food

I have a big sweet tooth and these simple desserts are an easy way to add treats to St. Patty’s Day.

Mint Brownies

Brownies are a staple of the treat world and all you need is a little mint to bring them into the “green” holiday.

Combine 1/3 cup butter, 2 tablespoons of water, and 1/4 cup sugar and bring to boil while stirring. Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in 6 ounces of chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in the 2 eggs one at a time. Then add in 3/4 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into the chocolate mixture. Bake the mixture in 9×13 pan at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

After pulling the pan out of the oven, spread 3-4 tablespoons of creme de menthe on top while the brownies are still hot. After everything is cooled, frost with 1/2 cup of soft margarine/butter, green food coloring (2-3 drops), 2 cups of powdered sugar, mint extract, and 1 1/2 tablespoon water and set the pan in a refrigerator to firm.

For the final step melt 6 ounces of chocolate chips and 3 tablespoons of shortening in a double boiler and spread over the top of the brownies. Again, refrigerate and cut into squares. Keep the brownies cool until served.

I’m not much of a cook, but there are three dishes I can make on whim for a football party or get together. My wife calls them my man dishes. Each of the dishes is similar so ingredients work well for making multiple variations.

Tater Tot Hotdish

This dish has been a stalwart in my cooking repertoire since it I first learned the recipe. We best start off with the supplies:

• Tater tots
• 1 lb of ground beef (leaner the better)
• 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can of french style green beans
• 1/2 cup of milk

Set the oven to 350F so it preheats while you get the dish ready. Cook the ground beef and break it up into small pieces. Make sure to cook the beef thoroughly but to not overdo it as the dish will finish up in the oven. Dump the beef into a large mixing bowl along with the cream of mushroom soup, milk, and the green beans. Stir up all the ingredients and dump the mixture into a casserole dish. Place the tater tots on top and set the dish in the oven for about 45 minutes. The tater tots will be golden brown when it is finished cooking.

Today I am going to show you how to make pan seared halibut with some roasted asparagus. This is going to go great with some butter sauce, butter sauce it is also called Beurreblanc sauce, and I will show you a very easy way of making that sauce today.

List of ingredients

1 cup of white wine

300 grams of halibut

120 ml of olive oil

10 grams of fresh thyme

50 grams of garlic

400 grams of asparagus

400 grams of butter