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Delilicious: Leaf Us Alone Brussels Sprouts
Your little sprout can help you bake up this healthy side dish for your holiday meal. Chef Lisa Barnes claims, "Although they are one of my favorites, I realize Brussels sprouts are not welcome by many. I think they get a bad rap because they are usually boiled, bland, and still rock hard in the center.
Swedish Meatballs
This recipe comes from the book "Savoring The Seasons of the Northern Heartland", written by Beth Dooley and Lucia Watson. My favorite way to serve them is with the meatballs and gravy over egg noodles. Completely droolworthy, you betcha! :feedme: If you wish to serve them traditionally, 86 the noodles and opt for sides of boiled new potatoes, lefse, and brown butter. If you don't want to fork around with making meatballs, make a Swedish Meat Loaf by packing the mixture into a 9-inch loaf pan and baking at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes. SWEDISH MEATBALLS Serves 8 1 pound pork sausage 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 pound ground veal 2 slices white bread 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Butter or vegetable oil for frying Gravy 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 cups homemade dark stock or low-salt canned beef broth In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients except the butter. (It's best to use your hands to do the mixing.) Shape into small meatballs. Then heat the butter in a large skillet set over medium-high heat and gently brown the meatballs on all sides. Place them on a heated platter in the oven to keep warm. To make the gravy, blot the grease from the skillet. Add the butter and melt over low heat. Stir in the flour and cook about 1 to 2 minutes, or until brown and bubbly. Stir in the mustard. Slowly stir in the stock and cook until the gravy is thickened and does not taste "floury." Put the meatballs back into the skillet, cover, and cook over very low heat for about 10 minutes.Delilicious: Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs
Lisa Barnes, author of Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, shares with LilSugar a classic sugar cookie recipe that works for all seasons — though it's especially great for a holiday party, cookie swap or playdate activity. Kids can help dump the measured ingredients into the mixing bowl and turn on and off the electric mixer to help make the dough. Of course the fun really begins with the cookie cutting and icing decorating.
Beauty Tip of the Day
Your wish is my command, Dee :)
Dee asked me to put my Pineapple-Oil recipe as the beauty tip of the day - because today is YOUR holiday - i.e. Thanksgiving - first of all HAPPY THANKSGIVING !
History abt my use of pineapple:
years ago i bought a book abt fruit later on one abt all other foods - except seeds, nuts and grains.
Southern (Indian) Thanksgiving
Tandoori turkey in the oven
For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat).
So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven. By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly.
Chicken With Chipotle-Tomato Sauce and Penne
8 ounces uncooked whole wheat penne 2 teaspoons olive oil 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces 2 cups chopped onion 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic 2 cups green bell pepper strips 1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes, undrained 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, minced (about 1 tablespoon) Preparation Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned.Lettuce Wraps from PF Changs recipe
This is a copy recipe of the lettuce wraps from PF Changs!
MARINADE
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons sherry wine or red wine
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons soy sauce
FILLING INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced small
5 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger or grated ginger
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1/2 cup green onions, minced
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, minced
1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, minced
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, minced
1 (6 ounce) package chinese cellophane noodles, cooked to pkg. directions
COOKING SAUCE
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry wine or red wine
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
lettuce leaves, washed and taken off the head but left whole
Mix all ingredients for "cooking sauce" and set aside.
Baked Smothered Burritos
So good, mexican grandmothers have been known to beg me for the recipe.
The recipe varies everytime I make them, but here's how yesterdays batch came together. This made 20 burritos (16 of which we froze).
Healthy Recipe: Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Walnuts
One vegetable delight of Autumn is the Brussels sprout. These small leafy balls are packed with fiber as well as taste, and they deserve a place at your Thanksgiving table.
My favorite method of cooking Brussels sprouts is to roast them.
Persian inspired dinners I made for the Boyfriend that he loved! 3 recipes :D
Tender Persian chicken and lemon potatoes made in the dutch oven.
My baby and I love Persian food, even though neither of us are Persian or middle eastern but I did used to live in Saudi Arabia when I was a kid bc my dad had a job there as a doctor. ANYWAYS!
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