Sunday, January 24, 2016

Soups


I found this recipe HERE a few years ago. I dont measure my ingredients out, just go with what looked good. I used 6 cups of chicken broth. I use Great Northern Beans, I do not drain the cans. I also add carrots. A great side with this soup is stuffed cornbread.

*** Rustic Cabbage Soup modified from 101 Cookbooks
1 Tbsp olive oil
Big pinch of salt
1/2 pound potatoes, skin on, 1/4" dice
a few carrots, sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 large onion, thinly sliced
5 C chicken stock
1 1/2 C white beans (canned is great, rinse well and just use what's in one can for a whole batch)
1/2 medium cabbage, cored and sliced into 1/4" ribbons
For serving:
EVOO for drizzling
1/2 C Parmesan for topping

Heat pot, add EVOO, potatoes, carrots and salt. Cover pot and cook till slightly tender approx 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion and garlic, stir and cook about 2 minutes. Add stock and cabbage bring to simmer,until just starting to get soft. Add beans allow to heat through.

Chunky Tomato Basil Soup

             1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (28-oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh basil, diced
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
Directions:
In a large pot, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions have turned translucent. Add butter and salt. Next, stir in the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, vegetable stock, cream, brown sugar and basil. Simmer for at least one hour.

Hamburger Veggie Soup: 
Tomato juice, diced tomatoes, broth, cooked hamburger, sliced carrots, diced potatoes, frozen corn, green beans, frozen peas, whatever veggies you want, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning. Add all this to a big pot, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer til veggies are done. *** I used a big can of tomato juice, a few cans of diced tomatoes, I didnt measure out my broth, use whatever broth you want or have on hand, thats what I do.  I used raw carrots, potatoes.   

Friday, January 22, 2016

Rustic Cabbage Soup

We Love It

I found this recipe HERE a few years ago. I dont measure my ingredients out, just go with what looked good. I used 6 cups of chicken broth. I use Great Northern Beans, I do not drain the cans. I also add carrots. A great side with this soup is stuffed cornbread.

*** Rustic Cabbage Soup modified from 101 Cookbooks
1 Tbsp olive oil
Big pinch of salt
1/2 pound potatoes, skin on, 1/4" dice
a few carrots, sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 large onion, thinly sliced
5 C chicken stock
1 1/2 C white beans (canned is great, rinse well and just use what's in one can for a whole batch)
1/2 medium cabbage, cored and sliced into 1/4" ribbons
For serving:
EVOO for drizzling
1/2 C Parmesan for topping

Heat pot, add EVOO, potatoes, carrots and salt. Cover pot and cook till slightly tender approx 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion and garlic, stir and cook about 2 minutes. Add stock and cabbage bring to simmer,until just starting to get soft. Add beans allow to heat through.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Granola

Homemade Granola...
You can eat it as a cereal or as trail mix

Granola 
Makes about 14 cups

Ingredients:
* 8 cups rolled oats
* 1 1/2 cups wheat germ
* 1 1/2 cups millet
* 1 cups slivered almonds
* 1 cup finely chopped pecans
* 1 cup finely shredded unsweetened coconut
* 1 cup sunflower seeds
* 1 T. cinnamon
* 1 1/2 t. salt
* 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
* 1 cup maple syrup or raw honey
* 1 cup coconut oil
* 2 t. vanilla
* 2 cups dried cranberries or whatever dried fruit you want


Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Set aside two large ungreased baking sheets.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, millet, almonds, pecans, shredded coconut, sunflower seeds, cinnamon and salt. In another small mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, maple syrup, oil and vanilla until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing to evenly distribute. Spread the granola on the baking sheets and bake until golden, about 20-22 minutes, rotating the pans half-way through and running a metal spatula beneath the granola to evenly brown. Allow the granola to cool completely on the pans, then toss with the dried fruit and store in an airtight container.