Recipes

Tofu Coconut Cream Pie

By Lena / May 6, 2010 /

Orginal recipe by Toni Fiore at DeliciousTV.com. We just love her stuff! Sweet, light, vegan, and practically guilt-free, this pie is absolutely delicious. You can also use the basic idea to make a great key lime pie. For the crust: 1 pkg. graham crackers (12-14 crackers – this is usually one of the wax paper wrapped…

Easy Red Wine Reduction

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 / Comments Off on Easy Red Wine Reduction

This is an easy recipe for a really yummy red wine reduction sauce that will wow the people you cook for. Of course it’s delicious on steak, but it’s also great cooked into mushrooms, over tuna steaks, mixed into pasta sauces, and probably  a million other things I haven’t thought of yet. The flavor is…

Friggin’ Amazing Veggie Lasagne

By Kevin Pettway / April 17, 2010 / Comments Off on Friggin’ Amazing Veggie Lasagne

Do not be thrown off by the fact that this is a vegetarian dish. It is absolutely delicious, and would be welcome on anyone’s plate. I have never had anything like it, and it so completely stomps the piss out of store bought veggie lasagnes as to not even be in the same category. It…

Hot Chicken Salad

By Lena / April 2, 2010 / Comments Off on Hot Chicken Salad

This isn’t the slightest bit healthy, but we had this at a caterer close to us and it was so amazing. You could feel your arteries clogging as you ate it. My sister-in-law and I went crazy for it. I believe this to be the recipe: 1 c. mayonnaise (not salad dressing) 2 tsp. lemon…

Fettucine Walnut Alfredo

By Lena / April 2, 2010 / Comments Off on Fettucine Walnut Alfredo

1 cup of walnuts (or 1/4 pinenuts and 3/4 cup of walnuts) Two small cloves of garlic 1-2 tablespoons of fresh parsley (or basil) Salt to taste 2 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 – 1/2 cup hot water Place nuts into food processor with garlic until it’s chopped well Add parsley, salt, and olive oil Process again…

Hummus and Tabouli

By Kevin Pettway / April 2, 2010 / Comments Off on Hummus and Tabouli

Hummus Can of garbonzo beans 2-3 tablespoons Olive Oil 1 clove of fresh garlic, crushed (if desired) 1 teaspoon cumin Salt to taste (optional) 2-3 tablespoons of tahini (like peanut butter made from sesame seeds) Drain garbonzo beans and reserve liquid. Put drained beans into a blender with olive oil Peel clove of garlic and…

Spanish Chicken (Crock Pot)

By Lena / April 2, 2010 / Comments Off on Spanish Chicken (Crock Pot)

Ingredients 3 -4 lb chicken, cut up (Or pieces) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 4-5 cloves of garlic, crushed 6 ounce can of tomato paste 3/4 cup of beer (6 ounces) 1 – 10 oz. jar stuffed olives, drained (reserve liquid) 1 Tablespoon of reserved liquid from olives Instructions Place chicken,…

Nanney’s Crockpot Stroganoff

By Lena / March 3, 2010 / Comments Off on Nanney’s Crockpot Stroganoff

This was Kevin’s granddad’s recipe as shared by sisser Kristy. 2 lbs. ground beef (or turkey) 4 onions, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 cans of sliced mushrooms, drained 2 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 cup bouillon 3 tblsp. tomato paste 1 1/2 cups sour cream mixed with 4 tblsp. flour 1/3…

Paella – Sausage and Shrimp

By Lena / February 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Paella – Sausage and Shrimp

3 poblano peppers Olive oil (4 Tablespoons total) 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tablespoon paprika 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika Salt to taste 1 button of garlic, crushed/minced 2 cups uncooked brown rice 1 pinch saffron threads, crushed 8 large green olives, sliced 1 bay leaf 1/2 bunch Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped 1…

Spicy Ginger Almonds

By Lena / February 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Spicy Ginger Almonds

1 Tablespoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 dired arbo chili (or other dried chili) 1 lb of almonds (about 2 cups) 1 Tablespoon of soy sauce 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce Preheat oven to 250 degrees Mix ginger and salt in large bowl and set aside…