Ingredients:
1 T peanut oil
8 cloves garlic, chopped
3 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pounds boneless chicken thighs, chopped into small pieces
4 kaffir lime leaves, fresh or dried
8 Thai chiles or 2 jalapenos, chopped and then pounded with mortar and pestle to open the fibers
1 T black soy sauce
1 T t oyster sauce
1 T fish sauce
1 1/2 cups fresh Thai basil
1/4 t ground white pepper Read More
Salad Ingredients:
3 cups purple cabbage, thinly sliced into two inch lengths
3 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced into two inch lengths
1 red bell pepper, sliced into two inch lengths
1 cup raw green beans, thinly sliced on the diagonal into one inch lengths
Dressing Ingredients:
1/4 cup of lime juice, freshly squeezed
2 T fish sauce (vegetarians should substitute Mrs. Braggs)
2-5 Thai chilies
10 garlic cloves Read More
Makes enough sauce to serve over pasta for about 8 people
Ingredients:
1 recipe baked meatballs
2 full heads of garlic, roasted, peeled with the cloves left whole
2 T extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, rough chopped
1 (32 oz) can peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
1 (28 oz) can tomato puree
6 oz (or more if necessary) of tomato paste
1 cup of beef stock
1 cup of good red wine
1 Parmesan or Romano rind
1 good cup or more of fresh basil, rinsed and torn
1 bay leaf
a few shakes of hot red pepper flakes, or to taste, I use 1/4 teaspoon
4 t garlic powder
1 t dried basil
3/4 t of fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 t dried oregano
1 t dried crushed rosemary
Optional: dark brown sugar Read More
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 shallot, minced
2 T olive oil or butter
24 ounces Chicken Apple Sausage (I use Aidells), sliced
1 lb Mushrooms, sliced thickly at least 1/4 inch thick slices
3 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 (15 oz) cans black beans drained and rinsed
4 cups chicken stock, low sodium
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
This tasty holiday treat gets the whole family involved in the fun. Enlist the kids for shell removal and let them munch away on this nutritious nut while they are still warm.
Listen to Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song – and enjoy the aromatic deliciousness.
Ingredients:
Raw Chestnuts! Read More
Ingredients:
2 lb lean ground turkey
1 T olive oil
1 T plus 1 t chili powder blend
1 t cumin powder
1 t onion powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t dried Mexican oregano
2 T fresh or canned hatch chile peppers, chopped
3/4 cup salsa, hot, medium, or mild
flour tortillas, large size
Toppings: shredded cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocados, jalapenos, and more salsa Read More
Ingredients:
2 1/4 lb ground chuck or 85% lean ground beef chuck
1 T olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
2 T chili powder
2 t garlic powder
1 t cumin
1 t paprika
1/2 t dried cilantro, or 1 T fresh chopped cilantro
1/4 t ground black pepper
Salt to taste (start with just a pinch or two)
2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
1 can water
1 T lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 T plus 1 t firmly packed brown sugar
2 t spicy brown mustard
1/4-1/2 t Tabasco Sauce
8 whole wheat hamburger buns Read More
Ingredients:
12 large button type mushrooms or good sized cremini – rinse well and pat dry.
Mushroom stems, diced
2 T butter
2 T green onion, chopped
2 t garlic, chopped
2 T walnuts, chopped
2 T parsley, fresh, minced
Fresh cracked black pepper
3-4 Dashes of Tabasco sauce Read More
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 slender carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, rinsed and chopped – include the leaves
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (15 oz) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups vegetable stock
1 cup water
2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 Parmesan rind
2 T garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 t oregano
1/2 t thyme
1/4 t black pepper
Dash red pepper flakes, or to taste
2 cups tightly packed fresh spinach, leaves torn in half
1/2 cup soup pasta like acini de pepe
1 T extra virgin olive oil Read More
a Blog Blast for Peace, Nov. 4, 2014
Directions for a peaceful meal and a peaceful world:
Mix together with loving hands, let everyone to get to know each other, and adjust the seasonings to encourage beautiful harmony.
Hands of love forge peace meals through chemical action in a kitchen.
With each shared meal, peaceful spores flit about on the wind, seeking new soil, where they implant and grow in the most rocky or decayed soil.
Enjoy this gentle recipe.
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