Irish Recipes - Carnival of the Recipes - The Luck of the Irish Edition

Irish Recipes - Carnival of the Recipes - The Luck of the Irish Edition

Irish Recipes Carnival of the Recipes is hosted at Sun Comprehending Glass

This week's Carnival of the Recipes includes Slow Cooker Recipes submission of an excellent Irish Stew Recipe, Irish Soda Bread from Diabetic Recipes and a Chicken Recipe for Irish Roast Chicken as well as a Crockpot Chicken and Veggies from Chicken Recipes ...

... For Famous Irish Recipes we get World Famous Recipes doing Irish Jig Dessert containing Sugar, Whiskey, and Cream while Famous Recipes presents Irish Flag Cookies ...

It won't be long until the Easter Recipes Carnival of the Recipes is upon us.

Million Dollar Recipe

Largest Cooking Contest Offers A Million Dollar Grand Prize


Apple pies, blueberry pies and even pizza pies... The Pillsbury Bake-Off (R) contest has been around for nearly 60 years, and is the largest cooking contest with a million dollar grand prize.

The five categories range from breakfast items and sweet treats, to entertaining appetizers and Mexican favorites. There's even a category dedicated to pizza creations.

If you think you have what it takes to win, you can submit your entry online. This year, the judges will be looking for original recipes that taste good, are easy to make and that families across the country will enjoy. Entries are being accepted now through April 22, 2007. For more contest details, visit: bakeoff.yahoo.com.

World Famous Recipes

Grilled New York Strip Steak with Fire Roasted Salsa and Grilled Mushrooms and Asparagus

Grilled New York Strip Steak with Fire Roasted Salsa and Grilled Mushrooms and Asparagus

Serves 4


4 New York strip steaks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling
4 portobello mushroom caps
2 cups shiitake mushroom caps
1 large white onion, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds
1 bunch jumbo asparagus, peeled
4 tomatoes, cored
3 jalapeno peppers
3 large basil leaves
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, plus some for drizzling




1. Coat onion slices, asparagus, tomatoes and jalapenos in 2
tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and add to the hot
grill. Cook for 4 minutes on each side and remove from the grill. Set
asparagus aside and keep warm while preparing salsa.

2. To make salsa, remove charred loose rings from the onion rounds and
place in the blender. Remove and the skins and seeds from the tomatoes
and add remaining tomato to the blender. Remove and discard the skin
and the seeds from the jalapenos. Mince the jalapenos and add to the
blender. Add the basil leaves, olive oil and balsamic vinegar and
pulse until chunky. Reserve until serving.

3. Season steaks with salt, pepper and olive oil and place on the
hottest part of the grill. Toss the mushroom caps in 2 tablespoons
olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place
the mushrooms on the heat with smaller mushrooms around the edges of
the grill. Cook the steak for 4 minutes on each side for medium rare,
8 minutes on each side for well done. Cook the portobellos for 2
minutes on each side, the shiitakes for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

4. Slice the steak and portobellos on a bias and place on a platter
with the grilled asparagus, shiitakes and tomato salsa. Drizzle with
extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar before serving.

Slow Cooker Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes and Crockpot Recipes Carnival of the Recipes
The Slow Cooker Recipes and Crockpot Recipes Edition of the Carnival of the Recipes is now up for your viewing pleasure: Slow Cooker Recipes.