Crustless Leek Bacon and Ham Quiche

5 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction." - Malachi 4:5-6

Oh my goodness, delicious!

An ej original recipe!

1 1/2 tablespoons fine dry plain bread crumbs

Clarified butter drizzled over bottom of pan

1 c sliced leeks

1 c diced cooked ham 

1 c cooked crumbed bacon, reserve 1 t bacon grease

1 c shredded mild Cheddar cheese

1 c shredded Manchego cheese

1/2 t Mrs. Dash table version 

Pinch of salt

Pinch of nutmeg

Pinch red pepper flakes

4 large eggs

1/4 c Mascarpone 

1 can Pet milk

1/4 c half and half

Preheat oven to 425°F, place on middle rack.

Butter quiche dish, then sprinkle all over with bread crumbs.

Cook bacon until crispy, drain on paper towels.

Cook leeks and peppers with ham in 1 t bacon grease in a heavy skillet,  medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.

Chop and set aside.

Spread in dish, then evenly sprinkle the 2 cheeses on top.

Whisk together eggs, half and half, Pet milk, mascarpone, and seasonings.

Pour over cheese. 

Bake 25 minutes until top is golden and custard is set. 

Cool and cut into pie wedges.

Serve with sliced tomatoes.

Guajillo Sauce Stuffed Poblanos

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

5 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

6 And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.

7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." - Revelation 21:1-8

4 guajillo chilis, toasted and set aside

1/2 Onion, chopped 

2 T roasted Garlic

1/4 c sugar 

2 T Cilantro 

Pinch black peppers

1 c Herdez Salsa verde

1/4 c Herdez guacamole salsa

2 c chicken broth

Toast peppers on comal or stove top eye.

Cut ends off and take veins and seeds out.

Tear into pieces and put in large sauce pan.

Cover with water and re-hydrate for 15 minutes.

Cool.

Spoon into blender and add 1/2 c juice.

Dump the rest of the juice.

Blend until smooth, add black pepper, garlic, sugar, Cilantro, salsa verde, guacamole salsa, blend a little more.

Add to chicken stock and simmer, reduce until desired thickness.  

Use 1 c of sauce for Rotisserie chicken stuffed roasted Poblanos recipe and freeze the rest.

3 c Rotisserie Chicken, shredded

4 roasted Poblanos, cooled seeded and cut in half, to take the heat out run knife down inside spine 

1/2 c onions, sliced

1/4 c guajillo sauce 

Heat until onions are tender.

To assemble 

Lightly cover bottom of pan with sauce.

Lay peppers down, fill with chicken mixture.

Add more sauce.

Add cheese, I like Quesadilla cheese and Manchego.

Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve with sour cream, guacamole etc.

Manchego Cherry Cheese Ball

As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.  - Zechariah 9:11

An ej original recipe!

1 room temp full fat cream cheese block

1/2 c grated Manchego cheese

5 canned dark red cherries, diced

1/4 c powdered sugar

2 t cherry juice

5 slices pickled  jalapeño, diced

Mix well, roll into 2 equal balls.

Chill.

1 c butter toasted salted Pecans, chopped

Roll chilled balls in Pecans. 

Serve with crackers.

Tuscan Ribollita

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.

10 And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"  - Luke 2:1-14

An ej original recipe!

This soup was made from leftover Christmas dishes, with a few other added freezer ingredients. Did not disappoint! Delicious!!

2 T Olive oil

1/2 c leeks

1 small Shallot

1/4 c red bell peppers

2 T roasted garlic

1 ear shaved corn

3 small carrots, thin sliced

1/2 t black pepper 

Pinch red pepper flakes

3 T chicken base seasoning, this is salty 

1 T Mrs. Dash table version

Sauté in oil.

Add the below ingredients.

1 c leftover Pinto beans

1 c leftover Turnip greens

1 c leftover Mac and cheese

1 c leftover lighthouse Inn potato casserole

1 c kale, chopped

1/2 c frozen green peas

1 can stewed tomatoes 

1 c shredded cabbage 

1/2 c shredded Parmesan Reggiano cheese

2 quart water

Simmer 30 minutes.

Serve with crusty bread!

Asiago Cheese Bread Smoked Ham Breakfast Sandwich

He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways.  - Habakkuk 3:6

Asiago cheese bread ( Fresh Market)

Mrs. Dash Table version

Olive oil

Pinch of salt

Smoked Ham

Fried Egg or egg whites

Gouda cheese

Lightly oil bread, season with a tiny pinch of salt and Mrs.Dash, lightly toast bread.

Fry egg and set aside.

When bread is toasted add, cheese, egg and ham.

Serve with fruit.

Yum!!

Creamed Cipollini Onions

24 for "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 

25 but the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.  - 1 Peter 1:24-25

This was delicious!!!

1 Pkg of cipollini onions, I got mine from Sprouts

1 T clarified butter

1 t flour

3/4 c milk

1 T sweet Marsala

1 t dry mustard

Pinch nutmeg

Salt and pepper,  to taste

1/4 c Parmesan Reggiano 

To prepare onions, bring to boil in pot, just covered with water. 

Cook 3 minutes.

Pour into colander, cool.

Cut bottom and top off and squeeze out whole onion.

Set aside.

In a small cast iron skillet, melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 3 minutes.

Stir continuously.

Heat milk in microwave, whisk into flour-butter mixture.

Cook until slightly thickened.

Add all spices, Marsala and onions. 

Stir to incorporate.

Add cheese to top, cook 350 degrees until cheese browns, around 20 minutes.

These things are delicious!!

I served with a Chateaubriand, baked potato, and asparagus. 

Morning Glory Breakfast Cookies

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.  - Micah 3:4

1 banana, mashed

1/4 c melted coconut oil minus 2 t 

2 T palm sugar

1 t vanilla extract

1 t maple extract

3/4 c oat flour, process oats in food processor 

3/4 c oats

1/2 t baking powder

1 t ground cinnamon

1/2 t powdered ginger

1/4 t salt

1/2 apple, peeled then grated

3/4 c carrots, grated 

1/4 c chopped smoked almonds

1/4 c white raisins

Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Stir the banana, coconut oil, sugar, maple and vanilla together in a medium bowl. 

In a separate medium mixing bowl, stir together the oat flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. 

Add the banana mixture to the oat mixture and stir just until fully blended. 

Fold in the apple, carrots, almonds, and raisins. 

The batter should be moist, but you should be able to shape it into balls.

Shape about 3 t of the batter into a ball and place on the sheet. 

Continue until all of the batter is used, and flatten.

Bake for about 18-20 minutes. 

The cookies will be soft, but they should hold together, and will firm as they cool.

These remind me of fruit cake.

Fried Sichuan Chicken

7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.

8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. - 1 Timothy 6:7-8

This was delicious!!

3 large chicken Tenderloins, cut into 1 inch chunks

Soak ingredients 

1/4 c mushroom soy sauce

2 T rice wine seasoned vinegar

2 T sugar

2 egg whites

Stir well, add chicken pieces and soak 20 minutes.

Drain on paper towel.

Dredge

1 c cornstarch 

2 T sugar

Dredge chicken, shake, put in paper plate.

Heat oil to medium and fry chicken.

Drain on paper towels.

Sichuan seasoning

1 t ginger powder

1 t garlic granules 

1 t chili powder

1 t toasted cumin powder

1 toasted Thai chili ( fry in oil) crumble ( I only used a pinch) 

1/2 t black pepper

1/2 t kosher salt

Mix well.

Mix seasoning mix into 1 T chili oil and 1 T olive oil, toss warm fried chicken in the oil mixture.

Spicy Shrimp Toast

20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.

21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. - Job 1:20-22

This is a great recipe for entertaining.

They stay crispy in a warm oven for 30 minutes, maybe a longer time, but I didn't check to see!

8 oz. cleaned, peeled shrimp, no tail

1 small egg

1 T chives

1/2 t red pepper flakes

Pinch of Smoked Salt 

4 slices of Sandwich Bread, I used Aldi brand honey wheat, remove crust and cut in half on the diagonal to make a triangle shape.

I did enough to get 8 triangles.

Panko bread crumbs

Oil/ clarified butter for frying

Pulse the shrimp, egg, smoked salt and chives a few times in food processor until you have a paste. 

Place in bowl.

In a plate place some panko bread crumbs.

Dip bread triangle in shrimp paste, then in panko.

Also dip plain side in panko, shake gently. 

Fry in oil.

These cook quickly and will burn.

Store in oven, on foil, on the warm setting.

Sauce for dipping

3 T mayo

2 T Sweet chili Thai sauce

2 T Hoisin 

Mix well.