If you like steel cut oats, but just don’t have time to cook them for 20 minutes in the morning. Here’s a trick to cut that cooking time to 5 minutes. The night before, combine 1 cup steel cut oats and 1 cup water in a glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit [...]
The French phrase, “Mise en place“ (pronounced meez ah plas), literally translates “to put in place“. In a professional kitchen, it is more than just having ingredients and equipment prepared to for the final cooking of a dish, it is a state-of-mind. For the home cook, having all of the ingredients and equipment ready when [...]
This soup is sweet and sour with a hint of heat from the chiles. You can use any orange-fleshed winter squash, or cooked pumpkin for this recipe. 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Coconut Oil 1 1/2 Lbs. Pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks. 1 bunch Scallions, chopped 2 inch piece Fresh Ginger, peeled and chopped 2 [...]
Yesterday, I purchased a whole organic free-range chicken that was on sale for $.99/pound. Nice bargain! So, today I broke it down and stuck the split breast, wings and backbone (for stock) in the freezer. The leg quarters I used to make this garlic chicken dish (similar to 40 Clove Chicken). 40 Cloves Garlic, peeled [...]
The weather here has turned back to Winter today, which made me want something warm and comforting for lunch today. I looked at the ingredients I had on hand and decided on a coconut soup. Here’s how to make the soup. 1 – 14oz can coconut milk 1 pint chicken stock, low sodium 6 thin [...]
Pumpkin Smoothie 1/2 C Pumpkin Puree, chilled 1/2 C Vanilla Yogurt 4 slices Peaches, frozen 1 small Granny Smith Apple, peeled, seeded and sliced 2 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
6 oz Neufchatel Cheese (American Style) or Cream Cheese 1 C. Frozen Spinach, thawed and chopped 10 oz jar Artichoke hearts, drained well and chopped 1/4 C. Mayonnaise 1/4 C. Sour Cream 1/3 C. Shredded Parmesan 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder pinch of salt Sweet Paprika, garnish [...]
