Ingredients:
3 lbs potatoes, either gold or red, scrubbed
3 T butter
1 t garlic, minced
1 cup sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
2/3 cup buttermilk, plus more as needed
Optional: salt and pepper Read More
Grandma’s Green Beans
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
6-8 strips of meaty bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 cup onions, chopped
1 lb green beans
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/4 t sugar
Optional: melted butter and/or salt to taste Read More
Green Beans, Mushrooms, and Prosciutto
Ingredients:
1 t olive oil
2 oz prosciutto, cut in to strips
2 T olive oil
1/4 of a sweet onion, sliced
8 oz mushrooms, thickly sliced
1/8 t Kosher salt
12 oz fresh green beans, ends trimmed, leave whole or snap in half
1/8 t ground black pepper Read More
Couscous with Lemon, Spinach, and Feta
Couscous with Lemon, Spinach, and Feta
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1 t olive oil
1/3 cup couscous
2 cup spinach, torn
juice of 1 small lemon or lime (or 1/2 of each)
2 T Feta cheese, crumbled
Optional: 8 cherry tomatoes, either whole or halved Read More
Grilled Spicy Lemon Asparagus
Ingredients:
1 pound asparagus, washed, dried, woody ends trimmed
1 t lemon zest, from one fresh lemon
6 cloves garlic, pressed or very finely chopped
1 T spicy brown mustard
1 T plus 1 t lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 T extra virgin olive oil Read More
Leeky Potato Gruyere
Ingredients:
2 large or 3 small leeks
1 t butter
2 T butter
8 medium red potatoes (about 3 lbs, or four cups sliced)
3/4 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 t garlic, minced
1 t thyme
1/4 t fresh cracked black pepper
3-4 dashes Tabasco
8 oz Gruyere divided use Read More
Cauliflower and Cheese
As tasty as macaroni and cheese!
Ingredients:
1 large organic head of cauliflower (or 2 small)
1 1/4 cup milk (2% or whole)
8 oz good quality aged cheddar cheese
3 T butter
3 scant T flour
1/2 t dried mustard such as Colman’s or Watkin’s
1/8 t nutmeg
black pepper to taste
1/2 cup breadcrumbs or Panko
Optional: a tiny touch of paprika Read More
Broccolini with Garlic
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
2 t garlic, minced
dash hot red pepper flakes
12 oz broccolini, rinse, dry, and trim the dry stem end a bit, but leave whole
1/4 cup water
Optional Garnish: 2 oz grated Parmesan Cheese, or to taste Read More
Au Gratin Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 T butter, unsalted
1/4 cup onion, very finely chopped
1 large clove garlic, finely minced
2 T flour
1/8 t ground white pepper
Pinch of salt, or more to taste
2 cups 2% milk
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded, measured while tightly packed
3 med-large (2 3/4 lbs) baking potatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sharp cheddar, shredded (yes, even more cheese!)
Paprika Read More
Breakfast Veggie Saute
Ingredients:
1/2 cup onion, rough chopped
1/2 cup sweet red pepper, rough chopped
2 cups arugula, torn in half
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
pinch of salt (one twist from the grinder)
1/2 t turmeric
1/4 t fresh cracked black pepper Read More
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