900g whole fillet of beef, trimmed
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 handfuls of fresh rosemary sprigs
1 bulb of garlic, broken up, cloves left whole with skins on
Extra virgin olive oil
2kg firm potatoes, peeled and sliced 0.5cm thick
3 heaped tablespoons creamed horseradish
½ bottle of red wine
170g butter
Generously season the beef fillet with salt and pepper. In a pestle and mortar bash up about a quarter of the rosemary with a clove of garlic to make a paste. Loosen with 5 tablespoons of olive oil and then rub this all over the beef. Tie the beef up with 4 pieces of string then poke the remaining rosemary sprigs under the string. This way the beef is almost protected by the herb during the cooking and it will also give great flavour.
Preheat the oven to 250ºC/450ºF/gas 8. Parboil your sliced potatoes in boiling salted water for around 5 minutes. Drain in a colander, and transfer to a bowl with just enough olive oil to coat them. Season well. I like to make the potato cake in a round greased or non-stick cake tin, but you can use a non-stick frying pan with a metal handle if you have one. Or you can even make small individual ones. Place half the potatoes into the tin or pan, smearing the creamed horseradish over the top. Place the rest of the potatoes on top then pat down and put to one side.
Brown off the beef in a snug-fitting roasting tray until all sides are coloured. Add the garlic cloves to the tray, place the beef on top of them and put in the oven with the potatoes on a shelf below. Cook for 20 minutes, then turn the beef over, baste it and add the red wine and butter to the tray. Remove the potato dish then carefully place a clean tea towel over it and push down to compact the spuds into a nice tight cake. Put the potatoes back into the oven for another 15–30 minutes.
Remove the beef from the oven and while it is resting continue browning the potato cake for 5 minutes if it needs it. When you're ready to serve, remove the string and the rosemary sprigs from the beef and carve it into nice slices.
Turn the potato cake out on to a board, or just scoop it out of the pan with a spoon if it's stuck and divide between your 4 serving plates beside the meat. Save any juices from the rested meat and return them to the tray, where the red wine and butter and all the goodness from the meat will have made a very simple but tasty cooking sauce. Finish by mushing up the garlic cloves, then pass the sauce through a sieve on to the meat. Lovely served with some dressed watercress.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Tomato tarte tatin
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 kg Roma tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
Puff pastry for a 12-inch tart
Fresh basil
1. Set the oven at 200 degrees C.
2. In a pan large enough to hold the tomatoes, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the sugar and cook to dissolve. When it starts to caramelize, add the tomatoes, cut sides up. Lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes release their juices.
3. Add the balsamic vinegar and cook 2 minutes more. Arrange the tomatoes in a 12-inch tart pan, cut sides up. Sprinkle with oregano, salt, and pepper.
4. Roll the pastry and with scissors, cut it into a 12-inch round. Place it on top of the tomatoes, tucking it in at the edges. With a fork, make small holes in the pastry.
5. Put pan on a baking tray and transfer to the oven. Immediately reduce the oven temperature to 180 degrees C. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
6. Let the tart sit for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pastry to loosen it from the pan. Set a large plate upside down on the tart and using pot holders, turn the plate right side up so the tart comes out. Cut into wedges and garnish with fresh basil.
What do the food critics say? Yum yum yum.
What does the cook say? I made the puff pastry myself which increases the time needed, but it was pretty easy ...also easy to stop and start at different points.
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 kg Roma tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
Puff pastry for a 12-inch tart
Fresh basil
1. Set the oven at 200 degrees C.
2. In a pan large enough to hold the tomatoes, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the sugar and cook to dissolve. When it starts to caramelize, add the tomatoes, cut sides up. Lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes release their juices.
3. Add the balsamic vinegar and cook 2 minutes more. Arrange the tomatoes in a 12-inch tart pan, cut sides up. Sprinkle with oregano, salt, and pepper.
4. Roll the pastry and with scissors, cut it into a 12-inch round. Place it on top of the tomatoes, tucking it in at the edges. With a fork, make small holes in the pastry.
5. Put pan on a baking tray and transfer to the oven. Immediately reduce the oven temperature to 180 degrees C. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
6. Let the tart sit for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pastry to loosen it from the pan. Set a large plate upside down on the tart and using pot holders, turn the plate right side up so the tart comes out. Cut into wedges and garnish with fresh basil.
What do the food critics say? Yum yum yum.
What does the cook say? I made the puff pastry myself which increases the time needed, but it was pretty easy ...also easy to stop and start at different points.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Curry pumpkin soup with chicken skewers
Pumpkin soup:
800g butternut pumpkin, peeled & chopped
1 apple, peeled & chopped
100g shallots (or a small onion), chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 small carrot, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1 pinch paprika
1 teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1 litre chicken broth
1 can coconut milk, or else a good few shakes of coconut milk powder
black pepper
Chicken:
2 chicken breasts
5 skewers
peanut oil
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons chilli jam or sweet chilli sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Fry shallots, garlic and carrots in butter, add pumpkin and apple together with paprika, curry, and ginger. Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 min. Add coconut milk, puree and season to taste.
Cut chicken into 1cm cubes and thread onto skewers. Fry in peanut oil, and deglaze in soy sauce. Brush over with chilli jam/sweet chilli sauce and coat with sesame seeds.
Serve soup in bowls, and place two chicken skewers over each bowl. Serve.
What do the food critics say? Is there any more? Well, except for Lukan, but he did eat one bowl willingly. If you count "three spoonfuls of soup for one piece of cheese" as "willingly".
What does the cook say? The peeling and chopping is a bit of a pain, but it's otherwise easy and fancy looking enough to serve at a dinner party. I used a Thai marinade for the chicken though (coconut milk, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, fish sauce, fresh & ground coriander, cumin) and grilled the skewers instead of frying them. I also think less coconut milk for the soup is better - enough so you can taste it, but not so much out drowns out the more subtle ginger.
Adapted from a recipe book at the house we stayed in on the Canary Islands.
Celeriac & walnut gratin
1 large celeriac
2 tbsp walnut oil
300ml vegetable stock
handful chopped walnuts
100g blue cheese (or any tasty cheese)
Heat oven to 190C. Peel, quarter and very thinly slice the celeriac. Toss in the walnut oil, salt and pepper, and spread over a gratin dish. Pour over the stock and bake for 40-45 mins, then sprinkle with the walnuts, crumble over the cheese, then cook for 15 mins until crisp and golden.
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2 tbsp walnut oil
300ml vegetable stock
handful chopped walnuts
100g blue cheese (or any tasty cheese)
Heat oven to 190C. Peel, quarter and very thinly slice the celeriac. Toss in the walnut oil, salt and pepper, and spread over a gratin dish. Pour over the stock and bake for 40-45 mins, then sprinkle with the walnuts, crumble over the cheese, then cook for 15 mins until crisp and golden.
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Celeriac oven chips
Celeriac
curry powder
oil
salt
Peel the celeriac, slicing off the top and bottom and removing the tough skin. Cut into thumb-thick slices and then into fat chips.
Bring a very large saucepan of salted water to the boil, throw in the chips and blanch (boil rapidly, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes). Drain the chips and throw back into the saucepan. Add oil, curry powder and sea salt. Toss until well coated.
Spread the chips over a large heavy baking sheet, leaving plenty of space between them. Cook for 30-35 minutes at 230C.
What do the food critics say? The adults liked it, the kids not so much.
What does the cook say? Good way to use up celeriac, should you ever end up with one.
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curry powder
oil
salt
Peel the celeriac, slicing off the top and bottom and removing the tough skin. Cut into thumb-thick slices and then into fat chips.
Bring a very large saucepan of salted water to the boil, throw in the chips and blanch (boil rapidly, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes). Drain the chips and throw back into the saucepan. Add oil, curry powder and sea salt. Toss until well coated.
Spread the chips over a large heavy baking sheet, leaving plenty of space between them. Cook for 30-35 minutes at 230C.
What do the food critics say? The adults liked it, the kids not so much.
What does the cook say? Good way to use up celeriac, should you ever end up with one.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Marsala Sauce
2 pork tenderloins (filet mignon)
4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, sliced
1 cup Marsala wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange tenderloins in pan, and brown the meat. Turn to brown evenly. Transfer meat to prepared baking dish, and coat generously with mustard.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, or until desired doneness.
Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in the same pan used to cook the pork. Cook shallots in butter until soft. Stir in Marsala, mustard, and cream, and cook until volume of liquid is reduced by half.
Slice pork, and place on a serving dish. Spoon sauce over meat, and serve.
What do the food critics say? Yum yum (although no sauce for the kids).
What does the cook say? Easy peesy. The original recipe says to rub the mustard on the meat before browning it... but that just resulted in the mustard burning to the bottom of our frying pan and the meat not browning.
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4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, sliced
1 cup Marsala wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange tenderloins in pan, and brown the meat. Turn to brown evenly. Transfer meat to prepared baking dish, and coat generously with mustard.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, or until desired doneness.
Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in the same pan used to cook the pork. Cook shallots in butter until soft. Stir in Marsala, mustard, and cream, and cook until volume of liquid is reduced by half.
Slice pork, and place on a serving dish. Spoon sauce over meat, and serve.
What do the food critics say? Yum yum (although no sauce for the kids).
What does the cook say? Easy peesy. The original recipe says to rub the mustard on the meat before browning it... but that just resulted in the mustard burning to the bottom of our frying pan and the meat not browning.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Spinach, garlic chive and egg dumplings
1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, chopped and blanched
8 garlic chives, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
20 round gow gee wrappers
1/3 cup soy sauce, extra
1 small red chili, chopped
Small amount of vegetable and sesame oil combined
Place the spinach, chives, egg, sesame oil and soy sauce in a bowl and mix to combine.
Spoon one and a half teaspoons of the mixture onto each wrapper. Brush the edges with water, fold over to form a half moon and press to seal.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Place the dumplings in boiling water and cook for approximately 5 minutes. Remove when they float.
Toss cooked dumplings in vegetable oil and sesame oil to prevent them sticking together.
Combine the extra soy sauce and chili sauce to use as a dipping sauce.
Serve with the dumplings on a bed of steamed spinach.
Serves 4.
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8 garlic chives, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
20 round gow gee wrappers
1/3 cup soy sauce, extra
1 small red chili, chopped
Small amount of vegetable and sesame oil combined
Place the spinach, chives, egg, sesame oil and soy sauce in a bowl and mix to combine.
Spoon one and a half teaspoons of the mixture onto each wrapper. Brush the edges with water, fold over to form a half moon and press to seal.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Place the dumplings in boiling water and cook for approximately 5 minutes. Remove when they float.
Toss cooked dumplings in vegetable oil and sesame oil to prevent them sticking together.
Combine the extra soy sauce and chili sauce to use as a dipping sauce.
Serve with the dumplings on a bed of steamed spinach.
Serves 4.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Veggie Burgers
1/2 cup chopped onion, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for frying
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup bulgur
1 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup packed coriander leaves and stems, coarsely chopped
Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Juice and zest of half of a large, juice lime
1/2 teaspoon chipotle puree (or Smoked Tabasco)
Accompaniments: toast or buns, lettuce, sliced tomato, red onion, jalapenos, pickles...
Cook the onion in the oil in a smallish pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, around 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for a minute, then add the spices and stir for a few seconds, just until fragrant. Add the bulgur and water and cook, covered, over low heat until water is absorbed, 15 to 18 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce.
Pulse the bulgur mixture, pintos, walnuts, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or half as much etc.), and a few grindings of black pepper in a food processor until finely chopped.
Form the mixture mixture into 6 patties. Chill them for at least 10 minutes and up to a couple of hours. While patties chill, whisk together together the mayonnaise, lime juice and zest, chipotle, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Fry the burgers for about 10 min over medium heat, with a big glug of oil, until very brown and crisp on the outside, turning them over carefully when the first side is done.
Serve on buns with the sauce and lots of accompaniments.
What do the food critics say? I liked them, but no one else did.
What does the cook say? Easy enough - but they were a little lacking in chewiness for my taste. Maybe next time I won't puree the bulgur. I also added an egg to make them hold together better, and preferred them fried with less oil.
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1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for frying
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup bulgur
1 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup canned pinto beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup packed coriander leaves and stems, coarsely chopped
Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Juice and zest of half of a large, juice lime
1/2 teaspoon chipotle puree (or Smoked Tabasco)
Accompaniments: toast or buns, lettuce, sliced tomato, red onion, jalapenos, pickles...
Cook the onion in the oil in a smallish pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, around 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for a minute, then add the spices and stir for a few seconds, just until fragrant. Add the bulgur and water and cook, covered, over low heat until water is absorbed, 15 to 18 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce.
Pulse the bulgur mixture, pintos, walnuts, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or half as much etc.), and a few grindings of black pepper in a food processor until finely chopped.
Form the mixture mixture into 6 patties. Chill them for at least 10 minutes and up to a couple of hours. While patties chill, whisk together together the mayonnaise, lime juice and zest, chipotle, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Fry the burgers for about 10 min over medium heat, with a big glug of oil, until very brown and crisp on the outside, turning them over carefully when the first side is done.
Serve on buns with the sauce and lots of accompaniments.
What do the food critics say? I liked them, but no one else did.
What does the cook say? Easy enough - but they were a little lacking in chewiness for my taste. Maybe next time I won't puree the bulgur. I also added an egg to make them hold together better, and preferred them fried with less oil.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cheesy mustard chicken
4 chicken breasts
30g butter
2/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup white wine
1T wholegrain mustard
1/3 cup romano cheese, grated
8 small mushrooms, sliced
8 small spinach leaves
Pan fry chicken in butter. Push aside, add cream, wine, cheese and stir until smooth. Move chicken into sauce, top with mushrooms and spinach, cover pan, simmer gently 1-2 min.
Source: no idea
30g butter
2/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup white wine
1T wholegrain mustard
1/3 cup romano cheese, grated
8 small mushrooms, sliced
8 small spinach leaves
Pan fry chicken in butter. Push aside, add cream, wine, cheese and stir until smooth. Move chicken into sauce, top with mushrooms and spinach, cover pan, simmer gently 1-2 min.
Source: no idea
Grandma's yummy chicken
750 g chicken fillets, sliced in 2 lengthwise (to make the thickest part less thick)
3T olive oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 cup breadcrumbs
mix of dried or fresh herbs - parsley, rosemary, oregano, thyme... whatever you have
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Mix oil with garlic in a small bowl.
Mix breadcrumbs with herbs and parmesan on a plate.
Dip chicken in oil, then in breadcrumb mix to coat both sides, then place on baking tray.
Cook 8-10 min at 200C, then turn and cook for a further 3-5 min.
Serve.
What do the food critics say? We're having grandma's yummy chicken tonight? Yay!!!!
What does the cook say? Easy peesy crowd pleaser, young and old alike.
Source: my mum
3T olive oil
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 cup breadcrumbs
mix of dried or fresh herbs - parsley, rosemary, oregano, thyme... whatever you have
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Mix oil with garlic in a small bowl.
Mix breadcrumbs with herbs and parmesan on a plate.
Dip chicken in oil, then in breadcrumb mix to coat both sides, then place on baking tray.
Cook 8-10 min at 200C, then turn and cook for a further 3-5 min.
Serve.
What do the food critics say? We're having grandma's yummy chicken tonight? Yay!!!!
What does the cook say? Easy peesy crowd pleaser, young and old alike.
Source: my mum
Chinese chicken wings
12 chicken wings (or legs)
1 tsp sesame seeds
Marinade:
2T soy sauce
1T peanut oil
1T sherry
2T honey
1T lemon juice
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
1 clove minced garlic
1 tsp ground ginger
Remove tips from wings, pat dry. Mix marinade ingredients, marinade with wings in fridge for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
Remove chicken from marinade, place in single layer in greased ovenproof dish, bake 30-35min (or grill or BBQ), basting with remaining marinade.
Toast sesame seeds, sprinkle over chicken for last 5 min of baking.
What do the food critics say? The kids gobbled it up and chewed on the bones.
What does the cook say? Easy.Tasty.
Source: McCormick (via my aunt)
1 tsp sesame seeds
Marinade:
2T soy sauce
1T peanut oil
1T sherry
2T honey
1T lemon juice
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
1 clove minced garlic
1 tsp ground ginger
Remove tips from wings, pat dry. Mix marinade ingredients, marinade with wings in fridge for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
Remove chicken from marinade, place in single layer in greased ovenproof dish, bake 30-35min (or grill or BBQ), basting with remaining marinade.
Toast sesame seeds, sprinkle over chicken for last 5 min of baking.
What do the food critics say? The kids gobbled it up and chewed on the bones.
What does the cook say? Easy.Tasty.
Source: McCormick (via my aunt)
Peanut beef stir fry
Sauce:
1 large onion, sliced
1T grated ginger
peanut butter
garlic, crushed
1.5T sherry
2T soy sauce
1 pinch sugar
1/4 cup chicken stock
Meat:
Beef cut in strips
2 eggwhites
1.5T cornstarch
Stir fry onions and ginger; combine remaining sauce ingredients, add to pan and boil for a bit. Add beef, cook, push to the side, add rest of cornstarch mixture, allow to thicken, then recombine everything and serve.
What do the food critics say? It was a while ago I made this, but I remember it being good.
What does the cook say? Easy.
Source: somewhere on the internet. Sorry I didn't write down exact amounts for everything!
1 large onion, sliced
1T grated ginger
peanut butter
garlic, crushed
1.5T sherry
2T soy sauce
1 pinch sugar
1/4 cup chicken stock
Meat:
Beef cut in strips
2 eggwhites
1.5T cornstarch
Stir fry onions and ginger; combine remaining sauce ingredients, add to pan and boil for a bit. Add beef, cook, push to the side, add rest of cornstarch mixture, allow to thicken, then recombine everything and serve.
What do the food critics say? It was a while ago I made this, but I remember it being good.
What does the cook say? Easy.
Source: somewhere on the internet. Sorry I didn't write down exact amounts for everything!
Chinese chicken stir fry
Marinade:
2 tsp cornstarch
2T sherry
1T lemon juice
1T soy sauce
1T grated ginger
1 clove crushed garlic
chili
The rest:
chicken
1T sesame oil
1T oil
mushrooms
capsicum
onion
2T toasted sesame seeds
Mix together marinade ingredients, add chicken, marinate.
Slice the vegetables, then stir fry until cooked (but still crispy). Add chicken and marinade, stir fry until chicken is cooked (not too long). Sprinkle with sesame seeds, and serve.
What do the food critics say? It was a while ago I made this, but I remember it being good.
What does the cook say? Easy.
Source: somewhere on the internets
2 tsp cornstarch
2T sherry
1T lemon juice
1T soy sauce
1T grated ginger
1 clove crushed garlic
chili
The rest:
chicken
1T sesame oil
1T oil
mushrooms
capsicum
onion
2T toasted sesame seeds
Mix together marinade ingredients, add chicken, marinate.
Slice the vegetables, then stir fry until cooked (but still crispy). Add chicken and marinade, stir fry until chicken is cooked (not too long). Sprinkle with sesame seeds, and serve.
What do the food critics say? It was a while ago I made this, but I remember it being good.
What does the cook say? Easy.
Source: somewhere on the internets
Monday, September 19, 2011
Gnocchi di Zucca
Small sugar pumpkin
2 cups flour
1 ½ cups parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup butter
½ pound mushrooms
10-15 sage leaves, chopped
Cut a small sugar pumpkin in half and bake, flesh side down, for about 30-40 minutes at 350 or until soft. Scrape out pumpkin and put in a colander to drain. When cool and drained, mash until smooth.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, mix together salt, nutmeg, and 1½ cups flour. Pour onto large board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and place pumpkin and Parmesan cheese in the well. Knead the flour gently into the pumpkin just until mixed. It should still be a little sticky (if too sticky, add a little more flour).
Cut the dough into six pieces. Using one piece at a time, make a “snake” from the dough, rolling it in a little flour.
Cut into ½ inch pieces and drop the pieces into the boiling water. They will fall to the bottom of the pan and then pop up to the surface. When they rise to the surface, remove them with a skimming ladle. Put in a dish and repeat until all the gnocchi are made.
Brown mushrooms and sage in butter in a large pan. Add gnocchi to pan and heat through.
Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve.
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2 cups flour
1 ½ cups parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup butter
½ pound mushrooms
10-15 sage leaves, chopped
Cut a small sugar pumpkin in half and bake, flesh side down, for about 30-40 minutes at 350 or until soft. Scrape out pumpkin and put in a colander to drain. When cool and drained, mash until smooth.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, mix together salt, nutmeg, and 1½ cups flour. Pour onto large board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and place pumpkin and Parmesan cheese in the well. Knead the flour gently into the pumpkin just until mixed. It should still be a little sticky (if too sticky, add a little more flour).
Cut the dough into six pieces. Using one piece at a time, make a “snake” from the dough, rolling it in a little flour.
Cut into ½ inch pieces and drop the pieces into the boiling water. They will fall to the bottom of the pan and then pop up to the surface. When they rise to the surface, remove them with a skimming ladle. Put in a dish and repeat until all the gnocchi are made.
Brown mushrooms and sage in butter in a large pan. Add gnocchi to pan and heat through.
Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve.
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Pumpkin Enchiladas with Mole Sauce
8 tablespoons (about) olive oil
1 cups finely chopped onions
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons hot Mexican-style chili powder (or a milder chili powder if you wish)
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate
3-4 cups cooked pumpkin, roasted, peeled, mashed and drained in a sieve
1 ear fresh corn on the cob, kernels removed, or 1 cup frozen corn
¾ cup cooked black beans
4 T fresh corriander
16 5- to 6-inch corn tortillas
1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely grated (about 4 1/2 cups)
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon. Cover. Cook until onion is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Mix in chili powder and flour; stir 3 minutes.
Gradually whisk in 4 1/2 cups broth. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil until reduced to 3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate; season with salt and pepper. Cool.
Peel and mash roasted pumpkin with a potato masher. Put in a sieve and mash some more. Let sit to drain out excess water. When drained, add corn, beans and chopped cilantro. Mix well.
Heat 3 tablespoon oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tortilla and cook until just pliable, about 20 seconds per side. Transfer to paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding oil as needed.
Spread 1/3 cup sauce in each of two 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dishes. Lay tortilla in sauce. Spoon 3 T cheese on each tortilla. Add ¼ cup of pumpkin mix and a little sauce on top. Roll up tortillas. Arrange seam side down in prepared dishes. Repeat with remaining tortillas. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover sauce and enchiladas separately; chill.)
Preheat oven to 375°F. Top enchiladas with remaining sauce, then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes (30 minutes if chilled). Remove foil and bake until sauce bubbles, about 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, then serve.
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1 cups finely chopped onions
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons hot Mexican-style chili powder (or a milder chili powder if you wish)
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate
3-4 cups cooked pumpkin, roasted, peeled, mashed and drained in a sieve
1 ear fresh corn on the cob, kernels removed, or 1 cup frozen corn
¾ cup cooked black beans
4 T fresh corriander
16 5- to 6-inch corn tortillas
1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely grated (about 4 1/2 cups)
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon. Cover. Cook until onion is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Mix in chili powder and flour; stir 3 minutes.
Gradually whisk in 4 1/2 cups broth. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil until reduced to 3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate; season with salt and pepper. Cool.
Peel and mash roasted pumpkin with a potato masher. Put in a sieve and mash some more. Let sit to drain out excess water. When drained, add corn, beans and chopped cilantro. Mix well.
Heat 3 tablespoon oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tortilla and cook until just pliable, about 20 seconds per side. Transfer to paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding oil as needed.
Spread 1/3 cup sauce in each of two 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dishes. Lay tortilla in sauce. Spoon 3 T cheese on each tortilla. Add ¼ cup of pumpkin mix and a little sauce on top. Roll up tortillas. Arrange seam side down in prepared dishes. Repeat with remaining tortillas. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover sauce and enchiladas separately; chill.)
Preheat oven to 375°F. Top enchiladas with remaining sauce, then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes (30 minutes if chilled). Remove foil and bake until sauce bubbles, about 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes, then serve.
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Arame stir fries
Olive oil
½ onion, chopped
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped ginger (optional)
½ cabbage, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
½ cup dry Arame (soaked in water for 5 minutes and rinsed)
1 T sesame oil
Ponzu (soy and citrus sauce. If you don’t have Ponzu, add lemon to soy sauce or tamari)
2 cups cooked quinoa (1 cup washed quinoa cooked in two cups of water for 15 minutes)
Salt and pepper
Saute chopped onion in olive oil on medium high, stirring until soft and brown around the edges. Add garlic, ginger, carrots and cabbage and saute, stirring frequently, until cabbage is soft. Add sesame oil and arame and stir for a few more minutes. Generously sprinkle wtih Ponzu. Salt and pepper to taste. Combine with quinoa and serve with toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
Or: Take out the ginger and substitute edible pea pods for the cabbage.
Or: Stir fry garlic and a mixture of fresh greens in olive oil and sesame oil (broccoli leaves, broccoli, broccoli rabe, cilantro, and mizuna). Add arame and season with ponzu. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if you want.
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½ onion, chopped
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped ginger (optional)
½ cabbage, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
½ cup dry Arame (soaked in water for 5 minutes and rinsed)
1 T sesame oil
Ponzu (soy and citrus sauce. If you don’t have Ponzu, add lemon to soy sauce or tamari)
2 cups cooked quinoa (1 cup washed quinoa cooked in two cups of water for 15 minutes)
Salt and pepper
Saute chopped onion in olive oil on medium high, stirring until soft and brown around the edges. Add garlic, ginger, carrots and cabbage and saute, stirring frequently, until cabbage is soft. Add sesame oil and arame and stir for a few more minutes. Generously sprinkle wtih Ponzu. Salt and pepper to taste. Combine with quinoa and serve with toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
Or: Take out the ginger and substitute edible pea pods for the cabbage.
Or: Stir fry garlic and a mixture of fresh greens in olive oil and sesame oil (broccoli leaves, broccoli, broccoli rabe, cilantro, and mizuna). Add arame and season with ponzu. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if you want.
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Carrot Fennel Risotto
4 cups vegetable stock
2 T brandy
1 ½ cups diced fresh fennel bulb (about 1 large)
2 carrots, diced
½ cup chopped yellow onion
2 T olive oil
1 cup uncooked Arborio rice
1 cup good quality white wine
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
½ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Heat the stock in a saucepan until hot, and keep on low. Place the brandy and 2 T of the stock in a 2-quart pot that has a tight-fitting lid over medium heat. Add the fennel, carrot, and onion.
Stir to coat, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside, uncovered, when fork tender. Meanwhile, in a heavy bottomed sauce pan over medium heat, heat 2 T olive oil and add rice when hot, stirring to coat.
Add the wine and stir until absorbed. Add hot stock, ½ cup at a time, stirring constantly until absorbed each time.
Add the vegetables, basil, and parsley with the last addition of stock and stir.
When stock has been absorbed and the rice is creamy and tender, transfer to a warmed serving bowl. (Add ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired). Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley or fennel sprigs.
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2 T brandy
1 ½ cups diced fresh fennel bulb (about 1 large)
2 carrots, diced
½ cup chopped yellow onion
2 T olive oil
1 cup uncooked Arborio rice
1 cup good quality white wine
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
½ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Heat the stock in a saucepan until hot, and keep on low. Place the brandy and 2 T of the stock in a 2-quart pot that has a tight-fitting lid over medium heat. Add the fennel, carrot, and onion.
Stir to coat, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside, uncovered, when fork tender. Meanwhile, in a heavy bottomed sauce pan over medium heat, heat 2 T olive oil and add rice when hot, stirring to coat.
Add the wine and stir until absorbed. Add hot stock, ½ cup at a time, stirring constantly until absorbed each time.
Add the vegetables, basil, and parsley with the last addition of stock and stir.
When stock has been absorbed and the rice is creamy and tender, transfer to a warmed serving bowl. (Add ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired). Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with parsley or fennel sprigs.
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Spaghetti squash with mushroom marinara sauce
Mushroom marinara sauce:
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup - 1 cup wine
Crushed tomatoes (canned, bottled, homegrown & cooked)
12 oz sliced mushrooms
olive oil
2T sugar - just enough to counter the acidity
½ cup fresh basil, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 pinch cinnamon
red pepper flakes (if you like it spicy)
freshly ground pepper
Cook garlic and onion in 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy, non-reactive pot. Stir until aromatic but not brown.
In a separate pan, cook mushrooms in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in batches until browned. Add to onions as you cook them.
Add fresh basil, oregano, tomatoes, cinnamon, pepper, red wine, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil then turn down and simmer about ½ hour. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash.
How to cook spaghetti squash:
Split squash lengthwise in half and scrape out seeds. Rub olive oil on both sides of the squash and lay cut side down on baking dish. Cook at 375 F/200C for about 30 minutes until cooked but not mushy.
Serve with marinara or any other sauce, or simply toss with olive oil, fresh herbs, fresh tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese.
TIP: Pick out a yellow spaghetti squash, the yellower the better. If they are white or really pale they will have no flavour.
What do the food critics say? The adults like it, the kids not so much... but then, they don't like any tomato sauce that I make anyway. The spaghetti squash has a different texture than pasta, but it's really not bad.
What does the cook say? Easy, something different.
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1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup - 1 cup wine
Crushed tomatoes (canned, bottled, homegrown & cooked)
12 oz sliced mushrooms
olive oil
2T sugar - just enough to counter the acidity
½ cup fresh basil, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 pinch cinnamon
red pepper flakes (if you like it spicy)
freshly ground pepper
Cook garlic and onion in 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy, non-reactive pot. Stir until aromatic but not brown.
In a separate pan, cook mushrooms in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in batches until browned. Add to onions as you cook them.
Add fresh basil, oregano, tomatoes, cinnamon, pepper, red wine, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil then turn down and simmer about ½ hour. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash.
How to cook spaghetti squash:
Split squash lengthwise in half and scrape out seeds. Rub olive oil on both sides of the squash and lay cut side down on baking dish. Cook at 375 F/200C for about 30 minutes until cooked but not mushy.
Serve with marinara or any other sauce, or simply toss with olive oil, fresh herbs, fresh tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese.
TIP: Pick out a yellow spaghetti squash, the yellower the better. If they are white or really pale they will have no flavour.
What do the food critics say? The adults like it, the kids not so much... but then, they don't like any tomato sauce that I make anyway. The spaghetti squash has a different texture than pasta, but it's really not bad.
What does the cook say? Easy, something different.
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Cauliflower and Potato Curry
1 medium cauliflower
2 medium potatoes
3 T cooking oil
1 t cumin seeds
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
½ t cayenne pepper (or less if you don’t want it spicy)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 t salt
1 medum-size tomato, chopped
3/4 cup good quality yogurt or coconut milk
2 T fresh corriander, chopped
Cut cauliflower into medium-size florets. Peel and cut potatoes into ½ inch cubes.
Heat oil on medium heat in a nonstick frying pan. Add cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds. Stir in ginger, chili powder, and turmeric powder.
Reduce heat to medium-high. Add cauliflower, potatoes, and salt. Mix well so the vegetables are coated with spices. Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
When cooked (potatoes should easily break with slight pressure), add tomatoes. Cook another 2 minutes or until tomatoes become soft and liquid is absorbed.
Add yogurt and warm through.
Sprinkle with corriander and serve hot with basmati rice.
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2 medium potatoes
3 T cooking oil
1 t cumin seeds
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
½ t cayenne pepper (or less if you don’t want it spicy)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 t salt
1 medum-size tomato, chopped
3/4 cup good quality yogurt or coconut milk
2 T fresh corriander, chopped
Cut cauliflower into medium-size florets. Peel and cut potatoes into ½ inch cubes.
Heat oil on medium heat in a nonstick frying pan. Add cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds. Stir in ginger, chili powder, and turmeric powder.
Reduce heat to medium-high. Add cauliflower, potatoes, and salt. Mix well so the vegetables are coated with spices. Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
When cooked (potatoes should easily break with slight pressure), add tomatoes. Cook another 2 minutes or until tomatoes become soft and liquid is absorbed.
Add yogurt and warm through.
Sprinkle with corriander and serve hot with basmati rice.
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Persian Eggplant
4 medium-sized baby eggplants or 8 small Japanese eggplants, stems on
6 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced
2 shallots, peeled and diced
2 teaspoons garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
2 ripe fuyu persimmons, peeled and thinly sliced (OPTIONAL)
2 cinnamon sticks, or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups green beans, trimmed into 1 ½ inch long pieces
2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 T balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons sumac powder
1 t sea salt
½ t fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (can substitute ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper)
¼ cup fresh lemon juice with ½ of a lemon rind
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice (preferably blood orange) with ½ of an orange rind
2 bay leaves
walnuts
Place the eggplants in a 9x 14 inch baking dish and puncture each one a few times with a knife or fork.
Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and pour evenly over the eggplants. Cover and bake at 400 F for 45 minutes or until eggplants are soft and buttery.
Meanwhile, toast walnuts in a dry pan until golden brown. Sprinkle with cinnamon and toss. Set aside to cool.
If using Japanese eggplants, serve whole. Otherwise, cut eggplants in half, widthwise. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve hot with basmati rice. (Or even almond basmati rice.)
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6 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced
2 shallots, peeled and diced
2 teaspoons garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
2 ripe fuyu persimmons, peeled and thinly sliced (OPTIONAL)
2 cinnamon sticks, or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups green beans, trimmed into 1 ½ inch long pieces
2 T extra virgin olive oil
2 T balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons sumac powder
1 t sea salt
½ t fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (can substitute ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper)
¼ cup fresh lemon juice with ½ of a lemon rind
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice (preferably blood orange) with ½ of an orange rind
2 bay leaves
walnuts
Place the eggplants in a 9x 14 inch baking dish and puncture each one a few times with a knife or fork.
Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and pour evenly over the eggplants. Cover and bake at 400 F for 45 minutes or until eggplants are soft and buttery.
Meanwhile, toast walnuts in a dry pan until golden brown. Sprinkle with cinnamon and toss. Set aside to cool.
If using Japanese eggplants, serve whole. Otherwise, cut eggplants in half, widthwise. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve hot with basmati rice. (Or even almond basmati rice.)
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