Ingredients:
1 (28 oz) can peeled Italian plum tomatoes, well crushed by hand, shoulders removed
2 T good quality extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup of finely chopped carrots
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/8 t salt
8 large basil leaves, rinsed, dried, and torn in half
Optional: hot red pepper flakes or a little oil from the Calabrian chile jar. Be judicious. You can always add more later but you can’t take it out! Read More
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Pure Chimayo Red Chile
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
2 or 3 Tbs. canola or other vegetable oil
1 cup onion, chopped
4 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp. cumin seed, toasted and ground
1 tsp. Mexican oregano
3/4 tsp. salt Read More
Ingredients:
4 strips meaty bacon
8 oz cremini mushrooms, cut into large chunks
1 t olive oil, optional
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1 large or 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into pieces
4 garlic cloves minced
1/2 lb ground lean beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1 (28 oz can whole peeled Italian plum tomatoes, crushed by hand, shoulders removed
1 rounded t dried thyme
1/4 t dried Mediterranean oregano
1/4 t dried garlic
1 pinch of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon of salt (you may add when you taste but you can’t take it out!)
1/4 cup milk
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
1-2 serrano peppers, deseeded and chopped
1 lime, juiced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 T chilantro stems and leaves, chopped
Optional: Salt and pepper to taste Read More
Marinated and Grilled Shrimp
Ingredients:
1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium
2 T hoisin sauce
1 T Mirin sweet cooking rice wine
1 T peanut oil
2 t sesame oil, hot or mild
1/2 t garlic, minced
1/4 t ginger, minced
8 turns of the black pepper grinder Read More
Ingredients:
3 T butter
3 T flour
1/8 t ground white pepper
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
2 C milk, preferrably whole or 2%
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My Grandma B came to the United States from Sweden when she was about 15 years old. The meals she cooked were an interesting mix of New and Old Country. Unfortunately, her recipes live on only in my culinary memory. I hope these meatballs would have made her proud.
Ingredients:
2 slices soft whole wheat bread, torn into small pieces
scant 2/3 cup 2% milk
1- 1 1/3 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 1/2 T onion, finely minced
1/4 t mace
1/4 t pepper
1/8 t allspice
2 T butter
2 T flour
1 can condensed cream of celery soup, or one recipe cream of celery soup
1 cup white wine, divided use
1 cup undiluted evaporated milk
2 T chopped fresh parsley
12 oz uncooked medium wide egg noodles
For the directions, click here.
Ingredients:
2 cups (3/4 pound) fresh broccolini, sliced into 1 1/2 – 2 inch lengths
2 cups (3/4 pound) carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
3 T butter
2 shallots, chopped
6 medium garlic cloves, chopped
3 T flour
1/4 t white pepper
2 cups 2% milk
1 T chicken base
6-8 oz (2%) Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
2 green onions, sliced
Optional: a little salt Read More
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/3 cup sweet onion, chopped
3 jalapenos, deveined and chopped
2 T cilantro, chopped
2 T fresh squeezed lime juice
1/4 t ground garlic
Cracked black pepper to taste Read More
Mindful Palate 