Serves 8
Ingredients:
2 acorn squash
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 T dark brown sugar
2 T butter
Course grind black pepper, to taste (or approximately 1/4 t)
Pinch salt
Pinch of nutmeg Read More
Baby Kale with Mushrooms
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
16 oz mushrooms, sliced or left whole
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 oz baby kale
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Sea salt to taste (not too much, just a turn of the grinding knob)
1 T balsamic vinegar
Optional: grated Parmesan and crushed red pepper flakes Read More
Braised Pearl Onions and Carrots
Ingredients:
2 c pearl onions, from frozen or peeled if fresh
1 c carrots, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and sliced into 1 inch pieces
1/2 c chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
1 T butter
1 bay leaf
1/8 t ground white pepper
Pinch of salt Read More
Savory Seared Chicken and Vegetable Salad
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb chicken breast, cut into chunks
1 t salt
1 t ground black pepper
1 t garlic powder
1 t onion powder
1 t smoky paprika
1 T olive oil
12 cups mixed salad greens, torn
1/4 cup white onion, sliced
24 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 large avocado, cut into chunks
1 broccoli crown, cut into pieces
2 T aged balsamic vinegar
2 T extra virgin olive oil Read More
Corn and Potato Chowder
Ingredients:
8 thick strips meaty Applewood smoked bacon, cut to 1 inch lengths, trimmed of excess fat
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 T olive oil, if needed
1/4 cup fresh parsley, rinsed, dried, and chopped
2 (15 oz) cans creamed corn
2 (15 oz) cans sweet corn
6 cups red potatoes, skin on, chopped to large chunks
1 quart whole milk
4 cups chicken stock, unsalted
1 1/4 t thyme
8 drops Tabasco sauce
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
4 tablespoons butter, unsalted
4 tablespoons flour
1 pint heavy cream Read More
Cocktail Sauce with Cauliflower Florets
Ingredients:
4 cups (one head) of cauliflower, rinsed, broken into florets, and patted dry
1 recipe sauce
Sauce Ingredients:
1 cup ketchup (natural style)
2 T ground horseradish
1 t lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 t Worcestershire Sauce
1 t white wine vinegar
1 t onion powder
Optional: dashes of hot pepper sauce, decrease or increase the horseradish Read More
Fried Green Tomatoes
Ingredients:
4 large or 8 small-medium green tomatoes
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup corn meal
1 cup panko
2 t sea salt
1/4 t ground black pepper
Optional: pinch of cayenne pepper
Vegetable oil for frying Read More
Green Bean, Tomato, Mushrom Soup
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, button or cremini, cut into large chunks
2 t dried oregano
3 t dried basil
6 t garlic, chopped
1-2 t powdered garlic
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 t red pepper flakes
A few twists of the sea salt grinder (do not use if you use regular salted stock)
1 t sugar
2 cups beef stock, low sodium
32 oz tomatoes, canned or fresh, hand squished
12 oz green beans, cut, fresh or frozen
1/3 cup acini di pepe or other teensy tiny soup pasta Read More
Cauliflower with Garlic Infused Baguette Croutons
Ingredients:
3 cups baguette, torn into chunks
4 T olive oil
6 large garlic cloves, sliced in half
1 large head cauliflower, rinsed, dried, and cut into bite sized florets
2 T olive oil
Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper Read More
Baby Kale, Mushroom, and Black Bean Soup
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 shallot, minced
2 T olive oil or butter
1 lb mushrooms, sliced thickly at least 1/4 inch thick slices
3 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 (15 oz) cans black beans drained and rinsed
4 cups veggie stock
2 cups water
3 t garlic
Pinch of Salt, or to taste
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 t thyme
1/2 t smoky paprika
5 oz baby kale Read More
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