A rich, spicy, creamy soup. Leave out the chipotle chile (dried, smoked jalapeno chile) if you don't want it spicy. This is from the Suzanne Somers book Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away, and fits the...
While the red pepper adds colour, the beans & scapes are look alikes that fill this dish with taste surprises! Serve with sauteed or grilled poultry or meat.
This is a basic paste to which much can be added...cumin, cilantro, etc. Try marinating any meat to kick it up a notch or try adding a spoonful to sour cream, mayonnaise or butter (to top steak).
An easy saute which can be used with roasts, steaks, served as a side dish or can even be eaten served on toast, just puree the sauce, with a bruschetta.
Growing up My aunt used to serve stuffed peppers in the frozen box. They were good, but I have been looking for a good homemade recipe, that would knock my socks off. I found several that seem ok and none...
I love those cherry peppers from the grocer. Growing just one bush can give you enough supply for a year. Great for use in Italian dishes, stuffed with cheese or on sandwiches, but especially good in recipe...
This is a meat-free stuffed pepper recipe that is great with spaghetti or any other pasta. I use hot banana peppers because they add great flavor and fire to the sauce, but I'm sure mild banana peppers...
This is an easy, healthy, flavorful and spicy soup. It is an impressive first course for company if you use large or jumbo shrimp. Alternatively, you can use tiny shrimp and the cost will be much lower...
Had this at a potluck picnic and it was wonderful. I sought out the woman who made it and got the recipe. The secret is to drain it before serving so it isn't swimming in dressing. Serve with tortilla...
This is a quick and easy side to pair to any meat you're throwing on the grill this summer. You can substitute the green bell peppers with red, orange, or yellow bell peppers, or use two portabello mushroom...
So simple, yet different. We just got back from Jamaica, and this was a salad we ate quite often. Most restaurants we went to served this as their "garden salad" and it was always served with thousand...
From the Betty Crocker International Cookbook. It states it is low-calorie, but it sure doesn't taste low-cal. I used cod, but I think just about any fish would be just as delicious.
Think you can't make Chinese food? Think again! This will make you look like a pro and tastes even better than take out. The flank steak is so tender it almost melts in your mouth. Make sure to prep everything...
A delicious blend of roasted red peppers, onion, garlic, basil and light cream. This can also be made with jarred roasted red peppers, but definitely worth the effort to roast them.
This makes an excellent side dish to go with main-dish stir fries or satays. Add meat to make a main dish. You can locate lemongrass and fish sauce in most Oriental markets.
This sauce is used on the fried avocados that I have recipes for in my public cookbook. This sauce is commonly passed at the Oaxacan table to use with meats, for appetizers (antojitos) or with beans and...
An appetizing first course from the flavor center of the universe, Louisiana. Courtesy of Chef Robert Krol of Crozier's, featured in The Louisiana New Garde television series.
The beautiful ratatouille served up in the movie by the same name. Long and narrow vegetables work best. Serve over a bed of brown rice, couscous, pasta or other starch, or with crusty bread."
This is an easy to prepare and delicious appetizer -or- side dish! Wonderful to bring to potlucks or for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. Recipe is from my son-in-law's mom, Martha. Enjoy!
By reading the ingredients listed on a container of Trader Joe's roasted salsa, I was able to compose a recipe. What we like about this recipe is that because you choose the type of chili used, you can...
This recipe started off as a chicken salad but I wanted something warmer and I had raw green prawns at home so it ended off as a stir-fry. For the noodles I used Fresh Thai Noodles which are yellow in...
This is my favorite way to have yellow squash. I have to fight my husband for it because he loves it, too. I am estimating all the amounts. I usually just toss mine together with whatever amounts of squash...
This recipe comes from Tanzania. A friend from Togo brought me this recipe he found on the internet, because he knew I was looking for African recipes to post for ZWT4. Cooking time doesn't include the...
This is Italian all the way, and super delicious! Cook time includes marinating time. This recipe can be used in a Lite-Bleu meal plan. All Lite-Bleu recipes are complete meals that we designed for our...
Just wanting an appetizer and I had these lovely Jalapenos SOooo put on my thinking cap looked in the freezer and came up with this recipe - looks attractive and it really isn't all that spicy, the baking...
This medley of healthy, colorful vegetables includes julienne strips of zucchini, carrot, sweet red pepper, and yellow squash. Using a sugar substitute adds a subtle sweetness to the dressing without all...
If you love jalapenos, a Chili Grill is the perfect gadget for you. There are so many fillings you can use for stuffing these wonderful little peppers. This cornbread filling is one of my favorites. These...
I like the ingredients. Copied this out of a cookbook that I had taken out of the library but I didn't write down which one. It was pre-Zaar! Serve with warm rice.
This fabulous Pesto makes about 2 cup, enough sauce for 1 pound cooked pasta. Such a deep flavor and rich flavor. This is a treat for the tastebuds! I found this great recipe in the Cooks Illustrated "The...
Watch now to see how to cook Mexican Stuffed Peppers for Two! Add a zip of flavor to these Mexican peppers for two with chunky salsa and taco seasoning!
These are wonderful to use in so many recipes, use right away or refrigerate in a jar --- to store in the refrigerator place the cooled roasted peppers in the jar then cover with oil, add in a pinch of...
This is the recipe my mom always made when I was little, in my Italian family in NJ:) It's very simple but delicious, and I find the simplest recipes are always my favorites.
I was preparing recipe #227325 posted by chef #296027 and found this recipe/technique online for the ancho chile puree called for. Apparently, the Food Network's Bobby Flay uses this puree in several recipes....