Cooking With Buffy

Buffy here Just letting everyone know, that my cook book is DONE.  you can get it on Amazon The title is Cooking With Buffy  by Stacy maxam Hope you all have a awesome day. Best regards Buffy

2 lb fresh Asparagus 1 onion diced 1 carrot diced 1 turnip diced 1 stalk celery diced 1 parsnip diced 1 garlic clove chopped Real bacon pieces 4oz bag 4 cup chicken broth 3/4 cream 4 pats butter Lemon, salt, pepper to taste First dice your veggies.  The asparagus leave about the first 1 1/2 inch tops set aside. Dice the remainder of the asparagus.  And veggies in the pot with the butter add the garlic as well, cook for about 8 min stiring. Next add the chicken broth to pot. Simmer on low heat for about 1 hour. Remove from heat and blend. Becareful cause it is hot. Place back in pot with the top of the asparagus and bacon add about 2 cups water and simmer for 30 min Next add cream mix well cook for about 3 min. place some in a bowl squeeze fresh lemon juice on top salt and pepper

Grilled stuffed Chicken Breast 6 bone less skin less Chicken Breast 1 12 oz container Feta Cheese 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese 1 lb Fresh Spinach 3 Jalapeno Peppers sliced in half and seeded 6 green Onions trimmed to about 6 inches long 2 lemons sliced salt and pepper to taste You will take and pound your Chicken breast with a mallet between some freezer paper just till you can roll it easy. Next salt and pepper each side of your chicken.  Then start filling your chicken add each ingredient to Each chicken breast. Then roll it up. then i take a skewer and secure the chicken closed. Spread Olive oil on the outer sides of the chicken so it does not stick on grill. Place chicken on a heated grill, cook on each side for about 20 min turning every 7 min or so. Goes well with lemon rice and Asparagus serves 6

Apple bacon Cheddar Soup 1 lb smoked bacon 5 Green onions chopped 2 cups chicken stock 8 diced apples 1 cup half and half 1 lb Sharp Cheddar cheese shredded First cook your bacon till just done where you can crumble the bacon. Then place bacon, apples, and chicken stock in stock pot add like 1 tbs of bacon fat to pot as well, Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 min. Then add the half and half and cheese and stir to melt cheese. To serve place some soup on a bowl with green onions, and croutons on top.

A lot of people during St Patty's think of Corn Beef and Cabbage.  In America we tend to think, That this is a Irish dish.  But truth be told it is not.  You will not find it in Ireland.That is our rendition of what the true Irish eat.  It is actually Cabbage and Bacon that they enjoy.This here is a Irish dish I found in a old cookbook.  Although I made a little change,  Just 2 things to this true Irish dish.  I actually love this as much if not more than, Corn Beef and Cabbage.  I hope youwill give this recipe a try it is very very good.    Half head of Cabbage chopped 1 onion sliced 2 carrots chopped 6 Russet potatoes sliced 1/4 in thick 1 pound beef sausage sliced 1 pound bacon raw chopped 2 cups chicken broth. salt and pepper In a dutch oven you will layer this recipe. like so cabbage onion sausage bacon potato salt pepper Do this in 3 layer's When you have everything in dutch oven add the chicken broth. Cover with li

There is nothing better then Vodka Sauce I could live off this stuff.  10 Italian Tomatoes peeled and diced and 3 extra tomatoes diced small 1/4 cup diced Black Olives 1 small onion diced 1 Garlic clove diced 3 Large Basil Leaves chopped fine 1/4 cup Vodka 1/2 cup cream ( half and half) 3 TBS Olive Oil Place Olive oil, Onion, and Garlic in a Sauté pan cook on med heat for about 3 min Add your 10 diced tomatoes to pan, along with diced black Olives stir to mingle the flavors of all.  Simmer for about 5 min or so. Then add the Vodka to pan simmer for another 6 min. Add cream to pan and cook for about 3 min. Remove from heat Add Basil to pan and Stir. Serve over your Favorite Pasta. Serves 6 

1 box jiffy cornbread mix 1/2 cup cake flour 1/3 cup whiskey 1/3 cup milk 1/4 cup Honey Greek yogurt Mix well all ingredients in a bowl and place in a 350 degree oven till golden Brown edges on top in normal cases. Today I'm placing it on my grill with wood heat . Not having power won't stop me from cooking.   I prefer wood open stove cooking.

You can still cook outside  as long as you have fire you can always cook. I'm making a pot of what not soup. I put in some cans of beans, smoked sausage, celery, onion, carrots, turnips, some water some Cajun season. Now it's cooking.  Should be done in time for dinner. Now to put my whiskey corn bread together. 

Buffy here Just letting you all know I have Made some changes on my website I added easy ways for you to view Desserts and healthy recipes  so go check it out. www.cookingwithbuffy.com

1 lb mild pork sausage 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons season salt crack black pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 cup flour 1/2 gallon milk First brown your sausage in a butch oven. break sausage up as it cooks. In the last 2 min of cooking sausage sprinkle the garlic powder, season salt,  pepper, and red pepper flakes over the sausage Take the flour and sprinkle it over the sausage mix it up fast and have your milk ready to pour over the meat. Pour in milk and stir you want to stir this so it does not  burn on bottom of pan. I will cook it to the thickness that i like for gravy. Remove from heat and dump over biscuits I like to add sliced tomatoes on top yummy

Buffy here, Just letting you all know my book will be done in a couple of weeks. It will be called "Cooking With Buffy" my comfort foods. There will be very highly wanted recipes in the book that are not on the blog.  So with that being said the answer is that will be the only way you will have my most Famously Wanted Salsa recipes. I know I'm mean and I'm sorry but those I hold close to me.  I hope you all have a awesome day. Buffy

This is so light and fresh and very good.  A great summer time dinner quick and easy For the Chicken: 3 Boneless Chicken breast split in half Lemon pepper season For the Salad: 1 Quart of fresh Strawberry sliced 2 peaches washes peeled and sliced 1 small Red onion sliced 1 Yellow bell pepper sliced 1 Quart of  fresh tomatoes sliced in half Fresh spring mix of Salad greens For the Dressing:  1/4 cup water 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup olive oil 2 tbs spoons brown mustard 3 basil leaves 1 sprig thyme ( leaves only no stem) 8 strawberry's half of a Peach peeled. Take the Chicken and season with Lemon Pepper on each side. Place on grill cook about 8 min on each side. Just till no longer pink and juice is clear from chicken. Just make sure the chicken does not lose its juices over cooked chicken is very dry. Assemble your salad by putting a bed of greens on plate then add the other topping to your plate.