My Favorite Recipes and Restaurants

Archives: July2009

• Cajun Red Beans and Rice

  Cajun red beans and rice
  Ingredients
  1 lb kielbasa
  1 clove garlic, chopped
  1 medium onion, chopped
  1 green pepper, chopped
  2 15-oz. cans red kidney beans
  1/2 teaspoon paprika
  1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  Preparation
  Cut sausage into bite-sized pieces and brown. Add garlic, onions, and pepper and brown. Add beans and seasonings. Barely cover with water and simmer for about 30 minutes. Serve over [...]

• Papous Greek Cuisine

  Last night my hubby and I were lucky enough to try Papou’s.   The place has been downtown for a number of years.  We just never got around to going there.   I have to say that the food was very good and I will be going  back there.    I has heard good things about the place [...]

• Braised Sirloin Tips

  Braised sirloin tips

  Ingredients
  2 tablespoons shortening
  2 lbs. beef tips cut into 1 inch cubes
  1 10-1/2 oz. can beef consomme
  1/2 cup burgundy (or cranberry juice)
  2 tablespoons soy sauce
  1 clove garlic, chopped finely
  1/4 teaspoon pepper
  1/4 teaspoon onion salt
  2 tablespoons cornstarch
  1/4 cup water
  4 cups cooked rice

  Preparation
  Melt shortening and brown meat in a large skillet. Stir in consomme, [...]

• Beef Pasta and Mushroom Soup

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  Beef Pasta and Mushroom Soup
  Prep Time:35 min
  Start to Finish:35 min
  Makes:6 servings
  Ingredients
  1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
  1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
  6 cups hot water
  1 box Hamburger Helper® beef pasta
  1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves, crushed
  1/2 teaspoon salt [...]

• Tuscan Chicken Simmer

  Found this recipe over at Kraft.com
  4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
  4 oz.  (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
  1/4 cup water
  1/4 cup  pesto
  2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
  1 cup  KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
  HEAT large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cover skillet with [...]

• Greek Orzo Stuffed Peppers

  A very good friend of mine posted this on Facebook a few months ago.   I have made it at least a dozen times since then.   I think it gets better each time I make it.  Below is my version of the recipe.
  Greek Orzo Stuffed Peppers
  We steam brightly colored bell peppers in the microwave to [...]

• Volcano Salmon Salad

  I am not sure where I originally found this recipe but it makes for a nice summertime dinner dish.
  1 lb skinned salmon fillet
  1 tbl olive oil plus
  1 tsp olive oil
  1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  1/2 tsp kosher salt
  2 tsp Asian chile sauce (sambal oelek) or more to taste
  (or 1 tspn dried hot red pepper flakes)
  4 cup [...]

• Taco Casserole

  When Making this I would put the olives on the side so those that do not like Olives like me could have the dish without the olives. 

  Taco Casserole
  Ingredients
  1 large package corn tortillas 1 can refried beans 1 can enchilada sauce [...]

• Carl’s Galaxy Chili

  This is my version of my dad’s chili recipe.   My version came about one time when I wanted to make chili and did not have enough ground beef on hand so I used half sausage and half ground beef.  So now every time I make chili I use this particular recipe.  The original recipe calls [...]

• Salmon With Puff Pastry and Pesto

  I am always looking for new recipes for Salmon.   I found this recipe a number of years ago and have yet to try it myself.   I have tons of recipes that I  have seen and said oh that looks good why don’t we try it sometime.  Maybe I will make this next time I do [...]