Recipe Secrets

Zuppa Toscana Soup Like Olive Garden's

2007-01-30T16:10:00.000-05:00

Zuppa Toscana means Tuscan soup. Spicy sausage and bacon, russet potatoes and greens in a creamy broth make this a hearty dish, great for cold winter days. This should take no more than 45 minutes from start to finish, and serves 8. I don't think I need to tell how great this is leftover.

Ingredients:

1 lb. spicy Italian sausage - crumbled
1/2 lb. smoked bacon - chopped
1 qt. water
2 14.5 oz. cans (about 3 2/3 cups) chicken broth
2 lg. russet potatoes - scrubbed clean, cubed
2 garlic cloves - peeled, crushed
1 med. onion - peeled, chopped
2 cups chopped kale OR Swiss chard
1 cup heavy whipping cream
salt and pepper - to taste

Directions:

1. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown sausage, breaking into small pieces as you fry it; drain, set aside.

2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown bacon; drain, set aside.

3. Place water, broth, potatoes, garlic, and onion in a pot; simmer over medium heat until potatoes are tender.

4. Add sausage and bacon to pot; simmer for 10 minutes.

5. Add kale and cream to pot; season with salt and pepper; heat through.

Variation - substitute cauliflower for the potatoes for a low carb version.

Enjoy Zuppa Toscana!
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Meat Loaf a la Boston Market

2006-10-29T15:25:00.000-05:00

Here's a meat loaf that gets rave reviews!

Ingredients:

1 egg
2 T. sour cream
2 T. ketchup
2 T. flour
1 package of onion soup mix, dry
1 (1 pound) package of ground sirloin
ketchup for coating the meatloaf
1/3 c. spicy V-8 Juice

Into blender put the first 5 ingredients exactly as given. Blend briefly until smooth.

In medium bowl combine with beef. Mix well. Wet hands to shape into oval loaf.

Bake in Pam-sprayed 2 pound, foil, loaf tin at 400° for 45 minutes. After first 15 minutes, coat top in ketchup and add the V-8 Juice around the loaf; return to bake the remaining 30 minutes.

Serves four. To double the recipe it's better to divide into two loaf pans to make the baking time the same as a single pan.

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Steak and Ale Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

2006-09-08T10:41:00.000-04:00

Steak and Ale Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe

Ingredients needed:

1 oz melted butter per chicken breast
Skinless boneless chicken breasts
Cajun seasoning
Linguini
Alfredo sauce, store bought
Heavy cream (whipping cream)
Parmesan Cheese, whole shredded
Green Onions
Diced tomatoes
Garlic bread, 2 pieces per serving

Prepare the chicken, place 1/2 oz of melted butter on each side of a skinless, boneless chicken breast. Cover each side with cajun seasoning (You can buy it at any supermarket). Place into a VERY, VERY HOT cast iron skillet, and cook approx. 4 minutes.

Turn chicken, add a 1/2 ladle of butter to cooked side and cook another 4 minutes or until done.

Cut into strips with a chefs knife.

The pasta is a simple linguini. Prepare according to package directions.

The sauce is a basic alfredo with cajun seasoning. Heat some heavy cream in a skillet over med heat, add some parmesan cheese, shredded, not like in the can. When it's melted add some cajun seasoning and more cream if needed to get to desired consistency.

Place chicken over cooked pasta, add sauce. Cover with diced tomatoes, green onions and serve with 2 pieces of garlic bread. Caesar salad or antipasto is great with this.

Voila, happy tummies!

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Gazpacho a la Friday's

2006-08-19T13:33:00.000-04:00

Friday's Gazpacho

1 cup tomato juice or V8 (for an additional vegetable kick)
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon salt (add salt in 1 teaspoon increments and
taste each time; it will depend on how ripe and juicy your
tomatoes are as to how much salt you need)
1 fresh squeezed lemon
2 medium size carrots, washed, peeled and rough chopped
1 red onion, washed, peeled and rough chopped*
2 medium size green peppers*
2 to 3 ribs celery, washed and rough chopped*
2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped or strained
1 medium size cucumber , washed, peeled and seeded

* Amount of onion, green pepper and celery should be about the same.

Add the ingredients in order, then chill in container for at least
an hour to make a cool refreshing cold summer soup.

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Bacon Scallion Mashed Potatoes a la Applebee's

2006-08-18T08:29:00.000-04:00

Bacon Scallion Mashed Potatoes a la Applebee's

Here's a tasty side dish recipe for everyone's favorite - Mashed Potatoes! You know they just aren't any good "instant, out of a box." So try this secret restaurant recipe for one of America's most wanted favorites.

Applebee's Bacon Scallion Mashed Potatoes

2 lbs peeled potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
4 cloves garlic, peeled
5 strips bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup thinly sliced scallions
1/2 cup low fat milk, warmed
1/2 cup low fat sour cream
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

In a large pot, cover potatoes and garlic with lightly salted water.
Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
Fry bacon in skillet until crisp, drain on paper towels.
Pour out all but 1 tsp bacon grease from skillet.
Add scallions to grease, saute until soft, but not brown. Add bacon.
Drain potatoes and return to pot.
Mash potatoes with milk, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
Stir in bacon and scallions.
Reheat, if necessary, before serving.

Serves 4

This tasty secret restaurant recipe is bound to please. These mashed potatoes are sure to be a hit with family and friends.

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Baby Back Ribs a la Applebee's

2006-08-17T06:51:00.000-04:00

Top Secret Recipe

Here's a great top secret recipe. It is yours for trying. If you like ribs (hey I'm from the south so I looove ribs) try this one and you'll have mouth-watering ribs just like those at Applebee's.

Applebees's Baby Back Ribs

1 lb. racks pork baby back ribs cut in half
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tbs dark brown sugar
3 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp liquid smoke
1/2 tsp salt

place ribs in large pot and fill to cover ribs.
boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer for 1 hour, or until ribs are fork tender.
while ribs are boiling combine the rest of the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring often, for 30 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
Place boiled ribs, meat side down, on a broiler pan.
Brush with half the sauce and broil 4 to 5 inches from heat for 6 to 7 minutes.
Turn the ribs over, brush with the remaining sauce, and broil an additional 6 to 7 minutes, or until edges are slightly charred.

Serves 3

With this top secret recipe, you're bound to please. To serve more people just adjust the amounts proportionally. You can make extra sauce and freeze it for later use.

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2006-07-31T12:32:00.000-04:00

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Where to Find Secret Recipes

2006-07-30T10:26:00.000-04:00

Here are some links to places you can find secret recipes:

Top Secret Recipe Blog

Secret Restaurant Recipe Blog

Restaurant Recipe Secrets Blog

Copy Cat Cookbook

Secret Recipe Cookbook

More great secret recipe links to come. Enjoy!

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Dr. Mani's Project for Congenital Heart Defects

2006-07-28T12:11:00.000-04:00

We're taking a break from posting about recipes today.

We are proud to be helping Dr. Mani's CHD organization for Congenital Heart Defects.

You'll see the banner in the sidebar, why not take a moment and help some kids in real need? Heart problems affect the young as well as the old.

Recipe Secrets

2006-04-12T18:04:00.000-04:00

Recipe Secrets

Recipe secrets are one of those subjects that fascinate me. There are two things involved, the recipe itself, and how it is done. The best recipe can be a disaster if you don't know the techniques involved in making it.

There are literally millions of recipes available. The problem is, which ones are worth cooking? I know I've tried some that even my dogs wouldn't eat. A great way to shortcut this problem is to have a bunch of proven winners in your cookbook repertoire.

I found a great online source for a recipe secrets cookbook. It is called America's Most Wanted Recipes and it features secret recipes from major restaurant companies. These recipes are the result of literally millions of dollars of R&D money spent each year. These are the most asked for recipes from these restaurants. They are already proven winners that everyone likes.

When you try these recipes you will have results that you know your friends, family, and guests will love. They'll wonder how it is you can cook dishes as good or better than they order at their favorite restaurant.

Most of us have a bunch of cookbooks with just one or two recipes inside bookmarked or sticky-noted. I know we have shelves of them here, and most of them are just taking up space. But not this one. (Actually it is on my computer and I just print out each recipe as I need it.)

As to the techniques for making the recipes, you'll learn many useful hints in this cookbook. I learned one with the first recipe I tried.

Another great place to learn about cooking techniques is by watching the great cooks and chefs on the Food Network. I know I learn something useful I didn't know almost any time I watch Giada deLaurentis, Paula Dean, Racheal Ray, and the other great celebrity cooks there. Cooking is a process and that process is easy to see on television while sometimes hard to describe in a book.

Back to our recipe books. There are many good ones out there. We have shelves of them. But most of them we've kept for the one or two recipes in them worth trying. Sticky notes and bookmarks are stuck to those pages. And some of them we haven't looked at in years.

After a recent move, I vowed no more cookbooks! But I made an exception for this one. It doesn't take any bookshelf space! For less than $20 you'll get proven, million dollar recipes that you know your family, friends, and guests will love.

Get the America's Most Wanted Recipes Cookbook here!

You can't find it anywhere else.

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Recipe Secrets

2006-04-09T17:34:00.000-04:00

Recipe Secrets

Welcome to the Recipe Secrets Weblog.

All your favorite secret recipes from your favorite restaurants will be the topic of this weblog.

Enjoy!