White Beans with Tuna and Lemon

2 cups dry cannellini beans or white beans¼ cup olive oil12 large fresh sage leaves, chopped4 large garlic cloves, crushed¼ pound thinly-sliced pancettaOR prosciutto, chopped2 tablespoons lemon juice8 ounces fresh tunaOR8 ounces tuna packed in olive oil, drained½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon black pepper Soak beans overnight in cold water to cover. Drain beans and rinse… Continue reading White Beans with Tuna and Lemon

Turkey Stuffed Peppers

2 large red bell peppers2 large green bell peppers1 tablespoon olive oil1 large onion, chopped1 clove garlic, chopped¾ teaspoon thyme (1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme)¾ teaspoon sage (1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage)1 pound ground turkey¼ cup chopped fresh parsley½ cup dried breadcrumbs1 cup barbecue sauce Preheat oven to 375°. Halve peppers lengthwise; remove seeds. Blanch… Continue reading Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Brisket – Home-Style Stew

This is the first of a quintet of brisket recipes that you can make out of a basic recipe. the other ones are as follows:Smoky;Texas Chili;Italian Ragu;Five-Spice Style.We’ve made every single one of them, and they are all very good. 1 beef brisket, about 3 pounds 1 tablespoon paprika1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon black pepper1 large… Continue reading Brisket – Home-Style Stew

Pork and Cider Stew (Woman’s Day)

3 medium sweet potatoes (2 ¾ pounds), peeled and cut in ¾" pieces.4 small parsnips or carrots, peeled and cut in ½" thick slices2 cups chopped onion4 pounds boneless pork shoulder in 1" cubes2 large tart apples, peeled and coarsely chopped½ cup flour1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon dried sage1 teaspoon dried thyme2 cups… Continue reading Pork and Cider Stew (Woman’s Day)

Our Favorite White Beans to Top Our Polenta With

This one is a quicker and simpler version of another recipe I blogged, “Fagioli all’Ucelletto (Beans With Sage)”. 1 can tomatoes, 15 ounces – diced, peeled, or whatever you’ve got 1 can cannellini beans, 15 ounces, drainedor1 ¼ cups cannellini beans, home-cooked 2 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half½ teaspoon rubbed… Continue reading Our Favorite White Beans to Top Our Polenta With

Pork and Cider Stew — A Harmonious Marriage

I have a book of slow-cooker recipes. It’s not that this recipe comes from that book – it doesn’t. But the pages of that book are fairly stuffed with recipes clipped from other places that I haven’t tried yet. This is one of those recipes -I stuck it in the book for five years before… Continue reading Pork and Cider Stew — A Harmonious Marriage

Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole

Some of the recipes in The Blonde Box have a long history before I took charge of them. With others, I can roughly pinpoint when I got them. This is one of those recipes. My better half and I had returned home from a couple of years in a distant city, and we brought with… Continue reading Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole