Grilled Hamburger Recipe

Ingredients:
1lb ground beef chuck
1 tomato (sliced)
2 slices Monterey jack or cheddar cheese
lettuce (torn)
salt and pepper (to taste)
canola oil (for brushing)
Hamburger buns
Avocado relish-
2 avocados (chopped)
½ of a small onion (diced)
1 jalapeño pepper (minced)
3 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)
The juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Shape ground chuck into patties (no more than ¾” thick). Make a depression in the center of each patty with your thumb so the burgers won’t bulge. Heat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to high heat. Brush each patty with canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Place patties on the grill and grill burgers until they are fully cooked. Right before the burgers are done top each patty with a slice of cheese and allow it to melt. Remove patties from grill.

Step 2: To make avocado relish – in a medium bowl combine avocados, onion, jalapeño pepper, cilantro. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime onto the mixture tossing to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3: To assemble burgers- place a patty on the bottom of a hamburger bun. Top with a slice of tomato, lettuce and avocado relish. Cover with the top half of the bun.

Pork Fajitas Recipe

Ingredients:
1lb boneless pork chops or tenderloin (cut into thing strips)
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 green bell peppers (sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons fajita seasoning
The juice of 1 lime
8 flour tortillas (warmed)
Optional Condiments-
Tomato
Lettuce
Shredded cheese

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a bowl mix pork slices, oil, salt, pepper, fajita seasoning, garlic, and cumin. Mix well to coat pork. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 2: In a large pan heat a little oil. Add pork mixture and stir fry constantly for 2-3 minutes. Add bell peppers and onions. Stir fry for 4 minutes. Add lime juice and cook for 2 more minutes until vegetables are tender and pork is fully cooked.

Step 3: Add ¾ cup of meat mixture to each warmed tortilla, add condiments (if desired) and serve.
(Makes 4 Servings)

Chicken Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts halves
1 ripe avocado (sliced)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter
1 large Vidalia onion (sliced into rings)
salt and pepper
4 hamburger buns
mayonnaise (to taste)
4 slices provolone cheese

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a bowl combine sliced avocado and lemon juice. Add water to cover. Set aside.

Step 2: In a skillet over medium high heat, heat butter and sauté onions until brown and caramelized. Set aside.

Step 3: Heat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place on your grill and cook chicken until no longer pink inside (about 5 minutes on each side). Place hamburgers buns on the grill and lightly toast them.

Step 4: Spread buns with mayonnaise and then stack on the chicken breast, onions, cheese and avocado slices.
(Makes 4 Sandwiches)

Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups ripe bananas (mashed)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter (softened)
2 1/8 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups buttermilk
Cream cheese frosting-
½ cup butter (softened)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ½ cups icing sugar
Walnuts (chopped, for garnish)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 275 degrees. Grease 2, 8” round baking pans.

Step 2: In a small bowl mix mashed bananas and lemon juice. Set aside. In a medium bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl cream ¾ cups butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in banana mixture.

Step 3: Evenly pour batter into 2, 8” round baking pans. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Between those times keep checking on the cake with a toothpick to see if it’s done. When the cake is done take the baking pans and place them directly into the freezer for 45 minutes to cool.

Step 4: While cake is cooling, to make the frosting- In a bowl cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla extract. Add icing sugar a little at a time and beat on low until combined. Then beat on high until smooth.

Step 5: Remove the cake from the pans and lay out the bottom half on a plate. Spread it fully with frosting. Add the top half and cover the entire cake with frosting. Add chopped walnuts on top.
(Makes 14 Servings)

Grilled Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients:
2lbs raw large shrimp (peeled and deveined, with tails attached)
1 cup olive oil
¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
The juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Skewers

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a medium bowl mix together olive oil, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, hot pepper sauce, tomato paste, oregano, salt and black pepper. Reserve a small amount of the marinade for basting while grilling. Pour the remaining marinade into a large sealable plastic bag and add shrimp tossing to coat. Place into the refrigerator and allow shrimp to marinade for 2 hours.
Step 2: After 2 hours, lightly grease and pre-heat your grill to medium low heat. Thread shrimp onto skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head. Discard the marinade.

Step 3: Add shrimp to the grill and cook about 5 minutes per side or until opaque. While shrimp are cooking baste them frequently with the reserved marinade.
(Makes 6 Servings)

BLT Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients:
1 (7 ounce) package rotini pasta noodles (cooked and drained)
8 slices bacon (cooked until crispy and crumbled)
1 cup mayonnaise (or salad dressing)
¼ cup lemon juice concentrate
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons chicken flavored instant bouillon
1 large tomato (seeded and chopped)
¼ cup green onions (sliced)
4 cups lettuce (thinly sliced)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, chicken flavor instant bouillon, and sugar. Mix well until smooth.
Step 2: In a serving bowl add noodles, bacon, tomato, and green onions, Toss with dressing. Stir in lettuce right before serving.
(Makes 10 Servings)

Fruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients:
2 medium bananas (sliced or diced)
2 medium apples (diced)
The juice of 1 lemon
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits (with juice reserved)
2 cups strawberries (sliced)
2 cups grapes
¼ cup pecans (chopped)
1 (1 ½ ounce) box sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix
½ cup water

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl combine apples, bananas and lemon juice. Toss to coat. Add pineapple, strawberries, grapes and pecans.

Step 2: In a small bowl whisk vanilla pudding mix with water and reserved pineapple juice until smooth.

Step 3: Add pudding mixture to fruit and mix gently until thoroughly coated. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
(Makes 10 Servings)