1 tomato 3 leaves romaine lettuce salt pinch of garlic powder or slivered garlic basil oregano capers parsley olive oil balsamic vinegar Prep time on this is, like, five minutes. Slice your tomato, arrange on three leaves of rinsed romaine lettuce, sprinkle generously with salt and sprinkle with garlic. Sprinkle some capers, whole. Top with [...]
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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 [...]
Bleu-Bacon Meatloaf Burgers
If you like bacon, this has plenty. 2 lbs ground beef 9 slices bacon 6 oz bleu cheese 1 onion, minced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 c toasted bread crumbs 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 milk 2-3 tsp Italian seasoning 1 T dijon mustard salt and pepper buns toppings (ketchup, mustard, onion, lettuce, more bleu cheese [...]
tuna salad sandwich
Here’s a little something I came up with when I wasn’t sure what to make. I just threw some stuff from the cupboard together and it turned out great. The rice sounds weird, but it’s really good and helps extend the tuna when you only have one can. 1 can tuna 1 c cooked rice [...]
salsa verde
I promised to share the recipe I used for salsa verde which I topped the Vermouth Seared Scallops with from last week’s meal. 1/2 cup coarsely chopped parsley zest from 2 small lemons or one large 2 garlic cloves 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped capers dash of salt olive oil (enough to just barely cover the [...]
awkward hour squid
I had the pleasure of cooking for a live audience this last Saturday. I had a lot of fun and we had some guests who were watching the web-cast come and join us in the end. Three items were prepared so I will try and keep the commentary short and let the rest speak for [...]
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 [...]
frozen pizza plus
Many times, out of laziness or a lack of resources for better ingredients, I will take some prepared food and attempt to add flavor and nutrition to it. Sometimes I fail epically but most of the time I end up with mouth watering yummy. My sis and my coz can both attest to my last [...]
shoestring spaghetti
I ate all of what I made just to stay full but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it could have been. I hope I can remember what I did. I think it involved the following: One half a box or bag of spaghetti noodles One can of roasted diced tomatoes 3 garlic cloves [...]
shells n shallots
I was hungry and bored and my pantry was bare so I just threw a few things together and thought I should share. Totally did not intend for that to come out the way it did but it happened so this will be a short post. I had some celery that was getting ready to [...]
