I’m sure you are getting sick of Thanksgiving leftovers. Here’s a delicious recipe great for cold nights. It makes great leftovers too!
You are probably asking yourself, “what is goop?” Goop is my family’s word for a stewy, ragu-like concoction. Basically, the kind of dish that you need bread or biscuits with because you have to [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Roast Chicken with Savory “Goop” Stew
Posted by Jessie On November - 30 - 2008
Dinner
Potato Leek Soup with Roasted Garlic
Posted by Jessie On November - 25 - 2008
This is by far one of my favorite soups. The savory roasted garlic coupled with the ham and leaks is incredible. It’s a thick, heart warming comfort food – great for cold weather! Also, if you happen to have leftovers – look what else you can make!
Ingredients:
3-4 medium-large Potatoes (white)
3-4 large Leeks
1 Ham Steak
Bulb of [...]
Dinner
Roasted Garlic
Posted by Jessie On November - 24 - 2008
Roasting garlic is simple and yields one of the most savory and delicious ingredients for other recipes, such as potato leak soup, roast garlic mayonnaise, garlic bread, etc.
Roasted garlic has a much mellower flavor as most of the pungency is roasted away. It is also transformed into a butter-like paste. You just squirt it out [...]
Tips
Simple Sauteed Pork Chops
Posted by Jessie On November - 24 - 2008
If you’re in a hurry and want some simple, tasty meat as an addition to dinner, check out these pork chops…
Ingredients:
3-5 Boneless Pork Chops
1 cup Flour
1/4 cup Chopped Parsley
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Goya Adobo powder
2 gloves garlic
Add salt, pepper and Goya powder to the flour to season. Dredge your pork chops through the flour.
Then pat on some chopped [...]
Dinner
The Perfect Roast Beef
Posted by Jessie On November - 22 - 2008
Ladies, this is the way to a man’s heart. If you can cook a good roast or a good steak, you will surely appeal to the inner carnivore. Be careful, he may even start grunting or belching or otherwise acting like a neanderthal…
To make any kind of roast, it’s important to remember that meat keeps [...]
Dinner
Oatmeal Chocolate Butterscotch Chip Cookies
Posted by Jessie On November - 20 - 2008
I really got into baking in college- go figure. I think maybe it was a combination of a need for comfort food and also because I loved sharing with people. It’s a great feeling to see the look on a roommate’s face when they’re frustrated from studying for a test, and you bring up a [...]
Dessert
Vanilla and Almond Crepes
Posted by Jessie On November - 16 - 2008
This delicious and incredibly tasty breakfast (or brunch, or dinner) is really fairly simple once you get the hang of cooking them in the skillet (or if you happen to have one, a crepe pan). The great thing about crepes is you can stuff them full of anything: maple syrup, whipped cream, fruit, peanut butter, [...]
Breakfast
Ham and Bean Soup
Posted by Jessie On November - 15 - 2008
This is a super simple recipe using a leftover ham bone. So, after most of that holiday ham is devoured, you can take the bone and leftover ham scraps and make a tasty soup. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE soup when it’s cold outside. Unfortunately, for some reason it was 70°F outside [...]
Dinner
Famous Ricco Chicken Cutlets
Posted by Jessie On November - 13 - 2008
If there is one meal that my family is known for, it’s chicken cutlets. My father once made 200 cutlets for a playoff soccer game for my brother in high school. We made chicken cutlets for my graduation party. When we make cutlets, it’s an event.
They are great right out of the oil or 3 [...]
Dinner
Mustard Crusted Chicken with Apples and Onions
Posted by Jessie On November - 12 - 2008
Today is my Dad’s 55th birthday. I made him a Jack and Jill Cake (see recipe here) and of course, a delicious, mouthwatering, yummy dinner: Honey Mustard Crusted Chicken Breast on a bed of Apples and Onions. I made a side of spinach sauteed in oil and garlic. This recipe serves four with one chicken [...]