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Grilled Vegetable Kabobs
June 30, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
If you’re grilling, try cutting up whatever vegetables you have around and putting them on a skewer to grill. I like to marinate them in a bit of Italian dressing or homemade vinaigrette, whatever I have around, but you could skip that step, too. Cut up whatever vegetables you like. My favorites include: zucchini, yellow [...]
Grind Your Own Meat: My First Home-Ground Beef for Hamburgers
June 28, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
Thanks to KitchenAid FGA Food Grinder Attachment for Stand Mixers, which I’ve rarely, if ever, used before, I ground up a two-pound blade steak last night for hamburgers. (Froze 1 pound for later use.) You have to cut the meat up into 1″ cubes or long thinner strips. This is probably a bit easier to [...]
Quinoa Salad
June 28, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
My niece got me inspired to try quinoa again. I was not too crazy about plain as a side dish, but dressed up with some veggies and a Dijon vinaigrette it was really good! I cooked the quinoa in my rice cooker on the regular rice setting, then let it cool. 1 cup quinoa 1/4 [...]
Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad
June 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
If you’ve never grilled corn on the cob before, you should try it! Lots of people go to lots of trouble to wrap it back in the husk or soak in water first, but I husked it first. (Actually my dad it. It’s apparently his job at home now so he volunteered! Let me just [...]
Bourbon Marinated London Broil
June 14, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment
London broil or flank steak could be used here. I believe they are related. The marinade is easy to mix up and really adds a lot of flavor. My mother used to score a flank steak thinly with some slashes of a sharp knife after trimming it and before marinating. I poked this a few [...]
Hawaiian Style Chicken Kabobs with Pineapple
June 2, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
These were supposed to be pork but I couldn’t read the writing well on the packet of meat in the freezer! Instead of the single pork chop I thought I was pulling out it turned out to be 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs. Ah well, I just continued with the plan. These were good but [...]
Rice Salad
June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
A friend invited me over for lunch the other day and served a delicious rice salad made with a mix of wild and long grain rice, cooked chicken, feta cheese, red onions and a lemon and olive oil dressing. It was really good! I had some friends over for dinner on Saturday and wanted to [...]
Easy Appetizers
June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
I entertained twice this weekend and while I cooked a fair bit, I was a bit too busy to take pictures of everything! Both nights I wanted some easy appetizers and used a few items from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, including the idea of this simple appetizer with sliced radishes (from my [...]
Vegetarian Panini with Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion and Arugula
May 21, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
Forgot to take a picture alas, but this is well worth making. I was looking for a quick dinner, something warm, and thought a panini would do. I made this on sliced sourdough, not any special bread. Inside was: Dijon mustard Tomato, a few slices Fontina cheese, sliced Red onion, a few slices Pepperoncini, sliced [...]
Stir-Fried Chicken and Leeks
May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment
This was mild and good, soothing even. It’s not spicy at all, so if you’re looking for spicy Chinese you’ll need to doctor this up or find a new recipe. Prep all the veggies and chicken first, so you can just zip through the cooking part. Start the rice first, of course, then prep. 2 [...]
I have had a food blog since 2001, back when there were just a few hundred! I like to explore new recipes, including new cuisines. My recipes are usually not gourmet but now and then may be. In addition to cooking, I play fiddle and guitar, garden and read a lot. [