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Reheat leftover broccoli and pasta


Breath life back into your broccoli and pasta with this reheating method.

Ingredients:
• Leftover Broccoli Pasta
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil http://amzn.to/2Cn2T6F
• Grated Cheese
• Roasted Sunflower Kernels http://amzn.to/2GzdCfZ Tip: We like Planters the best.

Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 375 F
2. Put leftovers in microwave and oven safe dish
3. Cover
4. Microwave 45 seconds
5. Stir
6. Add extra virgin olive oil
7. Cover with aluminum foil
8. Bake 8 minutes
9. Remove foil
10. Stir well
11. Bake 5 minutes uncovered
12. Add sunflower kernels
13. Add grated cheese
14. Enjoy

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VV Grilled Cheese



When your girls ask for grilled cheese and you have a spare chicken cutlet on hand, you end up with a VV grilled cheese for yourself!

What’s VV? Well, the bread’s shape reminded me of a cartoon whale, which reminded me of a whale logo… and then VV.

Typically I like grilled cheese sans tomato, but I think it might belong in here next time around!

This bread is from The Italian Bread shop in Springfield, MA.

Implements used:
Bread knife: http://amzn.to/2DwKc3E
Cutting board: http://amzn.to/2G1Z88l


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Sous vide cheddar burger


Sous vide is a great way to cook burgers, especially huge ones.  It is also perfect for cooking a burger stuffed with something else.  Today we sous vide an 8-ounce burger filled with aged cheddar.

We learned this time around to check the melting point of the cheese.  In this example, the cheese softened but did not melt. Next time we’ll use different cheese to see what happens!

Ingredients:

  • (2) 1/4 pound beef patties (85/15 angus recommended)
  • 3 year aged cheddar
  • 1 slice American cheese
  • Hamburger bun

Instructions:

  1. Heat sous vide bath to 134 F
  2. Slice cheddar
  3. Lightly press cheddar into one beef patty
  4. Put second patty on top and press down gently
  5. Press a little more firmly around the perimeter to ensure contact between the two patties
  6. Optional – Get a strip of plastic wrap about 2 inches wide
    Tip: We like to get a 4 inch section and fold it in half
  7. Optional – Wrap around edges of burger
    Tip: This aged cheddar doesn’t melt at 134 for 1 hour, so the wrap is not necessary. For other cheeses it may be useful to prevent leakage.
  8. Season with salt and pepper
  9. Seal in vacuum bag on moist setting
  10. Cook for 1 hour in sous vide bath
  11. Heat grill or pan to medium high heat
  12. Remove from sous vide
  13. Remove plastic wrap
  14. Sear  1st side 15 seconds
  15. Flip
  16. Add American cheese
  17. Sear for 15 seconds or until cheese melted to your taste
  18. Put it on a bun
  19. Enjoy!

Implements used:

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Bagel bacon mozzarella sandwich


Not a fan of eggs? You can still enjoy a breakfast sandwich.

Try this quick breakfast – bagel bacon mozzarella sandwich!

Ingredients:

  1. Split and toast your bagel
  2. Coat one side with olive oil
    * Tip: You can also use bacon grease, butter, or any combination of the two putting different fats on the two sides.
  3. Coat the other side with cream cheese
  4. Add bacon
  5. Add mozzarella
  6. Lightly salt the mozzarella
  7. Add second layer of bacon
  8. Add a second layer of mozzarella
  9. Add a third layer of bacon
  10. Put the top on
  11. Smoosh it down
  12. Enjoy!

Implements used:

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Make a classic American Grilled Cheese

You can pretty it up a million ways, but American cheese + white bread is timeless.

easier4.me enjoyed this grilled cheese with a Burlington Beer Wizard and Thomas Hooker No Filter.

We aren’t sure where this great crusty dense white bread is from but it was on the rack with star bread from Balboni’s so we’ll speculate they should get credit!

Did you know you can reheat grilled cheese and it is almost as delicious as the original meal?  Scroll to the bottom for instructions.

Ingredients:

  • Dense white bread
  • 3 thick slices Land of Lakes or Hilldale American Cheese
    Tip: These two brands are our favorite plain white American cheese and have similar flavor profiles to our palate.
  • 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • Salt (in a grinder)

 

Instructions:

  1. Melt butter
  2. Paint butter on outside of two pieces of bread
  3. Create a double layer of cheese between the pieces of bread
    Tip 1: It will generally take 2-3 slices for average sandwich sized bread.
    Tip 2: Don’t be afraid to break up that cheese into small pieces to cover the entire surface!
  4. Heat griddle or pan to medium / medium low heat
    Tip: Put a weight on top of the sandwich during cooking. We suggest a ramekin, small glass bowl, or even a coffee mug.
  5. Cook until bottom side golden light brown with some spots beginning to turn brown.
    Tip: Your cooking surface will determine the time.
  6. Flip
  7. Cook until other side is golden light brown with some spots beginning to turn brown.
  8. Test for doneness by trying to pick up the top piece of bread. If it is stuck to the bottom you are done. If it peels up but cheese is stringing or dripping from the top it is done.  If there is still a large section of un-melted cheese, go to step 7.
  9. If both sides are golden and the cheese isn’t cooked, make sure the heat is on medium low.
  10. Cook on each side 15 additional seconds until the tests from step 6 are successful.
  11. One crank of salt on each side of the sandwich
    Tip 1: You just want a very light sprinkling.
    Tip 2: A pinch of popcorn salt also works well!
  12. Enjoy!

 

Implements used:

 

Re-heat instructions:

  1. Heat griddle to medium / medium high heat
  2. Microwave on high for 25-30 seconds
  3. Cook each side 40 seconds
  4. Enjoy!

 

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Reheating Penne Typical


Penne Typical is a delicious local dish from Typical Sicilian Ristorante.

When you bring it home and reheat the leftovers, it’s just not the same.

Fortunately, it is easy to bring it closer to the original flavor by adding a little bit of Teriyaki sauce.

Two things to consider:

  • The sauce is going to separate, which is normal.
  • The pasta is going to be soft, which is normal.

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
    Tip: Convection preferred!
  2. Put leftover Penne Typical into an oven safe dish
    Tip 1: Microwave for 30-45 seconds or microwave just the dish for 60-90 seconds
  3. Cover with aluminum foil
  4. Bake 12 minutes
  5. Remove foil
  6. Bake additional 3-5 minutes
  7. Remove from oven
  8. Add 1 tsp of teriyaki sauce per serving and stir well
    Tip: The key is to add the teriyaki after cooking, it will have a stronger impact on the taste.
  9. Top with grated cheese
  10. Enjoy!

 

Visit Typical Sicilian Ristorante http://www.typicalsicilian.com/

 

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Chicken Cutlet Prosciutto Sandwich



Ingredients:

 

Instructions:

  1. Toast water roll
  2. Coat both sides with extra virgin olive oil
  3. Put fresh mozzarella on top side
  4. Put chicken cutlet on bottom side
  5. Salt and pepper both sides
  6. Place prosciutto on top of chicken
  7. Close up the sandwich
  8. Enjoy

 

Tip: If you want to add greens easier4.me recommends baby arugula with this sandwich!

 

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Griddler Cheeseburger


 

When it is 8⁰ F outside even we don’t want to use our grill.

The Griddler makes a good cheeseburger, but can be a pain to clean.

@easier4.me shows you how to clean it best.

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Cleaning the Griddler:

  1. Mop up grease with paper towel
  2. Use moist paper towel to get off food while the Griddler is hot
  3. Wait for it to cool
  4. Use the included scraper to get more residue off. You need to dig in on both sides of each channel. Use it at an almost flat angle to clean the surface of the ridges
  5. Use the nylon scraper as a detail tool to get any difficult spots
  6. Grip it from behind and hold over the sink
  7. Use a brush with hot water and dish soap to finish the job and keep the bottom side dry

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Gorgonzola Pasta


Ingredients:

Pro tip: Chicken is completely optional! You can also use grilled chicken.

Preheat oven to 325 F (convection preferred).

Coat bottom of baking dish with olive oil, garlic salt, and pepper.

Add two chicken breasts.

Coat chicken with garlic salt and pepper.

Cover tightly with aluminum foil.

Cook 40 minutes until chicken is >165 F.

While the chicken is cooking:

Heat pot of water for pasta with at least 2 Tbs salt.

Put saucepan on medium heat.

Add 2 Tbs olive oil.

Add minced garlic.

When the garlic begins to sizzle cook 2 min stirring frequently.

Add 1 cup white wine.

Pro tip: Any white wine will do, typically I use a lighter white like Pinot Grigio

Boil wine 5 minutes.

Add 1/2 stick salted butter.

Add 1 pint heavy cream.

Pro tip: You can use heavy cream, half and half, or even milk. Heavy is the best but nearly any milk or cream will work.

When butter is melted add 1/2 cup grated parmesan/asiago cheese.

Pro tip: You can use a blend, straight asiago, or straight parmesan. If you use a blend with Romano it may affect the salt flavor of the sauce.

Add 1/4 tsp White Pepper
Pro tip: Add 1/4 tsp of Nutmeg (optional)
Continue cooking on medium low, keeping it so the sauce is just bubbling and not a rapid boil.

Stir frequently.

Start pasta so that it will finish 5 minutes after chicken is done.

When chicken is done, dice and set aside.

With 2 minutes remaining on pasta add 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes.

Stir to coat.

Drain pasta, do not rinse.

Pour into room temperature pasta bowl.

Pro tip: Microwave bowl for 1.5 min to warm it up if necessary.

Add chicken.

Add gorgonzola sauce.

Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Serve with a crusty bread and grated parmesan.

Pro tip: For sweeter sauce or to offset high salt caused by type of cheese you can add honey 1 Tbs at a time until it suits your taste.

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