Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Cinnamon Pumpkin Butter

Ingredients
1 lb. unsalted butter
½ c. pumpkin puree
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. agave syrup
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground clove
Salt to taste

Directions
Whip butter until light and fluffy. Add in remaining ingredients and whip again to combine. Serve on dinner rolls, croissants, or even pancakes! Yum!

Pumpkin & Black Bean Chili

Suggested Piece: 5 Qt Roaster, Saladmaster Machine

Ingredients
1 (15-oz) can pumpkin puree
1 (15-oz) can diced tomatoes (your favorite flavor!)
1 (15-oz) can vegetable broth
2 (15 oz) cans black beans
3 cloves chopped garlic (#1 cone)
1 zucchini (#3 cone)
1 yellow squash (#3 cone)
1 small onion (#2 cone)
1-2 cups cooked quinoa
Salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, and chili powder to taste
1 lb. ground beef (opt.)

Directions
Sauté processed garlic, zucchini, squash, and onion in bottom of 5 Qt Roaster on medium heat. Add all other ingredients and medium-click-low until veggies are tender, a minimum of 30 minutes. Flavors meld and blend the longer it sits on low. 

Optional: If using ground beef, degrease the meat by cooking it in the 3 Qt. Inset or Culinary Basket over 1/2 inch of water in the 3 Qt. Roaster on medium-high temperature. While cooking the fats & oils will drip into the water instantly making your meat leaner! 

Tortellini Salad


Suggested Piece: 3 Qt Roaster, 2.5 Qt Culinary Basket, Saladmaster Machine

Ingredients

22-oz. pkg. frozen (or fresh) cheese tortellini 
1 pkg. cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered)

1 pkg. yellow cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered)
2 1/2 c. fresh corn kernels, cooked and sliced from the cob (approx. 4 cobs)
1/2 c. fresh basil leaves, sliced in ribbons
4 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese (#1 cone)
Freshly ground black pepper

For the Dressing
1/2 c. Olive Oil
1/4 c. Red Wine Vinegar
1 juiced lemon

1/2 tsp. Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
Pepper to taste

Directions
Vapor cook corn cobs in Culinary basket over 3 Qt Roaster with 1/2 inch water. Remove Basket, allow corn to cool before removing kernels. Rinse out 3qt and reuse to cook pasta. Shred Parmesan Cheese on #1 cone. In a large jar, mix all dressing ingredients and shake, shake, shake. Add all ingredients together in large bowl, chill for several hours before serving.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Pork

Suggested Piece: 3 or 4 Qt. Roaster

Ingredients
2-3 lb. pork roast
1 white onion (#3 cone)
1 can El Pato
1 can tomato sauce
1 c. brown sugar
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Place roast and all ingredients in 3 or 4 Qt Roaster. Cover and cook on medium heat until VapoValve clicks, then reduce heat to low for approximately 1 hour (20 minutes per pound, minimum). The longer it cooks, the more tender it will be. Shred and serve on buns or in a tortilla with taco toppings.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Peanut Butter Bars

Suggested Piece: Bake & Roast Pan

Ingredients
2 c. powdered sugar
2 c. graham cracker crumbs (#1 cone)
1 c. butter, melted
1 c. peanut butter
Milk chocolate chips, melted

Directions
Process a stack of graham crackers on #1 cone into medium bowl. Mix together crumbs with sugar, butter, and peanut butter. Press firmly into bottom of Bake & Roast Pan. Drizzle, pour, or spread desired amount of melted milk chocolate chips over top. Chill in refrigerator until chocolate topping hardens. 
BEWARE! These are addictive and not for the faint of heart!  

Veggie Frittata

Suggested Piece: 10" Gourmet Skillet

Ingredients
6 eggs
1 tbsp. sour cream
1 small zucchini (#2 cone)
1 c. cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 onion (#2 cone)
5 mushrooms (#4 cone)
Cheese (opt.)

Directions
Beat 6 eggs with 1 tbsp. sour cream in a bowl. 
Process zucchini, onion, and mushroom into 10" Gourmet Skillet and add halved cherry tomatoes. 
Saute over medium heat until zucchini is al dente. Pour eggs over veggies and cover with lid.
Reduce heat to medium-low (do not allow Vapo-Valve to click). Once eggs are cooked through top with cheese if desired!

Monday, September 21, 2015

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Suggested Piece: 11" Skillet

Ingredients
1 loaf of French bread (or any day-old bread)
3 apples (#3 cone)
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
Cinnamon to taste
1/2 jar caramel sauce

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 11" skillet with cooking spray. Tear bread into bit sized pieces and place in bowl with apples (#3 cone). Whisk eggs, heavy whipping cream, and cinnamon in separate bowl and pour over apples & bread. Place bread mixture in skillet. Bake uncovered (without handles) for approximately 30 minutes. Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve warm.

Substitutions: Replace heavy whipping cream with milk or almond milk.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Teriyaki Chicken

Suggested Piece: 11" Skillet & 3 Qt. Roaster

Ingredients
6-8 chicken thighs or legs
Salt & pepper to taste

Sauce
1/2 c. soy sauce
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 1/2 c. water
3 tbsp. corn starch
1 tsp. garlic, minced

Directions
Season chicken thighs and/or legs with salt & pepper and fry. Whisk together over medium heat all ingredients for sauce in 3 qt. roaster until thickened. Pour sauce over chicken, cover with lid, cook on medium until Vapo-Valve clicks and reduce heat to low. Cook over low heat until chicken is tender and falling off the bone! YUMMO!

Monday, September 7, 2015

Strawberry Lemonade Cake

Suggested Piece: 11" Skillet

Ingredients
1 box white cake mix
2 eggs
1 pint strawberries (#2 cone)

Frosting
4 oz. cream cheese
1 jar marshmallow fluff
1 pkg. Kool-Aid lemonade mix
1 tub Cool Whip
1/2 c. powdered sugar (opt. to thicken)

Directions
Mix together ingredients for cake and follow these instructions for stove top baking. Using an electric mixer combine cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, and Kool-Aid. Fold in Cool Whip and thicken with powdered sugar (opt.). Wait for cake to cool before frosting!


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Breakfast Pizza


Suggested Piece: 10 Qt. Roaster & 6.5 Qt. Culinary Basket

Ingredients
1 tube crescent roll refrigerated dough
2 eggs

Suggested Toppings
Shredded cheese, onions, peppers, mushrooms, diced ham, sausage, bacon, etc.

Directions
Preheat the 10 Qt. Roaster with the 6.5 Qt. Culinary Basket and lid, dry, on medium heat. It's like using the 2nd rack of your oven! To prepare the crust, shape a tube of crescent dough into a circle on a piece of parchment paper about two inches bigger than the bottom of the culinary basket. Roll up the edges to create a lip in the crust. Mix your favorite breakfast toppings together with 2 eggs and pour raw egg mixture over the uncooked crust. Carefully place pizza and parchment into culinary basket and bake for 20 minutes or until eggs are set. Enjoy!

Friday, August 28, 2015

Electric Skillet Cinnamon Buns

Suggested Piece: 12" Electric Oil Core Skillet

Ingredients
Pre-made bread dough or bread dough setting from bread maker
brown sugar
cinnamon
butter or margarine
raisins
icing sugar

Directions
Place parchment paper in bottom of Electric Oil Core Skillet. Roll out dough on counter until flat trying to keep it square shaped. Cover dough with light layer of soft butter/margarine. Sprinkle even, thin layer of brown sugar over dough. Then same with cinnamon. Add raisins as desired. Roll dough in a long roll trying to keep edges even and pinch dough along last edge to hold it together. Cut in half. Cut each half in half. Cut all quarters into 3 slices. Place all 12 slices open side down onto parchment paper making sure all 12 pieces fit. Put skillet on at 300F until Vapo-Valve clicks. Turn down to 200F for additional 10 minutes. Make icing. Pour icing over buns. Enjoy!!!

Recipe found on Cooking 4 Life | Saladmaster

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