Tag Archive | Garlic
Cooking Thought: February 4th 2013
Today is National Homemade Soup Day! Try our Creamy Tomato and Basil Soup What you need: 1 can condensed tomato soup (Yes, you read that correctly. Trust me.) 1 ½ pint of Heavy Cream 2 small cans Tomato Juice 1 can Crushed or Diced Tomatos 3-4 leaves Fresh Basil (finely chopped) 1½ tablespoons Dried Basil Garlic […]
Cooking Thought: November 14th 2012
Today is National Guacamole Day! Fun Fact, T loves Guacamole. 3 avocados – peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup diced onion 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional) In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, […]
Cooking Thought: October 27th 2012
Today is American Beer Day I can’t really find a reason to celebrate this because we all know that American beer is like having sex in a canoe… Here, use this recipe for your American beer… Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 […]
Dauson’s Stuffed Beer Burgers
After taking some time to launch my joint venture of T and D Organics and Designs with T I’m now back in the kitchen creating specials for a newly opened restaurant in the area. Living in a small town I have to sort of think “inside the box” when it comes to my specials but […]
Cooking Thought: August 14th 2012
A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~Old New York Proverb
Cooking Thought: June 19th 2012
Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian, wine and tarragon make it French, sour cream makes it Russian, lemon and cinnamon make it Greek, soy sauce makes it Chinese, garlic makes it good. ~Alice May Brock
Franks and Cabbage
I was digging around looking for a baby food bar recipe the other day and came across this recipe in mom’s cupboard. I’m going to change the recipe a bit because I just think Franks wouldn’t pair well with cabbage. We’ll use bratwurst instead. What You Need: 1 medium cabbage, chopped 1 small pepper 2 […]
D’s Take on Minestrone
Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. -Hippocrates T and I have returned to our vegetarian ways and are working to make healthy foods for my mother who is fighting high blood pressure. All those processed foods have taken their toll on everyone’s health and we are going back to […]
Polenta and Roasted Veggies
T and I are going back to our veg head ways. Don’t worry, I’ll still come up with meaty dishes. We are getting back to making all our food at home after falling off the wagon and eating out way too much. One of the tasty treats we decided to do was a fried polenta […]
What’s The Deal With Fast Food? It’s Awful!
At some point in our lives we’ve all eaten at establishments like McDonald’s, Dairy Queen and Pizza Hut. It’s convenience food-easy to grab on the go. But truthfully, it sucks. We all know its terrible food yet we still keep eating it. Why? This past week has been rather hectic for T and I. We’ve […]
Lentils
D and I have been vegetarians since April of this year. For the most part, this was a surprisingly easy transition for us to make and We’ve not had too many instances of meat cravings. Recently, however, I starting craving beef. I was starting to miss my pot roast, steak, meatloaf, beef stew, etc. and […]
Guest Post: Cheesy Vegetarian Enchiladas
D and I are always on the lookout for really good food, especially if its vegetarian. Recently, our friend Amber posted her Cheesy Vegetarian Enchiladas that instantly had us drooling. So after the go ahead from Amber we decided to share it with you. Hope you enjoy! I had a variety of fresh veg in […]
Pecan Encrusted Catfish
Apparently I’m in a nostalgic type mood. I have been craving pecan encrusted catfish with roasted veggies. This dish was something that I got used to making at my very first real restaurant job- a position that I loved, some times hated, but ultimately loved. I was very sad when this restaurant closed and I had to […]
Vegan Gravy
Recently, I had thought to change my diet once again. Four months ago D and I had given up meat for personal reasons. Since then we have been what is classified as Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians, meaning we do not eat meat but will still consume dairy products and eggs. The only reason we decided to hang […]
Fried Rice
A few nights ago, in effort to come up with a way to use up the fresh cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower we had in the fridge, I decided to whip up a batch of Fried Rice. Now, I’ve made fried rice in the past and it has been a total fail, so I was determined […]
Curried Cream Cheese Flat-breads
I like to peruse cooking magazines and various cookbooks for inspiration. This is a favorite pastime for me. I like to use the imagination of others to ignite my own imagination. Sometimes, it’s not a success and sometimes it is. In this case it was a complete success. While skimming the pages of Food Network […]
Spinach and Sausage Quiche
I am reluctant to admit this but, I used to be intimidated by Quiche. Seems silly now I know, but it’s true. I always thought Quiche was complicated to make and would be very time-consuming. This was before I actually found out just how easy it really is to throw together a truly delicious Quiche with […]
Chili
Chili, like so many recipes out there, can be a very personal thing. Everyone I know has their own version of “the best chili ever” and though they may all be similar, none are ever exactly the same. This might explain the number of chili competitions you see around the country in the summer months. […]
Mushroom Patties with Linguine Alfredo
A couple of weeks ago, Dauson and I went to the grocery store and picked up some baby portabella mushrooms and pondered what we would do with them. I had suggested we sautee them in butter and add them to an alfredo but he was not thrilled with that idea since he doesn’t generally like […]
