Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Food & Health

Curry Peanut Soup from Oxygen Magazine

by Gilda March 23, 2011

Welcome Spring! as I say this there are more than 5 fresh inches of snow outside. Husband and I came in sopping wet from “playing with the snow”. My friend sent a recipe game out. All I can think about is soup! So since I already had this typed out, I thought hey, I should [...]

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Parsley Sauce (Parsley Pesto)

by Gilda November 16, 2010

Pesto refers to an aioli type sauce made with fresh basil leaves. This didn’t stop me, I have made it with Sage, with Parsley and with Italian Parsley to yummy results. The rendered product can be used to add flavor to anything: rice, beans, meats(all!), eggs, spaghetti, pizza, and for dipping good crusty bread. Make [...]

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Paprika My New Favorite Spice

by Gilda October 28, 2010

This last summer (2010) as my friend Vicki was getting ready to move I sat in her kitchen chewing the fat. Saying how I had come across this spice I had always heard of but rarely used. I thought it was purely for color; my stepmother gave me hers when I moved out of the [...]

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Eggplant Yum Yum (Fall Recipe, fire up the oven!)

by Gilda October 14, 2010

If you are Italian there probably is a name for this but I don’t know it, we’ve called it Eggplant Yum Yum at my house since the day I thought to put it together. (Feeds 4) 1 large eggplant 1/2 lb. Provolone (aged or not either is fine, aged will render a richer flavor) 1/4 [...]

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Chili Bean Chili

by Gilda April 27, 2009

*1 lb. ground beef (97% fat free) *1 tbsp. taco seasoning 1 tbsp. Chili powder Couple sprinkles curry powder 1 green pepper (peeled and chopped) 1 cup chopped sweet yellow onion * 2 (15 oz.) cans kidney beans, rinsed *1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce *2 garlic cloves, minced [...]

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Winter Lentil Soup

by Gilda Anderson April 27, 2009

Thinly cover the bottom of a skillet with the olive oil, medium heat. Once hot add carrots, onions, green pepper and celery. Stir, so that everyone gets in on the fun. Once the onions are translucent, remove the whole mix and put in the crock-pot. Add the lentils, garlic, ginger, broth, salt and pepper to [...]

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