Recipes

Basic Quiche

By Lena Shore / October 3, 2009 /

This is a basic quiche recipe. I love quiche. I had friends over one night and we were hungry and someone mentioned quiche. I had never made one before and looked up a few recipes online to get the basic idea and ratios down. I ended up having all the ingredients on hand and it…

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Homemade Onion Dip

By Kevin Pettway / September 12, 2009 /

1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons buttermilk 1 medium onion, chopped and caramelized in butter 1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Mix all ingredients together by hand in a small bowl until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.

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Lumpia

By Lena Shore / August 30, 2009 /

We used to live in Guam and got to go to lots of fiestas. Every fiesta had lumpia. Amazing stuff. They take a little while to wrap, so it’s nice to have help and make a bit of an assembly line. Also, you can make them with a variety of vegetables and meats. This is…

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Easy Chocolate Rum Cake

By Kevin Pettway / August 27, 2009 /

Cake: 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces, reserve 1/4 cup (Optional… you’re totally fine leaving this out.) 4 whole eggs 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup of canola oil 1/2 cup of rum (Don’t use spiced rum, it overwhelms the taste. I actually made mine with bourbon once and it was great.) 1 (18.25-ounce) box chocolate cake…

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Kevin’s Awesome® Whole Breakfast Muffins

By Kevin Pettway / August 12, 2009 /

Ingredients 2 cups milk (Any kind, I use soy milk) 4 eggs (The chicken kind) salt and pepper to taste half a normal-sized, day old baguette, or a whole one of the skinny kind, cut up into half to three quarters inch cubes one cup of shredded cheddar cheese half a pound of ground sausage…

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Lena’s 12 Minute Salmon

By Kevin Pettway / August 8, 2009 /

Ingredients Salmon filet (with or without skin) Olive oil Vinegar Dill Soy sauce Salt Pepper Parchment paper (wax paper works in a pinch) Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Take one square of parchment paper per fish filet and fold in half to make a crease Open parchment flat and place fish on top side…

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Halva Balls (or Temple Balls)

By Lena Shore / August 8, 2009 /

Ingredients half a cup of raisins half a cup of dates half a cup of tahini sesame seeds and/or flax seeds for coating. Directions: Place all the ingredients together in a food processor and blend until a thick paste is formed. Shape into balls and roll in sesame seeds. I like them better when they’ve…

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Mexican Tinga

By Lena Shore / July 24, 2009 /

This is really easy and very, very good! INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, diced 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (without sugar) 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle sauce (or chipotle peppers in adobo sauce) or to taste. We use the canned sauce. 2 pounds shredded cooked chicken meat 16 tostada shells Sour…

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Lemon Ice Box Pie Filling

By Lena Shore / July 16, 2009 /

1/2 cup of lemon juice 1tsp lemon rind/zest 1 can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed milk 2 eggs Pastry shell (No-roll pie crust works well) Combine all well and pour into cooked pastry shell. Refrigerate to firm up. Top with cool whip. Notes You can also cook this pie for about 40 minutes to make…

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Kevin’s Awesome® Saag

By Kevin Pettway / June 24, 2009 /

Great over rice, as a dip with pita chips, or on it’s own, saag won’t win any beauty contests, but it’s yummy! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 chopped onion 6 cloves of minced garlic (could be more…) 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root (really much better if fresh, rather than in the jar) 2…

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