Showing posts with label carrots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carrots. Show all posts

February 05, 2016

Pressure Cooker Thai Coconut Curry

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The beauty of this recipe is that it is 1) very quick, and 2) very forgiving. What that means is that you can play around with the veggies a great deal. Want sweet potatoes instead of potatoes? Done. Want winter squash instead of that? Done. Want to throw in green beans or eggplant or mushrooms? Go or it. Just don't overload your pressure cooker, and you'll be fine. Enjoy!


Pressure Cooker Thai Coconut Curry

Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • optional: 3 Thai green chilis
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons Thai curry cowder
  • OR 2 tablespoons Thai curry paste
  • 1 14-oz can coconut milk
  • 6 cups potatoes, cubed
  • 4 carrots, sliced 1/2-inch thick
  • 1-2 lbs chicken pieces
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 4 oz (4 packed cups) spinach
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh herbs
  • fresh black pepper
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup cooked rice or grain
  • 6 lime wedges
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add garlic, chilies (if using), ginger, coriander, and cumin and cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add curry powder or paste and cook, stirring, until it has darkened slightly, about 2 or 3 minutes.
  2. Add coconut milk, stir, bring to a simmer, and cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle salt on chicken pieces. Add half the potatoes and carrots. Add chicken and top with the remaining potatoes and carrots. Sprinkle on a little salt. Seal pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
  3. Release pressure with the quick-release method, remove lid, and stir in the fish sauce, spinach, and 3/4 of any fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the stew into serving bowls and place remaining herbs on top. Serve with rice (or grain) and lime wedges.

May 22, 2015

Banana Blossom Stir Fry

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A meal my wife made up on the fly (winged it, as she likes to say). Once you've gone through the long, long, long processing of the banana blossom, it's pretty easy. That info you can find here.

The banana blossom gives an almost coconut-like taste to the dish. It's texture is reminiscent of green onions, perhaps. Not hard, slightly crunchy. Plus, it's just fun to try a new ingredient! Enjoy!


Banana Blossom Stir Fry

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 banana blossom, prepared
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup cooked rice, dry
Cooking Directions
  1. Boil the prepped banana blossom for a minute. Drain.
  2. Heat the canola oil, stir fry the onion and carrot, then the banana blossom a few minutes later. Add turmeric.
  3. Add the cooked rice until heated through. Add whatever sauces and seasonings you like. Set entire mixture aside.
  4. Scramble the eggs, add the garlic, then add the rice mixture back to the pan. Stir well and enjoy.

March 13, 2015

Red wine braised short ribs

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This is such a powerful yet simple dish. The braising really tenderizes and brings out the flavor of the short ribs, like it does to so many other delicious dishes (e.g. Osso Buco). Serve this on its own, with potatoes, polenta, or, as pictured, risotto. Enjoy!

Red wine braised short ribs

Yield: 1 piece per serving
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs
  • seasoned flour
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 4 carrots, diced
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 8 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 14 oz. can plum tomatoes, broken up
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried herbs de Provence
  • salt and pepper
Cooking Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Coat the shortribs with seasoned flour and brown in the oil.
  3. Remove from the pan and add the onion, celery, mushrooms, garlic, and carrots.
  4. Sauté another 5 minutes, add the wine, and reduce by half.
  5. Add the tomatoes, stock, and herbs. Cover and braise covered in the oven for 1 hour at 400 degrees then reduce the heat to 350 F, uncover, and continue cooking for another hour or until tender.
  6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

August 13, 2014

Roasted Chicken Thighs

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With this basic recipe for roasted chicken thighs, you'll have tender, juicy meat every time. Play around with the different options and let me know what works best for you. Personally, I like 2 tbs white wine and 2 tbs lemon juice. Enjoy!


Roasted Chicken Thighs

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lb boneless chicken thighs
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1-2 any other root or roasting vegetable
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons other liquids, such as lemon juice, white wine, etc.
  • 1 teaspoon dried herbs
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Place the chicken thighs in a large bowl. Add veggies to the bowl with the chicken. Add dried herbs.
  2. Add the garlic, olive oil, and other liquid to the bowl. Toss all the ingredients together, and add the salt and black pepper.
  3. Spread the chicken and veggies on a large baking sheet, arranging the veggies around the outside and placing the chicken pieces closely together in the center. Pour any remaining juices in the bowl over the chicken.
  4. Roast for 30 minutes, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of about 160°F. Take the pan out of the oven, and cover with foil. Let it rest for about 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

April 30, 2014

Chili with Beer

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Some might call this boilermaker chili. Some might call it tailgate chili. Those two names conjure up different meanings for me, especially concerning their list of ingredients, so I simply named this chili with beer.

Like all tomato sauces, this is better as leftovers, though still incredible the day of. The longer it simmers, the better it'll be too. Enjoy!

Chili with Beer

Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1.5 pounds ground meat (can be anything with or without sausage)
  • 1/2 pound dried beans, soaked overnight, sprouted if desired
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1/2 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 small cubes of beef bouillon
  • 1/2 cup beer
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1.5 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1.5 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and crumble the ground meat into the hot pan until evenly browned. Drain off fat.
  2. Stir in the soaked beans, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste.
  3. Stir in the onion, celery, green and red bell peppers, bouillon, and beer.
  4. Stir in chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot sauce, basil, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, and salt.
  5. Stir together, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  6. After 2 hours, taste and adjust salt, pepper, and chili powder as desired. The longer it cooks, the better it'll taste. It'll also get better when refrigerated like most tomato sauce-based dishes.

March 19, 2014

Osso Buco with Beef

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Osso Buco is a classic Italian dish that usually uses veal shanks. We wanted to see if we could create the same flavors but with a less expensive meat. Blade steaks were used because they're comparatively inexpensive and are a tough cut. Tough cuts like veal shanks and blade steaks are perfect for braising, which is exactly how osso buco is cooked. By the end, the meat became tender and fell apart easily and soaked up much of the flavor of the braising liquid. It was extremely easy, and I would make it again as-is any time. Enjoy!


Osso Buco with Beef

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1.5 pounds blade steak
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed and diced
  • 15 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Directions
  1. Trim and season the blade steaks with salt and pepper.
  2. Preheat oven to 300 F.
  3. Heat skillet or dutch oven on medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil.
  4. Drop the steaks in pan and sear it thoroughly, using a pair of tongs to turn it. When a nice brown crust has developed on all sides of the meat, remove it from the pan to a bowl.
  5. Pour in most of the wine and scrape the pan to remove the browned bits. Remove to the bowl with the steaks.
  6. Add the carrots and onions and cook for 5 minutes or so, or until the onion is slightly translucent. Add the garlic and after 30 seconds, add the rest of the wine and scrape the pan again.
  7. Add the remaining ingredients and mix. Add the steaks and juice from the bowl. The liquid should cover 3/4 of the steaks.
  8. Cover and put in oven at 300 F.
  9. After 40 minutes, flip the steaks and cook uncovered for another 40 minutes.
  10. Replace cover, reduce heat to 250 F, and cook for 1 hour.
  11. Serve with polenta, rice, or risotto. Serve with gremolata if desired.

September 25, 2013

Roasted Chicken on a Bed of Roots Vegetables

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A larger chicken can be used. Just adjust the cooking time. Also, various other root vegetables would be perfect. More delicate vegetables can be added later in the cooking time as well. In addition, I would suggest cutting the oil and butter down if you prefer less oily vegetables. Enjoy!


Roasted Chicken on a Bed of Roots Vegetables

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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 4 to 4.5 lb whole chicken
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
  • 6 thyme sprigs
  • 2 large leeks
  • 3 tennis-ball-sized rutabagas
  • 2 tennis-ball-sized turnips
  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut in half
  • 1 small onion, cut into quarters
  • 8 golf-ball-sized red potatoes
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp
Cooking Directions
  1. Let chicken stand at room temperature for 1.5-2 hours.
  2. Remove innards. Generously season cavity with salt and pepper, add 3 cloves of garlic and 5 sprigs of thyme and massage the inside. Truss the chicken.
  3. Cut off the dark green leaves from the top of the leeks. Trim off and discard any darkened outer layers. Cut the leeks and rinse well.
  4. Cut off both ends of the rutabagas, then cut off the skin. Cut into 3/4 inch wedges. Repeat with the turnips.
  5. Combine all the vegetables and remaining garlic and thyme in a large bowl. Toss with 1/4 cup canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Spread the vegetables in a large cast iron or roasting pan.
  6. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
  7. Rub the remaining oil all over the chicken. Season generously with salt and pepper.
  8. Make a nest in the center of the vegetables and rest the chicken in it.
  9. Cut the butter into 4 or 5 pieces and place over the chicken breast.
  10. Put the pan into the oven and roast for 25 minutes. Reduce the heat to 400 and roast for another 45 minutes or until the thighs and under the breast are 160 degrees and the juice runs clear. Add 5 more minutes if needed.
  11. Transfer the chicken to a carving board and let rest for 20 minutes.
  12. Just before serving, reheat the vegetables over medium heat on the stove, turning an glazing them in the juices.
  13. Cut the chicken into serving pieces, arrange over the vegetables, and serve.

November 07, 2012

Barley Mushroom Soup

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Barley Mushroom Soup

Total time: 45 minutes
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 cup pearled barley, rinsed well
  • 1 cup celery, sliced
  • 3 cups white mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup white onion, sliced
  • 1 cup leeks, sliced
  • 1/4 cup carrot, sliced
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • optional: 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • pinch salt
  • pinch pepper
  • pinch thyme
Cooking Directions
  1. Bring barley to a gentle boil in stock; cook until soft.
  2. Heat olive oil in saute pan. Caramelize onions in oil by cooking slowly on medium heat.
  3. Add leeks, mushrooms, celery, sea salt, black pepper, and thyme. Cook until veggies are softened and mushrooms are slightly reduced. Add barley and stock.
  4. Season with salt and pepper. Add soy sauce and garnish with carrot.

September 24, 2012

Bibimbap

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Traditionally (I think), Bibimbap was a great way to use up leftovers. Everything was already cooked or prepared and it was all placed neatly over rice and an egg was cracked on top. Add some sesame oil and a hot pepper paste called Gochujang, then everything was mixed up like mad by the happy and hungry diner, and the egg would get cooked that way.

Oh, the egg! That's really what separates this puppy from other leftover dishes around the world. Well that and the red pepper paste. If you're like many, you probably can't easily locate Gochujang, so try sriracha as the next best thing.

This can be a lot of work to make from scratch, but it's a lot of fun. Basically, just use whatever Asian-flavored foods you want, and you'll be golden. If you're weary about the egg, try poaching it. Still yums. Enjoy!


Bibimbap

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • Cooked rice
  • 1 bunch spinach or greens
  • 2 small zucchinis
  • 5 shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 block tofu, cut and pressed
  • 1 small carrot
  • 4 eggs
  • soy sauce
  • hot pepper paste (Gochujang) or sriracha
  • garlic
  • sesame seeds
  • sesame oil
  • canola oil
Cooking Directions
  1. Prepare a large platter to put all your ingredients on. Rinse your bean sprouts 3 times and put them in a pot with a cup of water. Add 1 tsp of salt and cook for 20 minutes. Drain water and mix it with 1 clove of minced garlic, sesame oil, and a pinch of salt. Put it on the platter.
  2. Put your spinach or greens in a pot of boiling water and stir it for a minute. Then rinse it in cold water a few times and squeeze it lightly. Mix it with a pinch of salt, 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1 clove of minced garlic and sesame oil. Put it on the platter.
  3. Cut 2 small size zucchinis into thin strips, sprinkle them with a pinch of salt, and then mix them together. A few minutes later, saute them in a pan over high heat. When it's cooked, it will look a little translucent. Put it on the platter.
  4. Slice shiitake mushrooms thinly and saute with 1 tsp of canola oil. Add 2 tsp of soy sauce and 1 or 2 tsp of sugar and stir it for 2 minutes. Add some sesame oil, and put it on the platter.
  5. On a heated pan, put some oil and the pressed tofu and stir it. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tbs of soy sauce and sesame oil. Put it on the platter.
  6. Cut a carrot into strips, saute it for 30 seconds and put it on the platter.
  7. Prepare eggs sunny side up.
  8. Put your rice in a big bowl, and attractively display all your vegetables and tofu over rice. Place the sunny side up egg on the center.
  9. Serve it with sesame oil and hot pepper paste or sriracha.
  10. Lastly, mix it up and eat!

July 23, 2012

Pasta and Eggs

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This was just phenomenal. Take pasta, take chicken, take frozen veggies, add egg at the end, and you have a hell of an unusual and surprisingly tasty dinner.

You might not think it if you look at it, but damn, that's one hell of a combination. Playing around in the experimental kitchen is one of my favorite things, and sometimes it even works out well! Enjoy!


Serves 2

Ingredients

2 servings cooked pasta, al dente
1 chicken breast, cubed and cooked
1 cup frozen veggies
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Combine chicken, pasta, and veggies in a pan on medium heat.

2. Once heated, add beaten egg, salt, and pepper, and scramble.

3. Turn heat to low and let sit after a minute. Scramble again until eggs are done. Add more salt and pepper as needed.

May 07, 2012

Ribollita

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I learned this from an excellent cooking class on gourmet soups taught by Chef Bernard Kinsella. Ribollita is Italian for awesome. OK, really, it's Italian for reboil, I believe. Anywho, it's essentially just boiling up a simple stew or soup of whatever vegetable you happen to have on hand. Something about the preparation method though really has a huge impact on the flavor. Enjoy!


Ingredients

1 onion, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 stalks of celery
2 carrots, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes (fresh is fine too)
3/4 lb of Swiss chard (or 1/2 head cabbage), chopped
1/2 pound cooked lentils or beans
1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped (1/8 cup dried will work too)
4 cups vegetable stock (or water)
optional: 4 slices of stale bread, torn into bite-size pieces

Directions

1. Heat a large pot over medium low heat and add olive oil, onion, garlic, celery, salt, carrots, and zucchini. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes so that the veggies sweat out their flavors and do not brown.

2. Stir in the diced tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes.

3. Add the Swiss chard (or cabbage), lentils or beans, basil, and parsley. Stir and mash a few of the lentils/beans to thicken the soup. Cook for 10 minutes.

4. Add the vegetable stock (or water) and bring to a boil before lowering to a simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.

5. If using bread, add and cook until it has broken down, about 10 minutes.

March 20, 2012

Multigrain Chicken Continental

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All right, folks, we've done it again! An even healthier version of that oh-so-delicious Chicken Continental. We made it healthier once, and now we've done it again with the addition of some multigrain goodness from some spent grain leftover from homebrewing plus a mix of veggies and mushrooms. Yowza! it's good.


Multigrain Chicken Continental

Yield: Serves 4-8
Ingredients
  • 1.5-2 lbs chicken breasts or tender (cut up, bite-size, or as strips)
  • 1 tsp seasoned salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp McCormick Montreal chicken seasoning (instead of salt and pepper)
  • 1 egg (optional)
  • splash canola oil
  • 3 10 1/2 oz cans 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup
  • 2.5 tablespoons dried onion
  • 1.5 teaspoon salt
  • dash pepper
  • 2 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried celery flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 soup cans water
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups spent grain
  • 2 cups Minute Rice
Cooking Directions
  1. Cut chicken and coat the seasoning mix. (salt, pepper Montreal chicken seasoning) (You can dip the chicken in 1 beaten egg if you want.)
  2. Brown the coated chicken in the melted Smart Balance and oil. Set that aside but save the drippings for soup mix.
  3. In a separate pot combine the soup, seasonings, drippings, veggies (minus mushrooms), and water. Heat to a boil. Put 1/4 to 1/3 of the soup mix aside.
  4. Put dry Minute Rice, spent grain, and mushrooms in the larger soup mix and stir, then put that mixture in a 9 x 11 cake pan or a casserole dish.
  5. Top with chicken and pore the rest of soup mix on top.
  6. Bake, uncovered at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top.

February 01, 2012

Plethora of Roasted Vegetables

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Sometimes a whole boatload (baking sheet load) of vegetables just sounds amazing. It's the right pizzazz to really take that meal to the next level. Plus, it's good for you (or so I'm told).


And what's better than a whole mess of roasted veggies? So just take whatever vegetables you want, preferably something from the rainbow of food colors, toss a little oil and salt and complimentary seasonings, and roast those suckers till tender. Add to some leftover chicken and mmm mmm. Enjoy!

Ingredients

red cabbage
carrots
garlic
green beans
radish
sweet potatoes
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Cut harder vegetables into bite-size pieces. (the thinner they are, the quicker they'll cook.)

2. Toss with the oil and seasonings.

3. Place in a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven until tender (about 30-45 minutes).

4. Add any extra seasoning once done.

November 07, 2011

BBQ Country-Style Pork Spareribs

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This is perhaps about the easiest recipe ever for pork spareribs. Really, I don't think it could get any simpler. In fact, it's so simple I think I'll just cut right to it. Enjoy!


Ingredients

country-style pork spareribs
your favorite BBQ sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 250. Place spareribs in shallow baking pan and bake for 2 hours. Reduce heat to 200, cover ribs with just BBQ sauce so it coats it, and bake again for another 45 minutes to an hour. Sauce with more BBQ if desired.

Serve with a side of beans and veggies.

August 25, 2011

Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables

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You ever have one of those awesome Vietnamese sandwiches called bahn mi? You know those delicious veggies that are in them? Well now you can make them yourself! Crunchy, salty, sweet: the perfect topping or addition to any Vietnamese dish (goes great with fish sauce!). Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 lb. carrots, sliced in thin rounds or thin match-like strips
1/2 lb. daikon radish (or any radish), cut same as carrots
3 cups warm water
3 Tablespoons distilled or rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons salt

Directions

1. Mix warm water, vinegar, sugar, and salt until everything is dissolved.

2. Combine carrots and radish together in a jar.

3. Pour brine mixture into jar. Close lid and let it pickle for about 3-5 days or till desired sourness. For immediate use, let marinade for about 1 hour.

August 01, 2011

Borscht

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Borscht. Try and say that again. It's not that difficult or anything but there are 5 consonants in a row. That's a lot of consonants with only 1 vowel. Anyway...

Where was I? Right, Borscht! This is some awesome Ukrainian Borscht. Not sure what borscht is? It's a beet soup with a couple other veggies in it. That's what gives it the wonderfully dark red (almost blood-like) color.


We made a couple tweaks on a traditional recipe, and it turned out to be a huge hit! Like the sweet and salty together? Then you'll love this. Enjoy!

June 30, 2011

Free-Form Beef Potato Pie

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Sometimes free-form is the way to go. Have you ever tried free-form lasagna? Give it a shot some time. It's definitely an experiment if you want it to be because of all the great substitutions you can make, which make it uniquely your own. Plus no baking. Always nice.

This Free-Form Beef Potato Pie is kind of like a shepherd's pie without the long wait and tedious work. In fact, it's a lot more flavorful too since the juices soak into the potatoes and they don't sit on top in a big lump.


The funnest ingredient is the cinnamon. Who knew?

Doesn't seem like something that would normally go with beef, does it? Yet it works its magic in a surprising way. If you want to know how, you'll just have to make this comforting, hearty dish yourself.

April 04, 2011

Corned Pork and Cabbage

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Tired of the same old corned beef and cabbage? Try a different take on a classic recipe.

Pork tenderloin replaces the corned beef in this variation. Don't have a spice packet with your pork tenderloin though, now do you? No problem!


Just take some salt, whole peppercorns, and whole garlic, mix with water, and marinade the pork. Then cook as you would the corned beef. Fantastic! and less fatty. Enjoy!

February 11, 2011

Pork Donburi

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Donburi is an amazing blend of meat, egg, and veggies (mostly onions). So flavorful, so delicious, you can't ever put the bowl down once it's in your hands. If you've ever had Tonkatsu donburi (fried pork cutlet), this is the healthy version. Absolutely as wonderful, and so so so good! Just like the Oyako Donburi.

A couple notes: you can definitely take out the sugar. We left it in and I'm sure it tastes more authentic like that, but it's not needed. You can cut the oil in half as well without any problems. If you're worried about the sodium content, don't add the salt either because that can always be added on top. The type of rice (Japanese) really does make a difference, but of course, it can be done with any kind of rice.


Pork Donburi

Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 pork chops, cut into strips
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
  • eggs, beaten
Cooking Directions
  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute pork strips and onion until the pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain off as much liquid as possible.
  2. Stir in the chicken broth, and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and carrot, and let simmer for a few minutes before stirring in the sugar and soy sauce. Simmer for 3 more minutes.
  3. Sprinkle in half of the green onions, stirring gently. Pour beaten eggs over the chicken mixture, and simmer until the eggs are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  4. Serve over brown rice.

December 18, 2010

Roasted Plethora of Vegetables

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Veggies! Roasted, lightly salted, and delicious. A true plethora of veggies! YUM.

This will work with any kind of vegetables really. Just be sure to cook them at different times depending on their original firmness.


There are so many. I'm not sure how they all fit in the pan and what it took to roast them all so wonderfully, but damn, they're good! Addictingly good. Maybe there was some crack in the olive oil...hmmm. Enjoy!