00 or three for $19.00). They also offer pulled pork poutine, fried calamari, lobster pizza with a balsamic glaze. I think that lobster pizza will be on my plate next time! Soups and salads, lots of those too! New England clam chowder (that I hear is the best around) or how about a kale soup? Maybe a lobster cobb salad or house salad. But, the salad that stands out to me is their grilled romaine salad with roasted tomatoes, bacon and a sweet garlic vinegarette. We make grilled romaine salad at home and love it!
Their main course options really shine when it comes to Maine seafood, so many amazing choices! The lobster stew with a buttermilk biscuit sounds amazing. Other choices like the lobster roll and clam chowder combo or baked cod sound yum. Let’s not forget all the lobster choices… steamed lobster, baked stuffed lobster or a table side clam bake for two that includes lobster, muscles, clams and kielbasa! Tough choices!!
They also have many of everyone’s favorite fried dishes including fish and chips, fried clam roll, fried oyster roll and of course the fried scallop roll! If that doesn’t do it for you, Robert’s has a fried seafood charger with fried, clams, haddock, shrimp and onion rings!
I have not even mentioned the side dishes! I can’t leave you wondering about those tasty dishes! I already mentioned the french fries that were terrific but they have onion rings and mac and cheese. I have to say the grilled chili lime corn on the cob sounds terrific!
They have a number of daily specials, along with a children’s menu. I should mention the dinner menu includes other great items not on the lunch menu that includes a East Coast jambalaya, pulled pork, buttermilk fried chicken, grilled sirloin steak to just name a few, not to mention their house burger with cheddar, carmelized onion and heirloom tomatoes.
Although we did not order dessert, I know Robert’s Maine Grill and Market is known for their blueberry crumble a la mode. This comes in two sizes and if you don’t want that there are plenty of others to choose from including whoopie pies, brownie sundaes and cheesecake.
Anything you order at Robert’s Maine Grill and Market, I have no doubt will be delicious. I am ready to go back!
They have a full website http://robertsmainegrill.com/ with more information, so take some time out and visit Robert’s Maine Grill and Market. You will love it as much as we do!
Enjoy!
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