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HOME COOKING: Hard Rock Cafe Recipes You Can Cook At Home - Rock Your World Chicken Quesadillas - prepare a delicious meal to impress family, friends
With its classic Rock & Roll theme and great chef-prepared meals, the HARD ROCK CAFE is a fantastic place to eat.
Back in the 70's, Eric Clapton - the original guitar god, founder of Cream and Derek & the Dominoes, writer of the immortal "Layla" - liked to eat at this quirky American restaurant in London, England, called the Hard Rock Cafe.
The diner was this funky old building that used to be a Rolls Royce dealership. It was run by a couple of young American guys who liked to keep it loose. Hard Rock Cafe was an instant classic. You could be yourself at the Hard Rock. It was good food and a good time.
So Clapton got to be friends with the American duo and asked them to save him a regular table - put up a brass plaque or something. And the young proprietors said, "Why don't we put up your guitar?" They all had a chuckle, and he handed over a guitar, and they slapped it on the wall.
No one thought much more about it. Until a week later, when another guitar arrived (a Gibson Les Paul, by the way). With it was a note from Pete Townshend of The Who which read: "Mine's as good as his. Love, Pete."
The young proprietors put it on the wall. After that, the guitars never stopped coming.
The restaurant franchise continues this practice today with Hard Rock Cafes in more than thirty countries worldwide. Each Hard Rock Cafe is filled with Rock & Roll collectibles. Many famous musical artists continue to donate items to the restaurants.
Hard Rock Cafe features fun menu items like Blackened Chicken Penne Pasta, Hickory Smoked Chicken & Spinach Dip, Famous Pig Sandwich, Love Me Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Sauce, Rock Your World Chicken Quesadillas and their Purple Haze Mixed Drink.
>>> So if you want to prepare a delicious meal to impress family, friends or even a hot date - maybe someone you met on a romantic dating site - here is Hard Rock Cafe's most popular meal of all - BAKED POTATO SOUP FOLLOWED BY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS & ORANGE FREEZE DESSERT...
--Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup--
8 slices bacon
1 cup Diced yellow onions
2/3 cup Flour
6 cups Hotchicken stock
4 cups Diced -- peeled baked Potatoes
2 cups Heavy cream
1/4 cup Chopped parsley
1 1/2 teaspoon Granulated garlic
1 1/2 teaspoon Dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 teaspoon Red pepper sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon Coarse black pepper
1 cup Grated Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup Diced green onions -- white Part only
Additional chopped bacon --
Grated cheese and Chopped parsley for Garnish
Fry bacon until crisp. Chop bacon and reserve drippings.
Cook onions in remaining drippings over medium-high heat until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add flour, stirring to prevent lumps.
Cook 3 - 5 minutes until mix just begins to run golden. Add chicken stock gradually, whisking to prevent lumps, until liquid thickens. Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, chopped bacon, parsley, garlic, basil, salt, pepper sauce and black pepper. Simmer 10 minutes; DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL. Add grated cheese and green onions.
Heat until cheese melts smoothly.
Garnish each serving as desired with chopped bacon, grated cheese and chopped parsley.
--Rock Your World Chicken Quesadillas--
4 flour tortillas
1 grilled chicken breast
barbecue sauce
crushed pineapple
bacon bits
colby-jack cheese
cooking oil spray
Take flour tortilla and sprinkle half of it with cheese and 1/4 of cooked chicken.
Add bacon bits and a little bit of crushed pineapple (no juice) if desired. Pour a little bit of BBQ sauce on top. Don't be too generous with the sauce or it will seep out of the quesadilla.
Spray the pan with cooking spray. Fold the tortilla in half and place in pan. It only takes a few short minutes to brown one side and then flip over to brown the other side.
When done, cut into wedges and serve with added BBQ sauce if you like to dip.
--Hard Rock Cafe Orange Freeze--
2 cups orange sherbet
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup milk
1 sprig fresh mint (for garnish)
In a blender, place the sherbet, juice, and milk; blend for 15 seconds or just until the sherbet is smooth.
You may have to stop the blender and stir the mixture up a bit to help it combine.
Pour into a tall, chilled glass and place a sprig of fresh mint on top.
Serve immediately, either to drink or as a dessert.
Or try...
--Hard Rock Cafe BBQ Beans--
2 15-ounce cans pinto beans (with liquid)
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons diced onion
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/2 cup shredded pork or chopped bacon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour entire contents of the can of pinto beans into a casserole dish (with a lid). Dissolve the cornstarch in a small bowl with the 2 tablespoons of water.
Add this solution to the beans and stir. Add the remaining ingredients to the dish, stir well and cover.
Bake for 90 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir every 30 minutes.
After removing the beans from the oven, let the beans cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
--Hard Rock Cafe Grilled Vegetable Sandwich--
6 Tbl Mayonnaise
1/2 ts Fresh Parsley -- Chopped
Dried Oregano
Salt to taste
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 sm Zucchini
1 Yellow Summer Squash
1/4 Eggplant
1/4 c Olive Oil
2 Sourdough French Roll
1 TB Parmesan Cheese -- Grated
8 Onion Ring Slices
4 slices Tomato
2 Pieces Red Leaf Lettuce
Preheat the barbecue or stovetop grill.
To prepare spread, put 3 tbsp of the mayo into a small bowl and add the parsley, oregano, and a pinch of salt. Set this and the remaining mayo aside until you're ready to make the sandwich.
Prepare the bell pepper by cutting it into quarters and seeding it. Brush the entire surface with olive oil. Slice the zucchini, squash, and eggplant into lengthwise slices with oil as well.
Cook the red pepper on a hot grill for 2 or 3 mintues. At that point add the remaining vegetables to the grill and cook everything for 4 to 5 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender.
Be sure to salt the vegetables and turn them halfway through the cooking time. When the veggies are tender and begin to char, remove them from the grill and prepare each sandwich by first cutting the french rolls in half lengthwise through the middle. Spread the parsley-mayo mixture over the bottom of the rolls.
Arrange the zucchini onto the rolls. Stack the yellow squash and then the eggplant.
Peel the skin off the red peppers and then add to the sandwiches. Arrange the onions over the peppers. Divide the parmesan cheese and sprinkle it over the peppers. Arrange the onions and tomato slices next.
Add the lettuce and spread the mayo on the top of the rolls. Close sandwiches and cut in half. Pierce each half with a toothpick and serve.
Dig In and Enjoy!
A Graduate of the Holland College Culinary Course, Brian Alan Burhoe has cooked in Atlantic Coast restaurants for over 30 years. He is a member of the Canadian Culinary Federation. Brian's articles reflect his interests in food service, dreamstudy, imaginative literature and our best friends -- our dogs.
His Home Page is A CULINARY MYSTERY TOUR - A Literary Chef. His articles have been reprinted on numerous culinary websites and various Blogs, including the popular Romantic Relationship site WUVING.com.
Other Popular items on the Hard Rock Cafe Menu:
Hard Rock Cheeseburger or Bacon Cheeseburger : Served with Seasoned Fries.
Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Sandwich: Topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato & Jack cheese. Served with Seasoned Fries & Coleslaw.
Hard Rock Cafe Veggie Burger: Served with a Side Salad.
Hickory Bar-B-Que Chicken: Served with Seasoned Fries, Coleslaw & Ranch Beans.
Entrée House Salad: Fresh mixed greens with shredded cheese, seasoned bacon bits, dried cranberries and in-house made garlic croutons. Served with choice of dressing.
About the Author
A Graduate of the Holland College Culinary Course, Brian Alan Burhoe has cooked in Atlantic Coast restaurants for over 30 years. He is a member of the Canadian Culinary Federation. His articles reflect his interests in food service, dreamstudy, imaginative literature and our best friends -- our dogs. His Home Page is A CULINARY MYSTERY TOUR - A Literary Chef
How did Eric Clapton contribute to society.?
Hi, i have a project that im doing on eric clapton, and the only way i can pick him is if he influenced society, (other than influeing all blues/rock music, and or donating to charities)
How would you or your teacher define contributing or influencing to society?There are many people who have taken up guitar as a result of hearing Eric Clapton play.I'd say that is influential to society in general and not just to music.The arts are considered to be a major part in most societies and Eric Clapton has played a big part of that for nearly 50 years.
The Crossroads Center in Antigua is a renowned drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.It can be argued that the auction of some of his most prized guitars to benefit the center could be considered as a donation to charity.The opposing argument can be made that Eric Clapton founded the facility and that is in itself a contribution to society.He continues to help fund the Crossroads Center by holding the Crossroads Guitar Festivals and gets help from his many friends in the industry.
Is Eric Clapton curing cancer or re-inventing the wheel?No,of course not.But neither is anyone else.We all contribute to society in our own way.
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If you want to play Eric Clapton songs on the guitar there's a couple of things you need to keep in mind to help you produce Eric's unique sound.
Does Eric's sound come from his Fender guitar? No, Eric ClMac Guitar Pro Crackapton could make just about any guitar sound great. Eric plays with a degree of emotion and sensitivity rarely found in rock or blues guitar players.
The secret to playing Eric Clapton songs is to understand how he chooses his chords and scales carefully to help him present a song. Here's ... tips to get the famous Clapton sound.
Tip 1. Use the Aeolian mode in your solos.
While most guitarist are content to play the minor pentatonic scale in many instances Eric's preference is the Aeolian mode.
The Aeolian mode contains all the notes of the minor pentatonic with the addition of two extra notes.
Here is some examples:
D minor pentatonic scale = D, F, G, A and C
D Aeolian mode contains = D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C
The significance of the two extra notes is that they create a very important musical tension. The musical tension is caused by the distance of a semitone. A semitone is the distance of one fret on a guitar. When you play the D Aeolian mode on your guitar notice how there is a between semitone between the notes E and F and the notes A and Bb.
You can hear a good example of Eric playing a solo based on the D Aeolian mode if you listen to "Layla" on the Clapton Unplugged album. In this solo Eric uses a combination of D Aeolian mode and the D blues scale.
Tip 2. Play power chords for fast chord changes.
When playing fast Clapton songs or songs with fast chord changes use power chords.
A most popular type of power chord is simply a two note chord that uses the tonic note and it's fifth. It's quite common to see these chords indicated as "5" chord e.g., C5, G5, D5 etc
Eric Clapton songs that use this style of chord are Layla (the original electric version), Sunshine Of Your Love, Cocaine.
Tip 3. Learn to play the 12 bar blues.
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Being able to identify a song by recognizing it's form is a vital part of learning songs quickly.
Here is an example of a 12 bar blues in the key of E.
E /// | A /// | E /// | E ///|
A /// | A /// | E /// |E ////|
B /// | A /// | E /// | E ///||
There's two songs on the Clapton Unplugged album that uses this exact format. Both "Before You Accuse Me" and "Malted Milk" blues are based on this 12 bar blues form.
In the hands of an experience performer like Eric Clapton these simple musical raw materials can be very effective.
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