10 Minute Recipes
Posted August 26, 2006 – 1:03 pm in: Appetizers, Beef, How To, Main Dish, Pasta, Poultry, Salads, Sauces, Soup, VegetableFor recipes ready in 10 minutes or less, you need to use convenience foods, or use as few ingredients as possible. These recipes are a little of both! Whether you’re combining a few outstandingly fresh ingredients for a simple pasta or cooking fish with a tangy glaze, these recipes will come to the rescue when [...]
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Posted July 3, 2006 – 11:18 am in: SaladsDressing:
2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 C Honey
1/2 C Lemon Juice
Ingredients:
3 C packed, shredded carrots
1 C Golden Raisins (or black raisins, they are pretty, too)
1 very tart apple, diced (I use Granny Smith)
3/4 C Toasted almond slivers
Cilantro (optional, to taste)
Make it:
Whisk the dressing ingredients together. It should make a thick, dressing, but still easy to pour. [...]
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Posted June 17, 2006 – 7:25 pm in: Condiments, Salads, SaucesIngredients:
2 cups sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons skim milk
2 cloves garlic, mashed
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco sauce, to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine sour cream, mayonnaise and blue cheese in bowl of stand mixer. Beat until well blended.
Gradually beat in milk, garlic, Worcestershire, Tabasco, salt and pepper.
The dressing should be [...]
Chicken Feta Spring Salad
Posted June 8, 2006 – 11:28 am in: Poultry, SaladsIngredients:2 Boneless Chicken Breasts2 Tablespoons of Butter1 small brick of feta cheese8 cups of spinach leaves1 cup chopped onions1/3 cup red wine vinaigrette12 cherry tomatoes1 Red Pepper
Directions:1. Brush chicken breasts with butter and place chicken on unheated rack of a broiler pan.
2. Place chicken under the broiler (4 inches from heat). Broil until the chicken [...]
Watermelon & Feta Salad
Posted May 29, 2006 – 4:31 pm in: SaladsThis week has been raining and cool around here, but the hot weather is on the horizon. This Watermelon and Feta Salad from the Domestic Goddess is a simple and refreshing summer salad. It should go well with any number of BBQ meals this summer.
This resplendently pretty-in-pink salad is both beautiful and delicious – and [...]
Insalata Caprese
Posted March 7, 2006 – 10:29 pm in: European, Italian, SaladsINGREDIENTS:
4 large red or yellow tomatoes
¼ cup Balsamic Reduction (see recipe)
Salt and Fresh black pepper to taste
1 pound Fresh Mozzarella
Good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 bunch fresh Basil, chiffonade
DIRECTIONS:
1. Wash and trim tomatoes, and cut into slices ¼-inch thick.
2. Cut the mozzarella into ¼-inch slices.
3. Alternate the tomato and cheese slices on a large plate [...]
Beef with an Onion/Couscous Salad
Posted March 7, 2006 – 8:34 am in: Beef, SaladsINGREDIENTS:
* 1-1/2 lbs. beef fillet
* 1 Tablespoon olive oil
* freshly ground black pepper
* 1 5-oz pkg. baby spinach
FOR THE COUSOUS SALAD
* 2 Tablespoons olive oil
* 4 onions, very thinly sliced
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Bleu Cheese Dressing
Posted February 28, 2006 – 11:57 am in: Condiments, Salads, Sauces1 cup real mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. crumbled bleu cheese
1/8 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
1 Tbsn. minced onion
1 clove garlic finely chopped
-Stir together all ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
-Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.
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Ceasar Salad
Posted January 19, 2006 – 9:23 am in: Salads1/4 cup lemon juice
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 drops Tabasco sauce
3–4 cloves fresh, minced garlic
2–3 inches anchovy paste (right from the tube)
1/8 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup virgin olive oil (fresher the better)
salt
fresh ground pepper
clean and torn romaine leaves
crispy bacon bits
croutons
IN a blender, wiz up first 6 ingredients then slowly drizzle olive oil in while blender is [...]
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Posted December 18, 2005 – 4:00 pm in: Greek, SaladsMakes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:1 tablespoon red wine vinegar2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 teaspoon saltFreshly ground pepper to taste2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered2 medium cucumbers, peeled, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices1/2 red sweet pepper, diced1/2 green sweet pepper, diced1/2 red onion, diced1/4 cup black kalamata olives1/2 cup crumbled Feta [...]