Ingredients: 1 Garlic Head 1 Water Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Peel most of the papery skin from bulb. Cut tip off, exposing tops of cloves. Place in small baking dish or on square of foil. Add 1 T water. Cover dish or close foil square. Bake for 45-60...
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Favorite Croutons
Ingredients: 3 Olive Oil 1 Canola Oil 2 Garlic Powder 1/4 Garlic 1 Salt Basil Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees F. Spread aluminum foil over a cookie sheet and set aside. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the oil and spices. Stir well to blend. Add...
Cake Flour Substitute
Ingredients: 1 3/4 All-Purpose Flour 1/4 Cornstarch Directions: To make two cups of cake-and-pastry flour (cake flour, combine 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour with 1/4 cup cornstarch; proceed with your recipe. The easiest way to do this substitution is to put 2...
All Purpose BBQ Rub
Ingredients: 1/4 Coarse Salt 1 Brown Sugar 1 Mustard Powder 1/4 Chili Powder 2 Paprika 1 Cayenne 2 Fresh Ground Black Pepper Directions: Combine all ingredients.
White Bean Dip
Ingredients: 1 White Kidney Beans 1 Peanut Butter 1 Olive Oil 1 Garlic Directions: Place all ingredients in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with blade and process until smooth.
Herbes De Provence
Ingredients: 3 Dried Marjoram 1 Dried Rosemary 3 Dried Thyme 1/2 Dried Sage 3 Dried Savory 1/2 Fennel Seed 1 Dried Basil Directions: Combine all ingredients. Mix well and spoon into small jars.
Grilled Polenta Rounds
Ingredients: 3 Water 2 Salt 1 Cornmeal Directions: In a medium saucepan, over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and in a steady stream, add the cornmeal, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir for 10 minutes, until the polenta is smooth and leaves...
Garlic Pepper Seasoning
Ingredients: 8 Garlic Powder 4 1/2 Black Pepper 1 Parsley Flakes Directions: In a bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until well blended. Store mixture in an airtight container. Use for seasoning meats, grains, starches and vegetables.
Dried Onion Slices
Ingredients: 1 Red Onion 100 White Wine Vinegar 2 Icing Sugar Directions: Peel and slice the onion into rings, as thinly as possible. Take a big pot and bring 500ml of water and the vinegar to a boil. Once boiling, drop in the onion rings and let the water...
Apple Pie Spice
Ingredients: 1/4 Cinnamon 2 Nutmeg 1 Allspice 1 Ground Ginger Directions: Fresh grind your own nutmeg. Once you grind the nutmeg, it should be used in about a month. Mix together and store in spice container.
Homemade Curry Powder
Ingredients: 4 1/2 Ground Coriander 2 Turmeric 1 1/2 Cumin Seeds 1/2 Whole Black Peppercorn 1/2 Crushed Red Pepper Flakes 1/2 Cardamom 1/2 Cinnamon Stick 1/4 Whole Cloves 1/4 Ground Ginger Directions: In a blender container, place all. Cover and grind for 1 to...
Herbes De Provence
Ingredients: 1 Thyme 1 Summer Savory 1/2 Rosemary 1/4 Oregano 1/2 Basil 1/4 Sage Directions: Herbs de provence is best made with dried herbs as fresh herbs lose their flavour if the cooking is longer than about 20 minutes. This blend is excellent in soups, on...
Couscous and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients: 1 Onion 4 Sun-Dried Tomatoes 1 -2 Olive Oil 1 Couscous 1 1/2 Boiling Water Directions: Heat oil in pan that has a tight fitting lid. Saute onions until they just start to soften. Add the tomatoes and continue to saute about 5 minutes more, or until...
Pumpkin Puree
Ingredients: 1 Fresh Pumpkin Directions: Preheat oven to 350*F. Cut pumpkin into wedge and clean out seeds and stuff. Place on jelly roll pan skin side down. Cook a 3 Lb. pumpkin for about 1 hour or until it's can be poked with a fork. Peel or cut outer peel...
Adas Careh (Lentil Butter)
1 c Uncooked lentils 1/2 ts Salt 2 1/4 c Water 1 tb Olive oil 6 ea Green onions, sliced 1 sm Garlic clove, minced 1 1/2 tb Parsley 1 ds Cayenne 1 ds Turmeric 1/4 c Water, as needed Combine water, lentils, salt in a pot. Cook till lentils are soft. Drain, reserve...
Abidjan Cabbage Salad
4 c Thinly sliced cabbage 1 c Shredded carrot 1 c Pineapple chunks Juice of 1 lemon Juice of 1 orange 1/4 ts Salt 1/3 c Vegetable oil Place cabbage, carrots & pineapple into a large bowl. Mix the dressing by whisking all the ingredients together till creamy or by...
“Duck” Sauce
1/2 c Peach or apricot preserves 1/4 c White vinegar 1 tb Grated ginger 1/3 c Finely chopped scallions Combine the preserves, vinegar & ginger & heat to a simmer. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat & stir in the...