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| lentil soupTonight we had pork chops and sauteed cabbage for supper. Before cooking the pork, I trimmed any visible fat (and also bits of meat, because i was being sloppy and hurrying) off and piled it together. After supper, I put those trimmings into a large pot with:
1/2 red onion, roughly chopped
3 stalks celery, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
1 cup(ish) of sauteed cabbage (still in fairly large pieces- had been cooked with salad vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, water for steaming)
generously add:
salt, freshly ground pepper
dried cilantro, red pepper flakes
garlic powder (or minced garlic)
I let all of this simmer for about 2 or 2 1/2 hours. Then I scooped out the pork trimmings and discarded them. I added in 1 bag of lentils (rinsed) and simmered the soup for another 45-60 min.
The broth is understandably very rich and flavorful. In the interest of our arteries, I am planning to cool the soup and skim the fat off the top. This will still leave it with the amazing pork/onion/cabbage flavor. This is a great thing for fall weather and is very easy and quick to put together, then it just sits on the stove and does its thing while you are going about your business.
-dana
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| APPLE BEAN BAKE
Drain one 48 oz
jar of Randall's Great Northern beans.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt
4 T butter or margarine.
Add 1/2 cup chopped onions and 3 cups chopped tart
cooking apples, peeled.
Cook for 10 minutes until apples are tender, stirring
occasionally.
Add 1/4 cup white sugar and 3/4 cup light brown sugar. Stir
until dissolved.
Add 1/2 cup catsup, 1 T molasses, 1 t. cinnamon and 1 t.
salt. Blend in.
Place drained beans into a 2 quart casserole. Pour apple
mixture over the top and mix well.
Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for
1 hour. Stir.
8 servings.
(this recipe was shared by a family friend. it's muy delicioso. -dana)
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| Cake Mix CookiesThese were really quick, easy, tasty, and cheap!
Ingredients
- One cake mix, any flavor
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil (use olive oil and they become heathy cookies!)
Instructions
1) Mix all the ingredients together.
2) Roll teaspoons of dough into balls.
3) Place about two-inches apart on non-stick or greased baking sheet.
4) Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes, or until golden or firm.
These are good with or without frosting. You may flatten the cookies before baking with the floured bottom of a glass for a flat cookie.
That's it!
(Posted by BooksForMe - Previous poster did say "anyone" could post, right?)
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| lone rangerhas everyone forgotten that this website exists? come on and post something, anything. :) anyone can sign in, the password is "hott".
tonight i made some sausage empanadas. i didn't feel like making the dough from scratch so i used 3 store-bought rolled-up pie crusts and still had extra filling. this "recipe" is infinitely variable. for the filling, i scrambled together:
1 lb sage sausage
approx. 1/2 c diced boiled potatoes *leftovers :)
approx. 1/4 c minced onion
approx. 1/4 c chopped raisins
seasonings to taste, about 1/2 teaspoon each of:
salt, hot pepper flakes, cumin, fennel seeds, cinnamon (1/4 tsp)
after this is cooked, stir in 2 egg yolks that have been slightly beaten. it'll help the filling stay together.
cut out 3" rounds of the dough. pile a rounded tablespoon of filling in the middle and top with another round of dough. press the outside edges together to make a little pie. (you can re-roll out the scraps of dough to make more, but it gets tough after the second time.) brush the tops of the pockets with slightly beaten egg white. bake at 425 for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
these were really good, very savory and satisfying. a good thing to make if you have people to stand around in the kitchen and talk with. next time i will try making them with homemade dough and mexican cheese probably.
-dana
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| yay!i always get excited about finding a cheap, delicious, healthy, no-work thing to eat. today i discovered something i've been missing out on. sweet potatoes! walking through the produce department, i picked up a few and vaguely wondered what to do with them. i considered slicing them into circles and baking them with olive oil & sea salt for a side dish, but what i really wanted was to find something healthy and easily gummable for cora to eat.
while trying to figure out what to feed her after her nap, i saw the potatoes sitting on the counter. i poked a fork in one a few times, plopped it on a paper plate and stuck it in the microwave for 8 minutes. um, HELLO! it came out perfectly. the skin practically peeled itself off, and the inside was fluffy and steaming. i put it in a bowl with a little pat of butter, a few splashes of milk and a pinch of salt, then used a fork to kind of whisk it together. then i tasted it, and proceeded to eat all but a few tablespoons (which i was barely able to refrain from gobbling down, but managed to resist by virtue of not wanting to fix something different for cora... food vs. laziness...).
it was delicious. like, seriously good. i am in shock. 89 cents per pound, full of fiber, vitamins and a low glycemic index, versatile, zero prep work... does it get any better?
-dana
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