Friday, April 13th, 2007
I usually want to get all of the sauce out of the jar that I'm using. I also like to add a little bit of wine to my sauce. Today I tried pouring the wine into the jar, putting the lid on and shaking it a bit to get all ...
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
I was going to make pasta and sauce, when I noticed that I had put way to many onions in the frying pan to fit tomato sauce on top of that, and my roommate has a sauce-eating disability, so I didn't want to graduate up to the big frying pan ...
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
2 slices good whole grain bread cut 1/2 inch thick
2 TBS olive oil
2 thin slices fresh mozzarella
2 slices ripe tomato
pepper to taste
3-4 large fresh basil leaves, rinsed and patted dry
+ Lightly brush both sides of each peace of bread with olive oil. Layer mozzarella, tomato, pepper, basil leaves between slices. ...
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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
I made Hushpuppies (from a mix) today...
They weren't as good as huspuppies I've had... I might try putting diced Jalapeños in them next time... they just didn't have much flavor (also might have had to do with the oil not being used to fry meat beforehand... I'm not sure)
I have ...
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
I cooked for our weekly Tuesday night get-together here at the compound...
The first recipe was recommended by Kristi Meador:
Chicken Saltimbocca
6 (3-ounce) chicken cutlets, pounded to evenly flatten
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 paper-thin slices prosciutto
1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 (14-ounce) can low-salt ...
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
This isn't really a recipe, more of an idea...
I put some cereal, yougurt, and fruit in layers and eat it...
I use vanilla flavored yogurt.
For fruit, I've tried frozen fruit, clementine orange slices, and dried cranberries (all in different parfaits)
For the cereal, I have tried some knock off of ...
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Saturday, August 5th, 2006
I've been watching a little bit of the food network at work lately. Their website is pretty cool. I've always thought during the shows: "How the crud am I supposed to know how to cook this" because they rarely tell you the recipe.
Well, you can get the recipes online. ...
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Saturday, August 5th, 2006
I wanted to make Pancakes last night, but I don't have any Pancake mix, so I tried to find a pancake recipe online. Most of them had "All-Purpose Flour" as the main ingredient, and I couldn't remember if that was different than regular flour. (Upon reflection I think it is ...
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
2 c. flour
4 T. butter or shortening
4 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1-2 c. warm water
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter until flour and butter are almost uniformly mixed. Form flour mixture into a doughnut shape and pour warm water in center. ...
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Monday, May 1st, 2006
I saw how to make tomatilla sauce on the Food Network the other day, so I thought I'd give it a try. It was really easy, and I'm excited about experimenting with the recipe.
I don't know exact ratios, so just fiddle around.
about a pound of Tomatillas, husked.
1 lime, ...
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Sunday, March 12th, 2006
I made some pretty good pasta sauce just a second ago, here is what I used:
1/2 Jar of HEB brand Spicy Red Pepper Pasta Sauce
1 can of Contadina Tomato Paste with Italian Herbs
1/2 cup of Brianna's Asagio Caesar Dressing (about...)
1 slice of Pepper Jack Cheese
1/4 cup of Merlot (about...)
Which made ...
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Friday, January 27th, 2006
This isn't a recipe per se, but I really liked this:
1. Make Macaroni and Cheese according to package.
2. Add real cheese, sour cream, and milk to taste.
3. Add "Razzpotle" (or other raspberry and roasted chipotle sauce)
4. Stir
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
I delved into the cookbook my mom gave me for christmas and pulled out a recipe, which turned out to be pretty good, so I will pass it along:
combine:
64 oz. Apple Juice
42 oz. Grape Juice
12 oz. Honey (Locally produced preferred)
8 oz. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apparently locally produced honey may help sufferers ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
Got this recipee from my Uncle Jim. My bro and I are going to try it out. My uncle used Shiner Bock, not light beer, so we are going to give that a go.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
1 (6-pack) light beer
1 can frozen limeade
1 lime, sliced ...
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Thursday, September 15th, 2005
So my bro tells me this morning "This is the beginning of snow season." Aparently it can snow any time from here on out... But Kim, the one from Minnesota, tells me that it usually starts snowing in January or February.
I finally bowed to convention and bought a piece of ...
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