Boardash: Blue Cheese Ball, Peppered London Broil, and Crumb Peach Pie

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Recipes: ArcaMax Chef

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Friday October 23, 2009

Appetizer -- Blue Cheese Ball
Main Course -- Peppered London Broil
Dessert -- Crumb Peach Pie
Grocery List
Tales from the ArcaMax Chef

We hope y'all enjoy this recipe that serves 6 to 8.

Appetizer -- Blue Cheese Ball

8 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
8 oz. pineapple tidbits, drained
One half tsp. seasoned salt
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup fresh parsley, minced

Combine all ingredients, except parsley in a bowl and mix well. Form into a ball shape and roll in minced parsley. Chill for 1 hour before serving with crackers.

The Skinny: Use light or low fat cheeses. You could probably skip the pecans also but they do add a nice crunch.

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Main Course -- Peppered London Broil

1 London broil, about 3 to 4 pounds
One quarter cup olive oil
1 Tbsp. fresh ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. red pepper
1 Tbsp. dried parsley
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. salt

Brush steak with olive oil. Combine seasonings and rub on both sides of the steak. Chill until ready to grill. Cook over medium hot coals until desired doneness is achieved. You can let the steak marinate overnight with the pepper and spice rub for a little extra flavor.

The Skinny: Trim any fat from the meat.

Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

3 - 4 pounds red potatoes, washed and quartered
1 tsp. salt
3 cloves garlic, minced
One third cup Fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
One quarter cup butter
One quarter cup cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain off water. Add garlic, cheese, butter, cream and salt and pepper and mash potatoes until smooth.

The Skinny: Use low fat milk and fat free Half and Half rather than the cream.

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Dessert -- Crumb Peach Pie

1 – 9 inch refrigerated piecrust
4 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
One half cup sugar
One quarter cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:

One third cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
Two thirds cup all-purpose flour
One half cup butter

Combine peaches in a large bowl and mix well with sugar, flour and cinnamon. Pour into the pie shell. Combine topping ingredients until crumb mixture forms. Sprinkle over peaches. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.

The Skinny: Use your favorite sugar substitutes.

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Grocery List

8 oz. blue cheese, crumbled
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
8 oz. pineapple tidbits, drained
One half tsp. seasoned salt
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 London broil, about 3 to 4 pounds
1 Tbsp. fresh ground black pepper
6 cloves garlic
1 tsp. red pepper
1 Tbsp. dried parsley
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
One quarter cup olive oil
3 - 4 pounds red potatoes
One third cup Fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
Three quarters cup butter
One quarter cup cream
1 - 9 inch refrigerated piecrust
4 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
One half cup sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
One third cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

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Tales from the ArcaMax Chef

I always make sure to count my blessings. The way things are in the world today, I think that counting blessings is as important as having a retirement account. Given the performance of my retirement account lately, I am doing much better in the blessings department than in the retirement department.

So ... I am blessed with an abundance of leaves in my yard. I have a number of huge oak trees that really dump the leaves. There are times in my yard when the leaves pile up past my knees.

She Who Must Be Obeyed (my wife) gets sick of the leaves. To She's credit, She is very good at helping with the raking and bagging. In fact, some years She probably rakes up more leaves than I do.

However, all of this effort does not come without a price. She is continually scheming to "lose" a couple of the big trees to limit the leaf production. I, on the other hand, being a Dead Head and general fan of all things natural, resist every effort to cut down a tree or even get the branches trimmed.

I think trees are one of God's perfect gifts to Man. There is nothing better than walking under a tree on a warm day and experiencing the shade and feeling the immediate cooling effect. I love going for a walk in the early morning and seeing the sunlight as it illuminates the canopies of the beautiful trees around our neighborhood. Relaxing in a hammock strung between two big trees is surely one of life's most simple yet rewarding pleasures.

I haven't had to tie myself to any of the trees yet to keep She at bay but I am hoping for less than a bumper crop of leaves this year.

God Bless America.

Enjoy!