We make a hummus recipe that is super tasty, but you definitely have to plan ahead. The dried chick peas have to soak over night and then they cook for nearly 2 hours. I was wanting hummus last night, but I wanted to make a super fast hummus. It turned out quite tasty. Ingredients: 1 [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Hummus
Published by March 31st, 2008 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Middle Eastern, Sides and Vegetarian. 1 CommentGarlic Sauce
Published by March 31st, 2008 in 4 Stars, Middle Eastern, Poultry and Sauce. 0 CommentsBy far the finest Middle Eastern cuisine is Fadi’s in Houston. When we lived in Houston we ate there quite often. We have yet to find any restaurant anywhere that even comes close to the taste and quality at Fadi’s. Two of my most favorite items there are vegetarian stuffed grape leaves and chicken kebabs. [...]
Pesto Pizza
Published by March 30th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Italian, Sauce and Vegetarian. 1 CommentWe love making homemade pizza, and we’ve started experimenting with our toppings. This pesto pizza is delicious. Either use homemade pesto or store bought pesto. If you use store bought pesto, when you open the container do not stir the oil into the pesto. Remove the oil, so you can get to the basil goodness [...]
Chicken Teriyaki
Published by March 30th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Asian, Kid Approved, Poultry and Sauce. 2 CommentsI found this recipe at Closet Cooking. I added strips of fresh ginger to the sauce, and it was really good, and actually tasted much like the sauce from the Pineapple Sesame Chicken recipe. Ingredients: 6 TBSP soy sauce 6 TBSP mirin 6 TBSP sake 2 TBSP sugar 2 inch ginger chunk, thinly sliced 1 [...]
Updated Pizza Recipe: What -S Makes
Published by March 29th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Bread and Italian. 2 CommentsRachel has been bugging me for awhile to put up the pizza dough recipe we actually use to make pizza, as we don’t use the “Homemade Pizza” recipe from way back when. Actually after she put up that post, I was talking to the guys at Apizza in Stayton, Oregon and Shannon suggested a few [...]
Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Published by March 27th, 2008 in 1 Star, Crock Pot, Easy Preparation, Italian, One Pot, Pasta and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsFor the next 10 weeks, our daughter’s swim lesson is Thursday evenings, which kind of puts a crimp on dinner preparations. So I decided that every Thursday I’m going to try a new crock pot recipe so that dinner is hot, ready, and waiting for us to return home and eat. This week’s recipe is [...]
One of my favorite desserts is a fruit tart. I’ve never made a tart before, because I never had a tart pan…until now. Probably my absolute favorite fruit tart is from La Medelieine’s, but we no longer live near one, so it’s now it’s up to me to make them. I found this recipe, and [...]
Cincinnati Chili
Published by March 27th, 2008 in 3 Stars, Beef, Pasta and Soups and Chilis. 0 CommentsI love Cincinnati Chili. I came across a new recipe and wanted to give it a try. I followed the recipe exactly and by the time the cooking time was up, the chili was super thick–too thick for my liking. I like mine a bit saucier. It’s been so long since I’ve made Cincinnati Chili [...]
Fish with Jalapeno Cream
Published by March 24th, 2008 in 3 Stars, 4 Stars, Fish, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Rick Bayless and Sauce. 0 CommentsThis recipe comes from Rick Bayless’s Salsas that Cook cookbook. The premise of the cookbook is a core set of salsa recipes that are used throughout the cookbook in varies other recipes. The jalapeno cream uses the roasted jalapeno-tomato salsa with fresh cilantro. The salsa was very good–good enough to keep in our arsenal of [...]
Turkey Meatballs
Published by March 21st, 2008 in 4 Stars, Fish, Italian, Kid Approved, Poultry and Sauce. 0 CommentsMy family loves meatballs, and since this recipe uses ground turkey instead of ground beef, it’s definitely a healthier alternative. My kiddos devour turkey meatballs just as they do beef meatballs. Over many times making and honing this recipe, I’ve found that the longer the sauce simmers, the thicker, the richer, and the yummier the [...]
