Recipes
My creations
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coconut rice
4 cups rice 6 cups liquid (made of 1 can of coconut milk and water) 4-inch stick of cinnamon 4 pods of cardamom 4 cloves 1 anise seed (optional) 2 bay leaves (optional) 1/2 tsp turmeric salt to taste Mix together. Cook in rice cooker. Stir occasionally. Read more
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my favorite carrot cake
2 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 eggs 3/4 cup oil 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple (drain the juice if using canned) 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup grated coconut 1 cup chopped walnuts Sift together flour, soda and salt; set Read more
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vegetable fried rice
A few years ago, I began putting together recipes of min that took ten minutes or less to fix. This is one of them: 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup sliced onions 1 tsp ginger grated 1 Tbsp soy sauce or 1/2 cup chopped cilantro 2 cups cooked rice salt to taste 2 cups chopped vegetables Read more
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lemon basil salmon
Today I noticed that some of the herbs my son planted last summer had tenaciously survived winter. Clinging to the edge of his garden were lemon basil, chives, mint and rosemary. Of course, I had to use them right away. So with the last three salmon fillets I found in the freezer, I set out Read more
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easy summer squash
4 cups sliced squash (just one kind or a mixture of many) 2 cups sliced onions 1/4 cup sliced green pepper 1/2 cup pine nuts (optional) 3 Tbsp chopped parsley 4 cloves garlic seasoned salt to taste (I use Johnny’s) pepper to taste 3 Tbsp butter (substituting oil compromises the taste!) Heat butter in heavy-bottomed Read more
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spicy sauce for meatballs or whatever
This sauce is so so so very good. I pour it over vegetarian meatballs and serve it with scalloped potatoes on the side. Read more
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cottage cheese and walnut casserole
4 eggs 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1 tsp Italian seasoning 24 oz cottage cheese 14 oz (about 2 cups) cooked ground meat or vegetarian meat crumbles (like Morningstar’s) 4 Tbsp tomato paste 4 cups cornflakes or Special K (original) 2 cups chopped walnuts 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup finely chopped onions 1/2 cup oil Mix Read more
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cilantro cumin beans
4 15-oz cans kidney beans (rinsed and drained) 2 cans waters 4 tsp minced garlic (more or less to taste) 4 Tbsp chopped onion 4 packets Goya Sazon with Coriander and Annantto* 4 Knorr cilantro cubes (or 4 tsp chopped fresh cilantro) 1 tsp powdered cumin * You can buy this in bulk from Amazon Put Read more
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for the lazy cook: spinach macaroni and cheese
I needed something quick and cheap to fix. Came up with this. And, what do you know, it got a thumbs-up from the family. 1 box Kraft macaroni cheese and all the ingredients called for on the box and the cheese packet in the box 1 cup of frozen chopped spinach, thawed 1 cup milk Read more
SAYS FYL 