Equally filling and delicious any time of day, this salad sports many of the ingredients more familiar to the early hours. 4 hard-boiled eggs ½lb bay scallops 3t olive oil ½ sweet onion, chopped 2t tarragon, chopped Juice and zest of ½ a lemon Cayenne pepper to taste 2 strips bacon 4 Yukon gold potatoes,…
Category: Main Dishes
Creole seafood stew
The term ‘Creole’ refers to the blend of French and Spanish influences in this broth. Olive oil 1 poblano pepper 1 red jalapeno ¼ of a large red onion, quartered 4 garlic cloves 5 plum tomatoes, halved ½ lb each cod, squid and bay scallops 2 limes, juiced 1 small shallot 2T parsley, divided Cayenne…
Broccolini-stuffed tortelloni with braised chicken and cannellini beans
These recipes can be served separately but are perfect together. They take some time, so if going for the gamut, open a bottle of wine or a liter of beer and plan to enjoy your evening. Olive oil 1 bunch broccolini, cut into 1-2’ pieces 7 garlic cloves, divided Juice of ½ a lemon 1c…
Fresh chunky tomato sauce with mushrooms
A simple sauce that works equally well over pasta, polenta, fish or chicken. If using as a pasta sauce, it can be embellished by tossing some dried mushrooms into the pasta water before bringing it to a boil. Add the pasta and strain as normal before adding to to the sauce. Olive oil ¼ of an…
Asian pasta salad slaw
A cross between a rice noodle salad and an Asian slaw, this Asian pasta salad slaw can go either way by reducing the quantity of noodles or cabbage . ½ head cabbage 1/4c lime or lemon juice, or rice wine vinegar or a combo 3t light brown sugar 2T fish sauce 2T soy sauce 4 cloves…
Braised pork ribs with corn tortilla soup
A pazole modification to please an omnivorous household, instead of cooking the pork in the soup, the pork ribs are braised separately to preserve the vegetarian corn tortilla soup. 1 rack of pork spare ribs (also called ‘country style ribs’ or ‘Kansas City ribs’) 2 onions 8 garlic cloves, 4 peeled, 4 kept in the…
Beans & rice with greens & eggs
This ‘leftover’ recipe quickly consumes the evidence of a fiesta, though it satisfies and remains just as simple when made from scratch. Though this recipe feeds one, it can be easily scaled accordingly. Butter or oil 1-2 cups of hearty greens: spinach, kale, chard, or collards chopped into 1 inch pieces if large. 1 garlic,…
Seafood and mushroom lasagna
Try this dish using lasagna, cannelloni, or large shells. Since people tend to eat less lasagna than string pasta this recipe for two can feed four when combined with a side salad. Fresh pasta made with 1 1/3c flour and 2 eggs rolled to the thinnest setting ¾ c vermouth or rich white wine 1 bay…
A bowl-full of delicious
This hearty stew has three steps which incorporate many of the same ingredients. Keep in mind that many of the items in the ingredient list will be divided. Though it has many elements to it, few of the specific ingredients are vital in and of themselves. This recipe begs for substitutions. 1 ham hock 3…