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Spicey Raw Tomato Soup

posted August 17, 2010 in Raw Food Recipes

recipe from Raw Radiant Health Ingredients: 7 Italian tomatoes 1 small cucumber (skin & seeds removed) 1 celery stalk 1/2 red bell pepper 3 cloves garlic (crushed) 3 tbsp olive oil (extra Virgin, cold pressed) 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 1/8 tsp Cayen (read full article)

Fresh Spaghetti and Liguine

posted August 14, 2010 in Home At Last!

Freshly-made Pasta Ronald Mac and I have enjoyed a wonderful day in the kitchen together-making everything from a strawberry cordial for apertifs, a peach bourbon conserve for our bed and breakfast guests-and homemade fresh pasta for an upcoming epi (read full article)

Souper Saturday!

Hello! I know it is still summer, but on these cooler days my thoughts turn to fall! It is my favorite time of the year - I am giddy with excitement at the thought of picking apples, pumpkins, red peppers, etc.. I feel soup goes hand-in-hand with the (read full article)

Chicken and Rice

posted August 14, 2010 in Leftovers On Purpose

I haven't made this dish in years, but it just sounded so good!  And it was!!! I put four boneless, skinless chicken breasts into a crockpot and cooked until done.  I made a Rice Cooker (6 cups) pot of rice. I shredded the chicke (read full article)

Garbanzo Bean Salad

posted August 13, 2010 in Life\'s Ambrosia

First of all I wanted to say thank you for all of the wonderful thoughts and prayers you have sent our way during this difficult time. It has really meant a lot to us. We have been so busy lately with house and family issues that we haven’t re (read full article)

My Favorite Biscuits

posted August 12, 2010 in Smoky Mountain Cafe

I'm not known for making pretty biscuits, but that has changed since I stumbled on to this recipe that I had written down on a piece of paper some time back.  I'm pretty sure it's from "Down Home with the Neely's".  I have now sworn off tho (read full article)

Rum Scented Blueberry Pork Loin

posted August 11, 2010 in within the kitchen

I need your help! Maple Leaf is hosting a new contest for its new Prime Pork - every cut I have tried - chops, loin, roast has been delcious and juicy! Many bloggers have been chosen to participate - and I am one of them! You can vote (read full article)

Green Surprise Dip

Adapted from Simply in Season, this dip is super quick to make! Ingredients: 1 bunch steamed kale (could also use other greens. I steamed it by adding a bit of water to a large frying pan and stir frying it) 1 C plain yogurt 1 can chickpeas 1/4 C Â (read full article)

Chicken Afritada

posted August 11, 2010 in josie's kitchen

Chicken is the most diverse when it comes to cooking recipes.  So many things you can do with it, fried, barbecue, as soup, or with sauce. For Chicken Afritada: 1 kilo chicken chopped into pieces 3 cups potatoes cut into cubes 1 cup carrots cut in (read full article)

Simple Secrets: How to Fast Freeze Fresh Tomatoes at Home

posted August 10, 2010 in Frugal Luxuries Food

When the farm stand tomatoes are so well priced at five (or more) for just one dollar I like to buy them in abundance and freeze them for future use. For awhile...I took on the tedious, humid task of blanching each one before freezing...until... (read full article)

BBQ Cranberry Onion Pork Roast Recipe

posted August 09, 2010 in BBQ Party

Cranberry-Onion Pork Roast Ingredients Serves 6 to 8. 1 (2 pound) boneless pork loin roast Salt and pepper 1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce 1 (1 ounce) package dried onion soup mix Preparation Season roast with salt and pepper; place over in (read full article)

Onion and Mushroom Soup

posted August 09, 2010 in Cooking Rut

How do make French Onion soup vegetarian without compromising the flavor? This is a tough question. Sure, you can use standard vegetable stock, but the flavors won't be as intense. The basis of any good soup (or sauce) is the stock. If you have blan (read full article)

Hot Bytes for 2010-08-08

posted August 08, 2010 in The Chile Underground

Food and fiddle music spice up Cajun life (And it's Good) http://bit.ly/9dHdL6 # White Folks Demand Freedom From Weird Asian Food; a truly strange blog entry: http://bit.ly/cDGwts # Recipe: Garden Gazpacho, an outstanding summer soup! The Provid (read full article)

Hot Bytes for 2010-08-08

posted August 08, 2010 in The Chile Underground

Food and fiddle music spice up Cajun life (And it's Good) http://bit.ly/9dHdL6 # White Folks Demand Freedom From Weird Asian Food; a truly strange blog entry: http://bit.ly/cDGwts # Recipe: Garden Gazpacho, an outstanding summer soup! The Provid (read full article)

Super Moist Chocolate Zucchini Cake

posted August 07, 2010 in My Man's Belly

Super Moist Chocolate Zucchini Cake Two things that I know to be fact are: 1 – It can be hard to get your daily requirement of fruits and vegetables. 2 – If you grow zucchini, right about now you’re trying to figure (read full article)

Zucchini Garden Chowder

I can always tell when DH likes the recipe, because there are no leftovers! This is a “soup”er soup that tastes like summer! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Zucchini Garden Chowder 2 Tbs butter 2 medium zucchini (chopped) 1 medium onion (read full article)

Croatia: Cool People and They Make Minestrone

posted August 04, 2010 in Hampshirecook

Summer Minestrone Recipe Summer Minestrone Soup My hub gets a bit anxious about my allergies whenever we go anywhere odd/ vaguely exotic.  I joined him on a business trip a couple of years back, and he had one of his staff in Singapore translate my (read full article)

Pork Adobo

posted August 03, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

I know very little about Filipino cuisine. I know that they eat balut (do NOT click on that link if you’re squeamish), they have a sour tamarind based soup called sinigang, that they love pork, they call noodles pancit, and … that’s (read full article)

Portuguese Soup

posted August 03, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

Oh no...not another Kale recipe!!!! I promise, I'll leave it alone for a while after this one. I'd heard about Portuguese Soup many times but this is my first attempt. I had absolutely no clue what ingredients to use but after combing the internet (read full article)

White Almond Garlic Gazpacho with Green Grapes

posted August 03, 2010 in Savour Fare

With the dog days of summer still to come, it’s useful to have a few recipes up your sleeve that require NO cooking. Not three hours in the oven, not 30 minutes on the stove, not boiling water, not a toaster oven. There are times when raisin (read full article)

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