| Superfoods Night February 28, 2008 |
Blackened Salmon
Sauteed Fresh Spinach
Dirty Rice
Baked Avocados
Blueberry Pie |
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| Vegetarian Lasagna and Mandarin Salad February 27, 2008 |
| Veggie lasagna with broccoli, and a fresh salad with mandarins, almonds and asian dressing. Yum! |
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| Vegetarian Lasagna and Mandarin Salad February 27, 2008 |
| Vegetarian lasagna with broccoli and a salad with almonds and mandarin oranges. Yum! Almost super healthy but full of cheese. |
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| Feb 26th 2008 February 27, 2008 |
| green beans, carrots and tofu |
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| Super Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas February 26, 2008 |
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/8 cup water
1 dash chipoltle spice
1 chopped green bell pepper
12 clove garlic, minced
8 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1 can enchilada sauce
Tons of shredded cheese, whatever you like and however much you want.
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1. In a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in the oil until no longer pink and juices run clear. Drain excess fat.
2. With a fork flake the chicken and put back into skillet.
3. Add the onion, garlic cloves and spices. Cook until onion is translucent.
4. Add 3/4 of the can of enchilada sauce and mix well. Put in cheese (reserve about a cup of the mix for the top) and mix well until cheese is completely melted and ingredients are combined.
5. Spoon even amounts of the mixture into your flour tortillas and roll up.
6. Spray a large casserole dish with non-stick spray and place your tortillas seam down touching each other.
7. Cover with remaining enchilada sauce and cheese.
8. Bake in oven about 20 minutes.
Serve with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, rice, whatever! Yummy! We had it with a can of Mexicorn and rice. I also made oven roasted garlic and onion potatoes. |
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| Chicken Pot Pie February 26, 2008 |
INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING:
1 medium yellow onion diced
1 bunch fresh chopped broccoli
2 cloves fresh garlic minced
2 ribs celery diced
4 peeled carrots diced
1 carton diced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup shallots diced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 can evaporated milk (you can use more if you like it thinner)
1/2 cup marsala wine
1/4 to 1/2 cup olive oil (you can use more if necessary to keep the onions from burning)
1/2 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp basil
1 tsp parsley
salt and pepper to taste
store bought refridgerated or homemade pie crust
2 eggs
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Heat olive oil in skillet on medium heat.
2. Add marsala wine and seasonings, immediatly after add onions and garlic.
3. Cook until onion is translucent, turn burner to medium low.
4. Add cream of chicken, cream of mushroom and evaporated milk. Stir until smooth consistency.
5. Add all vegetables.
6. Simmer until vegetables are soft.
7. While vegetables simmer, spray non-stick cooking spray into glass casserole dish.
8. Place layer of pie crust on bottom of casserole dish.
9. Dump all of your vegetables into the dish and even out.
10.Place layer of pie crust over vegetables and tuck in edges slightly with a spatula.
11.Brush top pie crust with egg.
Cook on 375F for about 30 minutes or until the top pie crust is evenly brown.
I served it with red bud mashed potatoes and homemade biscuits. Absolutely yummy. |
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| Souvlaki gyros with Tzatziki Sauce by Jennifer February 25, 2008 |
| This recipe is actually for grilled kabobs, but I adapted it to make Greek-style gyros and it was awesome. Simply throw all of the ingredients and marinade into a hot skillet, allow to boil up and reduce heat to simmer with lid. You will need a fairly good size skillet. Takes about 30 minutes or so for the sauce to boil down and thicken up nicely but it is SO WORTH THE WAIT. Use pita bread and slather it with the souvlaki, cheese if you so desire, then dip or dress with the Tzatziki sauce. Soooooooo good! My kids LOVED it and so did the grown-ups. Just wanted to add, my husband HATES cucumbers and I am not too fond of them, but the tzatziki sauce is wonderful with the gyro. Trust me!INGREDIENTS FOR SOUVLAKI1 lemon, juiced 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon dried oregano 3 cloves garlic, crushed 4 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch cubes 2 medium yellow onions, cut into 1 inch pieces 2 green bell peppers, cut into 1 inch pieces skewers DIRECTIONSIn a large glass bowl, mix together lemon juice, olive oil, soy sauce, oregano, and garlic; add pork, onions, and green peppers, and stir to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. Preheat grill for medium-high heat. Thread pork, peppers, and onions onto skewers. Lightly oil grate. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or to desired doneness, turning skewers frequently for even cooking. INGREDIENTS FOR TZATZIKI SAUCE2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded and diced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 lemon, juiced salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill 3 cloves garlic, peeled |
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| Curried Coconut Chicken and Rice February 25, 2008 |
Absolutely delicious, totally easy, even the girls scarfed it down. We will be adding this to the rotation!
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed, diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
DIRECTIONS
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Heat oil and curry powder in a large skillet over medium-high heat for two minutes. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat with curry oil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center and juices run clear.
Pour coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar into the pan, and stir to combine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
PREPARE RICE
according to package instructions |
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| Soup and Salad February 23, 2008 |
Soup out of a can - Vegetable Noodle Soup
Salad - Romain lettuce, cucumbers, tomato, carrot, garlic salt, pepper, ranch dressing |
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| Thursday 2/21 February 21, 2008 |
| braised beef short ribs with mashed potatoes |
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| wednesday 2/20/08 February 20, 2008 |
lemon chicken; leek and potato puree
more from the silver palate cookbook |
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| lamb korma February 20, 2008 |
| Full of cashew and cream - not the healthiest meal but delicious. |
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| Soupe au poulet grillé et au sesame February 20, 2008 |
| Blancs de poulets grilles, nouilles chinoises, fond de poulet maison, huile et graines de sesame |
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| Tuesday Supper February 19, 2008 |
pork chops with black currant glaze; sweet potato and carrot puree
From the Silver Palate Cookbook |
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| Chinese food from Mandarin February 18, 2008 |
I am celebrating family day, so I figured what the heck -
Beef Chow Mein
Chicken Fried Rice
Sweet & Sour Spareribs
Chicken with Broccoli
Fried Wontons (shoulda got teh soup)
2 Egg Rolls
Grape soda.
Had some a few hours ago and you know what? I think I'll have some more grape soda. |
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| mini croissants with ham and cheese February 18, 2008 |
| Mini croissants make great amuse bouches for parties. They can also be used in lunch packs (a change from sandwiches :-) ) |
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| Liam's Thai chicken salad rocks February 18, 2008 |
this is now officially my favorite meal.
Cooked by Mr 13, this was fresh, spicy, crunchy goodness.
Sweet cherry tomatoes, bean sprouts, Chinese cabbage, coriander, crushed peanuts, grilled chicken and a spicy dressing.
cooked and cleaned up by my gorgeous boy - just made the meal all the more enjoyable. |
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| chili February 17, 2008 |
| pork, beef and bean chili |
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| Yesderday - Chicken and Cashew Nuts February 17, 2008 |
| I'm in Thaliand and i had "chicken and cashew nuts" with steamed rice. Not the best i['ve had which usually comes with a sticky reddish sauce, from what i can tell it was chicken, garlic, spring onions and soy sauce with a few toasted cashews thrown in, nice enough but not a patch on the red one i like. |
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| Honeycake February 14, 2008 |
What happens when you mix honey, orange, apple, brewed coffee, ground cloves, cinnamon, and all spice with flour, eggs and bake on parchment paper?
HONEYCAKE...YUM...my latest adventure in cooking. |
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| Thai Fishcakes February 14, 2008 |
| A simple meal all done in the processor, followed by pan-frying. 500g of white fish fillets (I used swordfish steaks), 1 egg, red chillies, sweet chilli sauce, coriander, green beans, cornflour, fish sauce, red curry paste, spring onions and turn it on, baby!! (exact ingredients depend upon individual taste, but small quantities of each is appropriate). |
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| spaghetti February 13, 2008 |
okay so I took 1000grams of lean burger, browned it, drained it, then dumped it in two point five large tins of tomator sorce with a can of full mushrooms and a can of stems and pieces with some cut up celery and then added some sprinkles of oregano, parsley flakes, salt, pepper, and that dried up union stuff ingredient. I could have been more liberal with the spices.
Anyway, it's pretty good. My next attempt will be FRESH ingredients and probably much more spices with a clove of garlic. So we'll see. |
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| Rotini with Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce February 13, 2008 |
| I roasted 4 heads of garlic (used 3 in the recipe and snacked on the other one) and added it to a sauteed onion and garlic clove, some balsamic vinegar, 2 large (28 oz) cans of whole, plum tomatoes, tomato paste, some hot sauce, crushed red pepper flakes and herbs (oregano and basil)...plus salt and pepper to taste, of course. I usually add a bit of brown sugar to my pasta sauce, but this is one I got from Recipezaar, so wanted to follow it to the letter the first time and try it as written. We had a side caesar salad with this and really enjoyed it! If anyone is interested I'll post the recipe number from the website so you can try it out yourself. |
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| Kale Chili February 13, 2008 |
olive oil, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1lb ground beef, 3 stalks celery, 2 carrots, 1 large can of tomatoes diced, 1 or 2 normal sized can of beans (black, red or chick peas), ~ 0.5 Lbs kale, 1 tbs. chili powder, 1 tbs ceyen pepper, 4 drops daves insanity sauce (a can of drained corn adds good texture too)
chop every thing, saute in order listed, adding the spices with the meat, then add tomatoes, beans and kale, simmer until kale is done, serve with rice or bread |
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| Chicken Laksa February 11, 2008 |
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| healthy meal time February 10, 2008 |
| okay time to eat properly again, so tonight was chili, Italian salad with carrots and a glass of milk. well not super healthy but better than a jar of grease! |
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| Buffalo Chicken February 10, 2008 |
Buffalo Chicken & Blue Cheese Salad
This is a spicy meal. |
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| Chicken!! February 10, 2008 |
| I forgot what it's called for some reason. But it's really good. |
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| Couscous and Garbanzo Bean Salad by Laura February 10, 2008 |
| I made couscous with vegetable broth, then tossed that into a bowl with some veggies (chopped tomato, scallions, cucumber, red bell pepper and shredded carrot) and chick peas. A light vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, 2 garlic cloves, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper was poured over everything in the bowl and tossed to coat. Very light and refreshing...should taste even better tomorrow once the flavours have a chance to meld! |
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| Thai T/Away February 9, 2008 |
| Chicken, sauce, salad, shell. |
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| Pizza February 9, 2008 |
The Works Pizza
Cheese Sticks |
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| pupusa-sushi day February 9, 2008 |
| Yep, had pupusas for two days in a row. But it was my first time so I had to have more. And last night had some good sushi. |
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| pu pu sa~* February 8, 2008 |
i've eaten pupusa's 2 days in a row thanks to daniel... which is good but... now i'm eating my leftover pupusas.... which aren't as good cold.... booo..... but not hungry enough to hunt for fresh dinner.
i heart pupusas~! i love the way you sound, i love the way you feel, i love the way you taste.... oh yeah.... i really enjoy saying that word. pu pu sa~ pu pu sa~... |
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| vegetable risotto by Chris February 7, 2008 |
| Ingredients: half a small sweet potato, red onion, 4 roma tomatoes, arborio rice, vegetable stock, olive oil/butter mix to sweat the rice and onion in, good persian feta. |
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| mr. sub February 5, 2008 |
| Bacon, Turkey, Ham with Lettuce, Tomatoes, Light Mayo, Salt & Pepper. It was good. |
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| another test record February 5, 2008 |
hello, and welcome to this test record. please enjoy your stay. a waitress will be right with you.
edited. hmm. again. |
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| spaghetti February 5, 2008 |
| i need a better recipe because i'm sick ofthe same old sauce i've been making blah. |
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| Recent Dinners I've made February 2, 2008 |
Ok, so now that school's done, I've gotten back into cooking, and this time using recipe books (yes, friends and family, you can breathe a sigh of relief - no more experimenting followed by coerced feedings)
Here are some recent recipes I've made:
Cranberry Chicken
Corn Pie
"Outta the roof" Couscous
Honey Mustard Chicken
Blue Cheese Salad |
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| Spaghetti with meatballs February 2, 2008 |
| Spaghetti with meatballs. 96 % lean/4% fat ground beef. Meatballs were baked and not fried. |
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| slow-cooked chicken casserole February 2, 2008 |
Chicken braised with rosemary, pumpkin seeds, oregano, thyme and parsley. Lots of garlic, teeny baby onions, button mushrooms and white wine.
cooked on a low heat and served with buttered pasta with lemon and thyme.
Oh - and more of the white wine of course! |
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| oven baked spareribs February 1, 2008 |
| package of pork spareribs, popped into the oven for about an hour and a bit, with some bbq sauce on top and that's about it. delicious and artery clogging. mmm good. edit test one two niner delta epsilon |
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| poached salmon pasta February 1, 2008 |
| I poached some salmon fillets in white wine, garlic and cream, and tossed the lot through pasta. Too easy and really delicious. |
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