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Comment by wiffledust on December 8, 2012 at 10:33am

that sure does sound powerful, brenda! thanks for sharing. i have a cold brewing that may not like this one bit :-)

Comment by Brenda Siegelman on December 8, 2012 at 12:05am

I've got a soup that makes my colds less severe. this is a public service recipe & directions. My favorite cootie killing soup. So, you mix 1 can coconut milk. about 16 to 24 oz vegetable or chicken stock. a whole lot of basil ,parsley, & lemon grass. Pickled thin sliced ginger (the sushi type) (6-10 slices) . Hot sauce of your choice to taste. a bit of sea salt. Stir it up in a sauce pan on low. Squeeze in the juice of 2 fresh limes. in a bo

wl, you can place some tofu or cooked chicken (sliced) & i mini shredded raw carrot , (or Asian pickled, shredded carrot & daikon) . then strain the hot soup over it . Garnish with cilantro, or fresh basil, or fresh mint (your choice) and a few tiny fresh chopped scallion tops. that's it, it's done. Drink up and feel better. It works for me

 

  

Comment by wiffledust on December 7, 2012 at 11:12pm

So glad you are here, margaret! I'm going to have some creative ideas for ya soon!

Comment by margaret kraft on December 7, 2012 at 10:43pm

Okay, today is the first day of my Eat Healthier, Eat at Home endeavor.  I baked salmon (first time I have ever cooked fish) using a pkg of italian seasoning mix, 1 cup water, 2 T. lemon juice mixed together and poured over the salmon filet.  Added mushrooms and cooked covered for 15 minutes and then uncovered for another 15.  I must say it turned out pretty darned good!

Any good ideas for cooking for one person who works out of the car for 10 hours a day?

Comment by wiffledust on December 7, 2012 at 4:55pm

i've been catching some episodes of "the chew" this week which i normally don't get to see. today i saw a really simple idea for carrots to share with you. get some peeled or cut...however you like them, and put them in a medium heat saute pan with about 5 cloves of garlic and some olive oil. get them warming up while you grate the skin of an organge and squeeze the juice out of it. salt and pepper your carrots. then throw the orange zest, the organge jucice, and...GINGER ALE in there. a nice syrupy carmelization happens. then once they soften up (keep 'em moving) stick them in the oven for about 20 minutes. when they come out toss them with some parsley and chopped hazlenuts. nice!

Comment by wiffledust on December 4, 2012 at 8:54pm

hey folks. sorry to repeat two major ingredients here, but this is an inexpensive idea for a tasty way to feed a family some supper that is a little different. it's kind of a simpler version of carbonara. 

first get some pasta water boiling. always add salt to the water. put some nice long pasta in there...it can be any thickness you like, but long is better than a cut pasta. 

get out a saute pan and start heating up some olive oil, some butter, and whichever version of "ham" you want to use. you can use bacon, panchetta, ham, italian sausage, polish sausage, or even simple brown and serve sausage. the point is that it should have a breakfast pork type of taste. bacon is probably the best. when you get that almost cooked up, throw in some eggs with salt and pepper. a dash of cayenne is good too. scramble up the eggs and throw in some frozen peas. all of this is in the same pan for flavor. 

then time it so that your pasta is ready. put a tiny bit of the starchy pasta water in the pan. then strain your pasta and pour the pasta into the saute pan. it's important to do this NOT to put the bacon and eggs over the pasta. toss it in the hot pan. add more salt and pepper to taste and then sprinkle as much parmesian or romano as you like on there. fresh peppercorns are good here too. serve it hot. you'll have a VERY tasty meal on very little money...add a salad, and you'll have all your food groups in only a few minutes! 

Comment by wiffledust on December 3, 2012 at 10:51pm

i saw what looked like a really easy recipe for a delicious ham the other day. this looked like a great way to easily feed a bunch of people and yet still be able to spend time socializing with them. not too too many ingredients either. 

Sangria Ham 

Ingredients:

• 8 lb. bone-in ham, rind removed
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1 lb. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice, unsweetened
• 2 1/2 cups sangria or burgundy wine
• orange peel

Directions: 

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and put the ham in a roasting pan fat side up. Score the ham 1/4 inch deep and put the cloves on the top in a line about 1/2 inch apart. Pack the top of your ham with the brown sugar and then roast it until the sugar starts to melt, about 20 minutes.

Combine the wine, pineapple juice and orange peel and pour one cup over the ham. Continue roasting the ham for 40 more minutes, then cover it with foil and roast for another hour. Baste the ham with the rest of the wine mixture and stir it into the bottom of the pan.

Roast the ham for two more hours and baste it every half hour. For the last hour, uncover the ham and reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees. Baste every 20 minutes. Your ham is done when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.

Comment by wiffledust on December 3, 2012 at 6:01pm

i've never made biscuits like this, brenda. can't wait to try! thanks!

Comment by Brenda Siegelman on December 3, 2012 at 1:16pm

  hello group.

  Glad to be here. Last night I made some nice cream biscuits. I didn't open a cookbook.

   2 cups good all puropse flour (I prefer King Arthur's)... a smidge of salt.  Next a 1/2 tsp. of sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder. Mix the dry ingredients.  Next, we used whipping cream, but heavy cream or even 1/2 & 1/2 will do. Just add enough to form a soft dough. that's it. turn.  out onto floured board , roll and cut into whatever shape you desire. or drop on to cookie sheet. they should be 1" apart./ Brush with eggwash or cream if you like... bake 14 min @ 400. Enjoy!

Comment by wiffledust on December 3, 2012 at 1:11pm

glad you're here, brenda! howdy!

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