This useful bit of goodness creates a beautiful crumbly topping that may be used with any vegetable and pasta recipes when the flavors pair well with sage.
I especially love sage with butternut squash.
Ingredients:
15 fresh sage leaves
1 T vegetable oil
Salt Read More
Ingredients:
1 T grapeseed oil
3 pounds fresh mushrooms – assorted types
1 cup chopped onion
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped into small pieces
1 T butter, or use 1 T olive oil
1 T olive oil
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4 large garlic cloves, chopped or pressed
2 cups good Burgundy wine, or stock if you do not do wine
1 1/2 t thyme
1/4 t fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste
1 T Worcestershire, or a vegetarian soy sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley Read More
Ingredients:
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced in half
2-3 cups stale ciabatta roll or other dense stale bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
Spoon Mage™ Ingredient Note:
Do not use fresh or regular soft sliced bread for croutons. Choose old dense breads.
To transform the cubes into garlic breadcrumbs, allow the croutons to cool completely, place them in a mostly sealed zip-lock bag, and whack a few times with the flat side of a wooden kitchen mallet. Read More
8 large relish-lover servings
Ingredients:
16 oz bag of fresh cranberries
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t grated ginger Read More
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
1 t sugar
4 shakes from a can of ground black pepper
4 twists of the salt grinder
1 slice (1/4 inch thick) from an onion, quartered
10 jalapenos Read More
Ingredients:
6 extra-large (or 10 large) jalapeno peppers, sliced
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
12 frozen pearl onions, thawed
6 cloves garlic, peeled but left whole
3 T sugar
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 cup water
1 T kosher salt
1/2 t oregano
1 sanitized 24 oz jar with screw top lid (or use one 24 oz sanitized canning jar) Read More
Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
1 T garlic cloves, minced
1 T shallot, minced
1 t rosemary, ground
1/4-1/2 t ground hot red pepper flakes
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/4 t turmeric
2 twists of a salt grinder Read More
Ingredients:
3 T olive oil
2 red onions
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/2 cup richly flavored red wine
2 T red wine vinegar
1 1/2 T tomato paste
3/4 t dried oregano
1/8 t hot red pepper flakes
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes, including liquid
1/3 cup seedless raisins
2 T pine nuts
Optional: 1/3 cup sliced black olives Read More
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