Fav Recipes From the New Seasons Best?

[Happy Chef]

I just got back from vacation and am trying to catch up. What are some of the best and any not so great? Any stunners?

[Nanisu]

We made the Moroccan Chicken Pita Wedges last night at our meeting. They were to DIE for! We were so surprised! The new Moroccan rub is NOT what I expected at all, it's not spicy, just really yummy!! We all agreed we'd chop the chicken with the chopper, though, not just dice it.

[pampmomof3]

We have our meeting tonight and I made the Greek Cheese Torta and others on my team are making: Summer Berry Shortcakes, One Pot Creamy Pasta, Morrocan CHicken Pitas and the Chicken, Avocado & Grapefruit salad.

I'll post our thoughts this week!

[Debi]

I made the Chicken, Avocado & Grapefruit salad tonight and I wasn't impressed at all. The cashews were the best part! LOL! I don't particularly care for grapefruit so I may not have been a good judge.

The new trifle in the SB is AWESOME!! And I like the Greek Torta.

[pamperedbecky]

I love that Pina Colada Upside Down Cake. Yum!! I want to do it at a show.

I just made up my own recipe using that Greek Seasoning (which is AWESOME by the way!). Does everyone remember those pinwheels we did a few years ago (Parmesan Rosemary Pinwheels). Well, I had the thought to make one up using the greek seasoning. I just did these tonight at the Power Cooking Show I held at my house. Mix 1/2 block of cream cheese (4 oz) with about 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup of crumbled feta cheese. I added 1 tsp to 1 1/2 tsp of the greek seasoning and mixed it up. I unrolled a tube of crescent roll dough and pinched all the seams and rolled it a little thinner. I spread the cream cheese mixture on it, rolled it up and sliced it into little pinwheels. I baked it at 375 for about 15-17 minutes and they were awesome!!! Yum!!! I highly recommend it and it would be a great 2nd recipe if you just wanted to do something extra and you can show off the seasoning.:chef:

[DebbieJ]

The Strawberry Cream Trifle is SOOO yummy. Just had a $1k show making it. :)

The Greek Cheese Torta is good, but HUGE. Can be halved and made in a SA Small Bowl.

I made the Casbah Chix for my family--DH liked it, 4 yo DS not so much...

Cheeseburger Salad is surprisingly good!

[baychef]

One pot pasta, chocolate velvet cake with straw.. lemon cakes, quiche lorraine tartletts, triple-citrus mojitos are all ones I have tried...all are excellent!

[amy07]

I really like the Chicken Tortilla Casserole. I've made it with the boneless skinless thighs and boneless/skinless breasts. I really like having a new recipe for the baker, it's my booking tool!;)

[pamperedbecky]

I really like the Chicken Tortilla Casserole. I've made it with the boneless skinless thighs and boneless/skinless breasts. I really like having a new recipe for the baker, it's my booking tool!;)

I made that last week, too and it was great!! Did you do it in the Deep Covered Baker? I wondered if it would work in there. I seem to remember there might have been a mention of that on CS.

[amy07]

yes, I use the DCB. And I think I'll keep to using the white meat, but that's just a personal preference for our family. My 4yo DS even likes it!:approve:

[Happy Chef]

Thanks for the tip about 1/2ing the Greek Cheese Torta recipe. I'm making it for our meeting on Tuesday and don't want alot of leftovers.

[Happy Chef]

So I did the Greek Cheese Torta for my meeting last night. It was a big hit. I used 2 SA bowls instead of the Small Batter Bowl as suggested and used one of them. There was plenty and it was a huge hit. I have a neighborhood gathering tonight and am bringing the other 1/2 to that. I pretoasted all the bread and just stored in a plastic bag. This would be a great to make ahead and bring to a show. Plus when we have back to back shows you can do what I did and split the recipe between both shows.