Wednesday, January 15, 2014

National Strawberry Ice Cream Day (& Philly Cheesesteak stuffed Green Peppers)



Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Ingredients:
2 cups coconut milk fat
1 1/2  cups frozen strawberries (about 1 1/2 c)
1/3 c honey

Instructions:
In a blender, blend all ingredients until smooth.
Pour into a sealable Tupperware, and put in the freezer for 2 hour increments and mix around to get ice cream consistency

After about 6-8 hours it should be ready to serve



Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Bellpeppers
Ingredients:
8 oz. thinly sliced roast beef
10 slices provolone cheese
2 large green bell peppers
1 medium sweet onion
8-10 baby bella mushrooms, sliced
2 tbs. olive oil
3 cloves of garlic – minced
salt and pepper – to taste
1/4 cup cream cheese
4 tbsp of milk

Directions:
In a saucepan put the cream cheese and milk and as it warms mix it together. Then put 2 slices of provolone cheese and 1 clove of garlic minced. Makes a cream sauce to mix with the meat and veggies.

Preheat oven to 400*

Slice peppers in half lengthwise, remove ribs and seeds.
Slice onions and mushrooms. Saute over medium heat with butter, olive oil, minced garlic and a little salt and pepper. Saute until onions and mushroom are nice and caramelized.
Slice roast beef into thin strips and add to the onion/mushroom Mixture. Allow to cook 5-10 minutes
Add cream sauce to the mixture.
Line the inside of each pepper with a slice of provolone cheese.
Fill each pepper with meat mixture until they are nearly overflowing.
Top each pepper with another slice of provolone cheese.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese on top is golden brown.