Outback Steak House Garden Salad

Outback Steak House Garden Salad

Salad:
Romaine lettuce - washed and chopped
Red onion - sliced
Outback croutons - I buy a bag at Outback for around $5.00
Cucumbers - sliced and cut in half
Grape tomatoes - cut in half lengthwise
Shredded Cheese (thick not thin)

Spicy Ranch:
1 heaping tsp. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix (Buttermilk recipe)
1 cup of mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 tsp coarse ground black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp garlic powder

Combine all ingredients in medium bowl.  Mix well.  Cover bowl and chill dressing at least 30 minutes before serving.

Lion House Lemon Truffle Pie

Lion House Lemon Truffle Pie

Ingredients: 

Baked 9” pie shell

1/2 cup water

2 Tbs. sugar

1 egg

1 Tbs. cornstarch

1 Tbs. sugar

Zest of 1/2 lemon

1.5 Tbs. fresh lemon juice

1/2 Tbs. butter

1 cup vanilla chips

8 oz pckg cream cheese

1/2 cup whipped cream, sweetened

1 Tbs. toasted almonds (optional)

Method:

Put water and 2 Tbs sugar in sauce pan and bring to a boil.  In a large bowl, mix egg, cornstarch, 1 Tbs. sugar, and zest of lemon.  Slowly add hot water to egg mixture in bowl; then pour entire mixture back into pan.  Heat until thickened, stirring often.  Remove from heat and add lemon juice and butter.  Stir until mixed and cool.

Pour 2/3 of filling in bowl.  Add vanilla chips to the filling remaining in pan.  Add filling with vanilla chocolate chips to cream cheese and beat together.  Spread this mixture in bottom of pie shell.  Spreading remaining 2/3 of lemon filling on top.  Chill for two hours.  

Top with whipped cream and garnish with toasted almonds

Paije’s Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Paije’s Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Method/Ingredients:

10-15 lb. bag of russet potatoes - cut into 1-2 inch chunks

Boil in salted water for 20 minutes until fork tender

You will have to do the next part in batches......

Use the Kitchen Aid w/ whisk attachment and mix on slow 4-5 times around to let steam out

Let sit about 2-3 minutes

Add 1 full tsp. Of salt per batch/bowl

Mix another few times to get most of the chunks out - don’t over mix 

Add 1/2 stick of butter per batch/bowl - butter should be room temperature

Add 1/4 tsp. white pepper

Spin slowly while butter incorporates

Add 1/2 cup or 2 heaping tablespoons of sour cream

Whip until smooth (If too thick add more sour cream)

Prepare 2.5 hours before event and keep warm in oven

Variation: sprinkle with bacon bits and shredded cheese for Loaded Mashed Potatoes