Recipes

Delicious 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…

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Elements 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…

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Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing

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…

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Sausage 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…

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Creamy Dressing Base

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…

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Big 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 (also called Cos) because of the satisfying crunch of the ribs. Little Gem is a small Romaine variety common in the UK. Add any other raw veggies you like, keeping…

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Easy 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…

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Salsa 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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