Empanada dough

Ingredients: 4 ½ cups – All purpose flour 3 cups – Masa harina 1 tbsp. – baking powder 1 tbsp. – Salt 12 oz. – melted butter 1 ½ to 2 cups – water Mix together the flour, masa, baking powder and salt in a kitchen aid mixer Slowly add in the melted butter on…

Chocolate Chip Cookies

From the bottomless cookie jar: Makes: enough to feed a ranch Ingredients 6 3/4 cups- all-purpose flour 3 tsp. – baking soda 3 tsp. – salt 1 ½ – lb. unsalted butter at room temp. 2 ¼ cups- granulated sugar 2 ¼ cups- light brown sugar 6- Eggs 3 tsp. vanilla 3 cup- semi-sweet chocolate…

Blondies

Makes: ½ sheet tray Ingredients 3 cups- all purpose flour 2 tsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. salt ¾ lb. butter 3 cups- brown sugar 4- Eggs 3 tsp. vanilla 2 cups- chocolate chips 1 cup- chopped pecans Let the butter set at room temperature for about a half hour, then cream it together with the…

Poblano butternut squash soup

Ingredients: 1- Bunch celery 4-small carrots 1- Yellow onion 3- cloves garlic 1- butternut squash 3tbsp. olive oil 4 shallots- rough chop 3- poblano chilies roasted ½ cup- tequila 1-cup cream Salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup- fresh cilantro 1-cup Cotija or parmesan cheese 1 gal- vegetable stock or water Method: 1- Rough chop…

Grilled Romaine Salad

It’s summertime and we’ve been loving this salad!  Bring back a little bit of your Colorado ranch vacation with this salad and a nice glass of wine on a warm evening. Makes: Ingredients: 1 oz.- balsamice vinegar 1 oz.- sherry vinegar 1 oz.- champagne vinegar 1 oz.- red wine vinegar 1 tbsp.- honey 1 tsp.-…

Banana Crunch Muffins

As I was searching around for a healthy treat to send into school for a kiddo’s birthday, Chef Matt handed me this recipe. Our winter guest ranch guests enjoy these fresh from the over, sitting in front of the fireplace. Our summer guest ranch guests find these out on the breakfast ride most of the…

Easy Chocolate Truffles

One of the most requested recipes from our kitchen is for the Chocolate Truffles. Chef Matt makes these often times to use for pairing with some of the red wines during his weekly wine tasting. Ingredients: * 2/3 cup heavy cream * 2 Tbs. honey * 9 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped * 2 Tbs. liquor…