Category: food
Mediterranean Diet Graphic
From the Cleveland Clinic
Slow Cooker General Tso Chicken | The Recipe Critic
Source: Slow Cooker General Tso Chicken | The Recipe Critic This recipe turned out very well when we made it.
Hello Fresh Spice Blends
Here is a handy list of spice blends used by Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh is a meal delivery service like Blue Apron. The recipes seem to be a little easier than those we used to get from Blue Apron.
Quiche
Jack made crustless quiche.
Sour Cream Raisin Pie
Last night a friend invited me to her porch for a slice of pie. I had never even heard of Sour Cream Raisin Pie before. It was delicious.
Beef Stew
Many years ago, my grandmother gave me a cast iron dutch oven which I loved. Unfortunately, it failed to follow us on one of our early moves. For years, I looked for a replacement at thrift stores and garages sales. Unfortunately, people don’t seem to get rid of cast iron dutch ovens.
Jack gave me one for Christmas. I am using it to make beef stew in the photo. The purplish things are not sausage, but purple fingerling potatoes. The stew was delicious.
One of the things I like about this pot is that the top can be used as a skillet. This makes it easy to brown the meat in two batches, before using the top to cover the pot.
Cutting 101
Cutting 101 gives a photographic definition of common food chopping terms, such as slicing and dicing.
Braided Onion Bread
For some time now, Jack has been making bread using the bread machine for the first step, then finishing the loaf by hand. This is the first time he has made a braided loaf. Halfway through the process he was predicting disaster. Each strand of the braid is filled with an onion mixture. As you can see, his pessimism was unfounded. This recipe came from Bread Machine Bounty, a bread machine cookbook that we’ve had for many years.
Crock Pot White Bean and Sausage Soup
For supper, I made Crock Pot White Bean and Sausage Soup from the Year of Slow Cooking Cookbook. I substituted a pound of bulk Italian Sausage (which I fried first) for the sausage and used black beans and kidney beans. I had some frozen chopped green peppers and frozen chopped spinach which I defrosted before putting into the pot. It turned out very well and has gone into the keeper recipes.