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Friday, May 1, 2015

Spaghetti Sauce With Bacon

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1/2 lb bacon, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar plain spaghetti sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

  • 1 in a skillet, cook bacon on low heat until done.
  • 2 remove bacon from skillet to a paper-towel covered plate to drain.
  • 3 cook onion in skillet with bacon grease until onion is soft.
  • 4 drain onion.
  • 5 combine bacon, onion, spaghetti sauce, garlic, and cayenne pepper in skillet.
  • 6 simmer for 15 minutes.
  • 7 serve over spaghetti.

Parmesan Buttered Rice

Strawberry Almond Horchata(mexico)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup long grain rice, ground fine in spice mill (can use brown rice for more nutrition)
  • 1 cup blanched almond
  • 1 large cinnamon stick (4?)
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1/4-3/4 cup sugar, as desired
  • 3 cups whole milk (can use dairy, almond, rice or soy milk)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • strawberry
  • shaved ice

Recipe

  • 1 grind the rice in a coffee mill. add it to a container with almonds, cinnamon stick and hot water.
  • 2 cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • 3 in the morning, puree the whole lot in your blender until very smooth.
  • 4 strain in fine strainer, pressing against the sides with spatula to release all liquid. or – even easier – use a double layer of cheesecloth, squeezing with hands to release all that precious liquid. discard the solids. for even smoother results, strain a second time.
  • 5 add as much sugar, milk, and vanilla extract as you’d like. whisk thoroughly to dissolve the sugar.
  • 6 garnish with fresh chopped strawberries and shaved ice. stir in and enjoy.
  • 7 optionally, you can return it to the blender with some strawberries – then the drink will be pink.

Scottish Cream Crowdie With Raspberries

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup raspberries (other berries would work fine here)

Recipe

  • 1 toast the oatmeal in a 400°f oven for 8 to 10 minutes. let cool.
  • 2 beat the cream until it is soft, not stiff. add and gently beat in the sugar and vanilla.
  • 3 fold in the cooled oatmeal and raspberries. put into a serving dish, cover and chill. enjoy!

Salsa Fever Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 3 cups salsa (your homemade recipe is best!)
  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup long grain rice

Recipe

  • 1 cook 4-6 hours on low until rice is done.
  • 2 don't overcook!

Spaghetti Squash & Cucumber

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked spaghetti squash, strands
  • 2 cups cucumbers, peeled, chopped & seeded
  • 2 cups seeded diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced red pepper
  • 1/4 cup thinly-sliced red onion
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 cup feta cheese

Recipe

  • 1 bake the spaghetti squash at 400 degrees for about an hour, then use a fork to scrape out "noodles;" let them cool for a bit before mixing them with the rest of the ingredients.
  • 2 mix all of the ingredients except for the feta cheese.
  • 3 refrigerate until ready to serve, and sprinkle the feta cheese right before serving.

Spicy Tropical Couscous Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 (10 ounce) box couscous
  • 1/2 cup pineapple, small dice
  • 1/3 cup red onion, small dice
  • 1/2 cup mango, small dice
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper, small dice
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1/3 cup cilantro, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon scallion, finely sliced
  • salt & pepper (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 cook couscous according to package directions without oil or butter.
  • 2 fluff couscous with fork and set aside in a bowl to cool.
  • 3 add remaining ingredients to cooled couscous and mix well.
  • 4 refrigerate 1 hour before serving.