To The Girls at Plum Pudding TV Show & Blue Cheese Wedge Salad

Well hello to all you foodies out there in webland its MadJon again with a wonderful post to make.  I hope this finds all of you in good spirits.  Today we are goping to talk about Blue Chesse Wedge Salad and Plum Pudding which is one of the best Kitchen Gadget stores located in Aiken and the wonderful state of South Carolina.  If you are not local then you may get them on the web just google them I'd give you the rest of the information but their not paying me for that service.  Shop till your hearts content all you foodies out there.   We did the show in April and the recipes are not up from that show as yet so I have been asked to give this recipe out so this is to the two nice girls that work at Plum Pudding.  I was a little nervous when I did this show because I really wanted them to like me and the reviews I got back from the viewers was that it turned out to be one of the best shows we have done this season.  The viewers like the idea that I showed them more infomation about the store and what they had to offer then they had by just stopping by.  I know a few of them paid them a visit and am happy that we could help them out. I learned a few things as well and enjoyed cooking with Christian.   We had fish tacos and Blue Cheese Wedge Salad.  Which was all very tasty if I do say so myself.   Wedge Salad has been served in steak houses since the early 1900's and there are many different recipes.  This recipe I made up for the show and I hope all you foodies out there give it a try and enjoy it as much as I do and don't be affraid to change it to fit your own taste after all isn't that what cooking for yourself is all about?   This recipe serves 4.

Blue Cheese Wedge Salad

3/4 Cup Mayo or Salad Dressibng
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
1 teas. Onion and Garlic Powder
3 Tbs. Sugar
1 teas. Seasoned Salt
4 Ozs. Blue Cheese

Mix all ingredents and chill.

Salad

1 Head Iceburg Lettace
6 Cooked Slices Bacon
4 Ozs. Blue Cheese
Cherry Tomatoe's
1/2 Medium Red Onion Sliced thin
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix salad dressing.  Cook bacon until crisp. Cut Iceburg lettace into 4 parts, wedged, then place on 4
plates and pour dressing on top, add onions, tomatoe's, bacon, and Blue Cheese, now dig in!  The choice of Blue Cheese is up to you until they pay me to say a name its not going to happen! Such is life! LOL.  All sponsors welcome.

Anywho I hope you all give this a try with a good steak, baked potatoe and a wonderful red wine, bread is OK too.  Write me with your recipes to try and life stories.  I love hearing from you all.  Make me laugh!  My email address is madjon51@aol.com and ewatch the TV show on the web by going to aikenstandard.com ASTV 95, "Cooking with MadJon and Friends".  Happy Trails to you and yours until we meet again.  Eileen Hutson, MadJon.

Sweet Texas A&M Hot Jalapeno Bacon Wrapped Poppers

Well hello to all you foodies out there in webland its me again and am back from a trip to the great state of Texas.  I do hope you are all enjoying your summer.  I know I'm with trips and fishing in Texas at our cousins fish camp and going to Rockport on the way back to Friendswood to visit our cousins beef ranch,  He had this Hugh garden and among the fruits of his labor were some sweet Jalapeños which he said that Texas A&M cultivated them to be sweet but let me tell you honey they are hot and sweet and there is nothing better then that.  Any who he gave us a whole bag of them so I have made the recipe about four times now.  The first time was at my mother- in- laws house and she asked if I could make them and I said yes so I made up this recipe there.  I hope you will use it and enjoy it as much as she did.  She loves hot and sweet so I made up a sauce to brush on the poppers before you bake them.  Jalapeños are a fruit from Mexico and come in green or red.  The green part has a taste like a bell pepper with a kick , however the seeds are what is hot on the pepper.  They can be pickled, roasted, saute' in oil and served with cheese on top warmed, jellied, added to salsa and the list goes on and on.  I hope that you like this recipe and give it a try!

12 fresh Jalapeño Peppers, cut in half, seeds removed
1 pound Bacon, cut in half
1/4 bunch Cilantro, chopped
1 green onion, chopped
1 8 oz Cream Cheese
1/2 teas. Salt
1/2 teas. each Onion and Garlic Powder
Sauce

1/2 Cup Olive Oil
4 Tabs. Balsamic Vinegar
1 teas. Italian Spices
3 Tabs. Sugar
1/2 teas. Salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cut Jalapeño in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and place on a cookie sheet with sides.  Mix softened cream cheese, onions, cilantro, salt, onion and garlic powder.  Fill peppers and take cut bacon, add a tooth pick for hold bacon and wrap around the peppers and place onto sheet.  Now mix vinegar and sugar. To that you add the Italian spice, salt and mix then add the oil and brush the tops of the peppers.  Bake about 20 min or until bacon is browned to your desired taste.  You may want to boil these to get the Bacon browned more.

Well that is how you make my jalapeño poppers and everyone that eats them loves them.  I hope that you will make some of these for yur next party.  I hope you have a great summer vacation and watch, "Cooking With Madjon and Friends".  Go to the aikenstandardcom, ASTV95. Try the recipes and let me know what you think.  E-mail me at madjon51@aol.com with your recipes, ideas and stories.  I love hearing from you all.  Happy trail to you and yours until we meet again.  Eileen Hutson, MadJon.

Happy 4th With B.B.Q. Port Ribs or B.B.Q. Chicken

Hello to all you foodies out there in webland am in the wonderful state of Texas for the 4th.  We are going to B.B.Q. some ribs and chicken, nothing better in the world to eat then that!  I love the fourth of July with the fireworks and celebrating this wonderful country called the USA.  It makes me remember and be thankful for our freedom and those who have died and fought for that freedom.  Both my parents fought in WWII.  They both loved this country as much as I do.  They believed in the American dream and I still believe in that as well.  I believe that our children were raised up in a better America then we were and I believe that our grandchildren will be brought up in a better America then we were.  I still believe in the American Dream and I still believe that as Americans we can pull ourselves up and grow some backbone and do what is best for all of us.  There are new citizens out there who still believe wholeheartedly in a great America and we should look to them like new babies brought into this world of ours to help get all of us on the right track to building and making the good old USA what it can be for us and for the world.   I wish us all a great deal of luck.  I hope you all are enjoying your 4th of July because I know that I will.  Now let's make some B.B.Q.

B.B.Q. Ribs, Pork or Beef or 1 5 Pound Chicken

3 to 4 pounds of Ribs

Salt & Pepper ribs to taste
Mix:

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1.5 tsp. Chile Powder
1.5 tsp. Onion Powder
1.5 tsp. Garlic Powder
1.5 tsp. crushed Red Peppers
1/2 tsp. Dry Mustard
1.5 tsp. ground Cumin

B.B.Q Sauce


1 Chopped Onion
5 Gloves Garlic chopped
1 stick Butter
1.5 Cups Catup
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1.5 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. perpared Mustard
1 tsp. Onion and Garlic Powder
2 tsp. Hot Sauce
1/2 Corn Syrup
Mix all the ingredents for the rub together and you may want to add some salt to that as well, like maybe a 1 teaspoon.  Anywho then rub the mix on the ribs after you salt and pepper them.  If you are doing chicken follow the same dircctions for the rub and sauce.  Then place the ribs in a preheated oven on about 350 covered with foil for about 1 to 1 3/4 hour.  The while they are cooking make your sauce.  Place butter in a pan and heat till melted, then add the onion and garlic, chopped.  Cook till clear.  Then add all the rest of the ingredients to the pot and cook till thick about 30 minutes.  After the ribs have cooked in the oven then check for tenderness, it should pull apart with a fork.  Then uncover the ribs and start basting with the sauce.  Let it cook about 15 minutes then sauce again and turn ribs and bast again.  Cook another 15 minutes and you are ready to eat.  If you are cooking chicken, clean it with papertowels and  just rub the chicken and place it in the oven at 350 degrees and cook for about 1 hour then start basting with the sauce and cook for about 10 mins and bast again and cook for another 10 mins or until done and its nice and brown on the outside.  Yum, Yum.  You may want to cover your bottom of the pans with foil, less clean up for you and more time to have fun!  Enjoy!

Anywho I hope you all enjoy this dish and write to me and let me know how you like it.  You could finish the ribs on the grill if you like to taste of the B.B.Q.   Please watch my TV show on the web by going to the aikenstandard.com, ASTV 95, "Cooking With Madjon and Friends".  Enjoy you family, friends and the 4th of July!  Fireworks Etc, Etc.  Happy trails to you until we meet again.  Eileen F. Hutson, Madjon.