Everything But The Kitchen Sink Food

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together grapeseed oil, salt and pepper, to taste. Add the squash, carrots, onions, garlic and potatoes, tossing to coat. Put the coated vegetables on a sheet pan, and roast until the onions are translucent, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in large stock pot, over medium heat add the stock, beans, bay leaf, thyme, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. With a hand blender pulse stock and bean mixture until the beans are slightly pureed. Remove the vegetables from oven and add to pot, then stir in the broccoli and tomatoes. Cook until all the vegetables are cooked through, about 30 to 35 minutes.

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook breakfast sausage in skillet over medium-high heat until browned.
• While sausage is cooking, grease a 8-by-10-inch baking dish and evenly distribute the bread cubes along the bottom.
• Remove sausage from skillet with spatula and evenly layer sausage over bread in the baking dish. Do not drain the fat from the skillet.
• Add sliced potatoes to the remaining fat in the skillet and turn occasionally until lightly browned. Add browned potatoes to the baking dish, evenly layering over sausage.
• Evenly pour/smear cheese wiz over top of potatoes.
• Whisk together eggs, milk and ground mustard, adding salt and pepper to taste. Pour over top of casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 for 50 minutes, until center is set and puffy.
• Allow to cool slightly before attempting to cut. Serve drizzled with maple syrup.

"EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK" SUNDAES

Steps:

• Caramel sauce: Heat the sugar in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally for about 7 minutes. It will slowly turn golden brown. Carefully whisk in the whipping cream. Add butter and vanilla extract and cook for 1 more minute. Can be stored up to 2 weeks, if covered tightly and refrigerated.
• Scoop ice cream into 4 ice cream sundae bowls. Top with the crushed cookies, chocolate chips, chopped pecans and caramel sauce.

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Cream butter (or margarine) with sugars until fluffy.
• Add eggs, and beat until well blended.
• Add vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder& salt), and add to butter mixture; stir until well blended.
• Add oats, chips, coconut, raisins& walnuts; combine thoroughly.
• Using a tablespoon or a 1 ounce ice cream scoop, drop cookie dough onto cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten.
• Bake 16-18 minutes or until golden.
• Cool cookies on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• *NOTES:(1) These are really good for a quick breakfast, with a cup of coffee or tea or a glass of milk, and a piece of fruit.
• (2) Feel free to substitute equal amounts of white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, mixed dried fruits, pecans, almonds, really, anything goes!

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, and sugars until smooth.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in milk and vanilla.
• Gradually mix in the sifted ingredients until well blended.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in cornflakes, oats, coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
• Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
• Flatten slightly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Slightly under baking these cookies yields wonderfully chewy cookies.
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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour bundt pan, I use Bakers Joy baking spray.
• Blend cake mix, milk, almond extract, butter and eggs in large bowl for 30 seconds on low speed.
• Then beat on medium speed for 4 minutes.
• Fold in all other ingredients until well mixed.
• Pour into prepared bundt pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert and remove cake from pan onto wire rack.
• Cool completely.
• Dust with confectioners sugar.