Archive for the ‘Beans’ Category
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
This is a warming soup that uses up some leftover ham. A nice meal for a winter's evening! This is also great with black beans.
Ham and Bean Soup
Makes 8 servings (about 2 cups per serving)
1 lb dry pinto beans
1 lb ham, cut into small pieces
1 bone from a ...
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
This is my recipe for chili. It's a great cold weather meal. My office is having a chili cook-off as part of our holiday party tomorrow, so I made up a batch. I'll bring in my slow-cooker tomorrow and let it simmer all morning too.
*...And a small ...
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
This recipe was inspired by using up leftovers from a recipe for ham baked in cola. It has since evolved into its own recipe, and it's quite a nice filling fall dinner. It isn't quite fall yet, but it's a cooler evening, and wishful thinking took over dinner ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
This was a quick and easy dinner that I came up with on the fly. I had some skinless boneless chicken thighs that needed to be used up, so I threw together a Mexican-inspired wet rub, grilled them up, along with some tortillas, and made some very tasty tostadas. ...
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
These were a nice light meal, satisfying without being too heavy. They're reminiscent of the tacos we could get in San Diego and that are popular along the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
I'm submitting these to Joelen's Foodie Films: Tortilla Soup event.
Fish Tacos
Serves 2
For the fish:
1 lb fillets of mild ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
This is an easy and tasty side dish. The method works with other vegetables as well. Since this was accompanying teriyaki chicken bowls, I tossed in half vegetable oil and half sesame oil rather than my usual olive oil.
Roasted Green Beans
Serves 4
1 pound fresh green beans
1 tbsp canola ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
This is a traditional Tex-Mex breakfast. There are just about as many variations on this as there are places and people that make it, so feel free to substitute with what you have on hand. For instance, it's usually made with corn tortillas, but I only have flour ...
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
This is a take on navy bean soup that uses up some of our leftover chile rubbed pork tenderloin. I made a quick french bread loaf with my little "Just For Dinner" bread maker to go with it. It's great for just the two of us. The ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
This recipe is a traditional Southern dish that I inherited from my in-laws. It's hearty, delicious, serves a crowd, and is very cheap to make.
Ham Hocks and Beans
(for at least a 5 quart slow cooker)
Makes 8 servings (about 2 cups per serving)
1 lb dry pinto beans
Smoked ham ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
This was a great light dinner. It would also work well as a side dish.
Italian Vegetable Sauté
Serves 4 as a side
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 medium zucchini, sliced into rounds
1 tsp dried oregano
dash of salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 15 oz can of cannellini beans, drained and ...
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