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Chef Palooza's April, 2008 Recipes

Big-Ass Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oven at 375 F

Mix together:

1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt – set aside

Cream:

2 stick butter slightly softened
1 ½ cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar

Stir in one-at-a-time until mixed:

2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon lemon juice


Stir:

Flour mixture into butter/sugar mixture in two or three parts.

Add oatmeal until mixer bogs down, stir in remaining oatmeal.

Stir in:

3 cups oats
2 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
Optional additions:
1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup raisins


Scoop batter in ½ cup amounts from bowl. Roll into a ball approximately 2” round. Place on parchment paper covered baking sheet and flatten to a disc approximately ¾” thick. Leave 3” between cookies on baking sheet. Bake for 15-16 minutes (may take longer). Let stand on baking sheet for one minute before removing to a cooling rack.

Big Trout's Fast Grill-Smoked Salmon


serves 4 generously

1/2 c Soy Sauce
1/4 c Olive Oil
3 tsp Sherry
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 c Water
2 clove garlic, pressed (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
1 tsp lemongrass, or dill or rosemary
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
1/2 tsp ginger or use fresh chopped ginger about 1 tblsp
2 lbs salmon fillet


About 1 hr before cooking
Combine marinade ingredients in a long container with a tight fitting lid... one of those Tupperware celery containers is perfect... place the salmon in the marinade flesh down. Tightly seal the container. Flip the container about every 15 minutes. Put wood chips in the water -- Joe uses fruit wood like cherry or apple because hardwoods tend to be overpowering for the fish.

About 30 to 15 minutes prior to cooking (depending on whether you are cooking with coals or gas):
preheat the grill by preparing your coals banked to one side or if using a gas grill, turn on only one side.

About 5 minutes prior to cooking:
Place your drained wood chips on the fire side of the grill so that they begin to smoke.

Cooking the fish:
Place the fish on the grill, skin side down, on a piece of foil the length of the fish. Check your heat sourc and remove coals if it too hot or turn down the heat if you are using the gas grill as needed. Make sure your chips are smoking heartily. Cook the fish for about 15 to 20 minutes. Check doneness by flaking the fish with a fork in the thickest part of the fillet -- the juice that comes out should be clear.

To serve remove the skin if desired -- Serve with a nice Aussie Pinot Noir if you are a wine drinker!

417 Calories, 21.4 g fat, 47 g protein, 4.3 g carbohydrates

Big Trout's Salmon Dip

serves 8

1/2 pound smoked salmon
8 oz cream cheese, whipped
1/4 c sour cream
1 tsp garlic powder (or 4 cloves garlic, pressed)
1/4 c green onions, chopped
1/4 c celery, chopped
1/4 c red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 c yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 oz capers, drained (optional)
1/2 Herbs de Provence
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground


Flake the fish, combine with the remaining ingredients, serve with some great crackers.

145 calories, 11.7 g fat, 8 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate

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