A childhood favourite of mine, I remembered my mother’s recipe well enough to try this on my own. Turned out great the first time! Thanks, Mom, for all your good cooking!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound large pasta shells (I’ve used cannelloni when shells aren’t available)
- 2 bunches chard (my mom didn’t use chard in her [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Stuffed Shells With Chard
Posted in Casseroles, Main Courses, Pasta, Vegetarian, tagged chard, Pasta, stuffed shells on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Haricot Hummus
Posted in Condiments, Side dishes, Starters, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged dip, haricot beans, hummus, navy beans, white beans on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sadly, I’m allergic to garbonzo beans a.k.a. chick peas. And I adore them. I love them with olive oil and lemon juice and Parmesan (mix, add some salt, and chill), I love them in hummus, and I love them in stews and soups. But. They don’t love me.
Fortunately there’s a way [...]
Spiced Squash and Ham Stew
Posted in Main Courses, Soup, tagged ham, pork, rice, squash, stew on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was an experiment to use up some things we had laying around, and it turned out wonderfully! It’s warming and filling and perfect for a rainy fall day.
Ingredients:
- 1 large yellow onion
- glug of olive oil
- 1/2 a pound or so of pork/ham (I used bacon, but here in the UK bacon is [...]
Beet, Lentil, Red Onion & Feta Salad
Posted in Salads, Side dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged beetroot, beets, feta, lentils, red onion on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beets are in season, and I’ve been making anything and everything I can think of with them. (I tried making borscht for the first time last night, and although it was the most beautiful colour I’ve ever seen, I’m going to wait to give you the recipe until I can get it tasting more… [...]
Tomato Sauce
Posted in Pasta, Sauces, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged tomato sauce pasta Italian on November 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Been makin’ my own from scratch lately. It’s pretty easy, just takes a while. Makes the house smell wonderful.
Ingredients:
- 1 large yellow onion
- big glug olive oil
- 4 or 5 cloves of garlic
- 3 cans of whole cooked tomatoes and their liquid (certainly use ripe fresh tomatoes when in season)
- 1 or 2 cans [...]
