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Curry Comfort

05 Sunday Jul 2020

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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs (.907 kg) beef or chicken
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves of garlic (finely diced)
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 3 inch piece of ginger (finely diced) or 1-2 tsps
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less depending on how “hot” you want it)
  • 2-3 Tbsp curry powder
  • 2 (13 oz.) cans of unsweetened coconut milk (or use beef or chicken broth)
  • Salt and Pepper

Directions

  1. Add oil, beef or chicken to a skillet and season with salt and pepper
  2. Cook meat on medium heat until golden brown and both sides
  3. Remove meat and set aside
  4. Add onion and cook til transparent
  5. Add ginger, garlic and spices and cook to release fragrance (1 minute)
  6. Add coconut milk or broth and simmer.
  7. Return meat to skillet and simmer for about an hour
  8. Serve topped with yogurt and a slice of naan bread

Enjoy

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Chicken Fajitas

29 Thursday Aug 2019

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Fajitas

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt or just salt of your choice
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder (or 2 garlic cloves diced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
  • 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, sliced into strips
  • 1 medium green pepper, sliced into strips
  • 1 cup chopped onion, sliced into strips
  • 6 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed
  • Optional: Shredded cheddar cheese, taco sauce, salsa, guacamole and sour cream. I also add a 1/2 – 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke if you like more outdoor flavour

Directions

  1. Combine all spices along with the oil and chicken breasts into a sealable plastic bag and seal and put into the refrigerator 1-4 hours or overnight.
  2. When ready to cook, slice onions and peppers into strips
  3. Remove chicken from the plastic bag and cook on the bbq or bake into an oven or on the stovetop till done. Meanwhile, fry onions and peppers till cooked and tender
  4. Slice cooked chicken into strips and served with tortillas and your favourite condiments.

Enjoy

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Meaty Meatballs

23 Friday Nov 2018

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Meatballs in sauce

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup beef broth or milk
  • 2 onions diced
  • 2-3 pounds of ground beef or 2 pounds ground beef + 1 pound of ground pork
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup of dry parsley or 1/4 bunch of fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 3-5 cloves of crushed garlic (your preference)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt
  • 1  1/2 teaspoons of ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons of dry Italian herb seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dry basil
  • 6 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (or cooking oil)

Directions

  1. Soak bread crumbs in beef broth or milk and set aside for 15-20 minutes
  2. Heat olive oil  and cook onions til lightly caramelised (set aside to cool)
  3. Put all ingredients into a bowl and combine well
  4. Cover with plastic wrap and put into the refrigerator for an hour to blend flavours
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  6. Put a little vegetable oil on your hand and with an ice cream scoop (for large meatballs) or cook scoop (for small meatballs) for your meatballs by rolling between hands. (I use latex cloves)
  7. Arrange meatballs on a prepared baking sheet lined with foil and lightly oiled
  8. Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes or until done or lightly brown
  9. Either serve them with your favourite Italian sauce or just plain with a little Parmesan cheese sprinkled over them. I put them into a pot Italian sauce and let them simmer for an hour or so.

Enjoy

Fresh Fattoush Salad

02 Thursday Aug 2018

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Ingredients

Vegetables for the Saladwrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 1/2 to 1 head of romaine lettuce
  • 1 Large piece of Pita Bread (Toasted in the oven for 10 minutes
    at 275 degrees F)
    Break into bite size pieces
  • 1-2 medium tomatoes (seeded and diced)
  • 1-2 English cucumbers (diced)
  • 2-3 Radishes (sliced thin) Optional
  • 1/2 to 1 bunch of fresh mint (chopped)
  • 1/2 to 1 bunch of parsley (chopped)
  • 1/2 to 1 red bell pepper (diced)
  • 1/2 to 1 green bell pepper (diced)
  • 4 baby green onion (sliced)

Salad Dressing Vinaigrette

  • 2 garlic cloves (Finely minced)
  • 1-2 lemons juiced (I use 1 lemon)
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp pomegranate (grenadine) molasses
  • 1 Tbsp sumac spice
  • 1/2 tsp of dry mint
  • 1/4 tsp salt and pepper each

Directions

  1. Mix all the vegetables together in a bowl
  2. Mix all the Salad Dressing Vinaigrette ingredients into a mixing jar and shake together to mix
  3. Add dressing to salad to taste

Enjoy

 

 

 

Potato Lasagna

15 Wednesday Nov 2017

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Potato Lasangna

wrks4me_terry_tested-11Ingredients

  • 5 large russet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Romano
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup baby spinach (chopped)
  • 1 cup Italian Tomato Sauce
  • 4  cooked leftover hamburgers (or use cooked hamburger)
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Slice hamburgers and put aside
  2. Cut russet potatoes into slices (I use a mandoline’s thick slice setting) set aside
  3. In a bowl mix sour cream or ricotta cheese, grated Parmesan Cheese, an egg and chopped baby spinach all together, then set aside
  4. In a baking dish start layering potato slices Italian sauce, mozzarella cheese and hamburger slices, just as you would a regular lasagna.
  5. When you get to your middle layer, spread the sour cream mixture, then return to laying potatoes and Italian sauce and cheese.
  6. Bake covered at 375 degrees F for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out hot.

Note: To speed things up you could parboil the sliced potatoes for about 5-8 minutes before layering. Make sure to drain them well and adjust the baking time, as the lasagna will cook faster.

Serve and enjoy

 

 

Cauliflower “Taco Style” Stuffed Peppers

24 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Stuffed Peppers - 2

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups of cauliflower “rice”wrks4me_terry_tested-11
  • 1/2 cup of fresh mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup of walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 1-2 tablespoons of chili powder (I prefer 1 tablespoon depending on if it “hot” chili powder)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or regular paprika)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/4 salt
  • 3 cups of cooked rice (I use parboiled)
  • Red, Yellow, Orange or Green Peppers (sliced in half and chored)
  • Italian Tomato Sauce
  • 1/2 cup of Mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Cauliflower Tacos
  2. Use a food processor to make “cauliflower rice” by pulsing cauliflower. Put into a bowl
  3. Pulse mushrooms to the same consistency as the “cauliflower rice”. Add to the cauliflower
  4. Pulse walnuts to the same consistency as
    the “cauliflower rice”. Add to the cauliflower
  5. Sir in soy sauce and add spices and mix together
  6. Spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes
  7. Remove and add to cooked rice
  8. Stir in 5-8 tablespoons of Italian tomato sauce
  9. Fill the peppers with cauliflower mixture and top with mozzarella cheese
  10. Spoon Italian tomato sauce over top
  11. Put stuffed pepper into a baking dish
  12. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water to the bottom of the backing dish
  13. Bake for 375 degrees F for 20 minutes

Enjoy

Stuffed Peppers - 3

 

 

 

 

 

Terry’s Chicken Stir Fry

22 Sunday Oct 2017

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Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 cup Water
  • 3 Tbsp Condensed Chicken Broth (or substitute water and condensed chicken broth for 1 cup of actual chicken broth)
  • 3 Tbsp Soya Sauce (try to get low sodium)
  • 3 Cloves of crushed garlic or 1 Tablespoon of minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch (2 tsp of Xanthan Gum)
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  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Stir-Fry

  • 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced or diced
  • 3 Celery Stocks dices
  • 1 head broccoli, sliced into florets
  • 1 cup of sliced carrots
  • 1 thinly sliced red or green pepper
  • 3 spring (green) onions diced
  • 5 stocks of Boc Choy diced
  • 5 mushrooms quartered
  • 2 tablespoons of canola oil
  • 4 cups of prepare rice
  • Optional sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients for the sauce in a container and put aside
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of canola oil to fry pan and add chicken
  3. Stir fry til cooked, then put aside
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of canola oil to fry pan and add vegetables except the spring onions
  5. Stir fry and cover til cooked but not overcooked, then remove from pan and put aside, but keep warm
  6. Return the chicken to the fry pan and add the sauce
  7. Continue to heat until sauce thickens and coats chicken
  8. Sprinkle spring onions over top and optional sesame seeds
  9. Serve vegetables and chicken over rice

Enjoy

Chicken Stir Fry 2

Basmati Rice with Garam Masala

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Garam Masala Rice

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 medium-size onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) garam masala
  • 1 salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 diced carrot (optional)

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. With a stove and oven safe pot, melt butter over medium heat on the stove
  3. Add the onions, garlic and garam masala and allow to cook 3 to 5 minutes, until onions are softened
  4. Add rice and stir until ingredients are well coats.
  5. Pour in vegetable stock and add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Bring stock up to a boil.
  7. Cover and bake in the oven until the rice is tender about 20 to 25 minutes.
  8. Let stand, covered for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy

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Greek Style Healthy Bean Stew

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Healthly been stew

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large white or yellow onion diced (about 1½ cups)
  • 1/2 medium fennel bulb, sliced into thin strips
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 4 stocks of celery (diced)
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large baby kale leaves or spring mix
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill

Preparation

  1. Put peas in a large pot and add enough water to cover by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Cook for about a minute or so and then turn off heat and allow to soak for an hour. Drain beans and set aside
  2. Add olive oil in a large pot. Add onion and fennel and cook until tender. Add garlic, black-eyed peas, carrots, celery tomato and tomato paste, salt and bay leaves. Stir well until tomato paste is well distributed.
  3. Add enough water to cover vegetables and bring to a boil
  4. Reduce head and simmer until peas are tender.
  5. Add baby kale or spring mix and dill. Remove bay leaves

Serve and enjoy

 

Greek Style Potato Salad

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Greek Potato Salad

Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 3 pounds medium red potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon packed fresh oregano leaves, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups leaf lettuce head chopped or fresh spring mix
  • 1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 stock of celery (diced)
  • 5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and sliced lengthwise (optional)

Preparation

  1. Prepare dressing by whisking oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper into a small bowl. Set aside
  2. Peel and quarter potatoes, then boil until tender and can be pierced with a fork. Drain water.
  3. While still hot add celery seeds and about half of dressing over potatoes
  4. Cool potatoes in refrigerator, then add remaining oil, lettuce, green onions, celery and lettuce or spring mix along with optional mint
  5. Serve with cooked eggs

Enjoy