Friday, December 31, 2010

Kathy Goodwin's New Year's Day Menu /Recipes


The Menu
Hor D'ouvres
Tarragon Deviled Eggs
Entree

Dutch Oven Pork Roast
Melange of Turnip ,Collards & Cabbage
with Chili Garlic and Spiced Vinegar
Steamed Rice
Jalapeno Spiced Black eyed Peas
Whole Corn Cornbread
Dessert
Pineapple Bread Pudding W/Cream
Aperitif
Champagne
Dark Chocolate Fig Truffles
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Recipes

Chile-Vinegar Turnip Greens
Ingredients
4TB bacon grease
8 garlic cloves, minced
2 Onions chopped
(2-pound) mix turnip greens,collards,cabbage chopped
1 bunch of turnips (peeled cubed)
1 can chicken broth
1/2 cup Spiced rice vinegar
4 teaspoons chile paste with garlic
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Sea salt to taste
2 oz Jalapeno Jelly optional
Preparation
Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add garlic, and sauté for 30 seconds or until lightly browned. Add the greens, and sauté for 5 minutes or until wilted. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and cook 45 minutes.
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Dutch Oven Pork Roast
Ingredients:
7 lbs pork roast (butt, loin, etc.)
12
garlic cloves, peeled
2 small
onion, thinly sliced
2 packs French Onion Soup Mix
2 cups water
1 tablespoon
Kitchen Bouquet
2 teaspoons
black pepper
1 teaspoon
salt
2 tablespoon bacon grease
Directions:
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 3 hr
1 Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2 Melt lard in cast iron dutch oven, or very heavy bottomed pot with lid,
over medium high heat.
3 Salt and pepper all sides of pork roast.
4 When lard just begins to give off smell of being hot, place roast in pot.
5 DO NOT move it for a minute or so, then rotate it to brown all sides.
6 Lay garlic cloves and onion slices around the roast and stir to brown them a bit.
7 Mix Kitchen Bouquet into the 2 cups of water.
8 Pour in the water mixture.
9 Bring to a boil.
10 Cover tightly and place in lower portion of the oven.
11 Roast 2.5 hrs.
12 Half-way through roasting time turn the roast over.
13 Remove roast from pan and cover to keep hot.
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Chocolate Covered fig Truffles

1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
24 to 36 dried Calimyrna figs, depending on size
1 1/2 pounds semisweet, dark, chocolate
Line a cookie sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
Heat cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it just starts to boil. Remove from heat.
Stir in the chopped chocolate until completely melted and smooth. Cover and allow to set for several hours until firm. (This is your ganache filling - some people do like to chill it to hurry along the process).
Soften the figs for filling by rolling them between your fingers. Poke a whole in the bottom with a skewer big enough to allow you to fill them.
Stir ganache lightly and fill a pastry bag. Using a small round (1/4") tip, pipe the filling into the bottom of the figs. Allow to set again.
Store in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before serving.

Kathy's New Year's Resolutions 2011

My New Year's Resolutions 2011
This Year I am keeping it simple
1. Live - Enjoy life and do the things that make me happy
2. Love- Spend more quality time with my loved ones
3. Laugh- Spend time with friends that make me laugh,
& do fun things

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Wishing all my good friends and relatives
a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
May the world be a peaceful and greener place for the coming years.. May your kitchen be the source of joy and unity.
Be blessed, be kind, and be happy!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Goodwin's Christmas Party Menu


Merry Christmas from The Goodwin's
Christmas Party
December 23,2010
6pm
Menu
Potato and Leek Soup with Black Truffle
Crostini
Mushroom & Feta Bruschetta
Deviled Eggs
Herbed Cheese Ball & Crackers
Assorted Nuts
Sweets
Fruit Cake Brownies
Banana & Coconut Mini Cakes
Dark Chocolate & Orange Amaretto Cake
Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies
Neiman Marcus Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies
Drinks
Mulled Wine
Christmas Spiced Pear Liquore
Tea

Monday, December 20, 2010

Kathy's Stuffed Flounder Rolls with Lemon Dill Sauce Recipe

Kathy's Spinach Stuffed Fish Rolls with a Lemon Dill Sauce
(serves 4)
Ingredients
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. ricotta cheese
2 tbsp. grated onion4 flounder fillets, 1/4 lb. each
2 tbsp. butter
1 clove garlic, minced
Paprika
Garlic Powder
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
**you may add 8 oz of lum crab meat**

In a bowl, combine spinach, ricotta and parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, and Tabasco sauce. Mix well. Wash fillets and pat dry. Place the fillets, skin side up (or where the skin would have been), on a baking dish. Cover the fillets with the spinach/cheese mixture and roll up you may use a toothpick to secure the roll.Sprinkle liberally with garlic powder, then with paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until done (depending on the thickness of the pieces, it may take up to 30 minutes... just keep checking).
Lemon Dill Sauce
2 tbs Dijon Mustard
2 tbs Lemon Juice
1 minced clove garlic
2 Tb olive oil
Fresh or Dried Dill (generous amount)
Pinch of Salt
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth. Serve on top of fish.
Cooks Note: I use extra butter at the bottom of the pan to keep the fish moist and lots of fresh lemon juice over the top as its cooking as well.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

DIANNA'S WEDDING DEC.18,2010

DIANNA AND NUNO VALDEZ
KATHY GOODWIN AND MARTHA BRANSON (MOTHER OF THE BRIDE)

I MADE THE GROOMS CAKES AND THE PLATTERS OF CHOCOLATE DIPPED TUXEDO STRAWBERRIES

BABY KATHERINE


MY HUSBAND GOT WORD FROM A COMRADE IN RUSSIA THAT HE WAS A PROUD GRANDFATHER OF A BABY GIRL AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN NAMED AFTER ME. WE WERE VERY FLATTERED. I AM SENDING BABY GIFTS FOR BABY KATHERINE IN ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA.

CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKES


I BAKED DARK CHOCOLATE WITH STRAWBERRY PUREE CUPCAKES & STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING,TOPPED WITH FRESH AND WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES FOR A PARTY MY NEIGHBOR WAS ATTENDING. I FOUND TWO OF THESE CUTE LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKE STANDS WHICH LOOKED ADORABLE ON THE DESSERT TABLE.

GOURMET TRIP TO MACEO'S--PEPPER MELANGE RECIPE

BOUGHT CRACKED BLACK PEPPER,WHITE PEPPER, AND A VARIETY OF SEA SALTS, MULLED SPICE FOR WINE, DIPPING OIL SPICE, AND AN APRON.

PEPPER MELANGE RECIPE
1 PART BLACK PEPPER
1 PART WHITE PEPPER
1 PART RED PEPPER

I KEEP THIS IN A SMALL BOWL ON THE COUNTER AND USE A PINCH HERE AND THERE AS I AM COOKING. I KEEP A SECOND BOWL OF SEA SALT FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.

MY SISTERS BIRTHDAY DEC.14,2010


NICHOLE BIRTHDAY GIRL

MAMA

HAROLD

KATHY & GREG

San Giovanni Christmas Party

Getting the Christmas Season started I went to the San Giovanni Christmas party the first weekend in December. It was fantastic seeing so many of my old friends. My new hair do made its debut.
**sorry I been been remiss in posting**