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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Spicy Thai Eggplant & Tofu

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

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 8 ounces firm tofu
  • 1/2 eggplant
  • 1/2 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 dash red peppers or 1 dash cayenne
  • 16 ounces rice noodles
  • 1/4 cup peanut sauce
  • 1/4 cup peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli

Recipe

  • 1 put water on to boil according to rice noodle directions.
  • 2 food prep: slice tofu into bite sized pieces, cut eggplant into bite sized pieces, dice onion & mince garlic.
  • 3 in a large skillet, add evoo, garlic and onions. allow to cook for 2 minutes to soften.
  • 4 add tofu, eggplant, brocoli, spice & enough peanut sauce to coat (this should all simmer for about five minutes).
  • 5 when noodles are finished, add noodles to mix and toss in peanuts and/or cashews as well as more peanut sauce if needed to coat.
  • 6 bon apetit!
  • 7 *i use the microwave bags of brocoli to keep from dirtying another dish. also, my husband likes chicken in his, so i will sometimes cook a chicken breast in the evoo before preparing the meal and then slice that up to add to his bowl.

Spicy Tomato Meat Sauce For Spaghetti From Playboy Magazine

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 links hot italian sausage
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled, minced
  • 1 onion, large, grated
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 (2 lb) can italian plum tomatoes, peeled
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • salt and pepper
  • parmesan cheese

Recipe

  • 1 remove skin from sausage, mash meat with a fork.
  • 2 heat butter, add sausage and garlic and stir with a fork until well cooked.
  • 3 add onion, cook briefly.
  • 4 add ground beef, cook until its color has turned.
  • 5 add tomatoes, in pieces, add salt and ground pepper to taste.
  • 6 let simmer for at least 1 hour over low heat.
  • 7 serve over your favorite pasta, and pass the parmesan cheese.

Spicy Tabbouleh

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 3/4 cup fine bulgur
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 1/2 cups curly or flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
  • 1 english cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 4 green onions, finely chopped
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • salt

Recipe

  • 1 in a bowl, soak the bulgur in the hot water for 30 minutes.
  • 2 in a large bowl, combine the bulgur with the remaining ingredients. season with salt.

Spaghetti Salad

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

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • 1 lb spaghetti noodles
  • 1 (8 ounce) bottle olive oil italian dressing
  • 1 jar mccormick salad supreme seasoning
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 1 -2 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 -2 plum tomato, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 cook pasta.
  • 2 rinse well in cool water.
  • 3 toss with itailian dressing and salad supreme seasoning.
  • 4 refrigerate overnight.
  • 5 before serving toss in veggies.

Sun Ya Fried Rice

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 6 teaspoons peanut oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten and mixed with
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 2 dried black mushrooms, soaked in hot water 20 minutes,remove stems and diced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sherry wine
  • 4 cups cold cooked rice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cooked diced chicken
  • 1/2 cup cooked diced roast lamb
  • 2 teaspoons chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup fresh shelled small shrimp, halved
  • 1/4 cup frozen peas, blanched in boiling water for one minute and rinsed in cold water

Recipe

  • 1 heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or large skillet; when very hot, pour in beaten eggs and scramble briskly with a spoon; remove and set aside.
  • 2 heat 2 tablespoons of oil in same pan; stir-fry onions and mushrooms; add sherry and stir-fry 10 seconds; remove and set aside.
  • 3 heat 2 tablespoons of oil in the same pan; add rice and stir-fry, breaking up the lumps with spoon; add salt.
  • 4 continue stirring until rice becomes hot; pour in chicken, lamb, onion/mushroom mixture and scrambled eggs; stir-fry to mix well and heat.
  • 5 add stock to moisten mixture, add soy sauce, shrimp and peas.
  • 6 stir-fry until heated thoroughly and shrimp is cooked.

Spaghetti Sauce

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

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 7 (6 ounce) cans water
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon sweet basil
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

  • 1 in a 8-quart pan saute' onion, green pepper and garlic in oil.
  • 2 add tomato paste and water.
  • 3 stir until smooth, then add rest of the seasonings.
  • 4 for meat sauce:
  • 5 in addition to the above ingredients, brown 1 pound italian sausage and 1 pound of ground beef and add to sauce.
  • 6 simmer uncovered for 1 to 2 hours.

Spicy Thai Bowl

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup light coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons red curry paste
  • juice from a fresh lime
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 -2 cup fresh steamed green beans
  • 1/2 red pepper, cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • lime wedge (to garnish)
  • 1 store-roasted chicken, shredded (2 cups meat)
  • 2 cups cooked rice

Recipe

  • 1 in a deep saucepan over low heat, whisk together chicken broth, coconut milk, lime juice and curry paste. add ginger, shredded chicken and steamed green beans. cook until heated. stir in cilantro and serve mixture over rice with a lime wedge.