Ingredients: Olive oil ½ yellow onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 8-10 brown mushrooms, sliced 2 bell peppers (orange, red or yellow), seeded and cubed 1 zucchini, cubed 1 summer squash, cubed 1 medium eggplant, cubed 6 large, fresh tomatoes or 1 (15 oz.) can chopped tomatoes 1 Tbsp tomato paste ½ cup… Continue Reading
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Chestnut Stuffing
Ingredients: 1 pound Whole Chestnuts 1 cup finely chopped onion 3 cups finely chopped celery ¾ cup finely chopped parsley (optional) 1 package Mrs. Cubbison’s Seasoned Dressing 1 package Lipton’s Chicken Soup Instructions: Whole Chestnuts: Wash and dry and then using a sharp knife, split in “X” across pointed surface. Note: BE careful not… Continue Reading
12 Health-Promoting Herbs & Spices
Looking for a way to curb your salt habit? A great way is by doctoring up your meals with herbs & spices. Derived from the leaves, roots, bark, buds and fruit of various plants, herbs and spices add flavor and increase the nutritional content of foods. While it may take some time to “retrain” your taste… Continue Reading
Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum) Curled parsley (Petroselinum neapolitanum) Italian parsley The two most common varieties of parsley include curly leaf and flat leaf (Italian). With its dark leaves, clean, crisp taste, curly leaf parsley is added to soups and stews and commonly used as a garnish. The lighter green, flat leaf parsley has a less intense… Continue Reading
Shrimp Scampi
Serves about 2 Ingredients: 1 pound of shrimp Flour Olive oil 2-3 large cloves of garlic 1 red jalapeno pepper or red pepper flakes (optional) 1 cup dry white wine 1 lemon 1 teaspoon yellow curry 1 tablespoon fresh or dried parsley Salt and black pepper to taste 1 to 2 tablespoons… Continue Reading
Tabouleh/Tabouli
Ingredients: 1/2 cup bulgur (cracked wheat) 2-3 bunches flat leaf parsley (about 2 cups finely chopped) 1/2 cup fresh mint, finely chopped 2-3 medium red tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch pieces 1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into 1/4 inch pieces 3 Tbsp olive oil 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice Fresh ground pepper and salt Instructions:… Continue Reading