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I’ve always enjoyed making a mess in the kitchen. As a small child I used to sneak into the kitchen to make “rabbit stew” (this consisted of emptying my mom’s spices into a large pot of water. Yeah, I was a great kid.) These days I spend my time in the kitchen cobbling together “what-ever-the-heck-you’ve-got casserole”, pushing ethnic-inspired food on my…
A Week’s Worth of Beef-To be Contiued when I have meat again.
One of my favorite tricks is to take a single cut of meat and turn it into a weeks worth of meals. This week at the grocery store beef roasts were on sale. I snagged a 6 pound roast for about $17.00. For dinner tonight we’ll have pot roast (made in the crock pot). But a 6 pound roast for two people means a ton of leftovers. And I plan to get several dinners for two out of these leftovers (and several pot roac…
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
This is the recipe that will give me the meat I’ll use for dinner all week. Because I’ll be using the leftover meat in very different recipes I keep my pot roast pretty simple. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 beef roast- the largest that will fit in your crock pot. 1 large yellow onion- rough chopped 2 carrots- rough chopped 2 garlic cloves- smashed 2 celery stalks- rough chopped 1 bay le…
Not Your Mom’s Tuna Surprise
It seems that everyone has a fond (or not so fond) memory of a tuna “surprise” from their childhood. My version is a riff on a recipe I saw while watching Jacques Pepin on PBS. This is a really fluid recipe- substitute what you have on hand for a quick and easy mid-week meal Here’s what you’ll need: (This is measured to feed two- so scale up if you have more to feed) 1 can tuna (solid ca…
Pork Dumplings with Dried Shrimp and Chives
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Chi fan le mei you? (Happy and prosperous new year! Have you eaten yet?) Both common greetings for the Lunar new year, commonly know in the states at the Chinese New Year. This year Chinese New Year starts on February 14th. The Lunar New Year celebration is 15 days long, each day with it’s own significance and traditions. Food plays a huge part throughout the entire celebration. S…
Mushroom Tomato Sauce
One of my husband’s favorite foods is spaghetti with marinara sauce. For him that always meant popping open a can of Ragu’s mushroom tomato sauce. Needless to say, I’m not so into the canned stuff. Here’s my homemade version of mushroom tomato sauce. I make a large batch about twice a month and freeze individual servings in ziplock bags for easy dinners and lunches. Here…
Chicken & Spinach Turnovers
I’m a big fan of spanokopia, the Greek dish made with Spinach and feta in phyllo dough. To turn it into a meal on the go, I add chicken to mine spin on this dish. I like make these ahead of time and freeze them, all I need to do to make a meal is pop them in the oven until they’re warm. Here’s what you’ll need 1 cup frozen spinach with all the liquid squeezed out (or use about a pound of fresh,…
Linguica, Pepper and Mushroom Skillet
It’s been a long day, I’m hungry, tired and I’m looking in my fridge and seeing only bits and pieces. So, what’s for dinner? Toady it was a Linguica, Pepper and Mushroom Skillet- cooked quickly and served over rice. It was really tasty and filling. Here’s what you’ll need serves two 1/2 spicy linguica sausage, sliced thinly 1/2 bell pepper sliced 1/4 onion slice…
Tuscan Beef Stew
Out here in California we are staring to see signs of spring, but I know that all my friends in the Mid-West and on the East are still firmly lodged in the throws of winter. Here’s a recipe for a lovely beef stew that I like to serve over a creamy polenta. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 red onion 2 cloves garlic 3 carrots cuts into 1/2″ pieces 3 stalks of celery cut into 1/2 pieces 2 pounds ste…
Chicken, Spinach & Rice Burritos
By using leftover chicken I was able to whip up these chicken and rice burritos in about 20 minutes (it would be even faster if I’d had leftover rice too). They are very tasty and filling. Here’s What You Need: 3/4 cup shredded chicken 1 large handful of fresh baby spinach 3 tablespoons salsa (use your favorite brand- I used La Costena, you can buy it in small cans and it’s very cheap). 1 tea…
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