Garlicky Shrimp Saute

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Ingredients:

24 large or extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail left on
1 t fresh lemon juice
2 T olive oil
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/2 t oregano
1 t dried garlic
1 t dried onion powder
2 T unsalted butter (or high heat oil of your choice, coconut oil would be delicious)
1 lemon, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves sliced, then crushed by whacking with a mallet or knife handle
1/2 cup good white wine (or substitute chicken, vegetable, or fish stock)
1 T parsley, chopped
Cracked red pepper flakes to taste
4 lemon wedges Read More

Swiss Steak and Gravy

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Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

1 (2 1/2 lb) chuck roast
2 T flour
Salt and pepper
2 T vegetable oil, or your favorite high heat oil
1 medium onion, cut into large
2 stalks celery, cut into large pieces
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces
1 bell pepper, deveined, deseeded, and cut into large pieces
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup beef stock
1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T paprika
1 t oregano
1 t granulated garlic
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 T butter, room temperature
2 T flour Read More

Roasted Eggplant, Green Beans, and Tomatoes

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Ingredients:

8 oz (approximately 2 cups snapped) fresh green beans, ends trimmed, then snapped in half
3 medium tomatoes, left unpeeled and cut into large 1 inch pieces
1/2 onion, cut into 1 inch pieces, the layers separated
2 bell peppers, deseeded, deveined, and sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 banana peppers, deseeded, deveined, and sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 t ground garlic
1/8 t black pepper
1/2 t dried basil
1/4 t dried oregano
Hot red pepper flakes, to taste
2 T olive oil
2 Japanese eggplants, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
Optional: 1 jalapeno per person, washed, but left whole Read More

Moo Goo Gai Pan

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Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless
2 T soy sauce, low sodium
2 T sherry
2 t cornstarch
3 T peanut oil, divided use
2 t garlic, chopped
1 t ginger, chopped from fresh
1 pound cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced
6 oz snow peas, sliced on the diagonal
2 baby bok choy clusters, sliced into two inch lengths
8 oz bamboo shoots, sliced
8 oz water chestnuts, sliced
3 green onions, white and light green part only, sliced
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 T sherry
1 T plus 1 t soy sauce, low sodium
2 T oyster sauce
2 t sugar
2 t cornstarch Read More

Pork Carnitas

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Ingredients:

1 (3 lb) pork roast – either center cut or loin, well-trimmed
1 T vegetable oil
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
1/2 bell pepper, deveined, deseeded, and sliced
1/2 cup salsa (mild, medium, or hot)
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 T hatch chili peppers, roasted and diced (mild or hot)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 T ancho chili powder
1  1/2 t cumin
1/4 t ground black pepper
Warmed corn or whole wheat tortillas
Optional Toppings: a sprinkle of queso fresco, hot peppers, salsa Read More

Pan Fried Chicken Flautas

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Makes 20 traditionally thin pan fried flautas, perfect for your next gathering. Cut in half or leave them whole, just be sure to set out a variety of dips. Or for a wonderful change of pace, treat your family to a terrific Tex-Mex flautas dinner!

Need to save calories? Try Baked Chicken Flautas!

Ingredients:

1 cooked rotisserie chicken from your favorite grocers
1 (4 oz) can Hatch green chiles, hot or mild
8 oz Queso Fresco, crumbled
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 T cilantro, chopped
1 small lime, fresh squeezed
2 t chili powder
2 t cumin
2 t garlic powder
1/4 t ground black pepper
20 6” flour tortillas
20 toothpicks
Vegetable oil for frying Read More

The Season for Eating

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Pearl Onions and PeasI am thankful that I live in a part of the country with two growing seasons and plenty of wonderful year round fresh produce.

The few weeks of the year when nothing fresh is in top form, I am also thankful for all those brilliant inventors who perfected the art of refrigeration and in-home freezers.

Peas may not be seasonal right now for you, but somewhere they are – and they were flash frozen just for you.

If you have a hankering for blueberries and it is the dead of winter, go right ahead and buy frozen, but with one bit of warning. Read More

Creamy Cauliflower and Fontina Soup

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Ingredients:

1 large head cauliflower, rinsed and trimmed to florets
6 medium red potatoes, peels left on, chopped
2 large or 3 small leeks, white and light green parts cleaned and chopped
2 large shallots, chopped
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
2 cups milk, 2% or whole
Salt to taste
1/4 t ground black pepper, or to taste
1 t dried thyme
3/4 t dried mustard
1/2 t fennel seeds
8 ounces fontina cheese, cut into small pieces Read More