Makes two medium loaves
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 pkg dry yeast
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t sugar
2 T olive oil
flour for kneading Read More
Carrot, Snow Pea, and Mushroom Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
1 T high heat oil suitable for a wok
2 cups carrots, shredded
2 cups mushrooms, rinsed, patted dry, and sliced thickly
2 cups snow peas, sliced on the diagonal
1 T ginger, minced
1 T garlic, minced
4 T oyster sauce
1 t toasted sesame oil
2 t water Read More
Spaghetti Sauce with Mushrooms
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
12 oz mushrooms, sliced into chunks
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 oz) can tomatoes, hand squished
1 (28 oz) can tomato puree
1 (14.5) oz can tomato sauce
1 (6 oz can) tomato paste
1 cup basil, fresh, rinsed and torn
1 1/2 t dried leaf oregano
1/4 t dried leaf thyme
2 T fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 t black pepper
1 T brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine
1 parmesan or Romano cheese rind Read More
Ham Steak with Madeira Reduction
Serves 4 people the most awesome ham steaks they have ever had.
Ingredients:
2 T butter, unsalted
1 (1.3 pound) ham steak
1 large shallot, minced
1/3 cup dry or medium dry Madeira
1/3 cup chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste Read More
Spoon Mage Apron Contest CLOSED
Cook Like a Spoon Mage™ and Look Like One Too!
(THIS CONTEST CLOSED 8/31/2014)
How?
It’s contest time!
One lucky Mindful Palate reader will win this wonderful two pocket apron by getting creative with your spoon… and a few green beans.
The rules are simple:
1. Create a recipe featuring green beans. Any other ingredients are up to you.
2. Take a picture of your creation.
3. Email the recipe, a picture of your finished dish, your name, and email address to The Spoon Mage™. Use the subject line: Green Bean Recipe Contest.
On August 31, 2014, the Spoon Mage™ will perform a series of magical cookery tests to determine the one winning recipe!
The winner will be announced on September 15, 2014 and will receive this beautiful apron (see picture!) AND the winning recipe and image will be used as a Featured Recipe right here at Mindful Palate. The recipe will also live forever at CC Palate, a place for calorie counters to share their recipes. Read More
Lemon Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
2 T butter
1 small (1 1/4 cup) onion, finely chopped
1 small (1/2 cup) red pepper, finely chopped
1 stalk (1/2 cup) celery, finely chopped
2 T vinegar
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 T brown sugar
1/2 t cayenne pepper – or Tabasco sauce
3 T Worcestershire sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 t celery seed
1 1/2 t ground mustard
2 T olive oil
1 T to 1/2 cup water Read More
Great Northern and Sausage Stew
Ingredients:
1 pound bag of dried Great Northern Beans, sorted, rinsed, and pre-soaked per package directions
1 T olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 large cloves of garlic, pressed
4 cups chicken stock, unsalted
1 cup water
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
1 t dried rosemary
2 bay leaves, torn in half
2 Parmesan or Romano rinds
12 oz chicken apple sausage, cut in half lengthwise and then cut across to form bite sized pieces
2 twists of the salt grinder
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped Read More
Mild and Light Chili Mac
Ingredients:
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 sweet red bell pepper, chopped
1 lb lean ground sirloin
1 T plus 1 t chili powder
1 T garlic powder
1 1/2 t cumin
1 t dried cilantro, or 1 T fresh, minced
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 lime, squished
2 (16 oz) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 (10 oz) cans chopped tomatoes with mild chilis – Rotel or Hatch work well, but a store brand is just fine
1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
Water – measure by filling one of the empty tomato cans with water once and the second empty tomato can twice.
Garnish: extra cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped raw onion, and hot sauces
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Dark Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie
This pie is even better the next day… if there is any left… which makes it a winner for any busy-cook.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 T Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa
1/8 t salt
6 1/2 oz (1/2 a 13 oz can) evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 t pure vanilla extract
2 T melted butter
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped*
1 (9 inch) Perfect Pie Crust (Perfect Crust Instructions)
1 cup flaked coconut for topping Read More
Sesame Garlic Spinach Saute
Ingredients:
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 T olive oil
Teeny tiny pinch of sea salt
2 t sesame oil
1/2 t hot red pepper flakes
15 oz fresh spinach, torn
4 T Parmesan cheese
Options:
1 t balsamic or rice vinegar served at the table for those that love a bit of a tang, 1 T sesame seeds Read More
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