Another recipe submitted in years past to The Chicago Tribune, this time from Dee Horvath (Homewood, IL) to Kathleen Sullivan’s “Looking For” column. Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup olive oil 1 large onion, diced 1 large garlic clove, minced 5 0r 6 ribs celery, thinly sliced 6 carrots, diced or sliced 1/2 […]
Going through old cookbooks, I discovered this Minestrone recipe which had been mailed in for a food column in The Chicago Tribune. Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 lbs. bulk sausage 1 cup chopped onion 1 garlic clove, chopped 3 ribs celery, chopped 6 cups beef stock 6 ounce can of tomato paste 2 cups chopped potatoes […]
More often than not, goat cheese and pesto are not the first ingredients that come to mind when someone says, “Let’s make pizza!” In our kitchen, I reach for the tomato base, the basil, the bay leaf, and the garlic. You’ll need some of those ingredients for this pizza, but the departure from mozzarella will […]
Winter in the desert (Southern California) may be warm during the day but it can still bring cold and freezing temperatures at night. As we’ve just rounded the corner into Spring, Chicken Marsala is still a welcome sight on the dinner plate. Ingredients: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 […]
Let’s face it. Sometimes eating healthy can be boring. Want to bring a little zest to your pork chops (or even to your chicken breasts, which would later taste excellent in a panini or sliced over noodles)? Try this rub before baking or grilling your meat. Fantastic! Ingredients: 8 Tablespoons ground cumin 4 Tablespoons ground […]
Quick and easy supper or lunch for just about any member of the family. Also good for a date night if you want to show off your cooking skills. Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons soy sauce (look for reduced sodium soy sauce) 2 Tablespoons rice wine 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil […]
