Ingredients:
1 eggplant (approximately 1 lb)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup tahini – or to taste
salt and pepper to taste
3 T lemon juice – or to taste
1 T olive oil
Pinch of cayenne
Pinch of ground sumac or smoky paprika
1 T olive oil
2 T parsley, chopped Read More
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb chicken breast, cut into chunks
1 t salt
1 t ground black pepper
1 t garlic powder
1 t onion powder
1 t smoky paprika
1 T olive oil
12 cups mixed salad greens, torn
1/4 cup white onion, sliced
24 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 large avocado, cut into chunks
1 broccoli crown, cut into pieces
2 T aged balsamic vinegar
2 T extra virgin olive oil Read More
Ingredients:
2 T extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped – make sure you include the flavorful leaves!
1 large or two small carrots, peeled and diced
1 lb mushrooms, cleaned, sliced about 1/2 inch thick bite sized pieces – use your favorite kinds
12 oz chicken apple sausage, sliced into pieces about the same size as the mushrooms – or use your favorite smoked sausage
2 t thyme
1/2 t smoked paprika
3 t garlic powder
1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
Pinch of salt, more if you prefer your food salty
2 cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
8 cups chicken stock, unsalted
5 oz arugula, torn Read More
Makes two loaves
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
3 t ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 t vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups (packed) grated zucchini
Optional: 1 cup chopped walnuts Read More
Ingredients:
4 large or 8 small-medium green tomatoes
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup corn meal
1 cup panko
2 t sea salt
1/4 t ground black pepper
Optional: pinch of cayenne pepper
Vegetable oil for frying Read More
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken breast
4 T butter
4 T olive oil
12 oz buffalo sauce
8 oz pkg cream cheese
2 slices Swiss cheese
2 slices Provolone Read More
8 large relish-lover servings
Ingredients:
16 oz bag of fresh cranberries
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t grated ginger Read More
Makes 24 meatballs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb 93% lean ground beef
1 large egg
2/3 cup fine bread crumbs
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan
2 t ground garlic – more if you love garlic
1 1/2 t ground onion
1 t dried oregano
1 t dried parsley
1/4 t ground black pepper
8 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into 24 small chunks
24 thin slices pancetta, tear one end of each piece, opening it up so it is a long strip instead of round
24 toothpicks, soaked in water
1 cup of your favorite pasta sauce Read More
Mama D (Giovanna D’Agostino) guided my earliest cooking experiments. As a novice cook, I found the old-style Italian-American recipes in her cookery books simple to follow and delicious – although I do increase the garlic!
Immigrant Italians in Chicago and Minneapolis were cooking some serious deliciousness for dinner, but was it the same as meals made in Calabria?
To learn old country Italian cooking, I turned to The Silver Spoon, from Phaidon Press. Read More
Serves six.
Ingredients:
2 lbs ground turkey, 93% lean
1 T olive oil
1 1/2 T chili powder
2 t cumin
1/2 t paprika
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t Mexican oregano
1/8 t ground black pepper
1 T fresh cilantro, chopped (or 1 t dried cilantro)
8 oz salsa (your favorite brand and heat level)
1 (15 oz can) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small can sweet corn
6 cups packed lettuce, torn
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, seeds removed and sliced
1 large avocado, diced or scooped with a spoon
2 limes, sliced
24 blue corn taco chips
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Optional: jalapenos, serranos, Hatch chilis, frijoles instead of black beans, more Salsa,Tabasco, sour cream….. If you can put it on a taco, it can be added to this beautiful salad. Read More
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