Adapted from a soup that Jen makes, and made my own with added spinach and tortellini. Easy meal for a crowd, and hearty enough to be a main course. Also freezes great, so great for a freezer meal or lunches. Ingredients: 1 large red onion, chopped (what I had in the house, 2 yellow onions…
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Turnip Gratin
The best turnip you will ever taste! This would work well for a potluck style Thanksgiving or Christmas meal – who else would think to bring such an awesome tasting turnip side dish? If cooking for a smaller crowd, cook 1/2 the recipe. Ingredients: 10 small turnips, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 cups milk 1…
Hot and Hearty Soup
I made this once this past winter with a few different ingredients and regretted not writing it down. It turned out even better tonight, so here’s what I did: Ingredients 3 hot Italian pork sausages 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 med onions, chopped 3 stalks of celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped…
Tamale Pie
A childhood favourite adapted to our liking. Enjoy! And don’t be afraid to add more heat! 4 Cups Chicken Stock 1 1/2 C Corn Meal 1 t Salt 2 eggs 1/2 C Parm (or cheddar Measure corn meal into bowl. Add 1 C stock to bowl. Heat remaining stock on stove. Add Corn meal to…
Spicy Italian Strata
Inspired by a strata that I saw on ABC’s The Chew, I came up with this healthier version. Ingredients: 4 hot Italian turkey sausages, prebaked and sliced ¾ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained 1 tsp sunflower oil 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes salt & pepper, dash of each 1 yellow bell pepper,…
Spinach & Parmesan Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients: 1 10z pkg frozen, chopped spinach 6 bell peppers, sliced lengthwise 4 eggs 1 c. sour cream, fat free 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese 1/3 c. crushed rye crackers (or any sort of bread crumbs) 2 tsp. oregano (or to taste) Salt & Pepper Olive oil Method: Cook the spinach in the microwave from frozen…
Pão de Queijo (Brazilian cheese puffs)
Another great recipe by Stacey. Simple & delicious! Ingredients: 250g tapioca starch (aka tapioca flour) 50ml sunflower or vegetable oil 150ml milk 2 eggs 250g parmesan cheese (or similar hard cheese) Method: 1. Bring oil and milk to a boil and remove from heat. 2. Add the starch to a large bowl and mix in…
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of arborio/risotto rice 1/2 litre of stock (or more) 4-5 cloves of garlic butternut squash, peel & cut into squares ) 1/2 glass of white wine 1 onion 75-100 grams grated parmesan cheese Olive oil Method: First, roast the butternut squash in the oven with cumin seeds and olive oil until starting…
Mushroom Risotto
Ingredients: -1 tbsp + 1 tsp butter -1 medium onion, chopped fine -2 cloves garlic minced -4 oz uncooked aborio rice or any medium or short grain rice -3 1/2 cups low sodium chicken stock -8oz fresh mushrooms, chopped thin (mini bella mushrooms are quite nice) -2 tbsp fresh grated Parmesan cheese Method: -In skillet,…
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