Grilled Portabello, Tomato, Goat Cheese
Good GOD, I would eat 50 of these suckers if I had the ingredients! (Adapted from cookinglight) Ingredients 1 1/2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic mixed with 1 tbsp olive oil 4 (6-inch) pita rounds 1 (6-ounce) package portobello mushrooms 2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices 1/3 cup (3 ounces) goat cheese 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil Preparation Preheat a grill pan over...
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If you are anything like me, you have no clue what a knish is. If you do know, then kudos to you, because I was in the dark. After reading on Wikipedia, because they know everything, I learned that knish is a Eastern European snack food made popular in America by Jewish immigrants (Wikipedia). 3 tbsp butter1 onion, diced3 portabello mushroom caps, diced2/3 cups chicken stock1 eggsalt and pepper 2 cups all purpose flour2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp sugar1/2 cup...
Read MoreThey can’t all work ~ Chicken and Mushroom Fricassee
A couple of you may notice that this post is a full day late. You may also notice that there is no picture of the final product. This is because this recipe was one of my “fails”. I didn’t even take a picture of the final plate because it looked so awful. After sleeping on it, I remembered why I created this blog. And one of my “promises” was to keep it real. Failures and all. So here is my dinner from last...
Read MoreSausage and Mushroom Ragu with Creamy Grits
Last nights dinner is the perfect example of how flavors meld overnight in the refrigerator. The grits were amazing. And the spicy sausage went perfect. As I was falling asleep last night, I’ll admit, I was thinking about my leftovers for today. Yes, food controls my life that much. PS- please excuse the photography. I have invested in a light tent which should be delivered soon. Cooking and taking pictures of what I cook is still new to...
Read MoreThe Cure ~ Not the music group
My soup official got rid of that pesky cold within 24 hours. (it couldn’t possibly be that it was just a minor 2 day cold??) NO WAY! It was my soup. starting point! The Ultra isn’t for the recipe. Spicy shrimp and noodles Adapted from cooking light November 2010 1 pound medium shrimp 1 cup water 2 cups chicken broth 1 ...
Read MoreSteak Tacos- Ingredients mean everything
I have a theory. If you use fresh ingredients, almost anything tastes better. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t ride my bicycle to the farmers market and eat only products I find there. But, I do get every possible produce item that I can at my Regional Farmers Market. The recipe I used tonight called for refrigerated salsa. Excuse me while I throw up. Refrigerated salsa is drunk food when you don’t want too many calories. Or party food....
Read MoreShepherd’s Pie
Every time I go to the cheesecake factory, I order their shepherd’s pie. I tried my best to duplicate Chefwife’s Shepherd’s Pie Here’s what I started with….. The dicing, shredding the carrots, and especially whipping the potatoes worked off about half the calories consumed in this dish. You can see the steam coming off! So delicious Leftovers tonight. Relaxing time for me! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share...
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