Straciatella is an Italian egg-drop soup. It uses a chicken broth base, and adds flavour with fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Ingredients 4 cups chicken broth 2 large eggs ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese ~¼ cup fresh chopped parsley…
Steak and peppers is a simple dish to throw together with leftover meat. Sliced seitan, seared flank steak, or any other protein would probably work as well. It also works well as a main dish with spinach and garlic and…
Ingredients 4 ea. (28 oz) boneless duck breasts Olive oil Salt Freshly-ground black pepper 1 tbsp red pepper flakes Procedure Brush duck with olive oil. Season liberally with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Set aside. Heat a grill…
Ingredients 2 bunches broccoli rabe 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 4 medium garlic cloves, peeled and minced ½ tsp crushed red pepper Freshly-ground black pepper Salt to taste Procedure Remove any tough or damaged outer leaves from the broccoli rabe.…
Ingredients ¾ cup paprika ¼ cup dehydrated lemon peel ¼ cup granulated garlic 3 tbsp granulated sugar ¼ cup black peppercorns, cracked ⅓ cup salt 3 tbsp red pepper flakes 1 tbsp cayenne pepper Procedure Combine all ingredients, mixing well.…
Dubbed the “VDP QE Quornpitta”, this pitta is prepared with Quorn and is suitable for vegetarians. The contributing author noted the following anecdote: > I first came up to the idea of the pitta as I found that chopped-up Quorn…
Ingredients ¼–½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (28 oz / 830 g) crushed tomatoes ½ cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives ½ cup chopped pitted salt-cured black olives 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed 1 teaspoon crushed red…
This recipe can be a stand-alone meal; it’s also good cold as a leftover. It sometimes turns out a bit dry. Ingredients 500 grams pasta (ideally penne) 3 generous tablespoons olive oil 2 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 onion (ideally…
Ingredients 1 pound (450 g) dried pasta 6 ounces (170 g) pancetta, diced small 1 head (~500 g / 1.1 pound) cauliflower, cut into florets 4 cloves of garlic, sliced thin 1 can (14 ounces / 400 g) diced tomatoes,…
Ingredients Papri 2 cups plain flour (maida) 2 level tsp carom seeds (ajwain) Oil Chaat 3 tablespoons tamarind chutney (imli) 25 ml lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar (if the tamarind chutney is spicy) 1 teaspoon red chile flakes (or to…
Ingredients 2 teaspoons garlic powder 4 teaspoons coarsely-ground coriander seeds 2 tablespoons coarse salt (kosher or sea) 4 teaspoons dill weed 4 teaspoons paprika 4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper) 4 teaspoons fresh coarsely-ground black…
Menudo is a traditional Mexican dish; a spicy soup made with hominy and tripe. Menudo preparation in the northern state of Chihuahua as well as northern New Mexico requires the preparation of three separate items, all combined at the time…