Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
Friday, May 6th, 2011
These are an easy and tasty appetizer and a fun way to showcase large mushrooms :-)
Stuffed Mushrooms
Serves 3
6 very large white mushrooms
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dried thyme
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Wash the mushrooms, ...
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
The brief season for fresh morel mushrooms`is here in Washington. These mushrooms are not cultivated; they are only foraged. The price reflects their rarity, the effort in getting them, and the short season - they're $50 / pound here. Luckily, they're very flavorful, so a small amount ...
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
This is a great recipe for a crowd. I've posted it here before, but I've made a few modifications since then, so here's how I made it today for a potluck lunch tomorrow. If you'd like to make a meal of this, grill up about a pound of chicken ...
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Sunday, April 10th, 2011
This is another recipe inspired by one at Central Market. The orginal recipe called for packaged pre-shredded potatoes, which would work just fine for a weeknight shortcut, but for a Sunday dinner, I grated my own potato. This would work great with any firm fish like salmon or ...
Posted in Food, Potatoes, Seafood, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
This was a very tasty take on lettuce wrap thing. My version was inspired by this recipe. I've done Chinese chicken lettuce wraps that are a big hit in our house, and I think these will become a regular too with a little modification. The chicken wraps have the cornstarch ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
This recipe comes from my friend, Christina. She saw my post the other day on roasted butternut squash and told me I had to try this version, which she says is "SO SO SO SO SO delicious." Oh my goodness, was she right! Shaun's not much a ...
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Today is the first day of spring, the day that the sun shines directly on the equator, and the day and the night are very nearly equal in length. After today in the northern hemisphere the days will be longer than the nights as we progress towards the summer solstice. ...
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
The traditional Irish-American dinner makes another appearance for Saint Patrick's Day. A New England Boiled Dinner is corned beef, carrots, potatoes, and cabbage simmered together for a hearty dinner that's incredibly easy to put together. See the link above for my recipe!
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
This month's Household 6 cooking challenge was a concept MRE, aka Meal Ready to Eat. These are shelf stable, calorie dense, nutritious meals that are used in the field by our men and women in uniform. They are not, however, known for being particularly tasty. Often the tiny bottles ...
Posted in Food, Lamb, Slow Cooker, Soup, Vegetables | 6 Comments »
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Tonight, I made Chinese pork lettuce wraps, very similar to my Chinese chicken lettuce wraps, but using a pork tenderloin instead of the chicken thighs. We like the chicken version slightly better, but this was very good, and a great way to use up a pork tenderloin we had sitting ...
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