Posted in Soup on Jan 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Now’s the time for a nice bowl of soup. If you are on a diet, this one is perfect and will fill you up too.
White Bean Soup with Ham
2 tb Olive oil
1 c Diced onion
1 Carrot, peeled and sliced
1 Celery stalk, sliced
2 tb Minced garlic
1/2 c Diced country ham or prosciutto
3/4 lb Dried cannellini or [...]
Posted in Beef, Mexican on Jan 18th, 2009 No Comments »
You can say this is similar to a beef burrito, but way better.
Slow Cooked Beef Tortillas
2 garlic cloves — minced
2 pounds round steak
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
1 medium onion — chopped
1 cup carrots — chopped
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 cup beef broth
1 can peeled tomatoes (14 1/2 oz.)
1 pkg med size flour [...]
Posted in Dessert on Jan 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
Delicious coffee flavored chocolate mousse.
Kahlua Chocolate Mousse
1/4 c Sugar
4 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 Egg whites, beaten stiff
1/4 c Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
3 tb Cream
1 c Whipped cream, beaten (minus the 3 T above is ok)
In saucepan over very low heat, mix coffee liqueur and sugar; stirring until dissolved. Remove from heat. In top of [...]
Posted in Beef, Stew on Jan 12th, 2009 No Comments »
This is a delicious stew if you can spare some time on your day off to make it. Try it this winter.
Beef Stew with Ground Cumin Seeds
2 c Unbleached, all-purpose flour
1 tb Dried thyme
1 t Salt — plus extra to taste
1/2 ts Freshly ground black pepper plus extra to taste
3 lb Beef stew meat — [...]
Posted in Appetizers on Jan 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a delicious and filling appetizer to serve guests watching Playoff’s, X Games, the Superbowl etc.
Cajun Chicken Nuggets
1 Env. Onion Soup Mix *
1/2 c Plain Dry Bread Crumbs
1 1/2 ts Chili Powder
1 ts Ground Cumin
1 ts Thyme Leaves
1/4 ts Red Pepper
2 lb Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
Oil
* You can use onion or [...]