Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken breast
4 T butter
4 T olive oil
12 oz buffalo sauce
8 oz pkg cream cheese
2 slices Swiss cheese
2 slices Provolone Read More
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
image from Wikimedia Commons
Ingredients:
One medium sized pumpkin
1/4 t Sea salt
2 T Olive oil
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 F. Slice off the pumpkin lid and scoop out the stringy guts and seeds. Separate the seeds the best you can from the stringy stuff. Rinse well and dry thoroughly on a paper towel. Read More
Grilled Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Makes 24 meatballs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb 93% lean ground beef
1 large egg
2/3 cup fine bread crumbs
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan
2 t ground garlic – more if you love garlic
1 1/2 t ground onion
1 t dried oregano
1 t dried parsley
1/4 t ground black pepper
8 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into 24 small chunks
24 thin slices pancetta, tear one end of each piece, opening it up so it is a long strip instead of round
24 toothpicks, soaked in water
1 cup of your favorite pasta sauce Read More
Grilled Provolone with Basil and Tomatoes
Serves 12
Ingredients:
2 two inch thick rounds of provolone
1 T olive oil
1 t dried garlic
1/4 t dried oregano
1/8 t ground black pepper
1 T parsley, chopped
12 basil leaves
2 t garlic, minced
1 large tomato, chopped
1 loaf baguette, sliced into 1 inch pieces, brushed with garlic and olive oil
Option: sturdy crackers such as Triscuits or sliced ciabatta bread Read More
Classic Guacamole
Ingredients:
3 large soft Haas avocados
1-2 limes, juiced
pinch celery salt
pinch ground garlic
Optional: minced tomatoes, Serrano chilies, and cilantro Read More
Baked Chicken Flautas
Makes 8 large dinner-sized flautas
Looking for a great little flautas for an appetizer? Try Pan Fried Chicken Flautas.
Ingredients:
2 (1 lb total) chicken breasts, boneless skinless
2 T butter or oil
2 t chili powder
1 t cumin
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4 t turmeric
1/4 t black pepper
Pinch of cayenne, or to taste
8 oz queso fresco, crumbled
2 T green chilis, mild or hot, chopped
1 T cilantro, finely chopped
8 (9 inch) flour tortillas
Toppings: salsa, guacamole Read More
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, by Rosemary Gretton
Join writer and editor Rosemary Gretton as she walks us through this most delicious day.
First, make sure you have a red pepper. And garlic. And a can of chickpeas. And tahini. And fresh lemons. And olive oil.
Split the red pepper in two and remove seeds and white parts. Flatten and lightly coat the red pepper with olive oil. Read More
Pan Fried Chicken Flautas
Makes 20 traditionally thin pan fried flautas, perfect for your next gathering. Cut in half or leave them whole, just be sure to set out a variety of dips. Or for a wonderful change of pace, treat your family to a terrific Tex-Mex flautas dinner!
Need to save calories? Try Baked Chicken Flautas!
Ingredients:
1 cooked rotisserie chicken from your favorite grocers
1 (4 oz) can Hatch green chiles, hot or mild
8 oz Queso Fresco, crumbled
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 T cilantro, chopped
1 small lime, fresh squeezed
2 t chili powder
2 t cumin
2 t garlic powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
20 6” flour tortillas
20 toothpicks
Vegetable oil for frying Read More
Roasted Chestnuts
This tasty holiday treat gets the whole family involved in the fun. Enlist the kids for shell removal and let them munch away on this nutritious nut while they are still warm.
Listen to Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song – and enjoy the aromatic deliciousness.
Ingredients:
Raw Chestnuts! Read More
Walnut Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
12 large button type mushrooms or good sized cremini – rinse well and pat dry.
Mushroom stems, diced
2 T butter
2 T green onion, chopped
2 t garlic, chopped
2 T walnuts, chopped
2 T parsley, fresh, minced
Fresh cracked black pepper
3-4 Dashes of Tabasco sauce Read More
Mindful Palate 