UCLA vs Memphis

Saturday, September 6, 2014

UCLA vs Memphis

Appetizers - Eric

CARAMELIZED ONION PIGS IN A BLANKET WITH MEMPHIS MUSTARD RELISH DIP

3 tbl yellow mustard

3 tbl mayo

2 tbl pickle relish

1 tbl fresh parsley

Pinch kosher salt

Pinch ground pepper

2 tbl unsalted butter

2 sweet onions, chopped

1 tbl tomato paste

2, 8 ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls

32 smoked cocktail sausages

Stir together mustard, next 3 ingredients, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days

In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat, add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes until golden brown

Stir in tomato paste and salt and pepper to taste

Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper

On a lightly floured surface, unroll crescent roll dough, and cut each triangle in half lengthwise

Spoon about 1 tsp onion mixture on wide end of each dough piece, and top with a sausage

Starting at wide end, roll up each piece of dough; place on prepared pan

Cover and refrigerate for up to 12 hours

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Uncover and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown

Serve with mustard mixture

TENNESSEE TOMATO PIE

1 tbl olive oil

3 red onions, thinly sliced

Kosher Salt and Ground Pepper

9” ready-mad unbaked pie dish

1 lb large ripe tomatoes cut into quarter inch slices

6 ounces goat cheese with herbs, crumbled

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large nonstick pan add the oil and onions, season with salt and pepper

Cook, stirring over medium heat until the onions are well softened, about 15 minutes

Place the piecrust in a pie plate and fill with the cooked onions

Cover the onions with the tomato slices, placing them in a circular pattern

Spread the goat cheese over the top

Bake until the edges become brown, about 20 minutes

Remove from the oven, cool slightly, and slice into wedges

Main Course - Barb and Paul

Baby Back Ribs with Memphis BBQ sauce

Cook ribs at 250 degrees for 3-3.5 hours

Sweet corn, cooked on the BBQ

BARB’S FAVORITE ARTICHOKE RICE SALAD WITH SHRIMP

One 6.9 package Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavor (or any other chicken flavor rice you prefer)

One 6-ounce jar marinated artichoke hearts

½ cup mayo

1 bell pepper (color you prefer) chopped

3 to 4 green onions, chopped, white and green parts

12-14 pimiento stuffed green olives, sliced

1 t curry powder

Salt and Pepper

I pound shrimp

Cook chicken flavor rice to directions (if using Rice-A-Roni, don’t add the oil or butter that directions suggest)

Drain the artichoke hearts, and reserve the marinade

In a small bowl, whisk the marinade and the mayo to combine

Add the bell pepper, green onions, olives, curry powder, salt and pepper to taste, and mix together (I also chop the artichoke hearts from the marinade and throw those in). Add the mixture to the cooked rice

Gently stir in the shrimp

Place in refrigerator until ready to serve

UCLA beats Memphis 42-35 in close contest

PASADENA – It wasn’t supposed to be a shootout. It wasn’t even supposed to be close. For the second week in a row, UCLA found itself in a close contest against what was thought to be a much lesser opponent.

Luckily for UCLA, Brett Hundley and the Bruins offense brought plenty of ammo. They would need all of it.

A week after looking completely punchless against Virginia, the UCLA offense was right at home in its Rose Bowl debut. Hundley looked the part of the dark horse Heisman candidate he has been billed to be, as the redshirt junior quarterback threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns. Redshirt sophomore running back Paul Perkins added another two scores on the ground as UCLA defeated a pesky Memphis Tigers team to move to 2-0 on the year.

The Bruins struck early and often, scoring four times in the first half, with all four drives lasting less than 3 minutes and 34 seconds. None were quicker than the one-play 62-yard drive that saw Hundley connect with redshirt sophomore wide receiver Kenny Walker to put UCLA ahead 13-7 in the first quarter.

Hundley hit sophomore Y receiver Thomas Duarte from 14 yards out for the Bruins’ third score of the game with 9:46 to go in the second quarter. The two would hook up again for a 52-yard pass and catch that put UCLA first-and-goal at the four. Perkins would finish the drive a play later with his second touchdown run. Hundley found redshirt junior wide receiver Tyler Scott in the back of the end zone a two-point conversion, rectifying a missed extra point by junior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn following UCLA’s first touchdown.

The Bruins offensive firepower wasn’t much of a surprise. A suddenly porous defense however, was. The Bruins were plagued by poor tackling and allowed 310 yards in the first half alone after surrendering 386 total against Virginia.

Memphis moved the ball at will in the first two quarters, as sophomore quarterback Paxton Lynch scored through the air and on the ground sandwiched in between a seven-yard touchdown run by sophomore receiver Sam Craft, and UCLA had no answer for Memphis’ varied attack.

However, the UCLA defense would find a different way to contribute. Sophomore linebacker Myles Jack scored his first touchdown of the season after receiving a block from sophomore defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes, among others. The four-yard score put UCLA ahead 35-21.

The Tigers, as they did all night, answered right back. After being shut out in the third quarter, sophomore running back Doroland Dorceus halved the UCLA lead to 35-28 with 14:21 remaining in the final quarter.

They would quickly tie the game as redshirt senior safety Fritz Etienne intercepted Hundley and ran it back to the house to knot the score at 35-all.

Hundley returned to form the next drive, guiding UCLA down the field. He and Duarte hooked up for their second score of the night, this one from 33 yards out to make it 42-35 with 10:52 to go.

The team would trade punts for much of the quarter while the UCLA defense couldn’t get out of its own way. Junior linebacker Kenny Orjioke was called for illegal hands to the face on fourth down to extend a Memphis drive and sophomore cornerback Priest Willis committed pass interference on a key third down and 15.

However, finally, mercifully, the the Bruins defense came up with a stop, as junior defensive lineman Ellis McCarthy and freshman defensive end Matt Dickerson combined to sack Lynch on third down and 10.

The UCLA offense would run the clock down to 0:45 before punting it back to Memphis for one final drive.

Junior cornerback Fabian Moreau tackled redshirt senior receiver Keiwone Malone in bounds as the clock expired and the Bruins escaped. Again.

If last week was a wake-up call, this was an alarm siren. Fortunately for UCLA, 2-0 is 2-0.

Dessert - Carrie

Mississippi Mud Cake

Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
4 eggs
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces marshmallow cream
3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons evaporated milk

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease one 13x9 inch baking pan.
2. Cream together 1/3 cup of the cocoa, white sugar, and 1 cup of the butter or margarine until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and beat well.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, coconut, and chopped pecans together. Stir flour mixture into the egg mixture and stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes. Smooth marshmallow cream over top of cake while still hot. Let cake cool completely then ice with chocolate icing.
5. To make chocolate icing: Beat together the confectioner's sugar, the remaining 1/3 cup cocoa, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 cup butter or margarine. Continue to beat and add enough evaporated milk to make icing spread on cake.