This web site contains my favorite recipes. As you look at my recipes, you will notice the majority of the are very simple. This is the type of food my family enjoys most. I spent a number of years cooking for Marriott Corp., a country club, a hotel and an old english restaurant and I have come to enjoy cooking the things my family enjoys. Some of them will have stories and memories of the friends and family that share their recipes with me. Others are ones I have collected from cookbooks, magazines or the internet. I have tried to give credit where credit is due. I hope you enjoy some my favorite recipes.


I want to thank my mother for her patience in teaching me to cook. I started cooking for the family when I was in the sixth grade. My mom was working and my dad was going to school at BYU working on his masters degree. Mom would leave me instructions on what to cook for dinner and if I had questions I would call her. Thanks mom for the help and encouragement. I love you.

Under the tab Rick's Healthy Recipes are of course healthy recipes. There are some Vegan, Vegetarian and of course just plain healthy ones.


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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Disneyland Monte Cristo



As you may or may not know, my family went to Disneyland without me last month due to a blood clot in my leg.  One of the things my daughter was looking forward to having at the park was the Monte Cristo Sandwich at the Blue Bayou Cafe, but due to time and may other factors she didn't get her sandwich.  I am putting a recipe on my blog just for her.  This recipe comes from the now defunct Disney Magazine.  It is printed on the web page titled "Theme Park Insider":   http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201404/3982/
Disneyland's Blue Bayou Monte Cristo

 Ingredients:

1 egg
1 3/4 c + 2 T water
1 3/4 c flour
3/4 t salt
1 t baking powder
8 slices thick, high quality white or egg bread (challah's the best)
4 slices ham
4 slices turkey
4 slices Swiss cheese
3 c canola oil
Powdered Sugar, for dusting

Directions:

Batter:
 Whisk egg and water in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. Then add flour, salt, and baking powder, whisking until smooth.

Sandwich:
Place one slice of ham, turkey and cheese on flour slices of bread, topping with remaining slices of bread.  Quarter each sandwich by slicing from corner to corner.

Cooking:
Heat oil in a skillet to 350 degrees.  Dip each quarter of sandwich into the batter, coating it completely, allowing excess to drip away.  Place each sandwich section in the oil and allow to cook for 3 minutes on each side.  Once fried on both sides, carefully remove the sandwich pieces and let sit to drain on paper towel-lined plate for a moment before dusting with powdered sugar.  Serve immediately.



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