January 26th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Bean, Feta, Green, Pasta, Salad, Shrimp
INGREDIENTS
- 4ouncesfresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 8ounces driedrotini pasta(or any similar size pasta)
- 1lb mediumcooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2-4tablespoons choppedfresh dill
- 2tablespoonsred wine vinegar
- 1tablespoonlemon juice
- 4ounces crumbledfeta cheese
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Have ready a large bowl of ice water.
- In pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until they turn bright green and start to soften.
- Transfer beans to ice water immediately.When cool, drain them and pat them dry with a clean towel.
- Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package directions (cook until al dente.).
- Drain pasta and rinse with cold water until pasta is completely cool and drain again until free of excess water.Set aside.
- In large bowl, combine cooked green beans, pasta, shrimp, dill to taste, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, feta cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately, or cover tightly and refrigerate up to 2 days.
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January 26th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Goulash, Hungarian
INGREDIENTS
- 2lbsbeef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4tablespoonscanola oil
- 1cupyellow onions, sliced
- 1minced garlic clove
- 3/4cupketchup
- 1/3cupworcestershire sauce
- 1teaspoonvinegar
- 1tablespoonbrown sugar
- 2teaspoonsHungarian paprika
- 2teaspoonssalt
- 1teaspoondry mustard
- 1dashpepper
- 3cupswater
- 2tablespoonsflour
- 1/4cupwater
- 1 (16 ounce)boxrotini noodles
DIRECTIONS
- Brown meat in hot oil, add onion and garlic, finish browning.
- Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and spices.
- Add 3 cups water and simmer for 2 hours.
- Thicken liquid with 2 tbsps flour and 1/4 cup water.You may also use cornstarch if you prefer.Also you may need to repeat if it is not thick enough for your tastes.
- Serve over hot cooked noodles.Any kind of noodles are fine I like the rotini because it holds the sauce better.
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January 26th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Chicken, Easy, Teriyaki
INGREDIENTS
- 1chicken bouillon cubes
- 2cupswater
- 1cupsoy sauce
- 1tablespoonbrown sugar
- 1teaspoonground ginger
- 1tablespoon mincedgarlic
- 6chicken thighs
DIRECTIONS
- In a pot, put bouillon cube, water, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and garlic.
- Heat until boiling when sugar and cube are dissolved.
- Add chicken and cover.Turn down heat but continue a light boil until chicken is cooked thoroughly, about 25 minutes.
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January 26th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Chicken, Dumplings, Easy
INGREDIENTS
- 3-4cupscooked chicken
- 10cupschicken broth
- 1 1/2teaspoonspoultry seasoning
- salt and pepper
- 24ouncesrefrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- 1cupflour
DIRECTIONS
- Place chicken broth, cooked chicken (add more for a really hearty meal!) and poultry seasoning in a large dutch oven.Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil, then turn down to medium low. Taste the broth after 5 minutes and see if you need more poultry seasoning.It really depends on how your chicken was cooked initially.
- While the chicken is simmering in the broth, place the flour in the center of a plate.
- Open the biscuits (make sure they are not the “flaky” kind — more the homestyle or buttermilk type), and flatten each one to about 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick.Then dredge the biscuits through the flour.This will thicken your broth and make for a really good gravy for your chicken and dumplings.You might want to add some salt and pepper and poultry seasoning to your flour.It all depends on how your chicken was initially seasoned.
- Make sure your chicken and broth is boiling.If not, turn the heat up on your stove until it boils.
- Then take each biscuit and tear into bite size pieces and drop into the broth.Stir it occasionally so that the pieces do not stick together.
- Once all the biscuits are torn up and are placed in the dutch oven, lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the “dumplings” are tender. Enjoy!
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January 26th, 2008 by alice
Tags: Burning, Midnight, Oil
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2cupchocolate syrup
- 3bananas, frozen(see note)
- 2cupsstrong coffee
- 1tablespoonmint syrup
- 1/2teaspooncinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- Place all ingredients in a blender and mix on medium speed 1 minute
- Pour into tall glasses and serve.
- NOTE: To make frozen bananas, peel and chop the bananas, seal in plastic bags and place in the freezer until frozen.
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