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Three-Bean Salad
By GratefulSea
Healthy, easy, and delicious!
- 1/2 lb. green beans, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 1 Tbs. country dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup frozen edamame (soybeans), thawed
- 1 15 oz. can no-salt-added kidney beans, drained and rinsed
Classic Potato Latkes
By GratefulSea
These Classic Potato Latkes are perfect for any holiday gathering, festive celebration, or large dinner party, beca...
- 2 large Russet potatoes, about 1 pound, scrubbed and cut lengthwise into quarters
- 1 large onion, about 8-ounces, peeled and cut into quarters
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons course kosher salt or 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- safflower or canola oil, for frying
How to Identify Microwave Oven Wattage
By GratefulSea
A great microwave hack useful for adjusting cooking time to the recipe you're using
- 1 cup measuring cup
- water
Mac 'n Cheese - Kurt Beecher Dammeier
By GratefulSea
From the cookbook, Pure Flavor, by Kurt Beecher Dammeier
- For Beecher's Flagship Cheese Sauce:
- Butter or vegetable oil, for baking dish
- 6 ounces penne
- 2 cups Beecher's Flagship Cheese Sauce
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese, grated (1/4 cup)
- 1 ounce Gruyere cheese, grated (1/4 cup)
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 14 ounces cheddar cheese, preferably Flagship, grated (3-1/2 cups)
- 2 ounces Jack cheese, preferably Just Jack, grated (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Pasta with Creamy Leek and Mushroom Sauce
By GratefulSea
We like using Barilla's casarecce pasta for this dish, a short strand that's sort of wrapped up like a scroll, very...
- 1 box Barilla® Collezione Casarecce
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 leek diced
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 pound oyster mushrooms
- 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley
How to Keep Cookies Fresh
By GratefulSea
If they are soft cookies becoming hard, add a slice of apple for additional moisture
- If they are soft cookies becoming hard, add a slice of apple for additional moisture.
- If hard or crisp cookies are becoming soft, add a slice of bread to soak up extra moisture.
Roasted Turmeric Cauliflower
By GratefulSea
A side dish, a salad topping, a healthy snack
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)
Eight-Layer Casserole
By GratefulSea
I've modified this just a bit from the original, since I prefer to pre-cook the onions
- 3 cups dried medium noodles (6 ounces)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)
- 2 8 -ounce cans tomato or spaghetti sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 8 -ounce carton (1 cup) dairy sour cream
- 1 8 -ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 10 -ounce package frozen chopped spinach, cooked and well drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
Creamsicle Smoothie
By GratefulSea
Cooks County says: Fruit smoothies can provide a nutritious and refreshing start to the morning, especially in the ...
- 1 (12-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
- 2 small bananas, roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1-1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Authentic Mrs. Fields' Cookies
By GratefulSea
This is the real thing. I heard Debbie Fields herself give this recipe out over the radio many years ago, and mana...
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup salted butter; softened
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups chocolate chips