Jicama Tortillas
Clever “tortillas” for tacos and enchiladas made with jicama so they are grain-free, low-carb, and vegan-friendly.

Jicama should be thoroughly washed in cool water with a vegetable brush to get rid of any dirt.

Jicama should be cut off at both ends, then all skin and tough flesh should be peeled away using a vegetable peeler.

Jicama should be cut in half crosswise, then each half should be cut into paper-thin slices with a sharp knife or the thinnest mandoline blade.

Use them right away as crisp tortillas, or keep them in the refrigerator for up to a week in a resealable plastic bag.

ArnoldGreg June 20, 2023

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Chourico Stew
A hearty winter stew uses chourico, a Portuguese smoked sausage, plus plenty of vegetables.

In a large pot, combine the water, chourico, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onion, canned vegetables, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper.

Over high heat, bring to a simmer.

Then, lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer the soup for another 40 minutes or so, or until the vegetables are fork-tender.

Stir in cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken soup if it is too thin.

ArnoldGreg June 19, 2023

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Cauliflower Steak
Cauliflower is thickly-sliced into ‘steaks’ and topped with onions, mushrooms, and Havarti cheese for a vegetarian ‘steak’ dinner.

Trim cauliflower into three or four “steaks.” Using a sharp knife, remove the stem and leaves from each “steak”; save the florets that broke off during the steak-slicing process.

In a big skillet, warm up 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat.

Cauliflower “steaks” should be browned for 3 to 4 minutes on each side in hot oil.

Add the florets and water to the skillet; cover it and steam for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is tender.

In a different skillet over medium heat, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Sauté the onion for 2 minutes, or until fragrant.

Add the mushrooms and continue to cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are soft.

Heat up the oven’s broiler while positioning the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.

ArnoldGreg June 18, 2023

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Savory Italian Sausage Sauce
This homemade Italian sausage sauce is excellent. It’s thick and chunky, savory, and spicy. Italian sausage, green onions, red wine, and red pepper flakes are the key ingredients. You can easily multiply amounts by three and top on anything! better the following day.

Over medium-high heat, warm up the olive oil in a big skillet.

Garlic should be sautéed in hot oil until browned.

Cook for 4 minutes while breaking up the sausage with a spoon.

When the sausage is evenly browned, about 10 minutes later, add the green onions.

Cook for 5 minutes after adding the basil, oregano, and mushrooms.

Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, and stewed tomatoes.

Red pepper flakes, sugar, and red wine should be added.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Simmer for at least one hour on low heat.

ArnoldGreg June 17, 2023

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Pancake and Sausage Casserole
In this recipe, pancakes and sausage are baked together in one dish.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Prepare a baking dish with cooking spray.

Preheat the baking dish in the oven.

Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat; drain.

Mix the flour white sugar brown sugar baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Stir in the eggs milk vegetable oil and vanilla to form a batter.

Add the sausage and stir.

Pour into the preheated baking dish.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the dish comes out clean about 25 minutes.

Allow to cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.

ArnoldGreg June 16, 2023

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Southwestern-Flavored Ground Beef or Turkey for Tacos & Salad
You can prepare tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s lunch using Southwestern-Flavored Ground Beef. Simply reserve and store some of the taco meat, lettuce, shredded cheese, scallions, and tomatoes in the refrigerator. Such a gorgeous salad will entice potential lunch customers. Most likely, they won’t have any luck.

In a 12-inch skillet, heat the oil until it shimmers.

Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.

Add the cumin, garlic, chili powder, oregano, and saute for about a minute, or until fragrant.

Add beef or turkey and cook, stirring frequently, until the raw color disappears.

Add the tomatoes and simmer for five minutes to combine the flavors.

To taste, add salt and pepper.

Add cornmeal and stir continuously while cooking until the mixture thickens almost immediately.

Refrigerate and cool (or serve warm for dinner as tacos or taco salad)

ArnoldGreg June 15, 2023

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Sheet Pan Zucchini Carrot Cake
This sheet pan-baked zucchini and carrot cake serves a large number of people. Fresh orange juice is poured over the cake right after baking to give it extra moisture.

Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Butter should be used to grease a big rimmed baking sheet.

Salt, flour, coconut, and baking powder are combined in a bowl.

In a large bowl, combine the butter sugar and vanilla sugar.

Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture until it is very smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes.

One at a time, beat well after each addition of an egg.

Mix in the carrots and zucchini.

Till the batter is thoroughly combined, stir in the milk and flour mixture in turn.

Spread out onto the baking sheet you have prepared.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

After taking the cake out of the oven, immediately pour orange juice over it so that it can absorb the liquid.

ArnoldGreg June 14, 2023

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Butternut Squash Soup with Persimmon
This butternut squash soup is extra orange in color and has a sweet, fruity flavor. It is made with persimmon, onion, chicken broth, white wine, and carrots.

Over medium heat, add olive oil to a large pot, and cook onion for about 5 minutes, or until soft and translucent.

Cook for an additional 5 minutes after adding the bay leaf and carrots.

Five more minutes of cooking after adding the butternut squash.

White wine should be added to the pot and left to evaporate.

Add persimmons after bringing the chicken broth to a boil.

For about 20 minutes, simmer the squash with the cover on.

Bay leaf should be taken out before a smooth immersion blender puree is achieved.

Add vinegar, salt, and pepper to the dish.

ArnoldGreg June 13, 2023

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Tiramisu Ice Pops
Mascarpone cheese, half-and-half, espresso, and coffee-flavored liqueur freeze into these creamy ice pops inspired by Italian tiramisu.

Whisk mascarpone cheese half-and-half espresso coffee-flavor liqueur sugar cocoa powder and vanilla bean paste gently in a bowl until smooth.

Divide mascarpone cheese mixture among ice pop molds.

Cover and freeze until slightly firm about 1 hour.

Insert ice pop sticks 2/3 of the way into the molds.

Freeze until firm about 4 hours more.

Run molds under warm water to release and pull out ice pops.

ArnoldGreg June 12, 2023

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Pesto Tofu Pasta
Tofu, olives, mushrooms, and capers are cooked in a creamy pesto sauce, and served over colorful rotini pasta!

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Stir in spiral pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Blend together milk 1/4 cup olive oil and pesto sauce mix in a medium bowl.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

Place tofu in the skillet; season with salt and pepper.

Cook and stir until evenly browned.

Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.

Place mushrooms into the skillet; cook about 5 minutes.

Stir in olives 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and capers.

Mix in tofu and pesto sauce.

Continue cooking until heated through about 5 minutes.

Serve tofu pesto sauce over spiral pasta.

Top with remaining Parmesan cheese and basil.

ArnoldGreg June 11, 2023

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