Here’s a flavorful way to use leftover meat. I made mine with leftover steak from Valentine’s Day, but they could be made with anything–the key is to keep the filling simple. I’m not wild about enchiladas that use canned sauce, so I made my own sauce–it’s not much more work than opening a can, and […]
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Zingy Lentil and Bulghur Soup with Mint
Delicious, easy, soothing, simple. What more could you ask for in a recipe? This is based on the one featured in the Almost Turkish Blog I linked to in the sidebar. I wasn’t feeling well and wanted something nourishing but simple. The mint in the recipe is soothing on the tummy and the bulghur and […]
Haricots verts avec saucisse merguez et couscous a la tunisienne
Made a tasty green bean dish based on the harissa (tunisian chile sauce) I found in the supermarket. I’ll try those ingredient lists Lillian seems so insistent upon. Some garlicSome sausageGreen beansOnionsHarissaCouscous In this particular case I would estimate I used 400 g of green beans, 2 smallish merguez sausages (sorta a maghrebin chorizo; in […]
Orange Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Here’s a great and cheap weeknight recipe. You can make it with any cut of bone-in chicken, but I use the extra-cheap chicken drumstick family packs. Preheat the oven to 400 and throw some rice on to cook. 1 large package chicken drumsticks2 -3 oranges, juiced (or 3/4 c. OJ)zest of one orange1/4 c. vinegar, […]
Squash and Buttermilk Soup
Tonight we had a lovely gathering at the Byway with a few friends, which we’d coordinated at our volleyball game on Tuesday. We had a couple of soups, buttermilk biscuits, and many desserts. My contribution was a vegetarian squash soup (to go with Manny’s meaty vegetable soup). There are as many ways to make squash […]
Spicy chicken stew
On a recent cold rainy fall day, I had something of an epiphany for how to use a whole chicken I had that was about 45 seconds away from starting to turn. I was tired of soup, but I wanted sauce, spice, and flavor. Solution: Stew. I also forgot pictures because I was too cold, […]
Red Beans and Rice
I’m posting this picture 5/27/2012 (4 yrs 8 months after the original post)–just to prove that this recipe delivers again and again over the years! This is a hearty, simple meal that will feed you all week long. I make it with a pressure cooker because it is SO much faster that way, but you […]