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Cream of Celery and Cauliflower Bake

Monday, October 15th, 2012

Serves: 5-6 people

Ingredients:

10 Sticks Dandy Celery
1 head Dandy Cauliflower
1 large White onion
3 cloves Garlic
1 bunch Dandy Parsley
3 cups Heavy cream
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Pepper

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, you will need a bowl and greased casserole dish.
  2. Begin by chopping celery and cauliflower into even bite sizes.  Dice onion, garlic and parsley.
  3. Add diced onion, cauliflower, celery and garlic to a bowl.  Toss thoroughly with heavy cream, salt, pepper and parsley.
  4. Transfer ingredients from the bowl into a greased casserole dish and cover with foil.
  5. Roast until tender, this should take about 30 minutes.  Remove foil and briefly brown vegetables, serve and enjoy!

Vidalia and Melon Trio Topper

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Vidalia Recipe Rescue

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 cups Watermelon

2 cups Cantaloupe

2 cups Honeydew

½ Dandy Vidalia onion

2 Serrano pepper

1 bunch Basil

¼ cup Olive oil

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Prepare this recipe as if the melon were the tomato in a salsa.  Skin and deseed all of the melons, dice them into a small salsa sized dice. 
  2. Add melon to a large bowl.  Next dice the onion and pepper into a similar or smaller dice.
  3. Mince the basil into thin strips.  Add basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to the bowl.  Mix thoroughly and enjoy as a side or topping for any summer BBQ.

Vidalia Onion Beer Marinade

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Vidalia Onion Beer Marinade
Vidalia Recipe Rescue

Makes: 1 bag

Ingredients:

2 Dandy Vidalia onions

¼ stick butter

2 cloves garlic

¼ cup fresh thyme

2 stout beers

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

  1. Slice onion into thick rounds.  Sauté the onion slices in butter on low-medium heat for 45 minutes until caramelized.  Add garlic, thyme, beer, mustard and a pinch of salt and pepper.
  2. Place in a Ziploc bag and let cool completely.  Once cool it is safe to place pork loin or chops and bag and let marinade for 1-2 days.  When ready to eat remove pork, pat dry and grill!
  3. This marinade can be made in advance or kept on hand for any pork or chicken dish.
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Buff-Chicken Mac ‘N Cheese

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011


Vidalia Recipe Rescue
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Celery 2011 (Professional Taste Award)

From the kitchen of Kiersten Walker

Ingredients:

7 tablespoons butter

1 pound elbow macaroni

1 Dandy Sweet Vidalia onion

2 cups chopped Dandy celery

3 cups shredded, cooked chicken

2 cloves garlic, minced

3/4 cup hot sauce

2 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons dry mustard

2 and a 1/2 cups half and half

1 pound sharp cheddar

8 ounces pepper jack

2/3 cup sour cream

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

2 tablespoons fresh Dandy parsley, chopped

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and butter down the baking dish.  Boil pasta per box instructions.  Drain.
  2. In a large skillet melt 3 tablespoons butter, add onion and celery and cook until soft.  Stir in chicken and garlic then add 1/2 cup hot sauce and simmer until slightly thick.
  3. In a separate pan melt 2 teaspoons butter.  Wisk in flour and mustard.  Wisk in half/half, then the remaining 1/4 cup hot sauce until thick.  Add cheddar and pepper jack cheese as well as sour cream until smooth.
  4. Spread half of the macaroni in bottom of baking dish. Spread chicken mixture over that.  Then top with the remaining macaroni.  Pour the cheese sauce evenly over the entire top.
  5. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a dish, and add the bread crumbs, parsley and blue cheese.  Mix to a crumble with a fork and sprinkle over the top.  Bake 30 minutes, or until bubbly!
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