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Recipe: Herbed Roast Beef

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This simple and elegant recipe for Herbed Roast Beef is the perfect entree for any occasion from a Tuesday night at home to a sophisticated dinner party with guests. One of the best things about this delicious recipe is if you’re a Passanante’s customer you probably already have most of the ingredients you need at home so there’s no need for a grocery trip!

Grab your favorite bottle of dry red wine and a boneless rib roast from your recent Passanante’s Home Food Service order, and knock this meal out of the park in no time flat!

Boneless Rib Roast

Needed Ingredients:

  • 1 (8-pound) rolled boneless rib roast
  • 1 Cup dry red wine (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon)
  • 2 Cups beef broth
  • 1/2 Cup water
  • 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tablespoons dry mustard
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 2 Teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 2 Teaspoons seasoned pepper

How to Prepare Herbed Roast Beef:

  1.  Combine flour, dry mustard, rosemary, salt and pepper.
  2. Reserve 3 tablespoons of flour mixture.
  3. Pat remaining flour mixture evenly over roast.
  4. Place the roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
  5. Bake, uncovered at 325* for 3 hours or until a meat thermometer registers 135 degrees (or desired doneness).
  6. Remove roast from pan, reserving drippings.
  7. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
  8. Whisk together reserved 3 tablespoons of flour mixture, 1/2 cup pan drippings (adding additional water, if necessary, to equal 1/2 cup), wine, broth, and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat.
  9. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thick and bubbly.
  10. Serve mixture over roast and enjoy!

Recipe: Lemon Bars

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Craving a light, summery dessert after dinner? Don’t settle crumbly store-bought cookies, prepare a pan or two of these delicious lemon bars and pop the extras in the freezer for a quick craving crusher anything your sweet tooth starts to bite. If you’re into lemon meringue pie, you won’t have any complaints about these sweet and tangy treats.

Keep reading to find out how you can transform this recipe into Almond Amaretto Bars or even Cherry Bon-Bon Bars, and click here to request a free food sample from Passanante’s Home Food Service!

Lemon Bars

Photo Credit: TheRedHeadBaker.com

Lemon Bar Ingredients:

  • 4 Eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 Cup softened butter
  • 2 Cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
  • 2 1/4 Cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 5 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 Teaspoon salt
  • Extra powdered sugar

How to Prepare Lemon Bars:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Blend margarine, salt, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and 2 cups flour to make  soft dough.
  3. Press evenly into an undressed 9″ x 13″ pan.
  4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
  5. Meanwhile, combine eggs, lemon peel, lemon juice, sugar, and 1/4 cup flour.
  6. Blend until smooth, then pour mixture over baked crust.
  7. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake 25 minutes or until firm.
  8. Let cool, then dust with powdered sugar and slice into bars.

Almond Amaretto Bars

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup sliced almonds
  • 5 Tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
  1.  Substitute Amaretto liqueur for lemon juice.
  2. Omit lemon peel.
  3. After pouring filling over crust, sprinkle with sliced almonds.

Cherry Bon-Bon Bars

Ingredients:

  • 2 Dozen cherries, well-drained
  • 1 Ounce semisweet chocolate
  • 1 Ounce unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/4 Stick Margarine
  • 5 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
  1. Substitute maraschino cherry juice for lemon juice.
  2. Omit peel.
  3. Chop well-drained cherries and add to filling.
  4. Omit powdered sugar topping.
  5. Melt semisweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate with margarine.
  6. Spread over bars as a glaze.

Check out a few of our other dessert recipes:

Brunch Recipe: Bacon and Asparagus Roll-Ups

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We hope you’re ready, because this next recipe is about to soar to the top of your go-to recipes list. Bacon & Asparagus Roll-Ups are the perfect addition to any breakfast or lunch menu and even make fabulous appetizers. Our recipe makes 15-20 Bacon Roll-Ups and while that might sound like a lot, we can assure you that you won’t have very many left over – if any! Not only are Bacon & Asparagus Roll-Ups irresistibly savory and delicious, they’re the perfect simple recipe to make with your children – so pop on their chef hats and get cooking!

Bacon Roll-Ups

What you need:

  • 1 package sliced white bread
  • 1 tub of whipped Philadelphia cream cheese
  • 1 package of center-cut bacon, cooked (can also substitute sliced prosciutto)
  • 2 cans of asparagus spears
  • 1 tub of shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 stick of butter, melted

How to assemble Bacon Roll-Ups:

  1. Remove the crusts from the slices of white bread
  2. Using a rolling pin, flatten out each slice
  3. Evenly smear whipped cream cheese on to each piece of bread
  4. Place one asparagus spear and one piece of cooked bacon diagonally (corner to corner) on each slice of bread and roll up like an enchilada
  5. Paint a small amount of melted butter over the top of the roll-ups and sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese
  6. Bake on 350* until the edges of the bread turn a light golden brown.
  7. Serve warm!

 

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Simple Sweet Muffins Recipe

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With Easter only about a week away it’s high time to start planning a delicious menu for family and friends. Over the next 10 days we’re going to share a number of awesome springtime breakfast, lunch and brunch recipes so you can pick and choose from your favorites to design the perfect meal for your loved ones. This first recipe for simple sweet muffins is the cornerstone of any good breakfast, brunch, tea party, wedding shower…. you name it! Put your own spin on them by adding cranberries, blueberries, apples, dates, or nuts and serve these hot cakes warm!

Simple Sweet Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 12 thin slices of butter

8 Easy Steps to Delicious Simple Sweet Muffins:

  1. Preheat oven to 400*
  2. Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt) in a large bowl and mix thoroughly
  3. In a separate bowl mix milk, oil and egg until blended
  4. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir until moistened
  5. Optional: Drop in 3/4 cup of your favorite fruit or nuts and mix well
  6. Using an ice cream scoop, evenly distribute batter into muffin cups and fill two-thirds full
  7. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes and remove from pan immediately
  8. Top still warm muffins with a slice of butter and serve.

Extra Tips!

For delicious Apple Muffins add 3/4 cup peeled and chopped apple, 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg during step 5.

For irresistible Date-Nut Muffins fold in 1/2 cup chopped dates and 1/2 cup chopped pecans during step 5.

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Chunky Guacamole: Guacamole Picado

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If you’re looking for a simple, refreshing, and crowd-pleasing favorite, this recipe for chunky guacamole is a festive go-to with a kick. Scoop it over Chicken Taco Casserole, Easy Green Chile Enchiladas, or just devour it with tortilla chips – this recipe is easy easy to prepare and ingredients can be doubled, tripled or even quadrupled if you’re throwing a party!

Chunky Guacamole

What you’ll need for Guacamole Picado:

  • 1/2 Small onion, very finely chopped
  • 2 to 3 Serranos or 1 to 2 jalapeños, stemmed, seeded and very finely chopped
  • 1 Ripe, medium-large tomato, cored and very finely chopped
  • 1 Clove garlic, peeled and very finely chopped
  • 10 Sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 3 Ripe, medium-size avocados
  • 1/2 Teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Lime, juiced
  • Additional chopped onion, cilantro, radish slices or roses, and a little crumbled Mexican queso fresco or other fresh cheese like feta or farmer’s cheese for garnish.

In a medium-size bowl, mix the finely chopped onion and chiles with the tomato, garlic, and cilantro.

Just before you’re ready to serve, halve the avocados lengthwise by cutting from the stem to the flower ends, around the pits. Twist the avocado halves in opposite directions to loosen the meat from the pits, then scoop out the pits, and reserve. Scrape the avocado pulp from the skins and add it to the bowl.

Using your hand or a spoon, roughly mash the avocado while mixing in the other ingredients, making a coarse, thick mass. Flavor with salt, then enough lime juice to add a little zing. Return the pits to the guacamole and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap pressed directly onto the surface of the mixture. Set aside for a few minutes to let flavors blend.

The guacamole is very attractive in a pottery bowl or Mexican mortar, a sprinkle with chopped onion, cilantro, radish slices and/or queso fresco (cheese); radish roses really dress it up!

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