Recipes
Southern-style Green Beans and Chinese Broccoli (Recipe)
Tried a recipe for Southern-style greens. They are cooked for a really long time and end up soft, silky and slightly sweet. I made mine with green beans (one of my least favourite vegetables), gai lan (Chinese broccoli), onion, red wine vinegar, baked ham and lardons (for the smokey flavour), as well as English sausages…
Read MoreDelicious Cooked-to-death Vegetables
When I was growing up my mum always over-cooked vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, turning them into sulfurous mush. So I thought the solution was to cook them to barely tender or even crisp-tender. Unfortunately, I don’t really like some vegetables cooked until just tender, like kale, collard greens and green beans. But the…
Read MoreElements of a Green Salad
Build the base of your salad with: Mild Lettuce Romaine/Cos Baby Gem/Little Gem Butter/Boston/Bibb Oakleaf Loose Leaf/Green Leaf/Red Leaf Mâche/Lamb’s Lettuce (expensive, but so delicious if you can get it) Escarole (use the tender heart not the tougher leaf ends) Other Mild Greens (Mix with Mild Lettuce or Use as a Base) Baby Beet Greens…
Read MoreBleu Cheese Salad Dressing (Recipe)
Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing Makes about 2 cups. 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2/3 cup crumbled bleu cheese (about 4 oz.) 2 T fresh (or bottled) lemon juice 2 tsp dried basil freshly ground black pepper, to taste In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth; or place…
Read MoreSausage and Roasted Veggies Sheet Pan Recipe
The original recipe came from ThatSkinnyChickCanBake.com. Ingredients 1/2 large onion or 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 2 bell peppers, yellow, orange, red or a combination (seeds and ribs removed), cut into 1/2-inch strips 1 poblano pepper (seeds and ribs removed), cut into 1/4-inch strips OR 1 tsp Aleppo chili flakes 3 medium cloves…
Read MoreCreamy Salad Dressing Base (Recipe)
Ingredients ½ cup whipping cream salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp. of acid (any vinegar; lemon or lime juice) Instructions Whisk the cream until frothy. Add salt, pepper and acid of your choice. Whisk until dressing is smooth and creamy. Non-dairy: Use coconut CREAM (not coconut milk) instead of dairy cream. Use base as…
Read MoreBig Salads
A big salad with some protein added makes a very easy and delicious meal. Start with a lot of lettuce. My favourite lettuce is Romaine/Cos because of the satisfying crunch of the ribs. Little Gem is a small Romaine lettuce variety common in the UK. Add any other raw veggies you like, keeping the carbs…
Read MoreEasy Indian Spice Blend (Recipe)
Ingredients: 2 tsp ground coriander 1 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin 1 1/2 Tbsp garam masala 2 tsp turmeric 2 tsp dry mustard 2 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper This recipe is for a mild spice mix; add paprika or cayenne, if you want to add more heat/kick. Instructions: Add all spices to a bowl…
Read MoreGround Meat, Sautéed Onions and Peppers (Recipe Link)
I spooned some of the ground meat base I made a few days ago over mashed rutabaga/swede and served it with spicy pan-fried onion and peppers. This was so good!
Read MoreSalsa-Mayo Salad Dressing (Recipe)
I often make this salad dressing; it’s my absolute favourite. So simple; so easy. Mix together equal parts of salsa and mayonnaise. That’s it. Other things to try adding to mayo: seafood sauce mustard horseradish chopped kimchi red wine vinegar, olive oil and chili flakes BBQ sauce guacamole pesto And here’s an entire post on…
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