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Simple Ceviche
By UncleDick
Simple, fresh and spicy this ceviche recipe will become a favorite! Pick your favorite fish and try different combi...
- 1 pound white fish, halibut works well, cod and tilapia also work.
- 1 pound shrimp - raw, peeled and deveined
- 2 jalapeños or serranos
- 1 small cucumber seeded and diced
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1 tomato seeded and diced to 1/2 in pieces
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 avocado
- 8 limes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Crab Bisque (easy)
By UncleDick
Quik and simple Crab Bisque
- add to taste:
- 1 lb crab meat
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 3/4 C white wine
- 1/2 cup fish broth or clam juice
- 1/4 cup homemade cocktail sauce
- 3 spoonfuls tomato paste
- 1 cup 1/2 & 1/2
- Old Bay,cayenne, tobasco, S & P
- paprika
Balsamic Braised Short Ribs
By UncleDick
Beef Short Ribs braised in a Balsamic/ Dijon sauce for a tangy seasoned glaze
- 6 bone-in short ribs
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
- 2 leeks, white only, sliced
- 2 medium yellow onions, sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 quart unsalted beef stock
Irish White Soda bread
By UncleDick
Real Irish Soda Bread
- 4 cups (16 oz) of all purpose flour.
- 1 Teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 14 oz of buttermilk
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
By UncleDick
Great fall flavors, simple to make! Low in fat and calories! A rich combination of spices make this soup very flavo...
- for garnish:
- 1 T olive Oil
- 1 sm onion chopped
- 1 t minced garlic
- 1 t curry powder
- 1 t cumin powder
- 1/4 t cardamom
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t ground black pepper
- 1/4 t pepper flakes
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 2 C low sodium chicken broth
- 1 15oz can pumpkin
- 1 12oz can fat free evaporated milk
- 1 T brown sugar/or more, adjust to taste
- low fat greek yogurt
- chopped parsley
Bulgogi Wraps - Korean Grilled Beef Wraps
By UncleDick
Bulgogi Wraps. Korean grilled beef turned into wraps for a nice spring time dinner
- Beef and marinade:
- 1 1/2 lbs Thinly sliced beef. (I use Flank Steak, you can use any top cut off beef such as Rib-eye)
- 1/2 Cup soy sauce
- 4 T white sugar
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/3 of a medium onion, sliced into half moon strips
- 3 green onions sliced thinly
- 1/4 to 1/2 t pepper flakes
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 t grated ginger
- 3 T toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 C seasoned rice wine vinegar
- cilantro
- Wraps:
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- Fresh green lettuce (romaine, green leaf, etc)
- Large Garlic or spinch Wraps
- Saute'ed Greens ( I use chard and broccoli leaves, saute'ed with garlic, chopped onion, olice oil, rice wine vinegar, and a TBSP of marinade)
- Cilantro
- pepper flakes
- marinade for drizzle and dunk
Balkan Procuitto Soup
By UncleDick
from Susan Delzompo
- 1 t butter
- 2 lg shallots
- 4 C chicken broth
- 1/2 t pepper
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 C pastina(sm pasta)
- 4 C spinach
- 2 oz procuitto
- 1 C cream
Scrambled Eggs w/ Papa's Salsa
By UncleDick
Spicy Hot, yet very flavorfull!!! Grandpa Garcia's Salsa and Spanich rice finish this off well!
- Salsa:
- 4 Roma Tomatoes Diced
- 1/2 Yellow Onion slivered
- 4 Jalapenos Chopped
- Cilantro
- salt
- pepper
- 1 pinch of Cumin Seed
- splash of Chicken broth , spalsh of lemon juice
- t EVOO
- Eggs:
- EVOO
- 4 eggs
- S&P
Colleen’s Tortilla Soup
By UncleDick
Everything up to the spices into the crockpot Set to appropriate time
- Spices:
- Chicken thighs, boneless/skinless
- Chicken broth to cover (3 1/2- 4 cups)
- 2 cans Black Beans rinsed
- 1/2 tub Casa Sanchez Salsa
- 1 sm yellow onion chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 t Cumin
- 1 t Oregano
- Salt
- Peppercorns (15)
- Finale:
- Cheese
- Avocados
- Cilantro
- Corn Chips
- Limes
- Sour cream
Ravioli with Arugula, Tomatoes and Pancetta
By UncleDick
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat
- 1 pound cheese ravioli (I used spinach)
- 6 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped
- 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained...(I used about 6 fresh homegrown tomatoes)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
- 3 cups arugula
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature