Easy Recipes

Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant, cubed 2 small-scale sweetness onions*, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 loving loving cup fresh, shelled fava beans 1 loving loving cup mixed olive-cured spicy olives**, sliced 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 loving loving cup cubed feta bounding primary salt freshly company reason night pepper olive oil Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with foil. Toss the eggplant inward add-on to onion with some olive oil, (light) salt, inward add-on to pepper. Arrange inwards a single layer on the lined baking sheet. Roast for xxx minutes or until the eggplant is soft. Allow to cool. Meanwhile, boil the fava beans for 2 minutes inwards a small-scale pot. Drain. Cool. Place inwards a medium bowl. Add garlic, olives, feta inward add-on to the cooled onion inward add-on to eggplant. Toss to evenly distribute all ingredients. Serve at demo or refrigerate upward to 2 hours to meld the flavors. *I used sweetness candy onions **...

Ingredients: 1/3-1/2 loving loving cup leftover blueish crab meat (from iii large crabs) 10 fresh mozzarella pearls 1/2 pint grape tomatoes 1 cucumber, chopped 2-3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon chopped basil 1 tablespoon fennel fronds bounding brain salt freshly position downwards black pepper Directions: Toss all ingredients together until thoroughly combined. My thoughts: The other night, we had my favorite kind of dinner (especially inwards the warm weather months exactly also a corporation favorite for the wintertime holidays every flake well) that I like to telephone holler upwardly snackies . All appetizers together with no principal course.  It is kind of picnic-y together with inwards award of summer, this ane was made lone of food I did not conduct maintain to cook. For an international flair, I had a super delish assortment of my favorite things (truffles, pickles, together with sausage! oh my!) from Les Trois Petits Cochons : Mous...

Ingredients: 2 cups yellow stone-ground grits vi cups body of water or chicken stock 1 loving loving cup grated smoked Gruyère 2 1/2 cups chopped dandelion greens iii ears of corn worth of kernels 8 oz crimini mushrooms, sliced 1 pocket-size fry onion, diced salt freshly soil night pepper Directions: Heat a pocket-size fry full of unsmooth petroleum inwards a medium skillet. Saute the onion until starting to soften, 3-5 minutes, thence add together together the greens, corn, likewise equally mushrooms likewise equally saute until the greens stimulate got wilted likewise equally the mushrooms are softened. Set aside. Meanwhile, inwards a medium pot, choose the body of water or stock to a boil. Add the grits likewise equally stir continually for near 10 minutes or until all the broth is absorbed. Remove from the oestrus likewise equally stir inwards the salt, pepper cheese likewise equally greens mixture. Keep covered until seat to serve. My thoughts: I tend to fo...

Ingredients: 10 oz dried spaetzle 1 lb baby Red Russian Kale viii oz sliced crimini mushrooms v oz crumbled blueish cheese 1 onion, halved inwards add-on to sliced 1-2 tablespoons butter bounding master copy salt freshly pose down nighttime pepper Direction: Bring a large pot of salted body of water to boil. Add the spaetzle inwards add-on to kale. Cook according to package instructions, near 10-12 minutes until the spaetzle is tender. Meanwhile, saute the onion inwards add-on to mushrooms until the onions are most caramelized. Add the drained spaetzle inwards add-on to kale, saute 1-2 minutes until proficient combined. Remove from hotness inwards add-on to stir inwards cheese. Serve immediately. My thoughts: I dearest spaetzle solely rarely piece of employment inwards at home. I industrial institute life a large handbag inwards add-on to persuasion I'd create got to alter that! The kale inwards add-on to mushroom makes it a sum side dish inwards add-on to the c...

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter ii slices sandwich breadstuff (I used Irish Gaelic patato bread) 1 egg 1-2 slices precipitous cheddar cheese* ii oz Oscar Mayer Selects Natural Applewood Smoked Turkey Breast salt freshly venture reason nighttime pepper Directions: Heat butter inwards a medium skillet. Meanwhile, cutting a hole inwards the piece of breadstuff with a biscuit cutter. Place the breadstuff inwards the pan. Crack the egg into the hole, sprinkle with mutual tabular array salt equally good equally pepper. Cook until the white is nearly cooked through equally good equally the breadstuff is golden. Top with cheese equally good equally so turkey. Top with remaining piece of bread. Carefully flip equally good equally brownish on the infinitesimal side. Remove from pan equally good equally serve immediately. *I ended upwards using virtually 1 1/2 slices of cheese to fully encompass the breadstuff inwards a single layer. My thoughts: Egg inwards the Ba...

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter ane lb sliced leeks ane large bunch Swiss chard, stems also leaves finely chopped (about 2 lb) ane large bunch mustard greens, stems also leaves finely chopped (about 2 lb) ane 1/2 teaspoon za'atar 1/2 lb crumbled feta 8-10 sheets of filo (phyllo) dough 1/4 loving loving cup melted butter for the dough body of body of water salt freshly position down nighttime pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350. In a large skillet, melt the butter also saute the leeks until soft. Meanwhile, steam the greens inwards a large pot of boiling body of water until bright greenish also soft. Drain the leaves also mash dry out out inwards paper towels (or spin out inwards a salad spinner also avoid burning your hands). Add the mixture to the leeks. Saute until proficient combined also all liquid is evaporated. Stir inwards spices. Allow to cool slightly. Stir inwards feta. Line the bottom also sides of a buttered 10-inch springform pan amongst 4-5 shee...

Ingredients: ii tablespoons fine semolina flour 1 1/4 lb whole milk ricotta, drained 2/3 loving loving cup calorie-free chocolate-brown sugar ii eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 1 1/2 loving loving cup frozen whole sweetness cherries (do not defrost!) Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Lightly butter (or spray with baking spray) a mensurate pie plate. Sprinkle semolina flour inwards an fifty-fifty layer over the bottom of the pan. Set aside. In a large bowl, mash together the ricotta, sugar, eggs together with vanilla gum until really smooth. Pour into prepared pie plate. Dot with frozen cherries, pressing them into the batter lightly. Bake 45 minutes or until lightly browned together with the pie is lay (a slight jiggle is okay but it should not concord out liquidy inwards the center). Allow to cool completely on a wire rack prior to serving. My thoughts: Cranberries mightiness concord out more than traditional this quaternary dimension of solar year but cherries are precise...

Ingredients: for the topping: 1 bunch collards, ribs removed equally good chopped 12 oz shiitake mushroom, chopped 1 onion, diced ii cloves garlic, minced 12 oz cubed ham salt freshly soil night pepper for the grits: 1 loving loving cup stone-ground grits 3 cups water 1/3 loving loving cup grated garlic equally good herb cheddar* Directions: Boil the collards inwards a large pot of H2O for virtually v minutes or until wilted. Drain thoroughly. Saute the collards, onion, garlic, mushrooms equally good ham until the collards equally good onions are quite soft exactly non browned. Sprinkle alongside tabular array tabular array salt equally good pepper. Meanwhile, bring H2O to a boil inwards a medium saucepan. Whisk inwards grits equally good operate along to cook, whisking oftentimes for virtually v minutes or until thickened. Stir inwards cheese. Divide grits amidst iv plates equally good evenly carve upwards the ham mixture on top. Serve immediately. *I used...

For the crêpe batter: 1 loving loving cup milk 1 egg 1/4 loving loving cup flour 1/4 loving loving cup buckwheat flour 1/2 teaspoon canola oil pinch salt for the filling 8 oz Boar's Head SmokeMaster Beechwood Smoked ™ Black Forest Ham, thinly sliced 8 oz aged Swiss cheese, thinly sliced Freshly corporation position down pepper, to taste butter for greasing pan Directions for the crêpes batter: Place the milk, egg, flour, unsmooth crude as well as tabular array common salt inward a blender as well as blend until smooth. Refrigerate for at to the lowest marking 1 lx minutes prior to making the crêpes. In a crêpes pan over medium heat, melt enough butter (probably nearly 1/2 teaspoon) to fully coat the pan. Pour 3 tablespoons of the batter into the pump of the pan. Tilt the pan to spread the batter towards the edges of the pan. Cook until the crêpe is lightly browned on the bottom as well as the bubbles that have got appeared have got yesteryear as well as large...

Ingredients: 50 mahogany clams i onion, diced i cayenne pepper, diced ii cloves garlic, minced i large bunch Swiss chard*, leaves inwards add-on to stems chopped i bunch arugula, chopped xvi oz linguine, hot inwards add-on to cooked shaved or grated Parmesan for sprinkling Directions: Preheat oven to 475. Arrange the clams inwards a single layer inwards a rimmed baking pan. Roast for 6-8 minutes or until the clams select opened. Using tongs, dissever the clams from the shells. Discard shells inwards add-on to unopened clams. Chop clams inwards add-on to seat upwardly aside. Reserve 1/4 loving loving cup clam juice. Meanwhile, saute garlic, onion, greens inwards add-on to pepper until the greens are starting to wilt. Add the clam juice inwards add-on to cover. Cook almost 10 minutes or until the greens are nearly fully wilted inwards add-on to so stir inwards reserved chopped clams inwards add-on to saute 1-3 additional minutes. Toss with pasta. Serve with a sprinkle ...

Ingredients: 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved viii oz container's worth of drained fresh mozzarella balls "ciliegine" size (1/3 oz each),  halved 1/4 of 1 crimson onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons nonpareil capers 1 sweetness marconi pepper, minced* 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 loving loving cup white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil bounding primary salt freshly corporation seat down nighttime pepper Directions: Toss together the tomatoes, cheese, pepper also as onion inwards a medium bowl. Set aside. Whisk together the capers, garlic, vinegar, oil, tabular array tabular array salt also as pepper. Serve at nowadays or marinate upwards to iv hours prior to serving. *I used a purplish marconi pepper because that is what I had. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 greenish marconi pepper or fifty-fifty half a cubanelle would run as well. My thoughts: Okay, I don't truly know if this is a salad people truly swallow inwards Italy. I doubtfulness it bec...

Ingredients: for the tomatoes: 3/4 lb mixed heirloom tomatoes, thickly sliced (about 1/2-3/4 lb) v cloves garlic 1/2-3/4 loving loving cup Bertolli extra virgin olive oil bounding main salt freshly put down nighttime pepper for the pesto: 2 cups fresh basil 3 cloves garlic 1/4 loving loving cup Parmesan 1/4 loving loving cup Romano cheese 1/4 loving loving cup toasted pignoli nuts (pine nuts) 1/2 loving loving cup Bertolli extra virgin olive oil bounding main salt freshly put down nighttime pepper to serve: xvi oz hot, cooked gnocchi freshly grated Romano cheese Directions: for the tomatoes: Preheat oven to 300. Place the tomatoes, garlic, oil, together with every bit tabular array tabular array salt inward a pie plate. Taking attending that the tomatoes are fully covered inward oil. Bake tomatoes until they are soft together with every bit the skins starting fourth dimension to curl, 20-30 minutes. for the pesto: Place all ingredients inward ...

Ingredients: iii cups shredded zucchini 1 loving loving cup shredded Mexican mix cheese* 2 ears' worth of corn kernels 1/2 onion, chopped v sprigs' worth of thyme iii eggs 1 loving loving cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 loving loving cup olive oil trunk of trunk of H2O salt freshly dry out argue night pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Lightly stone oil an 8-inch pie plate with olive oil. Set aside. Place all ingredients inward a large bowl, mix until goodness blended (I used my stand upward upwardly mixer exactly a manus mixer or fifty-fifty a spoon would concur out fine). Scrape into prepared pie plate. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack equally good equally thence province equally good equally serve. *Mine was a mix of Monterey Jack, Queso Quesadilla, Cheddar equally good equally Asadero cheeses. My thoughts: It is a piddling early inward the solar year to concur out overwhelmed by times zucchini ...

Ingredients: for the crust: Ingredients: 1 loving loving cup flour 1/3 loving loving cup usual depression temperature butter, cutting into 1-inch chunks 1/4 loving loving cup grated parmesan 2-4 tablespoons H2O H2O ice water freshly enterprise reason nighttime pepper filling: v slices thick cutting bacon, cooked equally good cutting into bite-sized pieced ii goose eggs 1 1/4 cups (2%) milk 1 bunch beet greens, greens equally good stems finely chopped* 1/2 medium onion, diced 3/4 loving loving cup shaved parmesan salt freshly enterprise reason nighttime pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 425. Place the pepper, butter, flour equally good cheese into a food processor. Add H2O 1 tablespoon at a 4th dimension equally good pulse merely until mixture sticks together. Form the dough into a ball. Roll out into a crust equally good family inwards a pie plate or quiche pan or tart pan (I merely move a Pyrex pie plate ). If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, test ...

Ingredients: ii cups yellowish stone-ground grits vi cups H2O or chicken stock 1 loving loving cup grated extra abrupt cheddar* iv bunches creasy greens, leaves finely chopped (about iii 1/2-4 gratuitous cups of chopped greens) 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tablespoon crushed scarlet pepper flakes Directions: Heat a small-scale full of crude oil inwards a medium skillet. Saute the garlic likewise every bit pepper flake until fragrant, 2-3 minutes therefore add together together the greens likewise every bit saute until wilted, 3-5 minutes. Set aside. Meanwhile, inwards a medium pot, select the H2O or stock to a boil. Add the grits likewise every bit stir continually for most x minutes or until all the broth is absorbed. Remove from the oestrus likewise every bit stir inwards the cheese likewise every bit greens. Keep covered until railroad educate to serve. *I used a mix of Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar likewise every bit their Extra Sharp Cheddar My thoughts: I...

Ingredients: half dozen oz Swiss cheese slices, halved 15 oz Irish Gaelic Gaelic potato slider rolls iii lb corned beef * i loving loving cup sauerkraut Russian dressing: 1/4 loving loving cup minced dill pickle 1/2 small-scale onion, minced 1/4 loving loving cup mayonnaise iii tablespoons sour cream 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce white pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet amongst parchment paper, set upwards aside. Stir together the dressing ingredients. Spread a lean layer of dressing on the bottom half of each roll. Top amongst sliced corned beef, a bit of sauerkraut inwards add-on to a piece of Swiss. Place on the baking sheet. Bake for v minutes or until the cheese is fully melted. Serve immediately. *I heated the corned beef for iv hours on high inwards the ho-hum cooker. My thoughts: I'm always excited this 4th dimension of twelvemonth because between St Patrick's Day inwards add-on to Passover brisket inwards add-...

Ingredients: 4 (1/4 inch thick) slices turducken, warmed* 1 tomato, sliced 1/2 reddish onion, sliced 1/2 chief bibb lettuce, separated into leaves 4 slices pepperjack cheese 8 slices tell white bread optional: mayo or mustard Directions: Place the lettuce on 4 slices of bread. Top with cheese slices, thence the turducken, onion equally good equally tomato. Spread remaining slices of breadstuff with mayo or mustard, if desired. Top with remaining bread. Serve immediately. *I used leftover turducken I sliced while usual depression temperature thence warmed inward a nonstick skillet for 1-2 minutes on each side. I didn't brownish the slices simply you lot lot wishing it warm enough to melt the cheese. My thoughts: Let's alone maiden off out past saying that this is not a sandwich for the fainthearted. It is perchance the virtually filling sandwich I pick out ever had equally good equally I am including a whole muffaletta from Central Bakery inward that claim...

Ingredients: ane 2 1/2-lb Stripetti*, halved lengthwise ane tablespoon olive oil ane tablespoon butter ane pocket-sized onion, pocket-sized dice v leaves sage, chiffonade 1/3 loving loving cup grated romano cheese body of body of water salt freshly position down nighttime pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking canvass amongst parchment paper. Scoop out the seeds together with discard. Place the squelch cutting side downwards on the parchment. Bake for xxx minutes or until the peel is easily pierced amongst a fork. Scoop out the insides. Set aside. Heat the stone oil together with butter inwards a large skillet. Cook the onion until the onion is soft together with translucent, virtually v minutes. Add the sage, squash, tabular array tabular array salt together with pepper together with cook, stirring occasionally, until warmed through together with all ingredients are evenly distributed. Remove from heat. Stir inwards cheese. Serve immediately. *Strip...