Ingredients:
6 cups no-sodium Veggie stock
16 oz dried split peas, picked over and rinsed
3 leeks, cleaned and chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1-2 T low sodium soy sauce
6 shakes of Tabasco
fresh ground black pepper, to taste Read More
Ingredients:
1 lb fresh green beans or haricot verts
2 T butter, unsalted
1 t ground garlic
1/4 t ground cumin
1 pinch of turmeric (just a light sprinkle)
1/8 t ground black pepper
Salt to taste Read More
Ingredients:
1/3 cup whipping cream
8 oz semi sweet baking chocolate
1/3 cup butter
cocoa and powdered sugar
Spoon Mage™ Note:
My son used to make these for teacher Christmas gifts in elementary school. All I had to do was help with the Read More
Serves 6
Ingredients:
6 ears of sweet corn
6 tablespoons of butter
6 large pieces of aluminum foil Read More
Join writer and editor Rosemary Gretton as she walks us through this most delicious day.
First, make sure you have a red pepper. And garlic. And a can of chickpeas. And tahini. And fresh lemons. And olive oil.
Split the red pepper in two and remove seeds and white parts. Flatten and lightly coat the red pepper with olive oil. Read More
Ingredients:
6 slices whole grain bread
1/2 cup softened or whipped low-fat cream cheese
1 T chives
1/2 English or one medium cucumber
1/2 cup watercress
White pepper
Optional: salt Read More
Ingredients:
1 cup cream
1 cup Parmesan cheese, fresh grated
2 t garlic powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 oz pancetta, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb Broccoli raab, frozen or fresh (rinsed and trimmed)
1 lb Fusilli pasta Read More
Ingredients:
1 (4 lb) very lean roast or 4 lbs good lean steak
2 T of Grapeseed or other high heat oil
1 cup beef stock
1 cup juice from the jar of pepperoncini
1/2 cup pepperoncini, sliced
2 bay leaves
10 or more garlic cloves, minced
1 t dried Mediteranean oregano
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 Calabrian chile, minced – optional
12 slices smoky provolone cheese
12 whole wheat buns
Optional Toppings:
8 oz pepperoncini, sliced (deliciously pickled Italian pepper)
8 oz Italian mix Giardiniera (a vinegary mixture of cauliflower, carrots, celery, and peppers)
1/2 onion, sliced, browned in 1 T olive oil
1 red bell pepper, deseeded and sliced, browned with the onion
Leggetts in the late 1800’s
The Leggett family tree goes back to pre-Constitution days. Later on, sometime in the mid-1800’s, my Great Grandpa bought some land in Central Illinois and became a farmer. Leggetts are still there, growing and eating a lot of really great corn.
Many generation spanning family recipes are intuitive and this is no exception. This means there are no exact measurements for the milk and crackers for the modern version of this Thanksgiving tradition, just a description of the desired texture – a thick pudding. Additional salt beyond that which is on the crackers is not required unless you ordinarily salt all of your food.
The following is a modern Leggett variation of the recipe and includes canned corn. The original began “send a young ‘un out to the field to pick several ears of sweet corn…..” 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
Mindful Palate 