TONS OF GREAT RECIPES

[damethod]

Hey, why doesn't someone create a new section titled recipes. It seems we all have plenty to share! )

I use my mints in salads or with Lamb. I once tried a great recipe that I got off a magazine. I more or less remembered the recipe and tried it the other day..

Edamame salad:
Arugula (or other green leafy lettuce)
Soy beans(edamame)
Mint (sliced into thin ribbons)
Parmessiano Regiano cheese or other hard cheese(Pecorino Romano, Parmessan, etc)
Red Wine vinegar
1-2 teaspoon of sugar
Olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

The amounts of each ingredient are according to your likes. I typically use a handfull of arugula(can substitute any green leafy lettuce) and another handfull of mint.. about 30 soy beans(already removed from pods)..and about a 1/4 cup of parmegiano regiano cheese.

If not already cooked, cook the soybeans in their pods by putting them in boiling water for a few minutes. Chop the arugula into thick ribbons. Chop the mint into fine ribbons. Mix together the arugula, beans, mint, and cheese. In a seperate bowl, combine about about a 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar and the sugar. Once sugar is dissolved, drizzle in about a 1/4cup of olive oil while mixing with a whisk. Whisk until it emulsifies.(Looks like a salad dressing) Pour over salad and enjoy.

This recipe is loaded with essential vitamins, good fats, and protein! I've interchanged mints and types of lettuce and have always been satisfied.

[Reptilicus]

I made this over the weekend. I put this on cooked spaghetti and stir fry it up for a bit to combine.

Fresh Basil Pesto


Ingredients

* 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
* 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
* 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
* 1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
* 3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

* Special equipment needed: A food processor


1 Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.) Add the garlic, pulse a few times more.

2 Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

[chio88]

Thanks opa! Really made me want a squash soup now. Can i also use the blender instead of mashing the squash and potato?

[veggiegardener]

Oh recipes

This might be fun. Ok here it goes, this may seem like a weird recipe to some and its actually a Korean dish that a girl I know taught me how to make.

Heres what you need:

- 1 Large Tomato
- About a half a cup of graded cheese
- 1/4 cup of chopped onions
- 1/4 cup of chopped celery
- 1/8 cup of sour cream

Ok so basically in simple terms you just take the tomato and cut a thin layer off the top. Next you will want to "gut" the tomato out and make it hollow in the middle.

You will want to put all of the ingreidents in the tomato and cook it in the over on about 365 degrees for around 10 minutes! It makes a really tasty little treat.

There are a few different ways to make this but this works fairly well. Sometimes people like to add sauces in it and other things. Anyways enjoy

[Lupinus]

Grilled Endive/Chicory Salad-

One Endive (the loose weed looking kind, not Belgian), though you can substitute any bitter green
One or Two oranges
Salt
Pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Wash the head of endive and let dry on a paper towel for a few minutes, doesn't need to be totally dry and a little damp is a good thing

Take the endive and place on the grill to often char and wilt slightly turning often enough to avoid burning. You want it still crisp but make sure to grill it long enough to char nicely and tenderise just slightly, should still be crisp.

Remove from the grill, chop, and place into a bowl. Then squeeze an orange over the endive and then toss in some orange segments. How much is a matter of how juicy the orange is and how many segments you like, you want only enough to coat the endive. How many segments it a matter of taste.

Toss in a little salt, pepper, and EVOO and serve warm.

If it's not grilling weather but you can still get the endive you can chop and wilt in a pan or char under the broiler.

Blood oranges are great in this too, as is most any citrus.

[tntrouse]

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 red bell peppers
4 large tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 teaspoons paprika
1/8 teaspoon white sugar
6 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
1 dash hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sour cream


1. Roast peppers: rub oil on peppers and put them under the broiler until blackened, turn to get all sides. Put into paper bag and seal. Let rest for 15 minutes, then peel will come right off and core and seeds will fall out. Chop peppers. Reserve one chopped pepper; set aside.

2. Heat olive oil over moderate heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato, bell peppers (except reserved), thyme, paprika, and sugar. Cook over medium-low heat until all the tomato juices have evaporated, about 25 minutes.

3. Stir in chicken stock, salt and pepper, cayenne pepper, and hot sauce (if using). Bring to boiling, lower heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

4. Strain soup, reserving broth. Place solids in food processor or blender, and process until fairly smooth. Add puree back into broth.
Melt butter and stir in the flour, cook for 1 minute. Stirring slowly, add the broth/vegetable mixture. Add reserved chopped pepper and bring to boiling. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.

5. Ladle into bowls and add 1 tablespoon of sour cream to each bowl. For a lighter soup, this is also delicious without the sour cream.

Great use for peppers and tomatoes. The recipe isn't the quickest in the world, but it's sooo tasty. I plan on making a ton and a canning it for the winter this year

[atascosa_tx]

stuffed zucchini squash...# of squash is up to you
take the larger squash...cut them in half length ways...scrape out the seeds.
Discard the seeds...continue scraping the meat of the squash until you get to about within 1/4 inch of the skin...add the meat of the squash to hamburger meat
take 2 lbs of hamburger meat and the meat of the squash and add 1 onion diced...cook till hamburger is browned..add one can of diced tomatoes...
you can add rice if you like...
scoop the finished meat and squash meat into the hollowed out zucchini half..cover with cheese and put into foil and add a 1/4 cup of water..cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until squash it tender.

you can use the same recipe for stuffed bell pepper also..minus the squash..

yum

[Gary350]

BLACKBERRY COBLER

1 cup of flour
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Mix well then stir in 3/4 cup of milk.

Put in a greased 10x10 baking dish.

Sprinkle 2 cups of fresh picked Blackberries over the top.

1/2 cup of melted butter poured over the top.

Bake at 350 deg F for 45 to 50 minutes.

Optional, serves with a scoop of French Vanilla Ice Cream.

[Gary350]

I got this recipe from an Oriental Lady that I know. This is better than anything you can make from sauces in a jar or ready to eat oriental stir fly in the frozen section of the grocery store. You can make it with chicken or pork. You can make it as spicy as you like just add more red peppers. This oriental lady grows her own garlic, cayenne peppers, bell peppers, and other vegatables in her garden.


Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/3 cup of soy sauce
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon corn starch
3 cloves of garlic
Juice squeezed from 1 lemon.
1 cayenne red pepper mild, 2 for medium, 3 for hot, 4 for extra hot.
Grind in kitchen blender.


Mixed Vegatables.

You can use any vegatables you like just don't use more than about 4 cups it will be too much for the volume of sauce. Slice and dice into small pieces.

1 large onion
1 yellow squash
1 bell pepper
1 carrot


Jasmine Rice

1 cup of Jasmine rice
2 cups of water
1 tsp salt
3 Tbl butter
Cook in rice cooker or bring to a boil in a covered pot turn off heat and let it sit for 15 minutes.


Cut 1 lb Chicken or Pork into small pieces brown in 1/4 cup olive oil. Add the sauce and mix vegatables. Cook about 5 minutes or until the vegatables get tender. Eat at once with rice. Serves 4.






This is very good, just as good or better than chinese food in a real oriental restaruants. Fresh garden vegatables really makes it the best.

[hassenpfeffer]

This is more of an idea than a recipe but here goes.

Blackberry Lemonade

The Lemonade
(just one recipe I found online if you have another one you like that yields about the same amount It should do fine)

1 cup- lemon juice (about 6 juiced lemons)
1 cup- white sugar
6 cups- water

Directions

1. Juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. To make your labor easier, FIRMLY roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing. -OR- If you are using store bought lemon juice just skip this step.
2. In a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. Stir. Adjust water to taste.

Now to make it Blackberry Lemonade

You will need-

1-Lemonade recipe (see above)
1-4 cups- blackberries (best fresh picked wild ones)
1-strainer
1-large mixing bowl
1-large serving spoon(or something else you can mash and squish blackberries with)

Directions

1-Put the blackberries in the bowl. Next, Put the lemonade in the bowl (if it doesn't all fit that is OK just put enough to fill the bowl or all of it if it fits.)

2- Mash and squish the blackberries with the spoon until you think you have gotten all the blackberry juice in the lemonade.

3- Strain the blackberry/lemonade mixture back into the container the lemonade was in to remove the blackberry pulp, chill, and wallah blackberry lemonade

[green~acres]

2 lbs. yellow squash
1 med. onion, chopped
1/2 cup butter
1 cup bacon bits
1 cup sour cream
tart shells
parmesan cheese
Cook squash and onion in boiling salted water til tender. drain well. in a bowl mix squash mixture with butter, bacon bits and sour cream.Pour into tart shells. top with parmesan cheese. bake at 350 til hot and bubbly. 4-6 servings. freezes well.

[green~acres]

Squash and Chicken Dinner
1 broiler chicken,cut into serving pieces
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
1 med. onion, sliced
1 15oz. can tomatoes
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 lb. sliced summer squash
Sprinkle chicken pieces with 1 tsp. salt, pepper and paprika. brown under broiler for 10 mins. turning once. transfer chicken to a heavy skillet. add onion, tomatoes, oregano and remaining salt. cover and cokk over med-low heat for about 30 mins. or until chicken is done. add squash, cover and cook for 10 mins. longer
I use boneless, skinless chicken breast.
serves 4

[green~acres]

Zucchini, Tomato & Onions
2 cups sliced onions
2 cups sliced tomatoes
2 cups sliced zucchini
1 1/2 tsp. Italian Herb Seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt(optional)
dash of pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Layer onion,tomato and zucchini in a 2qt. casserole dish that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.Sprinkle each layer with seasoning. Bake for 30-45 mins. depending on how soft you like the vegetables.
Makes 7 servings

[green~acres]

Cabbage Casserole
1 large head cabbage shredded
10 oz. Cheddar Cheese, grated
1 can Cheddar Cheese soup
1 soup can milk
1 pkg. Ritz crackers, crushed
Cook cabbage in salted water until done. Drain
Place in a 13X 9 baking dish.Mix cheese in cooked cabbage,saving 1/2-1 cup for later use.Make a sauce with the soup and milk. Blend well together and mix through the cabbage. Add 1 cup of cheddar cheese to the top of the casserole. Sprinkle the ritz crackers on top. Bake at 350 for 30 mins., until bubbly.

[green~acres]

Anyone have some ideas for using cucumbers.I have marinated them in the sour cream mixture.just plain ole slice and eat. We are getting around 8 cucumbers a day. Have given some to the neighbors. What else can I do? Thanks. Julie