Seasonal Plate

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Seasonal Plate

Cook's note: The Seasonal Plate was published in the Pilot Independent on August 20th. Follow this link to the online version of the Seasonal Plate.  

http://www.walkermn.com/health/homelife/the-seasonal-plate/article_5e837794-26d8-11e4-bdc6-001a4bcf887a.html

Two of the recipes were previously posted 

Grilled Three Sisters Salad

http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2014/08/grilled-three-sisters-summer-salad.html

Watermelon Salad

http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2014/08/watermelon-salad.html

Spice Rubbed Rib-Eye Steaks
Cook's notes:
This versatile rub is a complex combination of flavors perfect for meat. Sugar enhances the flavor. It’s sweet and spicy all in one blend.
Ingredients:
2 bone in rib eye steaks
Spice Rub Ingredients:

• 1 TB. finely ground coffee beans 
• 2 tsp. each chili powder, garlic powder, dried thyme, and sugar 

Directions:

• Mix spice rub ingredients. Apply spice rub to both sides of the rib eye steaks, about 2 teaspoons per side. 
• Grill steaks to desired doneness with grill lid down which holds in the heat. 

What an ingenious idea to speed up the process for bread rising using a heating pad. 

We were out of bread the other day and I didn't want to go to the store. Then I remembered I had some frozen bread loaves in the freezer. (Rhodes brand) Since I didn't want to wait all day for them to rise, I put the pans on top of an electric heating pad and set it to hi heat. (Ours has auto turn off~ so I had to check it occasionally). Anyway, a little while later, this is what we got to eat... I had read about this idea on Pinterest! it really worked :)

Looking for some creative ways to use those baking pans in your kitchen? Check out this new publication from BHG called One Pan. You can find it at a bookstore or the grocery store. The recipes showed innovative ways to use a variety of pans you already have in your kitchen.