Gourmet Cookie Bouquets Recipe Blog

Archive for December, 2007

Ingredients:

Heat the oil in a deep skillet; sauté the ham and onions for 10 minutes. Mix together the cornstarch, water, and soy sauce; stir into the skillet until thickened. Gradually add the eggs, mixing steadily. Add the salt, pepper, and ginger; cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the crab meat; heat; taste for seasoning and serve on rice.

Try some gourmet desserts with our favorite recipes:

• Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
• Chocolate Mint Brownie Pops
• Berry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup chopped scallions
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 1 lb. pork, diced
• 1 chicken breast, cubed
• 1/4 lb. raw shrimp, shelled, deveined, and diced
• 1 1/2 cups raw rice
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground anise
• 1/2 tsp. powdered ginger
• 2 tbs. vinegar
• 2 eggs, neaten
• 3 pimentos, cut julienneixed Rice Casserole - Phoat Khat

Heat the oil in a large casserole or deep skillet; brown the scallions and garlic in it. Add the pork, chicken, and shrimp; sauté 5 minutes. Stir in the rice, broth, salt, pepper, cinnamon, anise, ginger, and vinegar. Cover and cook over low heat 30 minutes, or until rice is tender.

Make 2 omelets of the eggs. Roll up. Cut into narrow strips. Lightly mix into the rice mixture. Arrange the pimentos on top.

Casseroles make for great complete meal gifts to loved ones who are sick or in need of a warm home-cooked meal.

For more casserole recipes, try:

• Potato Pizza Casserole
• Cheese Casserole Bread

Ingredients:

Have the chicken chopped into 2-inch pieces, bone and all.

Cut the pork in 1 1/2-inch pieces. Mix together the salt, pepper, garlic, vinegar, and bay leaf; marinate the pork in the mixture for 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the marinade.

Heat the oil in a casserole or heavy saucepan; brown the chicken and pork in it. Add the marinade and water. Cover and cook over medium heat 30 minutes, or until tender and almost all the liquid has evaporated. Stir in the coloring and coconut milk. Cook for 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning.

Chicken isn't one of our famous cookie bouquets or gourmet desserts but it is certainly a scrumptious dinner idea!

For another chicken recipe, try this recipe for How To Make BBQ Chicken Quesadillas.

• 5 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup butter or fat
• ½ cup boiling water
• 1 ½ cups cubed white bread
• 1/3 cup potato flour
• ¼ cup sliced blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar 4 eggs

Cook the cabbage and salt in the butter over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool. Pour the water over the bread and squeeze dry. Mash. Add the potato flour, raisins, almonds and sugar. Separate the eggs and add the yolks and cabbage. Mix until smooth. Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into the mixture. Turn into a greased 2 quart casserole. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until set. Serves 6.

Almonds are some of the most delicious gourmet nuts, so when it comes to any meal - it's a great addition for flavor and texture!

For more Kugel recipes, try:

• Barley Kugel
• Fish Kugel
• Noodle Kugel