2-4 cups of your choice of five fresh herbs (weeds) from the suggested list below:
Chocolate mint or mix of other mints
cilantro
parsley, flat curled or both
lemon grass, 1 or two stalks
Greek oregano
marjoram
rosemary
basil, all types
1 head of garlic, chopped or pressed
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup either red wine vinegar, garlic red wine vinegar, or balsamic vinegar
8-12 lamb chops Read More
Thai Marinated and Grilled Chicken
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts or 8 thighs
Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup soy sauce, low sodium
1/4 cup cilantro stems or roots* (do not use the leaves)
2 T garlic, minced
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Optional: 1 T ginger, sliced and smashed Read More
Oven Roasted Eggplant
2 medium eggplants
2 T olive oil
3 t garlic powder
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 t oregano
pinch of red pepper flakes (to taste) Read More
Grilled Vegetables with Lemon Marinade
Vegetable Ingredients:
2 yellow squash
2 green zucchini
1 0nion
8 oz mushrooms
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 t oregano
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
Optional seasonings: paprika, thyme, or Paul Prudhomme’s Magic Vegetable Seasoning. Read More
Flank Steak and Portobello Fajitas
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb flank steak
2 portobello mushrooms
Marinade:
3/4 cup aged Balsamic Vinegar from Modena
1/4 cup good red wine with an assertive character
2 t good quality extra virgin olive oil
10 garlic cloves, rough chopped – or 1 (4 oz) container chopped garlic in olive oil.
1 t smoky paprika
2 T cilantro, chopped
1/4 t or so of freshly ground black peppercorns
a couple twists of the salt grinder
Peppers and Onions:
2 T olive oil
1 onion, sliced
1 sweet red pepper, deseeded and sliced
pinch of salt Read More
Oven Roasted Lamb Loin Chops
Ingredients:
nutrition facts
12 lamb loin chops, frenched
Marinade Ingredients:
3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup garlic red wine vinegar
1/4 cup good aged balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup red wine
1 small jar chopped garlic cloves
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 stalk lemon grass, smashed and chopped*
1/2 cup mint, chopped (chocolate mint is the preferred mint, but others will do)
2 T fresh Greek Oregano (or 1 t dried)
1 T fresh Rosemary (or 1/2 t dried Read More
Sweet Chili Soy Sauce
Ingredients:
2 T low sodium soy sauce
2 T olive oil
1 T red wine vinegar
3 T sweet chili sauce
1/4 t sesame oil Read More