Almost as easy as Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce, but tomato puree (if you pick the right one) has no added salt or ingredients, so adding a little extra salt and spice helps. And, this one has no olive oil added, which some people may prefer. Ingredients 8 Ounce can of Tomato Puree 2 tsp [...]
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Sloppy Joes (meat or vegetarian or vegan)
Based on a Recipe by Guy Fieri Servings: 4-6 I like sloppy joes served over potatoes. They hold up better to the moisture than buns do. Serve the sloppy joe mixture on anything you prefer. Rice is also a great option. Ingredients 1/4 cup canola oil 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 green [...]
Chicken Stew
A great cold day stew. Chunky veggies, simple broth. Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 90 minutes Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 6 new potatoes, quartered (or other potatoes, cut bite-sized) 2 carrots, roughly chopped 2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, [...]
Hummus
Hummus is so easy to make, it almost feels like cheating to call it a recipe. But as the $5 containers of "gourmet" hummus in any specialty market show, maybe it’s not so obvious. There are a lot of variations, I’ll post a few different ones, and you should feel free to mix/match as you [...]
Dutch oven pulled pork
I was a little dubious about this recipe, since I’ve been making pulled pork by coating with KayDub Rub overnight and then smoking the pork shoulder for 12 hours until it falls off the bone. This recipe didn’t have a dry rub step at all, and the pork shoulder both had the fat removed, which [...]
Dipping Oil and Vinegar
Years ago we grabbed a bottle of Dipping Oil at one of our favorite bakeries. It was delightful: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spices. We only went to the bakery 2-3 times a year, but when we went, we’d get a bottle if they had it. But, this bottle of oil cost about 2-3 times what [...]
Horseradish not-a-oili
Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 2 minutes This is not strictly an Aioli, since aioli is olive oil and garlic, often with egg added, whipped together. This is actually a garlic (and horseradish) mayonnaise, which has a very different taste and consistency than real aioli. OK, now that we’ve got that out of the way… Ingredients [...]
Spicy not-a-ioli
Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 2 minutes This is not strictly an Aioli, since aioli is olive oil and garlic, often with egg added, whipped together. This is actually a garlic (and pepper) mayonnaise, which has a very different taste and consistency than real aioli. OK, now that we’ve got that out of the way… Ingredients [...]
Lemon eggoli
Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 2 minutes This is not strictly an Aioli, since aioli is olive oil and garlic, often with egg yolk added, whipped together. This is olive oil and egg white. Why? Well, I whipped the olive oil and egg yolk, and got a non-emulsified runny mess, so I had an egg white, [...]
Garlic/Mayo not-a-ioli
Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 2 minutes This is not strictly an Aioli, since aioli is olive oil and garlic, often with egg added, whipped together. This is actually a garlic mayonnaise, which has a very different taste and consistency than real aioli. OK, now that we’ve got that out of the way… Ingredients 3 Tbsp [...]