Tag Archives: basil

fajita rice

This is all made with items I got from the food co-op. Well, except for the spices and the butter and the tomato sauce.

1 lb beef sliced into strips
1 green bell pepper
2 cups cooked rice
2 tablespoons butter
chili powder
cumin
onion powder
garlic powder
cayenne
salt
black pepper
honey
basil
a few ounces of canned tomato sauce

The secret to making this good is: don’t be [...]

june salad

Vinaigrette:

1 part olive oil
3/4 part red wine vinegar
Pinch of salt
Dash of dried basil leaves
Pinch of black pepper
Drops of sesame seed oil
Pinch of garlic powder

With the oil in a bowl, add your dry ingredients first and allow a few minutes for the oil to infuse. Add the pure sesame seed oil and then whisk in the [...]

ghetto pork ribs

I normally don’t consume pork, but the food co-op always includes about a pound of the stuff whenever I get food from them and my kitchen is quite bare so I made some quick ribs. Those of you who enjoy pork or slow cooked ribs, leave now because I will probably offend you.
Ingredients:

1 pound pork [...]

lazy chicken soup

I’m lazy and I’m poor and, yes, I use canned goods. Nothing wrong with using a can of something. Especially if we fancy it up a bit.
I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather and I really only have spices in my pantry so I walked down to the corner store and bought an onion [...]