Beef Bulgogi

Yum! We had beef bulgogi last night for dinner. It was awesome! Beef Bulgogi is a Korean dish, a kind of BBQ beef. This recipe is a marinate that seasons the meat and then you grill it. We just ate it with rice. I had it cold today for lunch with a green salad. That was excellent, too!

Ingredients 

Original recipe makes 4 servings

1 lb. flank steak, thinly sliced
5 T. soy sauce
2 1/2 T. white sugar
1/4 cup chopped green onion
2 T. minced garlic
2 T. sesame seeds
2 T. sesame oil
1/2 t. ground black pepper

Directions

1. Place the beef in a shallow dish. Combine soy sauce, sugar, green onion, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and ground black pepper in a small bowl. Pour over beef. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
3. Quickly grill beef on hot grill until slightly charred and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

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Caramel Apple Bars

We had these delicious cookies last Sunday for dessert with friends. They are great! They are from bettycrocker.com.

Caramel Apple Bars

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Do you have extra apples but don’t feel like making a pie? Try this easy-to-make bar with layers of brown sugar and oats surrounding apples and melted caramel.

Caramel Apple Bars

Servings: 36

Ingredients:

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 1/2 cups coarsely chopped peeled tart apples (3 medium)
• 3 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 1 bag (14 ounces) caramels

Instructions:

1.     Heat oven to 400ºF. Mix brown sugar, butter and shortening in large bowl. Stir in 1 3/4 cups flour, the oats, salt and baking soda. Reserve 2 cups oat mixture; press remaining oat mixture in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.

2.     2Toss apples and 3 tablespoons flour; spread over mixture in pan. Heat caramels over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; pour evenly over apples. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture; press lightly.

3.     3Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender. For 36 bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows while warm. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips:

Rolled oats are whole oats that have been steamed and flattened. Quick-cooking oats differ from regular—or old-fashioned—oats in that they’re cut into pieces before being steamed and are rolled into thinner flakes.

Make a date with Date Bars: Heat 1 pound cut-up dates (3 cups), 1 1/2 cups water and 1/4 cup sugar over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened; cool. Use date mixture instead of the apples, 3 tablespoons flour and caramels.


Source: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/caramel-apple-bars/

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Sopapilla Cheesecake

I went to a church get-together this weekend and they served these... Sopapilla Cheesecake! Sooo Good! The recipe is from allrecipes.com.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

Rated: Submitted By: CandelB Photo By: tabi123 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes Ready In: 3 Hours Servings: 12

"I make this cinnamon and vanilla cheesecake to take to pot luck dinners and get rave reviews! Easy to make, smells great while cooking and tastes wonderful!"

INGREDIENTS:

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract 2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent

rolls 3/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1/4 cup honey

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2.	Beat the cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3.	Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough, and use a rolling pin to shape each piece into 9x13 inch rectangles. Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of crescent dough. Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Dot the mixture over the top of the cheesecake.
4.	Bake in the preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with honey. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 squares.

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Pizzetti

I found this recipe on pinterest, of course! We had it tonight for dinner and we LOVED it! Jay had two helpings and I had to have another taste as I was cleaning up and putting things away after dinner. Try it! I think that you will love it, too.

I made the casserole tonight with corn spaghetti noodles from Whole Foods and we really liked it. It held together better than the brown rice spaghetti noodles that we tried last week.

The author, Shauna, says that she also has created a vegetarian pizza style casserole, with mushrooms, onions, green pepper, etc.

This is the post from thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com.

Pizzetti [Pizza & Spaghetti Casserole]

by SHAUNA {THE BEST BLOG RECIPES} on JANUARY 15, 2013

It’s pizza….  It’s spaghetti….  It’s Pizzetti!

A couple of years ago we were making one of our favorites, spaghetti when we realized that we didn’t have any hamburger to put in it.  We’re kind of weird and didn’t just want to just eat noodles, sauce and cheese so my husband thought it would be fun to put pepperoni in it.

Glad he had that idea because Pizetti is so good!  

It’s so much fun when you try new things and they turn out to be so good!

Pizzetti Ingredients
1 package regular spaghetti noodles
1 1/2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce (we use Rago Old World Traditional)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 – 1 package pepperoni (depending on how much you want)
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions
Boil noodles with extra virgin olive oil for amount of time specified on package directions.  Drain and set aside.

Cover the bottom of a 9×13 casserole dish with a light layer of sauce.

Add a light layer of cheese on top of the sauce.

Add a layer of pepperoni on top of the cheese.

Add your noodles on top of the pepperoni.

 Cover your noodles with a good layer of sauce and then top with remaining cheese.

Top with peperoni and place in a 350° oven for 20-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.  We then turn on the broiler and let it cook for about 2-5 minutes until the cheese starts to brown… but be careful not to burn the pepperoni.  We keep a close eye on it!

Blot the top of the pepperoni and cheese with a napkin to soak up any excess grease.

Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Source:  Our own creation and named by our daughter Bailey!

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