Quick and Easy Spinach with Blue Cheese and Bacon

1 pound fresh baby spinach, washed
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
Dashes of salt
Dash of ground cayanne pepper
2 cooked bacon strips, chopped
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

Put olive oil and garlic in a saute pan over medium high heat. Add spinach, salt, and cayanne pepper. Saute for 3 minutes. Drain. Place on a serving plate and top with blue cheese and bacon.
Serves 4 to 5

IronMan 2 is scheduled to be released in May 2010. Robert Downey Jr. returns to his role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in this very popular and successful film. IronMan 2 is an action-fest with splashes of comedy from Downey. This film is sure to be a box-office hit!

Our recipe for Quick and Easy Spinach with Blue Cheese and Bacon is "iron" packed goodness with the great flavors of blue cheese and smoky crispy bacon. This great food combination and our featured film are superheros and "out of this world."

Buttermilk Cheddar and Garlic Biscuits

100th Recipe

Reel Good Recipes celebrates 100 recipes with our mouthwatering Buttermilk Cheddar and Garlic Biscuits. So easy to make and you will enjoy all the mmmmmm so good compliments from everyone.

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4 cups Bisquick Biscuit mix

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cups buttermilk
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
6 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 -1/2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Mix butter and parsley together and set aside.

Add Bisquick and garlic powder to a strainer and shake into a large mixing bowl. Add buttermilk and cheddar cheese. Stir until mixed (about 30 seconds), do not over mix. Spoon large Tablespoons onto a greased (or use a non-stick spray, such as Pam) cookie sheet, about an inch apart. Smooth down tops to prevent hard points from forming. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden.

Once the biscuits are done, brush with butter and parsley.

Serve hot.

Makes 20 biscuits

Please enjoy some of our 100 recipes on this video clip.

Fried Green Tomatoes

4 green tomatoes
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup olive olive

Combine all the ingredients below in a mixing bowl:
1 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

1/2 teaspoon Season All

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic power

1/4 teaspoon thyme

Slice green tomato slices thick, about 1/2 inch.

You should have separate bowls for egg, flour, and panko mixture.

Dip and coat green tomato slices in flour, then egg and lastly panko mixture. Repeat for each slice.

Preheat skillet with olive oil over med high heat. Saute for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Tomatoes will brown quickly, do check after each minute. Remove and place on paper towel.

Add dashes of salt to tomatoes after you remove from skillet.

Serves 6 to 8.

Optional Dip, combine and mix well:

1/2 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons low-fat mayo

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

dash of parley flakes. (Keep Refrigerated)

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

"Fried Green Tomatoes" is two stories in one. First a menopausal and overweight housewife Evelyn (Kathy Bates) who's life is spinning out of control. Then an elderly, wise and lovable woman name Ninny (Jessica Tandy) who lives in a nursing home. The two women meet and the tale of Idgie and Ruth from Ninny's past is told. Our recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes pays tribute to the "Whistle Stop" diner portrayed in the film. Please enjoy the video clip below. It shows when Idgie and Ruth opened the diner. Idgie's first attempted at making fried green tomatoes was a bust, but we have put our touches on it and now its the "bomb."

Lord of the Onion Rings

The Lord of the Rings (2001)

From J.R.R.Tolkien's trilogy we spotlight the Oscar Awarded film "The Lord of the Rings." This is storytelling at its very best. Beautiful film with important messages for all of us. Our recipe for Lord of the Onion Rings was our quest (as Frodo Baggins was for the one true ring) for a great tasting and beautiful onion ring that could be done easily by home cooks. "The Lord of the Rings" film and our recipe for Lord of the Onion Rings are both the chosen ones.

3/4 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
1 large yellow onion
1/2 cup vegetable oil

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Combine the ingredients below in a mixing bowl

1 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1/2 teaspoon season salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Thyme

Wash, peel outer skin of onion, and cut off top and bottom (about an inch). Cut across onion to create rings (about 1/2 wide).

Place flour in mixing bowl, and dust rings with flour. Beat egg in a mixing, then dip and cover rings in egg. Roll each ring through Panko mixture until coated inside and out.

Preheat oil in skillet on med high heat. Cook rings about 30 seconds on each side, or until golden brown. They will brown quickly, please don't leave skillet.

Remove from skillet and place on paper towel.

Serves 4

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Optional Dip Sauce:

Combine ingredients below in bowl and mix well
Serve with onion rings
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons low-fat mayo
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
Dash of parsley flakes

Spinach with Jalapeno Cream Sauce

Iron Man (2008)

We are happy to share with you our iron rich Spinach with Jalapeno Creamed Sauce. The "Iron Man" film stars Robert Downey Jr., who portrays Tony Spark and he becomes our Superhero. I am giving this film "two spoons up" for its great screenplay and acting. Iron Man always ate his spinach, it gave him the extra strength he needed to save the world and our recipe for spinach is just the ticket!

2 Tbs butter
2 cups cooked spinach, liquid reserved
1 Tbs. flour
1 Tbs. green onion, chopped
3 Tbs. milk
1/2 cup jalepeno cheese, shredded
1 Tbs chopped green chiles
dash worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Melt butter over medium high heat. Add flour and stirr until thickened but not brown. Stir in 2 tablespoons reserved liquid. Add onions and cook until soft. Add milk, jalapeno cheese, chilles and worcestershire sauce. Stir until well combined and creamy. Add salt and pepper, stirring until well combined.

Serves 6.

Serve as a side dish or with tortilla chips as a dip.

Corn and Crab Cornbread Pie

My, Oh My, it's corn and crab pie!

1 can Mexicorn – 11 oz can
½ jalapeno or Serrano pepper (remove seeds) finely chopped
8 oz fresh lump or claw crab meat
1 package Jiffy or other corn muffin mix (8 ½ oz)
2 eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
1 large garlic clove, chopped
¾ cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
Dash of salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons melted butter for top crust after baking
Optional, 10 cherry tomatoes

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Mix all ingredients above, except butter in a large mixing bowl. Stir gently and only until ingredients are blended together. Use a well (9 inches) greased (solid or liquid oil) iron skillet or a metal baking pan (if pan is non-stick, still grease lightly). Pour in mixture, even out and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly (5 minutes) and loosen sides with a knife. Place large plate over skillet or pan, turn over and tap top of pan to loosen. Your corn and crab pie should rest nicely on plate. Spread butter over top crust.
Optional, 10 cherry tomatoes - cross cut tops and place around pie.

This dish is wonderful with chicken, turkey, beef, or pork and can stand alone as a satisfying main dish.

Serves 8 to 10

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece "Pulp Fiction" tells the story of two hit men Jules and Vincent played by acting giants Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta. Bruce Willis also stars as Butch, an over the hill boxer in all kinds of trouble. Please check out the video below set in a diner that's being robbed, and the thieves have the misfortune of running into Jules and Vincent.

In "Pulp Fiction", the diner's special that day could have been our recipe, "My Oh My, It's Corn and Crab Pie." Jules was enjoying every savory bit, when some dumb ass decides to stick a gun in his face. Huge mistake, never come between a man and his corn and crab pie!

Potato Salad

Quick, Super Easy and Delicious, this potato salad has heart and soul!

Soul Food (1997)

“Soul Food” is one of those movies when you watch it, you feel the love and history, good or bad, with the family. Early in the movie Mama Joe (Irma P. Hall) is in the kitchen with her three daughters cooking Sunday dinner, which is a tradition in their family. They share laughter and spit some fire, but it’s all good!!

My recipe for Heart and Soul Potato Salad is a tradition in my family, just like Mama Joe’s. All the great food at the Sunday table is much more than just sharing a meal. It’s a time for families to share each other. Heart and Soul Potato Salad on your dinner table or picnic outing will certainly bring your family and friends together.


5 medium size red potatoes
2 eggs
½ cup mayo (you can use a lighter mayo, if preferred)
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
¾ teaspoon of bottled celery seed
1 tablespoon light vegetable oil (I prefer Wesson)
Dashes of salt and pepper , to taste
Optional: Dashes of paprika on top of salad


Boil potatoes in water until tender (large folk should glide through). Let potatoes cool, then chop into mouth size cubes.

Boil eggs. After eggs have cooled, peel and diced into small cubes.

In a large bowl lightly mix all of the ingredients above. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Serve on serving plate lined with lettuce, spoon classic potato salad onto plate. Optional: Sprinkle with paprika.

Serves 5 to 6.