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Beef Tacos

posted June 29, 2010 in Lucy's Soup Can

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 5/5      Time: 2/5Prep:Cooking Time: min 4 hoursMy dad had eight brothers and sisters. There are still seven of them; five in Alberta. My Grandma B is alive and kicki (read full article)

Layered Tortilla, Chickpea, Tomato and Cheese Lasagna

posted June 29, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

It's Tuesday again and here's another Two for Tuesday's real food recipe. Want to know what Two for Tuesday's is? Click on over to any one of the 4 sponsoring blogs - you can see them all HERE where you'll also find all the details about how to p (read full article)

Curried Bean Stew

posted June 21, 2010 in Dinners & Dreams

This dish took me to a far away land of safaris, incredible roses and Kericho Gold tea. A land whose name means God’s resting place in the language of its people: Kenya.This dish is a stew I read about in Saveur magazine and immediately wanted to m (read full article)

Sausage & Pepper Hero

posted June 03, 2010 in Living the Gourmet

Ingredients:Fresh Hero RollsShredded MozzarellaGrated Romano CheeseFresh Basil LeavesOlive OilBaked Sausage & Peppers:Ingredients:4 hot sausages4 sweet sausagesBunch of fresh basil - choppedBunch of fresh parsley – chopped5 cloves garlic - cru (read full article)

Spices Every Cook Must Have In Their Kitchen From The Start

posted May 23, 2010 in Authentic Curry Recipes

When I was just married, many moons ago, I had really no idea which spices I needed to have to start up my healthy, tasty, nutritious cooking. Over the years, I have learned cooking with healthy recipes and this is what I have come up with as most n (read full article)

Tagine of Shrimp with Mushrooms

posted May 18, 2010 in Dinners & Dreams

The recipe that wasn’t ready yesterday is now here.When I ask my daughter what she wants to eat for dinner, the answer is invariably shrimp, shrimp or shrimp. Shrimp is exciting.I cook it a lot with pasta to please my little one and the little one (read full article)

Stacked Red Chile & Grilled Chicken Enchilada - A Daring Cook's Challenge

posted May 14, 2010 in Acquired Taste

Our hosts this month, Barbara of Barbara Bakes and Bunnee of Anna+Food have chosen a delicious Stacked Green Chile & Grilled Chicken Enchilada recipe in celebration of Cinco de Mayo! The recipe, featuring a homemade enchilada sauce was found on w (read full article)

All About Thai Recipe With Bamboo Shoots

posted May 14, 2010 in Authentic Curry Recipes

Bamboo Shoots: Bamboo shoots are called for in many Thai recipes. In order to prepare a bamboo shoot for cooking you need to peel them and boil the white inner stalks for 30 minutes in water. If you are using canned bamboo shoots you will only need t (read full article)

International House of Pancakes! South Indian Adai

posted April 09, 2010 in SippitySup- Serious Fun Food

This is number 5 in my week of international pancakes, and we are off to the largest continent on the planet. This pancake is probably the least known of all the pancakes I have presented this (read full article)

Sassy Vegetables and Baked Oregano Chicken

posted April 03, 2010 in Are You Hungry?

Chicken and more chicken, lots of chicken eating going on in my house. If hubby, being the Florida boy that he is, had it his way chicken would always be served fried and spicy. I don't agree; I'm always on the look out for new chicken recipes. Cathe (read full article)

You Are What You Eat: Manwich

posted March 29, 2010 in Cook Fast, Live Young

What's Inside a Can of Manwich -- and an Easy Replacement Recipe!This week, my husband and I are eating our last can of Manwich in our quest to cut processed foods (mostly) out of our diet. I thought it might be fun to look at the ingredient list and (read full article)

Lamb Chop Curry

posted March 22, 2010 in Boise Foodie Guild

Don't touch that dial!! It's really very good. Try it with eggplant sometime. Making it with beef would be a cultural faux pas. Maybe pork. Start by making an Indian Raita.Indian RaitaA raita is a liquid salad - yogurt, cucumber, some spices, even th (read full article)

Betty Challenge #490: Jambalaya

posted February 19, 2010 in Mom There's Nothing To Eat

Jambalaya...My Way! In honor of Mardi Gras, I went searching for a recipe for jambalaya. No problem, right? Surely, there are plenty of recipes for jambalaya… but… not a jambalaya for my family. No meat…no tomatoes…really hard (read full article)

A Tropical Inspired Valentine's day dish!

posted February 13, 2010 in Acquired Taste

I love winter and winter foods, but sometimes it's nice to have something that just tastes more like summer or the tropics. Having bought a papaya the other day I decided that I wanted to make something more tropical in nature.In order to get some in (read full article)

Mexican Chili

posted January 13, 2010 in The Crock Pot Blog

What You Need: 2 (15 1/2 oz.) cans red kidney beans, drained 1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes 1 c. chopped celery 1 c. chopped onion 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste 1/2 c. chopped green pepper 1 (4 oz.) can green chili peppers, drained and chopped 2 tbsp. s (read full article)

Fiesta Mexican Chicken

posted January 10, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

Buenes dias and welcome to Mexico.You've reached the first stop of the Equal Opportunity virtual trip with Joan of Foodalogue . If you didn't participate in Joan's last virtual culinary tour, your timing is good for the new tour by starting now.To e (read full article)

RED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

posted December 21, 2009 in Let's Dish

Ingredients4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves1 onion, chopped1 clove garlic, minced1 cup sour cream2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided1 tablespoon dried parsley1/2 teaspoon dried oregano1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1/2 teaspo (read full article)

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN AND PEPPERS ON REFRIED BEANS

posted December 02, 2009 in Food Tastes Yummy

The flavours of Mexico are so vibrant and really in a class all on their own. The spices in combination with citrus juices are perfect in any dish, and this one is no exception. This is a delicious easy chicken dinner that can be served in a number (read full article)

Do-It-Yourself Chili Powder

When life hands you chilies ... make chili powder! Or at least that's what I did. Recently, the husband's brother gifted him with a bunch of really, really hot chili peppers. They had been in the freezer since being harvested in late September and (read full article)

Cooking Jambalaya

posted November 06, 2009 in Potato Patch Recipes

When somebody says that they are about to start Cooking Jambalaya your eyes probably glaze over because  you, and me, and most people who do not live on the bayou or in Louisiana or New Orleans, don’t have the faintest idea of how to cook jamb (read full article)

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