Melted chocolate and toasty marshmallows bake up in a skillet

Ingredients:

• Jumbo Marshmallow
• Chocolate Chips
• Graham Crackers

Instructions:

1. Simply toss some chocolate chips in a skillet or oven-safe dish. 
2. Top with jumbo marshmallow halves. 
3. Toast for 5 or so minutes.
4. pull out the graham crackers, and dip!

Mexican Stuffed Shells

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 package low-sodium taco seasoning
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 12-15 jumbo pasta shells
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup taco sauce
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese
• 1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips (we omitted)
• 3 green onions
• Sour cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a frying pan cook ground beef; add taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions. Add cream cheese, cover and simmer until cheese is melted. Blend well. Set aside and cool completely. While ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta shells according to directions; drain. Set shells out individually on cutting board/baking sheet so that they don’t stick together.
3. Pour salsa on bottom of 9×13 baking dish. Stuff each shell with the meat mixture. Place shells in 9×13 pan open side up. Cover shells with taco sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
4. After 30 minutes, add shredded cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes. Top with any condiments you’d like (green onions, black olives, etc.) Serve with sour cream and/or more salsa.

Hot Fudge Brownie Cheesecake

Ingredients

• One good quality brownie mix, mixed according to box directions.
• 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) Cream Cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs
• Whipped cream or vanilla butter cream (I use butter-cream because it holds it shape longer)
• Cherries
• Slices almonds toasted
• Hot fudge

Instructions

• Mix brownie mix according to directions on box and pour into a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, until blended. Pour over brownie layer in pan.
• Bake at 325 for 55 min. to 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Top with slightly warmed hot fudge, whipped cream or butter cream, toasted almonds and of course a cherry on top!

French Fried Onion Chicken & Rice Casserole

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken (leftover or a store bought rotisserie chicken works great)

1/2 cup carrots diced (sauteed in 1 Tbsp butter)

1/2 cup peas

1 bag of Success Rice

1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup

1 1/4 cup milk 

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 cups french fried onions (divided)

1 1/2 cups extra sharp shredded cheese (divided)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  

2. Prepare bag of Success Rice according to package directions.  Meanwhile saute carrots.  

3. Combine cooked chicken, sauteed carrots, peas, rice, cream of chicken soup, milk, garlic powder, salt, pepper, 1 cup of french fried onions, and 1/2 cup of cheese.  Pour into a buttered 2 quart baking dish. 

4. Cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes.  

5. Remove foil and top with remaining cheese and french fried onions.  Bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and serve.  

Butter-Basted Rib Eye

Ingredients

• Two 1¼ pound, boneless rib eye steaks
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 4 thyme sprigs
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 rosemary sprigs

Instructions

1. Rub the rib eyes with 1 Tbsp. of olive oil then season with salt and pepper.
2. Let the meat stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
3. In a large cast-iron skillet, heat 2 Tbsp. of the oil until shimmering.
4. Add the steaks and cook over high heat until crusty on the bottom, about 5 minutes.
5. Turn the steaks and add the butter, thyme, garlic and rosemary to the skillet.
6. Cook over high heat while continually basting with the butter, garlic and herbs until the steaks are medium-rare. About 5 – 7 minutes.
7. Transfer the steaks to a cutting board and lest for 10 minutes.
8. Serve.

Kuzhambhu Spicy Fish With Curry

Ingredients:

• Sesame oil : 3 tbsp
• Vegetable oil : 2 tbsp
• Fenugree k Seeds : 1/4 tsp
• Vadagam: 11/2 tbsp (Optional)
• Fish : 1lb(Cleaned and cut it into your desired shape)(I’ve used salmon)
• Onion : 1 (Medium Finally chopped)f
• Tomatoes : 2
• Garlic : 8-10
• Curry Leaves : 5-6 springs
• Chili powder : 1/2 tbsp(according to your spice level)
• Coriander Powder : 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
• Tamarind Pulp : 11/2 tbsp

Instructions:

1. Wash and clean the fish. Cut them into pieces. Dust them with a little salt and keep them aside.
2. Now just microwave the tamarind pulp with 1 cup of water for 30 seconds or soak them for an 5-10minutes. Mash it well and strain the tamarind water.
3. Now add red chili powder, salt, coriander powder and turmeric powder into the tamarind water.
4. Mix it all together in this step itself. You can taste and adjust the sour and spicy consistency from the above mixture.
5. Now take a wide pan add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil add fenugreek seeds, vadagam(optional), garlic pods, fry them for a minute.
6. After that add onions, curry leaves sautee it very well.
7. Once the onion becomes translucent add the chopped tomatoes and the tamarind water mixture into it.
8. Taste the salt and adjust according to it.
9. Add 2 tbsp of sesame oil and bring it to boil in medium heat till the oil floats on top.
10. The gravy should taste little sour and spicy.
11. Finally add the fish and just bring it to a boil only once and remove from heat.
12. Garnish with fried curry leaves.

Fish kozhambhu is ready and if you eat it next day it tastes like heaven because the fish get soaked in the gravy.

The Simple Fried Fish

Ingredients:

• Fish : 500 gm ( any fish, I’ve used tilapia)
• Breadcrumbs : 1 cup
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• Red chili powder : 2 tbsp
• Salt : according to taste
• Ginger and Garlic Paste : 1/2 tbsp
• Fish masala powder : 2 tbsp (instead of red chili powder and ginger & garlic paste)

Instructions:

1. Wash and clean the fish.
2. Marinate them with red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and ginger & garlic paste for an hour and so. (you can vary the marinating time based on your convenience)
3. After that just roll the fish in bread crumbs one by one and deep/shallow fry them till it becomes golden brown on both sides.