Mongolian Beef

Maybe tastes the same as the beef and broccoli lo mein I have on here. . not sure Total Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS Yield: 4 servings 1 pound flank steak (one reviewer says to partially freeze so you can cut steak thinner) 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons light or […]

Pollo Asado

4-5 pounds bone-in chicken thighs (I remove the skin) 1/3 cup olive oil 1/2 cup orange juice ¼ cup lime juice 1 small yellow onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 ounces achiote paste 1 TBS EACH ground coriander, ground cumin, kosher salt 2 tsp EACH smoked paprika, dried oregano 1 tsp EACH pepper (I […]

Baked Ziti

Ingredients   ▢ 1 pound Italian sausage ▢ 1 small yellow onion diced ▢ 28 ounces pasta sauce or marinara sauce ▢ 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juices, 1 can ▢ 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning ▢ ½ cup water ▢ 16 ounces ziti ▢ 15 ounces ricotta cheese ▢ 1 large egg 2 tablespoons chopped […]

Sticky Toffee Pudding

  Yield: 6-8 servings Time: about an hour 1 C dates, pitted and chopped 1 C boiling water 3 Tbsp butter, cold, unsalted, cubed (plus more for greasing) 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp fine sea salt 1/3 C plus 1 tsp Demerara Sugar (we used turbinado) 1/3 C plus 1 tsp dark brown sugar […]

Baked Ziti

Servings: 8 to 10 Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 1 lb ziti noodles 1½ lbs ground spicy or sweet Italian sausage (or removed from casings) 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes […]

Lemon Garlic Linguine

Yield: 4 servings Salt 1 lb linguine 8 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 garlic cloves, peeled 1 large lemon Black pepper Grated parmesan, lemon zest, crushed red pepper, parsley, or a combination for garnish (optional) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.  Add the linguine and cook until al dente.  Reserve 2 C […]

Cilantro Lime Rice (Chipotle Copycat)

2 cups basmati rice unrinsed, or any long-grain white rice, rinsed (see note 1) ▢ 1 bay leaf ▢ Salt ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil or rice bran oil, optional ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced (or omit or sub parsley) ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice from 1-2 limes ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lemon […]

Cinnamon Buttermilk Syrup

1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar ▢ 1/2 cup buttermilk (for a substitute, use 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice ▢ 1/2 tsp baking soda ▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract ▢ 1 tsp cinnamon Melt butter in a pan on low-medium heat. Add sugar, buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon and mix well and cook […]

Sesame Tofu with Coconut-Lime Dressing and Spinach

Kids didn’t like.  Andrew and I did.  Need to liberally salt the tofu.    Cook Time: about an hour Yield: 4 servings For the Dressing ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk 1lime, zested and juiced (1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice) 2 tablespoons sambal oelek-we left out and just added sriracha to taste to our […]

Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips (and Pecan Streusel)

Wet Ingredients 3 eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 1 3/4 cups pure pumpkin puree 1/2 cup Vegetable oil Dry Ingredients 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tablespoon baking soda 1/2 tablespoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger ADD LATER 1 […]