Charity's recipes

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I will put a few of my favorite recipes here. Please add your own as well. ;D

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Old fashioned fudge

Hershey's Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge
: 2/3 Hershey's Cocoa
: 3 cups Sugar
: 1/8 tsp. Salt
: 1 1/2 cups Milk
: Combine cocoa, sugar and salt. Add milk. Bring to a
: boil, stirring constantly. Cook to 235* degrees(on
: candy thermometer( or when when syrup is dropped
: into very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens
: when removed from water)WITHOUT STIRRING AT ALL!
: (stirring makes a grainy fudge. SO does stirring
: BEFORE it cools to luke warm).
: Remove from heat. Add 4 1/2 tbsp butter and Vanilla.
: Cool at room temperature to 110* degrees F.(lukewarm).
: Beat with a wooden sthingy until fudge thickens and
: loses some gloss. Quickly spread in buttered 8-9
: inch square pan that has been buttered all over.
: Cool. Then cut into about 3 dozen squares.

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Caramel Macchiato-Iced Latte

Ok everyone. I have to admit I am hooked on iced lattes. Here is my version of the one you can get at Starbucks. We live out in the sticks and do not get to town often. Here is my recipe. Enjoy!

Brew strong pot of expresso style coffee
Pour into glass 2 quart container
Add 1/3 jar of Kroger brand caramel in jar.
Add about 1/2 cup sugar
Add 1-2 T S of vanilla syrup
Add a good shake of cinnamon
Add small shake of chocolate powder

Stir this all together and let sit overnight. Makes about 6 lattes

To make:
Take about 1 cup of the coffee mixture and about 5 tablesthingys of whipping cream or half and half. Shake it together and pour over lots of ice. Serve with a straw.

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Charity's Version of Johnny Carino's Spicy Chicken and Shrimp


Johnny Carino fans will like this. I have created my very own version of Carino's :
Spicy Shrimp & Chicken
Penne pasta tossed in a spicy cream sauce with cayenne pepper, shrimp, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions & mushrooms

www.carinos.com/menu/specialties.asp

I made it for the first time tonight and my family went crazy for it. Here is Charity "Carino's" Spicy Shrimp and Chicken.

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh sliced portabella mushrooms
1/4 cup fresh chopped garlic
4 TBSP very good virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped green onions
2 cups lean chicken cooked -chopped (I use Boar's Head)
1 lb cooked deveined shrimp
1 small jar roasted sweet red peppers
1 small jar sun dried tomatoes
1 jar sun dried tomato alfredo sauce-"Classico" brand
1/2 lb asiago cheese or parmesan
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 TBSP cheyanne pepper -ground powder
1 box Penne reggate-#76 pasta


Start by putting on a big pot of salted water to boil panne pasta in. Add about 1 TSP salt to water and boil. When water comes to a boil, add pasta and cook as directed on the box. Strain and run water over pasta.

Meanwhile-

Cut and chop all the ingredients above. The cooked chicken in small bite sized chunks and the shrimp whole. In a large pot put in olive oil and washed mushrooms and garlic. Cook until almost done. Next add the heavy cream and cheese. Then add the jar of alfredo sauce. If sauce is too thick add a little more cream.
Add all the other ingredents to the pot except the pasta. Simmer on very low heat for about 15-20 minutes. Serve over the pasta .

Some good Italian bread and a dipping sauce of good olive oil with roasted garlic and a fresh salad and wallah!!!

Enjoy!!!!

Love Charity

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Tuna Tetrazzini

TUNA TETRAZZINI


4 ounces spaghetti, broken in 2" pieces
1 can cream of celery, mushroom, or chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
2 small cans tuna, drained
3 ounce can of mushrooms, undrained (optional)
1/3 cup onion, chopped
8 ounces of cheese of your choice, I use cheddar shredded (save 1/2 cup of cheese for topping)
1 can early peas

Cook spaghetti, drain, and place in a mixing bowl. Stir in soup, milk, tuna, mushrooms, onion, cheese, and peas. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. Bake at 350°F. for 45 minutes. Top with 1/2 cup cheese and return to the oven until cheese melts.

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Sour Dough Bread and starter

You must have a starter to make this bread. A recipe for the starter will follow below, but it's much more convenient to "borrow" some starter from a friend. Keep your starter in a quart jar. Use Reynolds wrap for a lid. Keep starter in the refrigerator. Take starter out every 3 to 10 days to feed.

Feed with:
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp. instant potatoes
1 cup warm water
Mix all 3 ingredients well before adding to starter. Then mix all again. Let stand out of the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours. Use one cup of starter for making bread. Return remaining starter to refrigerator. You will accumulate more starter than you need. You can share it with a neighbor or throw it away. You must feed starter continuously to keep it active.

Ingredients for the bread:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup starter
1 1/2 cups warm water
6 cups Pillsbury Bread Flour
Mix ingredients well in a large bowl. I spray my bowl with Pam before adding ingredients. Let stand overnight (or 12 hours). Cover loosely with cling wrap. Do not refrigerate. After dough stands, punch down and pour onto a floured board. Knead several times and divide into 3 equal portions (cut with a knife). I divide one of my portions into 12 smaller portions and bake rolls. I wind up with two loaves and 12 rolls. Spray your non-stick, medium size loaf pans with Pam. Allow to rise for 6 to 8 hours. Do not cover this time. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes (or until golden brown). Slice with a sharp bread knife when cooled thoroughly.

Here is a sample schedule that works well for me. For example, if I want to serve bread on Sunday evening:
Saturday morning - feed starter
Saturday night before going to bed - mix bread ingredients
Sunday morning - place dough into pans
Sunday evening - bake and serve

In case you cannot obtain a starter from someone else, following is the starter recipe:
1 pkg. dry yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp. instant potatoes
1 cup warm water
Mix all ingredients. Let stand in glass quart jar with a loose fitting top on your counter for 12 hours. Refrigerate for three days prior to using.

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Sticky Rice

"Kow neow" (Sticky Rice)


There are two types of Sticky Rice. One for desserts, and one for meals. This particular recipe is intended for meals. It is normally served with dishes from the Northeastern part of Thailand (E-Sarn). It is usually a good accompaniment to Thai Barbecue Chicken, Lahb Gai, and other dishes of this type.


Ingredients:
4 cups Thai sticky rice
One steamer basket
Cheesecloth


Preparation:
Soak the rice for one hour before cooking. Line the steamer basket with cheesecloth. Place the steamer basket with cheesecloth about five to six inches over boiling water. Add in the rice, and cover. Steam for roughly half an hour or until the rice becomes tender and sticky.
Can be served immediately or when cold.

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Larb-Thai chicken dish I serve with sticky rice

Lahb Gai" (Spicy Chicken Salad)

Lahb Gai is a popular Thai salad dish that originated from the eastern part of Thailand, or E-Sarn Province. E-Sarn food is typically spicy and full of robust flavor. This particular dish can be eaten alone or with rice. It is traditionally served with sticky rice, typical of E-Sarn food.

Ingredients:
2 pounds ground chicken
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup of sliced green onions
1/2 cup of sliced red onions
1/2 cup of shredded mint leaves
4 tablesthingys fish sauce
4 tablesthingys lemon juice
1 cup grounded roasted-rice (see below)
1-teasthingy green pepper (sliced)
Ground dry red chili

Directions:
Heat the chicken stock in a medium sized pot, and then add in the ground chicken. Cook for a few minutes until the chicken is done. Drain and allow the chicken to cool down, then add in the lemon juice, green and red onions, and mint leaves. Add in the fish sauce, and stir. At this point, you may add in more lemon juice if it suits your taste. I recommend adding in about 2 tablesthingys of dried red chili, but you may use more or less than the recommended amount. The last step is to add in the roasted rice. This dish is typically garnished with a 1/4 head of lettuce and cilantro and green beans (these items are all optional)

Stir the chicken in the hot pan until it is almost done. Then mix the chicken with fish sauce and then add lemon juice; add green onion, red onion, pepper, and mint leaves; add fish sauce or lemon
juice to taste. Add the roasted rice powder. Taste it one more time and add either fish sauce or chili to suit your taste. Eat with rice or sticky rice. Look for some crunchy vegetables like lettuce or napa cabbage to eat it with.

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Joy's Peach cobbler-pie

1 CUP SELF RISING FLOUR
1 CUP SUGAR
1 CUP BUTTER
1 LARGE OR 2 SMALL CAN PEACHES-SLICED (OR ANY FRUIT YOU LIKE)
ENOUGH MILK TO MAKE BATTER EASY TO POUR LIKE PANCAKE BATTER (ABOUT 3/4 CUP)


MIX FLOUR, SUGAR AND BUTTER IN BOWL. USE FORK TO MASH AND MIX INTO PASTRY. THEN POUR IN MILK AND STIR. POUR IN 9X13 BAKING DISH. DRAIN LIQUID OFF PEACHES AND Sthingy PEACHES IN MIXTURE THAT HAS BEEN POURED INTO DISH.

BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 30-45 MINUTES DEPENDING ON HOW HOT YOUR OVEN BAKES.

ENJOY!!!!

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Charity's Chicken and Dumplings


3 chicken breasts with skin on
1 large can evaporated milk
1 box jiffy biscuit mix in box (or any brand) 3 cups or so.
1 tablesthingy dried onion
1 cup milk
lemon pepper to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablesppon chicken boullion

In stew pot boil chicken until done with spices added. Make sure the water always covers the meat. Turn off stove and go do chores or watch tv for an hour or so while chicken cools. Remove chicken and tear meat off into chunks and return to pot of water that you cooked the chicken in. Bring back to a boil and add more water if needed and the can of evaporated milk. while chicken is boiling quickly mix the jiffy biscuit mix with enough milk to moisten but make sure it's thick. Drop little globs of mix into the already boiling pot. Make sure that pot is high enough because the dumplings will swell for a time. Add the whole box of mix even if it seems like it's too much. Gently turn the dumplings as they boil but only a little. At this point you may need to add more water or milk to the pot but not too much. Turn heat on low and simmer 10 minutes and then turn the stove off and let it sit for a while.. If it gets too thick add a liittle milk or water but be sure to add a little more salt too.
This meal is filling and yuuuummmmmyyyy. Serve with salad or whatever you like. Fried green tomaotes goes well with this meal.