Our whole family loves this recipe, partly because we had grown tired of making spaghetti squash as a vehicle for Italian pasta sauce. Which is perfectly good – we just got stuck in a rut. You can find the original recipe on food.com, thanks to contributor Taylor’s Mommy. Mine only differs in using plain yogurt… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin (food.com)
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Stir-Fry Turkey Fajitas
4 flour tortillas, 10" size¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce1 tablespoon sugar2 tablespoons lemon juice1 tablespoon cornstarch¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper1 medium onion, chopped3 medium green, red, or yellow sweet peppers, cut in thin strips3 cloves garlic, minced2 tablespoons olive oil12 ounces skinned, boned turkey breast, cut into thin strips. Heat oven to 300°. Wrap tortillas… Continue reading Stir-Fry Turkey Fajitas
Chicken and Pasta in Peanut Sauce
8 ounces thin spaghetti1 bunch broccolini, cut into 2" lengths1 medium sweet red bell pepper, cut in bite-sized strips1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halvessalt and pepper1 tablespoon oil½ cup bottled peanut saucecrushed red pepper in Dutch oven, cook pasta according to package directions, adding broccolini and sweet pepper during the last 2 min. of… Continue reading Chicken and Pasta in Peanut Sauce
Spaghetti with Sichuan Sauce and Other Ideas
Along with the “other ideas”, is not one, but 4 recipes, all consisting of a sauce that goes on to cooked spaghetti. For the sake of simplicity, I have split the others off into three separate posts:Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato SauceLinguine with Spinach PestoSpaghetti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce This one might be my favorite… Continue reading Spaghetti with Sichuan Sauce and Other Ideas
Green Beans with Bacon and Walnuts
12 ounces thin, fresh green beans, trimmed1 small red bell pepper, cut in strips2 slices bacon¼ cup chopped walnuts2 cloves garlic, minced1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper¼ teaspoon salt 1. In a large saucepan, cook green beans with the red bell pepper in enough boiling water to cover, for 3 min. Drain and set aside. 2.… Continue reading Green Beans with Bacon and Walnuts
Hoppin John with Greens
This is the classic, considered-to-be-good-luck bean dish for New Year’s Day. It’s never been so much that the dish gave good fortune, but more that if you already had good fortune, such as a good harvest of black-eyed peas and smoked pork in the smokehouse, then you could make this dish on New Year’s Day!… Continue reading Hoppin John with Greens
Seasoning for Italian Sausage or for Tomato Sauce
If you wanted to make Italian sausage, this would be an excellent seasoning for them. I use it to give tomato sauce some sausage-like flavor, as these folks do. 2 tablespoons fennel seeds1 tablespoon coriander seeds 2 teaspoons black peppercorns 2 tablespoons paprika, Hungarian or Spanish, sweet or smoky4 tablespoons dried oregano leaves5 tablespoons dried… Continue reading Seasoning for Italian Sausage or for Tomato Sauce
Recipes out of the Blond Box 