• Archive for November, 2009

    Pasta with proscuitto and peas

    1 pound “gnocchi” like pasta (or any small pasta)
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1/2 sweet onion, chopped
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    1 bag frozen peas, thawed
    1/4 pound sliced proscuitto, cut in strips
    1/4 cup grated parmesan
    1/8 cup fresh parsley, minced
    In a pot of boiling salted water, add the pasta and let cook! Meanwhile, in a heavy large skillet, [...]

    Light shrimp scampi*

    1 pound linguine
    3 tablespoons unsalted butter
    3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    6 cloves minced garlic
    1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails on
    zest of 1 lemon
    juice of 2 lemons
    1/3 cup chopped parsley
    1/2 lemon cut in thin rounds
    In a large pot of salted water, add the linguine and cook [...]

    Cuban Pork*

    4 small onions, sliced
    8 cloves garlic, rough chopped
    1 bay leaf
    1 tablespoon cumin
    1 tablespoon black pepper
    1 tablespoon adobo
    1 tablespoon garlic powder
    1 tablespoon onion powder
    4 cups water (or chicken broth!)
    4 pounds Boston Butt
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 tablespoon adobo
    1 tablespoon cumin
    1 tablespoon garlic powder
    1 tablespoon onion powder
    1 tablespoon black pepper
    1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    Please make this recipe! So [...]

    Flank steak with chimichurri sauce*

    1 1/2 pounds trimmed flank steak
    1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
    1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    3 large garlic cloves
    1 1/2 cups fresh cilantro
    1 1/2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
    1/3 cup olive oil
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    This isn’t hard ladies! If you have a grill, use the grill but if not, use [...]

    Pork chops with onion apple chutney

    onion apple chutney-
    1/4 cup olive oil
    3 large sweet onions, cut in half, then sliced thinly
    1/4 cup apple jelly
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
    1 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    2 tablespoons sugar (or more if you’d like!)
    pork chops:
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
    1 tablespoon fresh thyme
    1 teaspoon kosher salt
    1 teaspoon [...]

    Summer pasta*

    1 pound penne pasta
    1/4 cup olive oil
    4 cloves minced garlic
    1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1 pound small tomatoes (either plum, cherry, or grape) chopped
    8 ounces cold FRESH mozzarella, cut into small 1/2 inch cubes
    8 large fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add [...]

    Hurricane Ike

    Hurricane Ike  1 oz vodka 1/2 oz grenadine syrup 1 oz white rum 1 oz gin 1/2 oz Bacardi 151 rum 1 oz amaretto almond liqueur pineapple juice grapefruit juice  Pour all ingredients but juices into a hurricane glass filled 3/4 of the way with ice. Fill with equal parts of pineapple and grapefruit juice. [...]

    Palm Beach

    1 highball glass
    4-6 ice cubes
    1 measure white rum
    1 measure gin
    1 measure pineapple juice
    Put  the ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour the rum, gin, and pineapple juice over the ice. Shake what yo momma gave ya and pour into a highball glass! mmmmm….

    Blue Hawaiian

    1 chilled glass
    1 measure white rum
    1 measure blue Curacao
    1 measure Malibu
    2 measures pineapple juice
    In a cocktail shaker with some ice cubes add all the alcohol and pineapple juice and shake until a frost forms. Half fill a chilled glass with ice cubes and strain over then. Add a cherry and voila! You’ll think you’re in [...]

    How to chiffonade basil*

    This is easier than you think girls!! Layer the basil on top of each other, roll it up like a cigar and cut in thin strips! Easy