Getting a handle on cookery basics is a great way to gain confidence when you cook. Baked brie is sophisticated and a deliciously easy way to expand your own mindful palate.
Ingredients:
1 small round of brie
1 baguette
Totally Optional: honey, jam, caramelized onions Read More
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, measure this by very lightly spooning the flour into the cup. Do not pack.
3 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3-3/4 cup milk Read More
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
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
Leftover chicken and noodles
The amounts are very flexible. Consider the size of your baking dish as you measure.
Ingredients for a 2 Quart Casserole:
4 cups already cooked vegetables/meat in any combination
1 cup cooked noodles, thin quick cooking noodles, cooked rice, uncooked instant rice, stuffing, tortillas strips, or beans
1 1/2 cups thick liquid such as canned tomatoes, soup, or thick gravy such as a velouté.
1/2 cup thinning/seasoning liquid if one is using an uncooked veggies or quick cooking noodles or rice
Seasonings of your choice, add your favorites until the mixture smells wonderful! Read More
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 lb button or cremini mushrooms, quartered
3 oz Pancetta, chopped
8 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 t ground black pepper
3/4 t dried oregano
3/4 t dried thyme
3 ladles salted pasta cooking water
2 cups arugula, tightly packed
2 T cold unsalted butter, cut into four pieces
1 pound fettuccine
3/4 cup Pecorino Romano, shredded Read More
Ingredients:
3 large garlic cloves, minced
3 T extra virgin olive oil
1 (44 oz) tomato puree, or 1 (29 oz) can and 1 (15 oz) can of puree
2 T carrots, minced (approximately two large baby carrots)
2 Parmesan rinds
1 2/3 t onion powder
2 t garlic powder
1 t salt
1/2 t ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 t oregano
1/4 t basil
Pinch ground rosemary
Pinch ground thyme
Several shakes of crushed red pepper flakes Read More
Ingredients:
1 cup raw almonds
2 t olive oil
1/8 t salt
1/8 t black pepper
1/2 t dried rosemary, crumbled Read More
Serves 12
Ingredients:
1 sweet onion, chopped
1-2 T olive oil
1 large or 2 small/medium Asian eggplant (or 6 large Fairy Tale eggplants)
10 oz spinach
1 (15 oz) container ricotta
1 lb fresh mozzarella, cut into small pieces
3 eggs
1 T garlic powder (more if your sauce is not garlicky enough)
1 t oregano
1/4 t ground black pepper
5 cups marinara or other more garlicky pasta sauce
15 large fresh basil leaves, rinsed, torn, and added to the sauce
12 sheets no-boil lasagne noodles, less than one 9 oz package
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese, divided use Read More
Ingredients:
Meat:
1 lb flank steak, sliced with the grain into lengths and then crosswise into bite sized strips
Meat Marinade:
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 T ginger
1 T low sodium soy sauce
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
2 t cornstarch
1 t sesame oil
1 t vegetable or peanut oil
Vegetables:
1 T garlic, minced
6 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced in half if large
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 cup carrot matchsticks
2 cups snow peas, sliced on diagonal
3 scallions, sliced
Stir Fry Sauce:
1 1/2 T chili garlic sauce
3 T Hoisin sauce
2 T rice wine vinegar
1-2 T grapeseed oil for wokking – or other high heat stir-fry oil Read More
Mindful Palate 