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Magnificent Man-Chili

10 Monday Dec 2012

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Magnificent Man Chili atop farfalle with cheddar cheeses on top.

Magnificent Man-Chili

You’ll need: 1lb ground beef, 1 can black beans {15.5oz}, 1 can dark red kidney beans {15.5oz}, 1 can light red kidney beans {15.5oz}, 1 can pinto beans {15.5oz}, 1/4 diced red onion, 1/4 diced orange pepper, 2 diced celery stalks, 1c V8, 3tbs worcestershire sauce, 1tbs red pepper flakes

Beans added to browned ground beef.

~ Brown the ground beef. Once browned, transfer to a pot.

~ To the ground beef add the cans of beans, orange pepper, celery, V8, worcestershire sauce and red pepper flakes. Cover and cook on medium heat for one hour, stirring occasionally.

~ Serving suggestion: our family’s favorite way to eat freshly made chili is over a bowl of pasta and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. Delish!

Sesame Ginger Scallops

14 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Sesame Ginger Scallops

You’ll need: large fresh-caught sea scallops, Nasoya Japanese udon noodles, green onions, garlic, sesame seeds, soy sauce, ginger, apple cider vinegar, and Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce

Prep + cook time: 25 minutes

~ Bring a pot of water to boil; cook the noodles following the instructions on the package.

~ In a large skillet, liberally coat the bottom of the pan with the Kikkoman triple ginger teriyaki sauce. Add to the pan a dash of soy sauce, a pinch of ginger, a clove of freshly chopped garlic, and two freshly chopped green onions {include the green ends for color and flavor} and 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar. Bring content to a simmer.

~ Once the sauces have combined and are simmering, add the scallops. Cook each side of the scallops for 4 minutes {8 total minutes cook time.}

~ To plate, top the pasta with the scallops and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

FUN TIP: For a healthy side, try edamame! Sprinkle with sea salt and impress your family with your extreme fabulousness 🙂

Baked Parmesan Perch

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Baked Parmesan Perch
Quick and tasty! This dish is delicious over some rice and baby sweet peas 🙂
You’ll need: perch fillets, garlic, EVOO, basil and Parmesan cheese
Prep time + cook time = 15ish minutes
~ In a baking dish, arrange the fillets so they are touching but not overlapping. Drizzle EVOO over the fish.
~ Sprinkle basil and freshly chopped garlic over the EVOO; then liberally top with Parmesan cheese.
~ Bake at 500 for 10 minutes. If the fillets are frozen, you will need to cook for 20 minutes.

Savory Salmon and Couscous

28 Thursday Jun 2012

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Savory Salmon and Couscous*
Another amazing dinner in 30ish minutes!
You’ll need: salmon, EVOO, black pepper, a lemon, tin foil, and couscous
~ Cut the lemon into slices and place onto the tin foil; you’re making a bed for the salmon to lay on.
~ Lay the salmon on the lemon bed and drizzle with EVOO; sprinkle black pepper on top
~ Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 300
~ While the salmon is baking, prepare the couscous per the instructions. I used Near East Basil & Herb couscous and it was AH-MAZEBALLS!!
~ The salmon and the couscous will be done about the same time — BE CAREFUL WITH THE COUSCOUS! It gets sticky and can clump if it gets done too far ahead of the fish :/ Add a veggie! You’re done. And your special someone will call you, “Martha Freaking Stewart.” And you will throw your head back and laugh because you know it’s totally true!

*Couscous: {per Wikipedia} “is a North African Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya.
Couscous was elected as the third favorite dish of French people in 2011 in a study by TNS Sofres for magazine Vie Pratique Gourmand and the first in East of France.”
UGH! you might be thinking…it’s green…you said it clumps…it looks weird. WHY DO I WANT TO EAT IT?! Because it’s amazing, filling, easy to make and good for you! It’s just like eating rice. If Scott likes it, you’ll like it! And, you can totally make your friends jealous with your high-brow cuisine 😉 C’est Française!

Smooth and Fantastical Mashed Potatoes

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

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Smooth and Fantastical Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Fancy Moses! These babies are restaurant quality and SO EASY TO MAKE you’ll never go back to instant potatoes. Ever.
You’ll need: potatoes {russet, yukon, red skinned…whatever you feel like and/or have on hand,} green onions, garlic, dill, butter, milk, salt and a good mixer
TOTAL PREP+COOK TIME: 40 minutes
~ Wash your potatoes and put them in a pot of water; bring to a boil. Once boiling, continue to cook in the boiling water for 30 minutes. Drain.
~ Put cooked potatoes into mixing bowl and slice into pieces.
~ Thinly chop the green onions, garlic, dill and add to the potatoes.
~ Start up the mixer and slowly add a slice or two of butter, a splash of milk and a dash of salt. Pretty much, you want to add the milk until you get a nice consistency and the butter and salt to taste. Once you have a nice consistency, VOILA, you’re done!
A friend told me several years ago that she made her mashed potatoes in her KitchenAid stand mixer. What?! This was a ground-breaking idea to me. I’d grown up watching my mom boil her potatoes, peel them, and then hand-mash them. It took forEVER and they were usually lumpy. Sorry, mom 😦 Not only does putting the potatoes into the mixer save time, it gives you a nice, smooth consistency every time. If you’re trying to eat clean like I am, this is a much more desirable {and tasty} option than using potatoes from a box. Actually…I’ve got boxed potatoes in my cupboard that are about a year old. I don’t think I’ll be needing them 😉