Nanas Blue Cheese Delights Food

NAN'S CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the gelatin until completely dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1 cup cold water, the cranberry sauce and pineapple. Mix well, ensuring you break apart any large chunks of the cranberry sauce. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch pan. Cover and place in the refrigerator until firm, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Beat together the cream cheese and powdered sugar with a hand mixer until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the milk and mix until completely combined. The frosting should be thick but still pourable. Carefully spread the cream cheese frosting in a thin layer over the cranberry sauce. Zest the orange directly over the frosting. Serve up in individual squares.

NANA'S MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BLUE CHEESE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 250.
• Season the chops on both sides with salt, pepper and a little garlic powder.
• Lightly coat the chops in the sesoned flour.
• Heat oil in skillet and brown chops on both sides.
• Remove from pan and place in a Dutch Oven or an oven proof pan with a tight fitting lid or one that can be covered with foil.
• place the chops in the pan in a single layer and pour the chicken broth around them.
• Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top of the chops and cover the pan.
• Bake 3 hours on low, checking every so often to make sure they are not getting too dry. If need be add more broth,. but it should be okay. It will make it's own gravy to serve along side or over noodles or rice. We love this dish, my husand frequently requests it for his bithday dinner. Hope you enjoy it too.

ROASTED GARLIC AND BLUE CHEESE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Remove all but a couple of layers of skin off the garlic (do not peel it down to the cloves).
• Slice the tips of the cloves so flesh is just exposed.
• Place garlic in a small baking dish (or a garlic roaster, if you have one).
• Place a few sliced scallions around the garlic bulbs.
• Coat garlic bulbs with olive oil with a thin layer of olive oil in the bottom of the dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until cloves are soft.
• About 10 minutes before the garlic is done, place crumbled blue cheese around garlic cloves.
• Stir around to coat with oil.
• Return to oven and bake until melted.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• To eat, spread a bread slice with the blue cheese, squeeze on roasted garlic and spread.

NANA'S BLUE CHEESE DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place the butter into a 9x13 pan (I prefer to use a glass pan) and let it melt in the oven. Be sure to remove before it browns.
• Cut biscuits into six or eight triangles, depending on the size biscuit you buy (kitchen shears work really well for this).
• Sprinkle melted butter with blue cheese crumbles.
• Arrange biscuit pieces over the cheese in a single layer.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes or as directed depending on brand until golden brown.
• Serve with toothpicks.