Beef and Rice Teriyaki

Ingredients

2 lb flank steak (about 2 large steaks)
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tablespoons honey
10.5 oz can beef broth
1 teaspoon ginger root, grated
3 Cups of rice or box of Uncle Ben's Rice
2 cups of brocoli florets or snap peas


Directions:

1. Slice steaks diagonally across the grain into 1/2 x 1-inch strips and place in a shallow pan or large bowl.
2. Mix all ingredients except rice and veggies and pour over meat. Let marinate 1 to 2 hours, turning 3 or 4 times.
3. Grill or bake meat at 350 for 45 minutes (I did it via oven and it came out really good)
4. While cooking the meat, make the rice occording to directions (Dan doesnt like plain white rice so I made Uncle Ben's )
5. Boil vegetable of your choice until tender (I used snap peas this time, will try brocoli next time)
6. Add the vegetables to the rice and place on a plate
7. Lay strips of meat across the rice and vegtables and serve

Herb and Cheese Bread

I made this receipe using my Kitchenaid Mixer. Once I tried a regular white bread from scratch, it was fun to add different ingredients. This bread recipe is really yummy!

Ingredients
yield 2 loafs

2 pkg active dry yeast
2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup warm water

4 1/2 cups flour cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp dry basil
2 tsps fresh chopped oregano or 1/2 tsp dry oregano
2 tsp fresh chopped thyme or 1/2 tsp dry thyme
1 tsp fresh minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion soup mix
1/2 cup cheddar cheese

3/4 cup cold water


Directions
Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.

Place flour, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, salt, in bowl. Attach spiral dough hook and mix 30 seconds on speed 2. Stop & scrape bowl.

Continue on speed 2 and slowly add yest mixture & cold water, mixing for 30 seconds. If dough is still sticky, add an additional 1/2 cup flour. Knead on speed 2 for 3 minutes.

Place dough in greased bowl, cover and let rise in warm place for 1.5 to 2 hours (or until doubled in size).

Punch down dough to remove all air bubbles. Shape dough into long loaf and place onto greased baking sheet or loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 1 to 1.5 hours.

Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

• TOPPING:
• 1 cup whip cream
  
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 TBSP cocoa

I used a pre-made crust for this cheesecake and it was good.

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in vanilla; mix well. Melt chocolate chips and stir them in. Pour into prepared crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until center is almost set.
2. Remove from the oven; increase temperature to 425 degrees F. Combine the whipped cream, brown sugar,cocoa and vanilla until smooth. Spread over warm cheesecake; sprinkle with Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.