Category Archives: Ingredients

Turkey Sage Pasta Sauce

Posted on 19 February 2012 by Brad

Ingredients 1/2 cup vegetable stock 1 large pinch saffron 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, 1/3 thinly sliced, remaining finely chopped 1 lb. italian sausage made with turkey, bulk or casings removed 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 1 handful fresh sage … Continue reading →

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Hard-boiling Eggs

Posted on 12 February 2011 by Howard

Ingredients Raw eggs Preparation Place eggs in a pot with cold water. Bring water and eggs to a full boil.  Stir eggs occasionally.  Let boil for 10 minutes. Pour water out of pot. Shake eggs in pot to crack shells. … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Rick

This is the spaghetti sauce my mother made in my youth.  We didn’t buy bottles of already made pasta sauce… was there a market for them then? Ingredients 1¼ lb. ground beef ½ large onion, chopped oregano chili powder 6 … Continue reading →

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Pesto

Posted on 7 February 2011 by Howard

Ingredients 2 cups basil leaves—about 2 bunches 6-8 garlic cloves 8 tablespoons pine nuts 1½ teaspoon salt 14 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese 14 tablespoons olive oil juice of one lemon ground pepper Preparation Wash basil leaves and then dry them. … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Squash

Posted on 7 February 2011 by Rick

Ingredients 1 spaghetti squash Preparation Bake or microwave spaghetti squash to soften skin. Cut spaghetti squash in half along the longer dimension.  Remove seeds. Place cut-side down on a baking sheet.  Bake at 450ºF for 45 minutes until skin is … Continue reading →

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Salsa

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Howard

Ingredients Chunky store-brand salsa.  Enough to accommodate the beans and corn Goya canned black beans, rinsed with cold water and dried with a paper towel Canned Del Monte Fresh Cut yellow corn, drained Cilantro.  Remove leaves from stems and chop … Continue reading →

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Roux

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Mark

Yields 1 pint Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups vegetable, corn or canola oil 1 onion, chopped (optional) Hint This is best when done in a cast-iron (Lodge-type) saucepan. Preparations Combine the equal parts of flour and oil and … Continue reading →

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Cranberry-Jalapeño Salsa

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Howard

Makes 2 cups.  Preparation time 10 minutes. Ingredients 1 (12 ounce) package of fresh cranberries 1 medium navel orange, unpeeled and coarsely chopped 3 tablespoons of crystallized ginger 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves … Continue reading →

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