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White Bean Soup
By Claude
Serve soup with sausage. I cook sausage separately then cut into quarter size rounds and put into soup bowls
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup onions, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, finely minced
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 1/4 cup Acini De Pepe (or a like pasta)
- 2 (15-ounces) cans white beans (Cannellini or Navy)
- Optional Seasoning (use part or all)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon sage Leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon paprike
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Sausage Stuffing
By Claude
Sausage dressing may be made ahead of time and then put in oven to heat and serve
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup onion chopped fined
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (12-ounce) package stuffing bread cubes (sage & onion or other)
- 1 pound pork country sausage
Pork Andouille Sausage with Red Beans and Rice
By Claude
This is the quicker method - used can beans, less cook time
- 1 cup rice - cooked - white or brown
- 4 oz of Andouille sausage, sliced
- 1 medium onion diced small
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 15.5 oz Kidney Beans (light or dark red) drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (amount to taste)
- optional
- several drops of Tabasco sauce to taste
Soup, White Bean and Pasta
By Claude
Chopped onions, carrots, celery
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups of chopped onions
- 2/3 cup chopped carrots
- 2/3 cup chopped celery
- 3-1/2 cups of water (more if to thick)
- 1 can of Cannellini white beans
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup small pasta such as orzo
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions (white parts)
- dash or two of hot sauce (like sriracha hot chili sauce) - optional
Red Wine Sauce -
By Claude
This recipe can be a stock for other sauces or use by it self
- Red Wine Stock
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, chopped (1 large onion)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 can (14 oz) beef broth
- Sprig of fresh thyme
- The above makes 1-1/2 cups
- The Finished Sauce
- Option #1 - use as completed above
- Option #2 - 1/3 cup sour cream
- Option #3 - blue cheese
- Stroganoff Sauce for options 2 & 3.
- 8 oz white mushrooms, halved
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups Red Wine Stock (from above)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Pound Cake - Blueberry-Lime
By Claude
Moist
- 2-3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 oz cream cheese - softened
- 3/4 cup of butter softened (1-1/2 sticks)
- 1 cup white grandulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon finely grated lime zest
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 2-1/2 cups blueberries at room temperature (about 12-13 oz) washed and drained
- Glaze
- 4 oz (1 cup) confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, more if needed
Lemon or Lime Sauce
By Claude
Recipe is good for either Lemon or Lime
- 1/2 cup of white sugar
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 1 cup of hot water
- 1 tablespoon of Lemon or Lime zest
- 2 tablespoons of Lemon or Lime juice
Meat Loaf with Red Wine
By Claude
quick and easy
- 1 lb meat (beef, veal, and pork) (or some combination of - what ever you have)
- 1 envelope dry onion soup mix (like Lipton Beefy Onion)
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce ( 2 oz for mixing, 6 oz for on top)
Beef Brats and Onion Panini
By Claude
Cook the Brats either microwave (2 minutes) or grill
- 4 slices of french bread cut on the diagonal for length of brats
- 2 beef brats cooked either microwave or grilled
- 1 onion sliced to make ringlets
- 2 tablespoons mustard (Dijon or Jalapeno Mustard)
- 4 small slices of Gruyere cheese
- 1 oz of liqueur (like Grand Marnier or B&B)
- olive oil (or butter) for frying and cooking
Chicken Cutlets Parmesan
By Claude
easy and great Option 1 - Parmesan Option 2 - Parmesan, Garlic and Italian dry dressing mix
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets , thin-cut
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- option 2
- 1 env good seasons Italian Dressing mix
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic power