Eat ‘Em and Weep
I had a cocktail party this weekend, and boy was it fun. I made this interesting Sangria that went over really well. Recipe adapted from Bethenny Frankel.
Ingredients:
2-3 peaches, pitted and sliced
2 plums, pitted and sliced
1 c. green grapes, cut in half
2 bottles Prosecco (an Italian sparkling wine–I used a pink variety)
8 oz. Fresca
8 oz. club […]
This chowder is quite tasty. It’s vegetarian, which is nice. Most chowder recipes have bacon or ham hock in it for flavor, so it was nice to find a recipe without those ingredients. This chowder had lots of flavor too.
This recipe comes from The New Vegetarian Grill cookbook.
Ingredients:
1 lb. potatoes, peeled and diced
2 c. water […]
This hamentashen recipe is so easy. I’ve got a family recipe that calls for the dough to be refrigerated overnight, and whenever I look at that recipe I just want to make these cookies right now! So this easy recipe is perfect and tasty too!
This recipe is from allrecipes.com.
Ingredients:
1 (18.25 oz.) package moist yellow cake […]
This crock pot dinner is really tasty, and the leftovers were delicious too. The recipe comes from the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light. I thought the original recipe called for way too much salt, so I didn’t add the salt, other than to season the beef prior to searing it, and boy am I […]
This chili is so delicious. It can be made completely on the stove or once assembled it can be simmered away in the crock pot. I used my crock pot, and this chili is awesome. It is thick and hearty and delicious. I used ground turkey, but you could certainly use ground chicken or beef.
Ingredients:
1 […]
Here’s a great recipe for leftover chicken or turkey or use a rotisserie chicken. The leftovers are great too!
The recipe is adapted from the November 2009 issue of Southern Living.
Ingredients:
2 TBSP vegetable oil, divided
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 c. diced onion
1/2 c. diced red bell pepper
1 c. cooked chicken, cut up
1 1/2 c. frozen mixed […]
This chili gravy is delicious and works well as a sauce for tamales or enchiladas. The secret to this gravy is making your own chili powder.
The recipe comes for Rob Walsh’s Tex-Mex Cookbook.
Homemade Chili Powder
Ingredients:
5 whole ancho chile pods, stemmed and seeded
1 tsp. dried Mexican oregano
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
Directions:
Spread the chile […]
This is a tasty, hearty, and super easy version of the slow cooked classic: chicken and dumplings. Be sure to use low sodium broth, and if you don’t I would suggest using half broth half water, otherwise it will be too salty (trust me–there is plenty of salt in the rotisserie chicken, cream of chicken […]
Black beans and rice are a great winter food. They are warming and very filling. They are also very healthy. The key to this dish is to soak the black beans in water over night.
Ingredients:
1 lb. dried black beans
water
1 onion, chopped
7 garlic cloves, smashed
1-2 jalapenos, diced (can omit)
2 TBSP dried oregano
6-7 c. chicken or veggie […]
This dressing is so good. It’s good on salads and fish tacos. We loved this dressing on fish tacos so much that we had fish tacos 2 times in one week.
Ingredients:
1 c. mayo
1/3 milk
2 tsp. chopped cilantro
1-2 jalapenos, minced
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 tsp. onion, minced
juice of 1 lime
1 tsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. […]
