F/W 2008 Seasons Best... Which Recipes

[etteluap70PC]

Have you tried and how were they?

Please rate 1-5 (1is worst / 5 best)

Taste
Ease
Price
Good demo

 

[leftymac]

Have you tried and how were they?

Please rate 1-5 (1is worst / 5 best)

Taste
Ease
Price
Good demo

Classic Mini-Cheeseburgers
Taste: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 3
Good demo: 2

Bread Bowl Artichoke Dip
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 4
Good demo: 5

Smoky Buffalo Wings
Taste: 5
Ease: 4
Price: 5
Good demo: 2

Satay Chicken Pasta Salad
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 5
Good demo: 5

Taffy Apple Tartlets
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 4
Good demo: 5

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Torte
Taste: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 4
Good demo: 3

That's it for the new recipes, I think. I won't talk about the repeats.

I think the mini-cheeseburgers would be a good demo but I can hear guests griping about how gross the meat looks when you take it out, with the grease in the pan and how it shrinks (even though it's supposed to). I just think they're so clever with the hot dog buns!

 

[leftymac]

Classic Mini-Cheeseburgers
Taste: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 3
Good demo: 2

Bread Bowl Artichoke Dip
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 4
Good demo: 5

Smoky Buffalo Wings
Taste: 5
Ease: 4
Price: 5
Good demo: 2

Satay Chicken Pasta Salad
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 5
Good demo: 5

Taffy Apple Tartlets
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 4
Good demo: 5

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Torte
Taste: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 4
Good demo: 3

That's it for the new recipes, I think. I won't talk about the repeats.

I think the mini-cheeseburgers would be a good demo but I can hear guests griping about how gross the meat looks when you take it out, with the grease in the pan and how it shrinks (even though it's supposed to). I just think they're so clever with the hot dog buns!

Clearly I have spent too much time cooking in the past two weeks!

 

[pampermejolene]

I haven't tried any yet but I'm super excited about the Bread Bowl Artichoke Dip and the Taffy Apple Tartlets.

 

[TammyStar]

Wow Keith, I was just thinking this guy really took off with the new recipes. What dedication! And then I read your next post and laughed. Now I will try the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad this week since you gave it all 5's.
Thanks

 

[etteluap70PC]

Kieth... Do you think the buffalo wings would be a better demo if they were done boneless? I was thinking of doing them but using chicken breasts cut up.

Keep em comming people! This is great!

 

[Jenni]

I have made the~
Bread Bowl Artichoke dip
Taste: 4
Ease: 4
Price: 2
Good demo: 3

This was very tasty but I found the bread hard to find!

Chocolate PB Cup Torte
Taste: 5
Ease: 5
Price: 5
Good Demo: 4

Its so easy to make it look like the picture its amazing!

Classic Mini Cheeseburgers
Taste:4
Ease: 4
Price:4
Good Demo: 3

I don't love near White Castle anymore :cry: so this brought back good memories! I gave it a 3 because it does look nasty when it comes out of the oven.

 

[leftymac]

Kieth... Do you think the buffalo wings would be a better demo if they were done boneless? I was thinking of doing them but using chicken breasts cut up.

Keep em comming people! This is great!

I don't think they would be a good demo because frankly, they look gross when you take them out of the DCB. They look like rubbery, microwaved chicken wings. It's only when you brown them in the skillet that they start to take shape and look normal. I try to sell the DCB as a way to 'cheat' the microwaved results (pork tenderloin, 30 min chicken, etc) and the wings counteract it. They taste delicious, though! I just try to not do anything that might put off the guests (à la Classic Mini-Cheeseburgers)

 

[chefann]

Microwave White Chicken Chili
Taste 5
Ease 5
Price 5
Good demo 5I have made this twice for dinner already, and it's really good! The first time, it was a last-minute decision so I ran to the grocery and got ingredients to make it. The total bill was $12.00, and that was with the expensive Tyson chicken thighs. Many grocery chains have their own brand available frozen that are less expensive per pound. Even with the pricey meat, it was $1.50 per serving. And it would be easy to stretch the meal by serving the chili with macaroni, a salad, or tortilla chips. For a demo, I'd have most of the veg and meat cut up already. Dicing 6 raw chicken thighs takes a bit of time, and would be really boring at a show.

 

[cathyskitchen]

I made the Spinach Carbonara Pizza last week for my meeting:

Taste 5
Ease 5
Price 5
Good demo 5

I actually had everything on hand except for the Alfredo sauce. You could easily show guests how to substitute their favorite pizza toppings, too (for example, if they don't like bacon, they could use sundried tomatoes instead). I loved it and so did DH and my team - so ALL 5's! It's also a "New Consultant" recipe, and only uses the products in the kit.

 

[jcsmilez]

For a demo, I'd have most of the veg and meat cut up already. Dicing 6 raw chicken thighs takes a bit of time, and would be really boring at a show.

I haven't made this recipe, so I'm not sure if it would work the same. But when making the Satay Chicken pasta salad I cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs in the DCB (in the microwave) and chopped with the salad choppers - pretty fast - then with the food chopper - even faster. I'd definitely do that a show so people can see how fast it is.

 

[cathyskitchen]

Wow Keith, I was just thinking this guy really took off with the new recipes. What dedication! And then I read your next post and laughed. Now I will try the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad this week since you gave it all 5's.
Thanks

Mmm - now I want to try the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad, too!

 

[leftymac]

Mmm - now I want to try the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad, too!

It's one of the best recipes I've had. I made that, along with the taffy apple tarlets, for a friend of mine and he then proceeded to order $77 in products.

 

[cathyskitchen]

I haven't made this recipe, so I'm not sure if it would work the same. But when making the Satay Chicken pasta salad I cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs in the DCB (in the microwave) and chopped with the salad choppers - pretty fast - then with the food chopper - even faster. I'd definitely do that a show so people can see how fast it is.

Ohh - great idea, Tristen! I just sold a DCB by showing the picture and telling a lady she could use it in the microwave, but I'd probably sell more this way!

 

[cathyskitchen]

It's one of the best recipes I've had. I made that, along with the taffy apple tarlets, for a friend of mine and he then proceeded to order $77 in products.

NICE! Gotta love that!

 

[jcsmilez]

I just sold a DCB by showing the picture and telling a lady she could use it in the microwave, but I'd probably sell more this way!

Oh yeah! I think the DCB is my FAVORITE PC product! My fav recipe is the chicken fajitas (Becky's recipe?) but I followed the directions of a post on here to defrost the chicken in the DCB with the lid off then cook it for about 6 mins with the lid on. Perfecto!
Depending on the recipe, like if I wanted to hi-light throwing everything into the baker I would use the salad choppers. But with the Satay salad, since I'm taking it out anyway I'll probably do the food chopper.

:balloon: I love my DCB! I LOVE this site! :balloon:

 

[chefann]

I haven't made this recipe, so I'm not sure if it would work the same. But when making the Satay Chicken pasta salad I cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs in the DCB (in the microwave) and chopped with the salad choppers - pretty fast - then with the food chopper - even faster. I'd definitely do that a show so people can see how fast it is.

The chicken cooks with the onion and peppers in the DCB, in the microwave. It would take a little longer to cook if they were left whole, but you could do a modified version in which you cut them into large chunks (to reduce the cooking time) and then use the choppers on them.

The only other thing about this recipe that's a little hard is the garlic. Even when making it as the first step and letting it sit to cool, the heads were a little hot to handle when it came time to squeeze the garlic out.

 

[jcsmilez]

The chicken cooks with the onion and peppers in the DCB, in the microwave.

Wow! I hadn't even looked at this recipe yet. It starts very similar to the chicken fajitas. I usually leave the thighs whole for those but cook for 13 mins where this says 8. So I don't know if that would turn the onions and bell peppers to mush. 3 HEADS of garlic?!? Wow! That does seem like a lot and is it quite a task to squeeze the skin off of 48 garlic cloves?

 

[etteluap70PC]

Wow! I hadn't even looked at this recipe yet. It starts very similar to the chicken fajitas. I usually leave the thighs whole for those but cook for 13 mins where this says 8. So I don't know if that would turn the onions and bell peppers to mush. 3 HEADS of garlic?!? Wow! That does seem like a lot and is it quite a task to squeeze the skin off of 48 garlic cloves?[/QUOTE]

You roast the garlic whole... not squeze each one. after it is cooked it gets a bit mushy and you can squeze the whole head and the garlic comes out.

 

[Chefstover2]

Microwave White Chicken Chili
Taste 5
Ease 5
Price 5
Good demo 5

I loved this recipe but disagree about it being a good demo. At conference I got a chance to chat with Brian Clark from the test kitchens (he's the one that wrote the entire SB this season) and he was most excited about this recipe but said it probably wasn't a fabulous demo recipe b/c there's not much too it. I made quite a mess trying to squeeze the garlic out (but it doesn't make the recipe too garlic-y). It was delicious, though!

That being said, I did see a bunch of opportunities to make it a little more "product intensive": Rotary Grater for cheese when serving, Kitchen Shears and Herb Keeper for cilantro garnish, EAD for additional sour cream, cutlery for wedging lime garnish, mix & masher and avocado peeler for making a guacamole. There, that's better

I've also made the Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cups (for a women's networking group). It was gone in a flash!:
Taste: 5
Ease:5
Price:5
Good Demo:5
Really shows off the seasonings, is super easy to prepare and has a good variety of tools.

 

[lacychef]

Wow, Keith, you've been busy cooking!

I haven't tried any yet:blushing:, but nice to hear the reviews before I go grocery shopping---I'm excited to try a lot of the new recipes this season.

 

[janetupnorth]

I just got ingredients for:

Bread Bowl Artichoke Dip
Chicken Wings
Tiramisu Brownie Trifle
Choc. Peanut Butter Cup Torte
Avocado Salsa Cups

It's about to rain so I may make the Artichoke Bread bowl as some nice warm comfort food.

...and maybe the Tiramisu Brownie Trifle.

I am using my leftover spaghetti sauce from Friday night and turning it into lasagna for dinner tonight. I accidentally made a full batch (normally make 1/2 with just our family) so I have to use it up.

The avocado salsa cups might be my lunch this week and the wings probably an evening meal for me...

DH isn't into trying too much so I have to space it out a bit.

 

[pampchefrhondab]

I made the Smoky Buffalo Chicken Wings

Taste: 3
Ease: 4
Price: 4
Good Demo: 3

I really prefer buffalo sauce over this sauce mixed w/the Smoky BBQ Rub. It took me a lot longer to get them crispy then what the recipe calls. I used non-stick though. I think SS would be much better. I think it's very messy so I wouldn't do them for a demo. I prefer to do items I can do in a living or family room though as well. This one has to be done in the kitchen in my opinion.

 

[chefann]

I loved this recipe but disagree about it being a good demo. At conference I got a chance to chat with Brian Clark from the test kitchens (he's the one that wrote the entire SB this season) and he was most excited about this recipe but said it probably wasn't a fabulous demo recipe b/c there's not much too it. I made quite a mess trying to squeeze the garlic out (but it doesn't make the recipe too garlic-y). It was delicious, though!

That being said, I did see a bunch of opportunities to make it a little more "product intensive": Rotary Grater for cheese when serving, Kitchen Shears and Herb Keeper for cilantro garnish, EAD for additional sour cream, cutlery for wedging lime garnish, mix & masher and avocado peeler for making a guacamole. There, that's better

The Mix n Masher is already used for the garlic.
I agree with your list of items to add to the demo, just by adding the optional garnishes, etc. But I still think this would be a great demo, because of the less than $2 per serving factor, and the fact that it's such a quick meal.

 

[lacychef]

Janet, I tried the avocado salsa cups when they were new in the spring; they're pretty yummy, but my tortilla cups didn't turn out very pretty.

 

[KellyTheChef]

I loved this recipe but disagree about it being a good demo. At conference I got a chance to chat with Brian Clark from the test kitchens (he's the one that wrote the entire SB this season) and he was most excited about this recipe but said it probably wasn't a fabulous demo recipe b/c there's not much too it. I made quite a mess trying to squeeze the garlic out (but it doesn't make the recipe too garlic-y). It was delicious, though!
That being said, I did see a bunch of opportunities to make it a little more "product intensive": Rotary Grater for cheese when serving, Kitchen Shears and Herb Keeper for cilantro garnish, EAD for additional sour cream, cutlery for wedging lime garnish, mix & masher and avocado peeler for making a guacamole. There, that's better

I've also made the Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cups (for a women's networking group). It was gone in a flash!:
Taste: 5
Ease:5
Price:5
Good Demo:5
Really shows off the seasonings, is super easy to prepare and has a good variety of tools.

I am all for a quick and simple demo! Those are my favorites!

 

[janetupnorth]

Janet, I tried the avocado salsa cups when they were new in the spring; they're pretty yummy, but my tortilla cups didn't turn out very pretty.

Good! I missed them in the past...either I wasn't looking closely or my tastes have changed with PC.

 

[lacychef]

I've only made them once, because I'm the only one in my house that likes avocados.

 

[hollye44]

The Taffy Apple Tartlets were good when they first came out of the oven, but I was disappointed after they cooled off to room temperature. Think they would have been better without the peanuts.

 

[janetupnorth]

I am eating the Breadbowl Artichoke Dip.Much zestier than most artichoke dips I've had due to the veg soup mix.This will be a very good winter comfort food recipe.I used a 1 1/2 lb. sourdough "sqaure" loaf. It worked perfect! The well I cut was exactly right for the dip mix.I wish I had a little more parmesan on hand than I had.It was done at about 13 1/2 - 14 minutes.