side dish
This Cranberry Brie pull apart bread is simply amazing! The first time I made this we were camping with friends, Since then I have made it a couple more times as it’s always a huge hit with everyone that tries it. The first time I made this I made it on the grill, most recently when we had some friends and neighbors over for Halloween I baked it in the oven.
This pull apart bread is perfect for the upcoming Holidays, your friends and family will love this cheesy, tart bite!
INGREDIENTS
1 Large round sourdough bread
1 stick of butter
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 (16 ounce) wheel of Brie, cubed
1 1/2 cups whole berry cranberry sauce
Pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
Slice bread horizontally and vertically without cutting all the way through. You are creating one inch cubes.
Melt the butter and herbs. Place the bread on a tin foil lined baking sheet and butter the inside of the bread squares.
Put a piece of Brie cheese inside each space you created in the bread. Add the cranberry sauce into the squares as well.
Cover the bread with foil and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
We have been doing a lot of cooking over our fire pit as it has an adjustable cooking grate. We have made pizza’s, chicken and these Brussel sprouts to just name a few things. The cooking time may differ depending on how hot your fire is. These can also be roasted in the oven!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound of Brussel sprouts, cleaned and halved
2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Reduced balsamic vinegar, I buy the already reduced vinegar in the small bottles but you can easily reduce your own.
DIRECTIONS
Light the coals in the fire pit about 25-30 minutes before cooking.
Place the cleaned and halved Brussel sprouts in a cast iron pan. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix to combine.
Add the pan to the grate on the fire pit and roast, stirring occasionally for 25-30 minutes or until desired doneness. Just before taking off the fire drizzle with reduced balsamic vinegar.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
This is another dish Robby asked me to make when we got home. Although Robby does VERY well in the kitchen he was ready for me to cook after us being away for a few weeks and him working, going to school and taking care of our home. I was happy to make these for him BUT the sauce for these scallion pancakes was REALLY, REALLY spicy, too spicy for me but you can certainly tame it down by omitting the spicy red pepper and adding more honey.
These little pancakes took me a little time to brown but be patient as you want that little brown crisp!
Jim and Robby really enjoyed this dish and put it in the favorite category, if fact they were eating them faster than I could make them. I was not sure I was going to get a picture! Although I liked it, for me it was not a favorite, still good and would make again though!
Note-I mixed the scallions into the batter BUT next time I will keep the scallions out of the batter and sprinkle them over the batter just when I put the batter into the pan to make it easier to distribute the scallions into each bite.
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE BATTER
1 cup of water
1/2 cup white rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch or corn starch
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
Salt
Pepper
2 bunches of scallions, cleaned trimmed and diced.
FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE
2 Tablespoons Tamari
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 spicy red pepper-optional
1 scallion, diced
1 clove of garlic, diced
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sriracha
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of honey
Sesame seeds -optional
Coconut oil for the pan
DIRECTIONS
Prepare the dipping sauce by combing all of the ingredients and stir well to combine. Set aside to let the flavors come together.
For the batter add all of the ingredients together and mix well. Stir in the scallions and mix again. The batter will be very thin.
Warm a Tablespoon of coconut oil to a non stick pan over medium high heat. Once the oil is warm add about 1/4 cup of the batter to the pan. You can do 2-3 at a time depending on the size of your pan. If the scallions land in one spot simply using a spoon move them very gently so each bite gets some scallion in it. After a few minutes on one side flip to the other side. You want them golden brown. Continue until the batter has all been cooked.
Serve warm with dipping sauce.
Enjoy!
Easter was just a couple weeks ago and I realized when I was making deviled eggs I did not have that recipe on the blog and did not take a picture of just the eggs! You can spot that deviled egg on the plate next to the fruit salad and mashed potatoes! This recipe comes from food network. It’s simple with all the flavors you would expect. I always add a little extra pepper to my deviled eggs just because we like that little bite.
INGREDIENTS
12 large eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 or 2 dashes of hot sauce
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Chives for garnish if desired
Smoked paprika for sprinkling
DIRECTIONS
Hard boil your eggs, I use an egg steamer but you can simply place the eggs in a single layer in a wide sauce pan, cover with one inch of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium low and simmer ten minutes. Transfer the eggs to a boil of ice water to stop the cooking. Once cool carefully peel them.
Slice the eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks to a medium bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork and add the mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well. Transfer to a large resealable bag or pastry bag. Snip the end off of the bag. Place your egg whites on a platter and pipe the filling into the whites. Dust with smoked paprika. Refrigerate until serving.
Enjoy!
I did not have asparagus on my grocery list but my grocery store had just put some out and it looked really good. I could not resist grabbing a bunch! I did not follow a recipe but just threw this side dish together with just a couple other ingredients that I had on hand. Jim and I both really enjoyed this asparagus dish and will be making this often.
INGREDIENTS
1 bunch of Asparagus, bottoms trimmed
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
Salt
pepper
1/2 cup Gruyere cheese
DIRECTIONS
Move your oven rack onto the upper portion of your oven and turn the oven to broil. Leave the oven door ajar.
On a foil lined baking sheet add the asparagus layering them on an even layer. Drizzle with olive oil, add a pinch of salt and pepper. Grate the gruyere cheese over the asparagus. Place in the oven still leaving the door slightly open. These cook very fast so it’s important to watch them. When the cheese is melted and the asparagus is lightly crisped they are done. This took me under 10 minutes but if you have larger asparagus it may take just a slightly bit longer. Serve warm.
Enjoy!
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