Spanish Rice with Seafood Feast
Sticky
2020-05-03
It was a feast for four. Mussels, crab legs, JUMBO shrimp and scallops over a bed of Spanish Rice.
Tomatoes are Thriving
2020-05-03
I will have some cherry tomatoes soon thanks to AeroGarden. They are doing much better than the strawberries. Only have two strawberries left but the tomatoes are thriving. Thanks dad for your inspiration.
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Thanksgiving Dinner 2019
2019-12-03
Thanksgiving Dinner 2019. Ate the last of the survivors tonight.
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Blanched Almond Rissoto
2019-04-15
Ingredients
2 tablespoon
olive oil extra virgin. +/-
1 small
Onion diced - about 1/4 cup
1/2 cup
Arborio Rice
1/8 cup
almonds blanched and slivered
1/4 cup
dry white wine
2 cups
hot chicken broth
1/8 cup
Parmesan cheese shredded
salt and pepper; to taste
Servings: people
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Instructions
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In heavy saucepan or frypan, add olive oil and heat pan. When hot add onions and sautee until soft.
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Add rice and slivered blanched almonds. Sautee 1-2 minutes or until well coated.
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Add wine and stir until absorbed. Continue stirring and add 1 big ladle of chicken broth. After each ladel is absorbed add another until all the broth is gone.
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The rissoto should be rich and creamy. Cook until al dente or more. Serve immediately.
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Budwig
2019-03-08
One of my good friends makes this breakfast drink up almost everyday. It was the original breakfast smoothie. He is now in his mid 70's and looks more like in his 60's. Was it the Budwig? It couldn't hurt. The ultimate protein drink.
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One of my good friends makes this breakfast drink up almost everyday. It was the original breakfast smoothie. He is now in his mid 70's and looks more like in his 60's. Was it the Budwig? It couldn't hurt. The ultimate protein drink.
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Ingredients
Grains & Seeds
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- 1 tbsp sesame seed
- 2 tbsp whole oats substitute wheat or buckwheats; rotate them
Blender
- 4 tbsp yogurt plain
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 1 tsp flax seed oil or sunflower oil
- 1 banana
- Any fruit of choice
Servings: person
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Instructions
- Grind the grains and seeds together. Set aside. Put the blender ingredients in the blender and blend like a milkshake. Then add the grains and seeds after grinding and blend again. This recipe is from my Swiss friends, R&M.
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Old-Time Beef Stew
2019-03-07
Here is Aunt Nettie’s recipe for Old-Time Beef Stew. I find it quite amusing that she called this recipe Old-Time and it was written in a cookbook from 1953. That’s just one year after I was born. So, it is now a senior but not ready for retirement like me. This recipe must be at least 70 years old – not that I’m that OLD. It is one of the first recipes or pretty much any written anything from Miss Nettie where she had to correct something.
That is not typical of her. I also found it interesting that she wrote to put the garlic on a toothpick so you could remove it from the stew. That’s a new one for me. Here she is in the picture when she was teaching school.
Here’s a tip. Make sure your Dutch oven is very hot. Then add the oil. Test to make sure it is at searing temperature. Then and only then add the beef meat. The Dutch oven needs to be very hot to give the right amount of searing and to create the base for the rue. Rue (the bits in the bottom of the pan) will give your stew the pizzazz and flavor substance needed to take the stew to the next level. Do not move to the next step until you create the sear and the rue base.
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Crab and Lobster Salad
2019-03-05
I was going to buy store bought seafood salad for dinner but they were out. So, I improvised by getting imitation crabmeat and using a small package of lobster meat from my freezer. My husband loves cucumber but doesn't like celery. By mixing the two together in equal amounts he didn't notice the cucumber. Turned out delightfully well.
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I was going to buy store bought seafood salad for dinner but they were out. So, I improvised by getting imitation crabmeat and using a small package of lobster meat from my freezer. My husband loves cucumber but doesn't like celery. By mixing the two together in equal amounts he didn't notice the cucumber. Turned out delightfully well.
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Ingredients
8 ounces
crabmeat
3 ounces
lobster meat salt and pepper; to taste
1/2 cup
chopped celery
1/2 cup
chopped English cucumber
1/4 cup
mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoons
celery salt
1/2 tablespoons
white sugar
salt and pepper; to taste
1/2 teaspoon
Gullah Crab & Shrimp Boil; or Old Bay
smidgen
Paprika smaller than pinch
Servings: people
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Instructions
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Chop crabmeat and lobster meat into small dice (Macédoine); sides measuring approximately ¼ inch (6mm). Add to medium size serving bowl. Add chopped celery and chopped cucumber also small dice. Lightly mix.
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Combine celery salt, white sugar, salt & pepper, seafood spice, dried parsley and paprika in small bowl or measure cup. Distribute over the seafood mix.
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Fold in mayonnaise a little at a time until desired consistency. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes or until just prior to serving.
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NOTE: Mix in the mayonnaise a little at a time so you do not add too much mayo. You can purchase this seafood blend from Gullah Gourmet Inc. http://gullahgourmet.com. I received it in a special purchase package and have used it instead of Old Bay since.
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Easily substitute imitation crabmeat for fresh crabmeat.
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Aunt Nettie’s Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
2019-02-27
Aunt Nettie is back with her recipe of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. It was written in a small 3" x 6" notebook. When she travelled during school break she always carried one of these notebooks to journal the trip. It was a pleasure to find some of her recipes tucked away in this notebook. This new picture of her is with one of her china dolls dressed in the same dress as her. She made all her own clothing.
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| 48 Cookies | 15 Minutes |
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Aunt Nettie is back with her recipe of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. It was written in a small 3" x 6" notebook. When she travelled during school break she always carried one of these notebooks to journal the trip. It was a pleasure to find some of her recipes tucked away in this notebook. This new picture of her is with one of her china dolls dressed in the same dress as her. She made all her own clothing.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup Brown Sugar Firmly packed
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Orange Rind From about one orange
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1 1/2 cup Oatmeal rolled oats
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 7 ounces Chocolate Chips
Servings: Cookies
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Instructions
- Cream well butter and brown sugar. Beat in 1 egg, orange rind, vanilla, all purpose flour, rolled oats and salt. Fold in Chocolate Chips.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Drop batter from teaspoon onto lightly greased and floured cookie sheets. Bake in moderate oven at 375 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.
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