Tofu Caesar Salad Dressing
4 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tablespoons Dijon style prepared mustard
1 package (12 ounces) tofu
ΒΌ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce or Asian fish sauce, or more to taste
1 teaspoon freshly...
Extra Quick Chili
An extra quick chili recipe that is super-easy and delicious too.
Salmon Mousse
1 cup bottled clam juice, bouillon or water
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 15-ounce can salmon (preferably red sockeye)
2 tablespoons capers (optional)
1 bunch green onions, sliced (white part)
juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon oregano
pinch cayenne, or to taste
1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
Fresh herbs, lemon slices and/or red bell pepper strips for garnish
Heat the clam juice...
Louisiana Oysters and Shrimp
4 cups water
2 bay leaves
1 pound shrimp
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 28-ounce can plum tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
2 teaspoon fresh thyme, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
3 cups okra or green beans, cut in bite-size pieces (fresh...
Italian Lentil Soup
1 cup lentils
6 cups bouillon
2 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
pinch cayenne, or to taste
1 teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup bulgur
1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
1 28-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes, undrained, broken up
2 10-ounce bags baby spinach leaves (or use frozen spinach)
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients but the spinach and black pepper...
Tabbouleh
So good, your friends will think you bought it at a Lebanese deli.
1 cup bulgur (cracked wheat)
Water to cover
1 onion, chopped
6 green onions, white parts only, sliced thin
1 cup chopped Italian parsley
1/4 cup mint, chopped
Juice of one lemon
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup plain yogurt
Lettuce leaves (optional)
Place the bulgur in a bowl and cover with cold...
Vietnamese Fisherman’s Soup II
4 cups fish stock
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
3 green onions, sliced
1 6" piece lemongrass, crushed, or grated rind of one lemon
1/4 t. hot pepper sauce
2...