October 2010
37 posts
3004 Miles: Potato Leek Soup and Drop Biscuits →
3004miles:
Potato Leek Soup
Ingredients:
6 potatoes, peeled
3 to 4 leeks
3 pieces bacon
1 1/2 quarts water
1 qt. chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons flour
Directions:
Using food processor slicer, slice potatoes (you may need to cut in halves or…
3004 Miles: Homemade Garlic Hummus →
3004miles:
If you’re as big a fan of it as I am, you probably realize that hummus is ridiculously (and unnecessarily) expensive. I’ve been wanting to make my own hummus for a while now, and I found that it’s extremely easy with the right tools. Here is my altered recipe (original here):
2 cups canned…
Recipe: Pasta with Mushroom Garlic Sauce →
samchurch:
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My mom made this over the summer for my sister and me. The pasta is sooo delicious and it’s really easy to make! Tastes great with a piece of garlic toast.
Also, my mom only used 2 T butter and 2 cloves of garlic, but she said she probably could have put more garlic. It tasted great with just the 2 cloves though so I don’t know if I would change it! Actually,...
Feed 'em Right: Creamy Baked Ziti →
feedemright:
My kids have been eating Baked Ziti at school when they get hot lunch, so I decided to make a batch of my own. I did not want to make a traditional one, so I combined a bunch of recipes and came up with this.
Creamy Baked Ziti
1 box ziti
3 Tbs butter
3 Tbs flour
1 1/2 cups milk
salt and…
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Broccoli Salad
2 stalks broccoli, chopped fine
1/2 c. red onion, chopped fine
1/4 c. celery, chopped fine
1/4 c. walnuts, choppped fine
1/2 c. yellow raisins
1/4 c. finely chopped bacon
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1/4 c. sugar
4 TBSP apple cider vinegar
Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix mayo, sugar, and vinegar in a separate, small bowl. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well.
Fit, Fun and Fancy Free: I just made chicken... →
tonedbythirty:
For lunch, I made oatmeal (not instant) and baked chicken tenderloins, 315 cals
When I bake chicken, I’m not gonna lie, I usually just toss ingredients from my spice cabinet on top. Today, I did it again, but it tastes sooooo good. My recipe:
3 chicken tenderloins
spray the pan, chicken with…
Cute Cook: Saveur's Simple Weeknight Meals →
thecutecook:
MONDAY Moussaka This traditional version of the classic Greek casserole layers spiced ground lamb and eggplant. Source: Saveur TUESDAY Chicken with Pumpkin Seed Sauce If you’re carving pumpkins for Halloween, save the seeds to use in this Mexican pumpkin…
Tracking Stuff: Balsamic and Garlic Chicken... →
stuffsc:
Ingredients
6 to 8 boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper — to taste
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
12 ounces mushroom — sliced
4 to 6 cloves garlic — crushed
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon…
Ayannah's Kitchen: Left over pizza dough? Make... →
ayannahs-kitchen:
The other day when I made pizza, (check out my old school pizza sauce recipe) I had some left over pizza dough. Pizza dough is so versatile. Your left-over repurposing options are practically limitless! I decided to “free-style” it, so to speak, and bake a scrumptious herbed flatbread.
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Bellydancing Fool: Pasta with Broccoli, Goat... →
cocoslyrics:
serves 4
Ingredients
1 pound purple-sprouting broccoli, broccolini, or broccoli cut into small florets
1 pound dried long pasta, such as linguine
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
7 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup fresh…
Becca Bites: Kitchen Challenge Week 6, Thai Food →
beccabites:
I absolutely love me some Thai food. However, it is a recent love discovered over the last couple of years. Growing up with Puerto Rican and Hungarian food influences didn’t exactly lend itself to making Pad Thai on Wednesday nights. That was black beans and rice night.
Over the last few months,…
très délicieux: Hello Followers! Today I baked... →
tresdelicieux:
Hello Followers!
Today I baked some earl grey cupcakes. I haven’t put up pictures yet but the cupcakes turned out great! It has a hint of the tea taste, and not too sweet. I used the earl grey tazo tea they sell at like a Starbucks. I think I’m going to start experimenting more with tea-flavored…
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Spicy Meat Loaf
Cayenne pepper replaces the sage usually in meat loaf for a spicy alternative. I always make this when the weather starts to get colder. Serve with potatoes and a winter squash for a tasty fall meal!
2 slices of whole-wheat bread
1 small can tomato sauce
1 large egg
1 small onion, minced
1/4 cup celery, minced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp salt
1 TBSP of cayenne pepper (or less to...
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Glorified Rice
Easy classic for a quick dessert! I like to make this if I need something for a party last minute. At the end there’s a list of add in’s I’ve tried before.
1 cup white cooked rice
1 cup canned pineapple, drained and crushed
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
12 diced marshmallows, or 30 mini marshmallows
12 diced maraschino cherries
(optional: 1/3 cup dried mango, 1/3 cup...
*Sweet Indulgence: S'mores on a Stick →
thesweetindulgence:
Cutest, cheapest and most adorable party dessert EVER! I saw this on TasteSpotting and if you’re not familiar, then you need to check it out now! It is a visual overload of all things yummy. I love how you can just scan through pages of images of food. It can be narrowed through the search…
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Tex-Mex Corn, Beans and Tomatoes Dinner
This one’s vegetarian. 1 standard sized can of tomtatoes, stewed in chunks 1 standard sized can of corn 1 standard sized can of black beans (or other kind) 1 TBSP Tabasco sauce (more or less according to taste 1 tsp salt 1 tsp lime juice 1-2 tsp cayenne pepper (you might need more than this according to taste) jalapeno slices (optional — these do add a lot of heat so be cautious with...
Starting up....
…just a quick hello. This tumblr is about cooking, my own recipes that I’ve invented and favorite recipes I’ve picked up from other places. For anything that I’ve made I’m planning on including the full recipe with directions; I’m sure there will be the occasional grabbed photo from the internet of things that just look tasty! I’m trying to keep the focus...
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