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Savory Coeur a la Creme
By ngaldi
2008, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved
- 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bottle chutney (recommended: Cross and Blackwell Major Grey's)
- Crackers, for serving
Vegetarian Black-Bean Chili
By ngaldi
Talk about quick comfort -- this half-hour chili satisfies like the best of them, especially when topped with your ...
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 zucchini (about 1 pound total), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cans (19 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn kernels, thawed
Buttery Cooked Carrots
By ngaldi
Cook carrots in a large pot of boiling water until tender
- 1 pound baby carrots, peeled
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
Roasted Vegetable Soup
By ngaldi
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) Place the plum tomato’s, onions and the carrots in a roasting tin
- 70 grams ripe plum tomato
- 175 grams red onions
- 150 grams carrots, peeled finely chopped
- 1 small red chilli,left whole
- 2 garlic cloves,peeled
- 1 pinches a few fresh thyme or rosemary springs
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 350 mL passata(sieved tomatos)
- 0.5 teaspoon sugar
- 1 squezze of fresh lime juice
- 1 pinches seasalt and ground black pepper
- 1 handfuls fresh coriander
- 1 pinches extra virgin olive oil
- 1 warm crusty bread to serve
Peanut Noodles
By ngaldi
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until done
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 1 bunch green onions, sliced (white parts only)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Easy Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna
By ngaldi
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
- cooking spray
- 9 lasagna noodles
- 1 bunch fresh spinach
- 1 (8 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch dried basil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Nut Brittle
By ngaldi
Use any combination of nuts you like, or just one kind
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups mixed nuts, such as pecan halves, cashews, pistachios, coarsely chopped if large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Grown Up Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey and Avocado
By ngaldi
1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over high heat 2
- 1.3 lbs of lean ground turkey (that seems to be the standard weight in pre-packaged portions in the supermarket)
- 1/2 green Bell pepper, chopped coarsely
- 1 cup finely chopped Vidalia onion
- 1 small minced shallot
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 8-oz can of tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
- 2 TBS cider vinegar
- 2 TBS brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
- 1 avocado
- 6 whole wheat buns
- freshly ground black pepper and salt, to taste
DRIED FRUIT MOSTARDA WITH GRILLED CROSTINI
By ngaldi
Over high heat, combine the Sugar and Red Wine and bring to a boil
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 1/2 cup Dry Red Wine
- 1/2 cup Prepared Mustard
- 1/4 cup Mustard Seeds
- 4 Dried Figs (cut in 1/2-inch pieces)
- 1/2 cup Dried Apricots (cut in 1/2-inch cubes)
- 1/2 cup Dried Cherries
- 1/2 cup Dried Apples (julienned)
- Olive Oil
- 1 Baguette (sliced in 1/2-inch slices at a bias to make crostini)
Roasted Pears with Blue Cheese
By ngaldi
2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved
- 3 ripe but firm Anjou pears
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
- 3 ounces coarsely crumbled sharp blue cheese such as Stilton
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup walnut halves, toasted and chopped
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 3 tablespoons port
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 6 ounces baby arugula
- Kosher salt