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No Cook Pasta Ideas
By Joelene
Recipes for no-cook pasta are forgiving
- Just follow these basic rules:
- For no-cook sauces, dried pasta holds up better to the chunky ingredients than fresh pasta does. Use pasta made with 100 percent semolina flour.
- Heartier vegetables simply need to be sliced thin or grated to allow the heat from the pasta to soften and blend.
- Use room-temperature, not chilled, ingredients. To quickly warm ingredients, place in a metal bowl on top of the pasta pot while bringing water to a boil.
- Dense vegetables such as broccoli can be softened by marinating for 20 minutes in olive oil and a sprinkling of salt.
- Toss the pasta immediately after removing from the water to allow the noodles to absorb the full flavor of the sauce ingredients.
- Pasta continues to absorb liquid, so be sure to add at least 1/4 cup boiling pasta water to the no-cook sauce to keep the noodles loose and prevent them from sticking together.
- Add fat, whether extra-virgin olive oil, butter or sesame oil, to help blend ingredients and lubricate the noodles.
Chicken Soup With Smoked Sausage, White Beans and Greens
By Joelene
Place the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large pot
- 2 bone-in chicken breast halves (about 2 lb total)
- 3 medium carrots, sliced 1/4 in. thick
- 2 stalk(s) celery, sliced 1/4 in. thick
- 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced crosswise
- 2 32- ounce(s) (8 cups) containers low-sodium chicken broth
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 6 ounce(s) fully cooked Italian chicken sausage, cut into 1/4-in.-thick slices
- 1 small head escarole, torn into small pieces (about 6 cups)
- 1 15- ounce(s) can white beans, rinsed
Cheesecake In a Blender
By Joelene
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 10" springform pan with PAM
- CRUST INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 c all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 c sugar
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- CHEESECAKE BODY INGREDIENTS:
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 c sugar
- 1 1/4 c milk
- fruit or cinnamon for garnish
Roasted Sausages Peppers and Potatoes
By Joelene
position racks to divide oven into thirds
- 1 pound(s) Italian sausages
- 2 bell peppers, cut in 1-in. strips
- 1 bag(s) (20 oz) red potato wedges
- 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 1 teaspoon(s) chopped garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) each salt and pepper
- cup(s) pitted Kalamata olives
- Garnish: fresh chopped parsley
How to Buy, Prepare Shellfish
By Joelene
SQUID Buy: Opt for squid (also called calamari) with cream-colored skin with pinkish patches
- MUSSELS
- LOBSTER
- Buy: Lobsters should be purchased live from a tank and should be actively moving their claws and flapping their tails tightly against their chest.
- to lobster and, using a sharp knife, cut it in half lengthwise down the middle, starting at the head and cutting through to the tail. Remove the intestinal tract. Crack the claws and rinse completely.
- Serve: Lobster's rich, buttery flavor pairs well with the spicy flavors of the Southwest. Top a tostada shell with shredded cabbage tossed in lime juice, fresh lobster pieces, pickled jalapeño slices and shredded Mexican cheese.
- CRAB
- to These crustaceans come in a variety of sizes and shapes, with hard to soft shells. Dungeness and blue crabs are sold live in tanks, or in the freezer case. King- and snow-crab meat are sold fresh or frozen, picked or in the shell.
- 6 8 to 10 toss into a pot of salted boiling water. Boil for 6 minutes for blue crabs, 8 to 10 for Dungeness.
- Next, separate the body from the shell by pushing the body upward until it pops out of the shell. Throw away the stomach sac, mouth, intestines and gills, then scoop and scrape out the brown meat.
- to cooked crabmeat is tastiest when eaten the same day; however, it can be stored in the fridge for up to two days.
Naturally Aged Queso
By Joelene
Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, then arrange in a terracotta baking dish
- 2 cups (8 oz) Tillamook Monterey Jack Cheese, cubed
- 1 cup (4 oz) Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese, cubed
- 2 jalapeno chili peppers (stems and seeds removed), finely chopped
- 1/4 red onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 Roma tomato, chopped
- 1 dash of cayenne pepper
- 3 dashes Tabasco sauce
Veggie Lo Mein
By Joelene
Bring 2 quarts of water and a generous sprinkling of salt to boil in large pot
- # 8 ounces each, broccoli crowns, cut into small florets, and sliced mushrooms
- # 8 ounces spaghetti
- # 8 ounces drained extra-firm tofu, cut into bite-size chunks
- # 1 Tb. low-sodium soy sauce
- # 1 recipe Lo Mein Sauce
- # 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- # 1 medium-large onion, halved from pole to pole, each half cut into sixths
- # 1 Tb. each, minced fresh garlic and ginger
- # 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- # 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- # 2 tsps. rice vinegar
- # 2 tsps. toasted sesame oil
- # 1 tsp. hot red pepper flakes
- # 1 tsp. sugar
Seafood Gumbo
By Joelene
Make a Roux with flour and shortening add garlic, onions, bell pepper, celery, and bay leaves and cook until transp...
- 6 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 6 cloves chopped finely
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 lbs shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 (8oz)can tomato sauce
- 2 qts chicken stock
- 1 lb crabmeat
- 1 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 lb frozen okra
- 1/2 pint oysters with juice
- salt and pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- Tabasco
French Toast in a Mug
By Joelene
Whisk together the milk, maple syrup, cinnamon, egg and a pinch of salt in a large mug until combined
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 slice white bread
- 1 tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips
Flourless Chocolate Cake
By Joelene
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 large eggs plus 1 large egg white