Sometimes mindfulness takes a vacation. We’ve all had kitchen disasters or mess ups, some messier and smokier than others.
When the Spoon Mage™ makes a mindless mess, she does not mess around.
The picture to the left is entitled Melted Tupperware with Baked Grapes of Wrath.
I am very lucky that there was not a fire. Read More
Grilled corn on the cob is a favorite of ours.
We don’t use the fancy garlic butter spreads that are so popular.
Simple works the best for good sweet corn… assuming you find excellent fresh corn or just went down to the farm to pick a few!
Ingredients:
Corn, still in the husks Read More
Ingredients:
1 (20 oz) package of lean ground turkey
1 cup onion, chopped finely
2 t olive oil
1/2 cup ricotta, low fat
2 t garlic
1 t smoky paprika
2 t good quality yellow mustard (I used Coleman’s English mustard)
1 t Worcestershire (or low sodium soy sauce)
Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 T fresh parsley, chopped fine
4-6 buns, whole wheat Read More
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dried plain bread crumbs
1 cup Romano cheese, grated
2 t garlic powder
2 t dried parsley flakes or 2 T fresh chopped parsley
1 t oregano
1/4 t ground black pepper
6 large wafer thin slices of beef, approximately 1 1/2 lbs
2 T olive oil
6 slices ham
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 cup pasta sauce
4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced into six pieces
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Spoon Mage™ Note:
Wait, isn’t this involtini, not bracciole?! 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
Makes enough sauce for four steaks
Ingredients:
1 T salted butter
1 T olive oil
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
8 oz mushrooms, rinsed, patted dry, and thickly sliced
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 t Worcestershire sauce
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste Read More
Vegetable Ingredients:
2 yellow squash
2 green zucchini
1 0nion
8 oz mushrooms
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 t oregano
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
Optional seasonings: paprika, thyme, or Paul Prudhomme’s Magic Vegetable Seasoning. Read More
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
1 1/2 T olive oil
1 small sweet onion, chopped
1 medium sweet pepper (bell, red, banana, etc), deseeded and chopped
3 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1-2 Serrano peppers, rinsed, deveined, deseeded, and finely minced
1 T chili powder
2 t Spanish paprika
2 t ground cumin
1/2 t oregano
1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
2 t balsamic vinegar
1 (15 oz) can tomatoes, chopped
2 1/4 cups vegetable stock
2 T parsley, chopped
Garnish: sliced green onion and chopped cilantro Read More
Ingredients:
2 cups quinoa, rinsed per package directions
1 T olive oil
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1/2 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
3 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 Serrano pepper, rinsed, de-veined and deseeded
1 T chili powder
1 t smoky paprika
1 t ground cumin
1/2 t oregano
1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
1 t balsamic vinegar
1 cup mixed frozen peas and carrots, thawed
1 (8 oz) can of unsalted tomato sauce
1 3/4 cups vegetable stock
Garnish: sliced green onion and chopped cilantro Read More
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