Zesty Meatball Sandwiches
July 30, 2009
These are good! Cook in crockpot.
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Make-Ahead Lunch Wraps
July 30, 2009
“These are a delicious make-ahead lunch to freeze as a handy lunch to bring to work! Just prepare, freeze, and soon after heat in the microwave for a very balanced meal.”
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Plum Kuchen
July 29, 2009
Kuchen means cake in German. There are as many different kinds of kuchen as there are kinds of cake.
I saw that recipe for upside-down plum kuchen in the latest issue of Gourmet Magazine, and I just had veganize it. I’m glad I did, considering the cake base of that kuchen might now be my fa…
Copycat Arby’s Jamocha Shake
July 29, 2009
1 cup cold coffee
1 cup low-fat milk
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 cups vanilla ice cream
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Combine the coffee, milk, and sugar in a blender and blend for 15 seconds or until the sugar is dissolved.
Add ice cream, and chocolate syrup next blend until smooth and creamy….
Copycat Applebee’s Crispy Orange Chicken Skillet
July 29, 2009
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Oil (for frying)
Glaze:
1 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp grated orange rind
1 c fresh orange juice
1/2 c hoisin sauce
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4…
Lemon Cucumbers
July 29, 2009
Have you ever seen a lemon cucumber? They’re called “lemon” not considering of any taste, but considering they are about the size of a lemon and yellow-colored when ripe. I’ve been growing them for the last several years, planting them at the base of the tomatoes, so they can creep a…
Cucumber Salad
July 29, 2009
About that duration of year we start having cucumber salads nearly every night with dinner. The cucumbers are growing a bit out of control in the garden, climbing up the tomato cages and all by the zinnias that line the raised beds. Every other day I bring in a handful, peel them and …
Lunch day Salad
July 28, 2009
Once you try that salad, you’ll never go back to plain old green salads. It additionally fills you up unlike many other salads.
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15 Minute Chicken and Asparagus Risotto
July 28, 2009
Best of Season
Asparagus spears should be a bright green color and free of blemishes. Choose stalks that are straight, uniformly sized (either all thick or all thin) and firm.
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Stuffed Zucchini with Turkey Sausage
July 27, 2009
Just got back from the BlogHer conference to find a 3 pound zucchini in the garden! Fortunately I remembered that recipe from our recipe archive (originally posted in August 2007). Have a favorite stuffed zucchini recipe? Please let us know about it in the comments. ~Elise
If you grow…