Thursday, February 24, 2011

Bean Soup With Kale

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil
  • 8 large garlic cloves, crushed or minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cups chopped raw kale
  • 4 cups low-fat, low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans, such as cannellini or navy, undrained
  • 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian herb seasoning
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup chopped parsley

Directions

  1. In a large pot, heat olive oil. Add garlic and onion; saute until soft. Add kale and saute, stirring, until wilted. Add 3 cups of broth, 2 cups of beans, and all of the tomato, herbs, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. In a blender or food processor, mix the remaining beans and broth until smooth. Stir into soup to thicken. Simmer 15 minutes. Ladle into bowls; sprinkle with chopped parsley.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/bean-soup-with-kale/Detail.aspx

Sweet, Summer Roasted Vegetables Print Recipe


 
1/3 cup red onion, diced
1/3 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/3 cup zucchini, diced
1/3 cup frozen corn kernals
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly cracked pepper

Toss all to combine & roast at 400 for 15-20 mins.


Read more at http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/side-dishes/sweet-summer-roasted-vegetables.html#ixzz1EuPgVpbI

THE BEST Chocolate Cake EVER :D [print_link]

1 box devil's food cake mix

1 package Jello instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a VERY large bowl (4 qt), mix together everything except chocolate chips. Batter will be thick. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into cake pan of choice (I normally use two 9-inch pie pans). For cooking time, I use the cooking times on the back of the devil's food cake box as a guide and usually add 10 mins to whatever it says. Then I do the toothpick check, and if it's not done, I check on it every 5 mins after that. :) It usually takes around 45 mins for two, 9-inch pie pans.

Buttercream Frosting

1 cup shortening (crisco)
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well blended. Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

apricot pork roast

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 1/2 day

  1. 1 Mix broth, preserves, onion and mustard in slow cooker.
  2. 2 Add pork and turn to coat.
  3. 3 Cover and cook on low 8-9 hours or until done.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/delicious-apricot-glazed-pork-roast-crock-pot-85452#ixzz1DRSsuq4p