Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing, Rib-eye Steaks, Grilled Corn, Potato Planks, and Amaretto Brownies

Fresh Spring Greens

3 Carrots, peeled and sliced

3 Ribs of Celery, sliced

3 Green Onions, sliced

2 small Haas Avocados, peeled and diced

I used the Blue Cheese Salad Dressing recipe in the All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook ~ it was just right.

We decided to try something different with the potatoes and saw these in the Cuisine at Home magazine.

Slice 4 Russet Potatoes into 1/4″ planks.

Toss with salt, pepper, olive oil, and fresh parsley

Cook on the grill about 8 minutes a side.

The flavor and texture of these was great – kind of like baked potatoes – but next time, I will add more seasoning like Garlic Salt, Tony Chachere’s Seasoning, fresh Rosemary, or something else to give them a little more flavor.

I wanted to compare this recipe that I’ve been making for years with the Kahlua Brownie recipe I tried last week, but it’s hard to say which is best.  They are both fudgy, not cakey.  I’ve used this recipe with Raspberry Dessert Wine from Mosby.  I guess the bottom line is this recipe makes more, so if you are baking for company, or a potluck, this one is better.  But, they are both scrumptious!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a 9″ x 13″ pan with foil and spray with non-stick spray (I used Crisco Spray with Flour).

In a medium saucepan, over low heat, melt:

1 Cup Shortening

4 oz Unsweetened Chocolate (I used Ghirardelli)

Remove from stove and let cool about 15 minutes, then stir in:

2 Cups Sugar

Individually whisk in:

4 eggs

1/4 cup Amaretto (I used diSaronno)

Then carefully stir in:

1 1/2 Cups Flour

1/2 teaspoon Salt

Bake for 25 minutes.  Allow to cool (if you possibly can!), frost, then sprinkle with Slivered Almonds.

In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt:

1/4 Cup Butter

1 oz Unsweetened Chocolate

Remove from heat and stir in:

2 Cups Powdered Sugar

2 Tablespoons Half & Half

3 Tablespoons Amaretto

Dash of Salt

Stir until it reaches desired consistency.  If too runny, add more sugar in small amounts.  If too thick, add more Half & Half in small amounts.

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