Simple RecipesSimple Recipes http://simplerecipes.net great recipes. made simple. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:32:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fuss-Free Egg Salad http://simplerecipes.net/2013/05/fuss-free-egg-salad/ http://simplerecipes.net/2013/05/fuss-free-egg-salad/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:44 +0000 simplere http://simplerecipes.net/?p=4830 Thank you Cynthia, with tasteslikehome.org, for this simple egg salad recipe. Add just enough mayonnaise to make it creamy, but not runny. Print Fuss-Free Egg Salad Author: Cynthia, tasteslikehome.org Recipe type: salad Serves: 2   Ingredients 4 eggs, room temperature, boiled, cooled and chopped in large pieces 2 – 3 teaspoons real mayonnaise 1 teaspoon grainy mustard ¼ [...]

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Thank you Cynthia, with tasteslikehome.org, for this simple egg salad recipe. Add just enough mayonnaise to make it creamy, but not runny.

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Fuss-Free Egg Salad
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Recipe type: salad
Serves: 2
 

Ingredients
  • 4 eggs, room temperature, boiled, cooled and chopped in large pieces
  • 2 – 3 teaspoons real mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon grainy mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt (or to suit your taste)
  • A few grinds of fresh black pepper
  • Optional: a small squirt of lime or lemon juice
  • 1 scallion/green onion sliced thinly, white and green parts

Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients except the green onions/scallion to a bowl – mash and mix. Do not over mash, you want the eggs to have some texture.
  2. Fold in the green onions.
  3. Serve immediately or chill in an airtight container until ready to serve (best consumed with 2 days).

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Spring Into Summer Pasta Salad
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Recipe type: Side Dish
 

Ingredients
  • 1 lb. pasta (we used tri-color rotini)
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, finely diced
  • 5-6 large, fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 large green pepper, diced
  • 2 handfuls arugula/spinach salad mix
  • ⅓ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
  • 1 hot cherry pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
  • ¾ cup salad dressing (we used home-made Italian)
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan or Pecorino cheese

Instructions
  1. Prepare pasta according to instructions. Strain and let cool. Bring to room temperature.
  2. Add all remaining ingredients and give it a good stir.
  3. Cover and store in fridge for at least an hour. The longer the better. The pasta salad will taste better the next day.

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]]> http://simplerecipes.net/2013/05/spring-into-summer-pasta-salad/feed/ 0 Spicy Vine Tomato Relish http://simplerecipes.net/2013/05/spicy-vine-tomato-relish/ http://simplerecipes.net/2013/05/spicy-vine-tomato-relish/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:23:28 +0000 simplere http://simplerecipes.net/?p=4822 A terrific way to preserve fresh tomatoes from your garden and very tasty…thank you passionateaboutbaking.com! Print Spicy Vine Tomato Relish Author: passionateaboutbaking.com Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  2 hours Total time:  2 hours 10 mins   Ingredients 3 cups baby vine tomatoes 1 pound fresh red tomatoes, peeled, chopped 1 head roasted garlic 3 shallots, [...]

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A terrific way to preserve fresh tomatoes from your garden and very tasty…thank you passionateaboutbaking.com!

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Spicy Vine Tomato Relish
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups baby vine tomatoes
  • 1 pound fresh red tomatoes, peeled, chopped
  • 1 head roasted garlic
  • 3 shallots, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup spice vinegar
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp. mustard paste {or powder}
  • ½ tsp. red chili flakes
  • ½ tsp. garam masala {or all spice}
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • sea salt & freshly ground pepper

Instructions
  1. Place tomatoes on baking sheet and roast until soft. Remove vines, if any.
  2. Place with remaining ingredients in a heavy bottom pan and simmer gently for about 1½ – 2 hours until reduced by about half. Taste and adjust seasoning if required.
  3. Cool and bottle.

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Check out this great idea for no-bake cookies, thanks to our Featured Foodie, thekitchenwitchblog.com. No oven required!

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No-Bake Nutella and Pretzel Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 2 dozen
 

Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • pinch of salt
  • ¾ cup Nutella
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1 cup pretzels, broken into small pieces

Instructions
  1. In a large sauce pot over medium high heat, bring sugar, milk, butter and salt to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add Nutella and vanilla, stir until smooth.
  2. Fold in oats and pretzels. Let cool enough that the mixture starts holding together, about 3 minutes. Drop onto wax paper lined baking sheets. Let cool completely.

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Fat free biscuits thanks to healthy-delicious.com, our Featured Foodie. Lauren substitutes butter for squash puree and it works wonderfully.

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Golden Squash Biscuits
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Serves: 12
 

Ingredients
  • 2 to 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup winter squash puree (butternut, acorn, pumpkin, etc)
  • ¾ cup skim milk

Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silicon liner or parchment.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the squash puree and milk to form a very soft dough. If the mixture is too wet, stir in additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough forms.
  3. Place on a lightly floured surface and knead 10 times; pat into a ½-inch thick disk. Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter and place on the prepared baking sheet, with the edges of the biscuits just touching. Re-roll and re-cut scraps.
  4. Bake 10-12 minutes. These biscuits are best warm from the oven but will keep about 3 days in an airtight container.

Notes
for the best results, use flour with low protein.

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A simple and healthy breakfast or light lunch for 2 or 3 thanks to our Featured Foodie, Lisa’s Kitchen!

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Greek Omelette
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 2-3
 

Ingredients
  • large handful of fresh spinach leaves, trimmed and chopped
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1 small jalapeño, seeded and chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup Feta cheese, crumbled
  • small handful of grape tomatoes (8 to 10), halved
  • small handful of Kalamata olives (10 to 12), halved or chopped
  • sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions
  1. Heat a large 9 or 10 inch non-stick skillet over medium-low heat and toss in the spinach leaves, the white parts of the green onions and the jalapeño. Add a few drops of water and cook, stirring frequently, for 8 to 10 minutes or until the spinach leaves are wilted. Add a few more drops of water if the pan becomes too dry. When the spinach has wilted, remove from the pan and set aside. Wipe down the pan with paper towel.
  2. Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl and add the green parts of the green onions and the dried oregano. Beat lightly with a fork.
  3. Return the pan to the stove, add the olive oil, and turn up the heat to medium. When the oil is hot, pour in the eggs and stir gently with the back of a fork for 30 seconds. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the eggs are almost set, loosening the edges occasionally with a spatula and tilting the pan to let the uncooked eggs reach the surface of the pan.
  4. Add the wilted spinach mixture, ¼ cup of the Feta cheese, and the grape tomatoes and olives to the middle of the omelette. Let the eggs cook for another 20 to 30 seconds until they’re set.
  5. Tap the handle of the pan sharply with your fist to loosen the omelette and then fold it over with a fork or spatula. Slide the omelette onto a plate, scatter the remaining Feta cheese over top, and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Serve right away.

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]]> http://simplerecipes.net/2013/04/greek-omelette/feed/ 0 Spicy Shrimp with Rice Noodles http://simplerecipes.net/2013/04/spicy-shrimp-with-rice-noodles/ http://simplerecipes.net/2013/04/spicy-shrimp-with-rice-noodles/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:08:01 +0000 simplere http://simplerecipes.net/?p=4759 A traditional Thai dish prepared in under 20 minutes. Thank you, DuoDishes.com! Print Spicy Shrimp with Rice Noodles Author: duodishes.com Recipe type: entree Cuisine: Thai Serves: 4   Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil ½ small red onion, thinly sliced 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 Thai chiles, thinly sliced ¼ cup coconut vinegar ¼ cup [...]

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A traditional Thai dish prepared in under 20 minutes. Thank you, DuoDishes.com!

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Spicy Shrimp with Rice Noodles
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Recipe type: entree
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 Thai chiles, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup coconut vinegar
  • ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
  • Zest and juice of 1 large lime
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 pound medium shrimp, cooked
  • 8 ounces wide rice noodles, cooked
  • ¼ cup scallions, thinly sliced, plus extra for garnish
  • 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped, plus extra for garnish
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped, plus extra for garnish

Instructions
  1. In a wide skillet or wok, heat the vegetable oil and sesame oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add the onions and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until they start to brown.
  2. Add garlic and chilies, stirring to coat in the oil. Pour in the vinegar, sweet chili sauce, shrimp paste, lime zest and juice and fish sauce. Reduce heat to medium low and cook for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add shrimp and toss in sauce, followed by noodles. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then stir in scallions, mint and cilantro. Serve immediately.

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Pork Carnitas (Slow Cooker)
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Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 6-8
 

Ingredients
  • 2½ – 3 lb. pork loin roast
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp beef bouillon granules or 1 cube crushed
  • dash of salt
  • dash of pepper
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro, optional

Instructions
  1. In a dry skillet, sear all sides of the roast until brown. Set roast aside.
  2. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, bouillon, salt, and pepper. Use the mixture to coat all sides of the seared roast.
  3. Place roast in a slow cooker and cover with any of the brown sugar/spice mixture.
  4. Add the orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, and cilantro to the bottom of the slow cooker.
  5. Cook on low for 8-9 hours or 5-6 hours on high.
  6. Remove roast and shred. Place shredded roast back in slow cooker to absorb cooking juices.
  7. Serve meat in tacos, burritos, quesadillas, or enchiladas.

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Authentic Italian Hot Pepper Salad recipe sent down through generations in the family. If you can handle the heat, this stuff is absolutely delicious.  Very versatile…I ate it on a fresh roll for a mouthwatering sandwich.

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Authentic Italian Hot Pepper Salad
Recipe type: Salad
 

Ingredients
  • 2 jars sweet cherry peppers (destemmed, deseeded and chopped into large pieces)
  • 1 jar hot cherry peppers (destemmed, deseeded and chopped into large pieces)
  • 1 tin of anchovies (finely chopped)
  • 1 can of pitted black olives (chopped)
  • 3 celery stalks (cut in half lengthwise and then cut into ¼ inch pieces)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • lots of olive oil

Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Keep the salad on the counter for the first 8 hours, stirring every hour.
  3. Store in fridge for 48 hours before serving.

 

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Our Featured Foodie, Savour the Senses, offers this easy method for roasting garlic in olive oil. Not only does it give you roasted garlic, but you’re left with garlic oil as well!

 

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Ingredients
  • 2 heads (30 cloves) garlic, peeled
  • 1 quart olive oil

Instructions
  1. Cut the stem ends off each clove.
  2. Place in pot with olive oil and bring to a simmer; continue to simmer on very low until soft. (more brown color means more roasted taste but crunchy or black means burnt and bitter).

 

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