Marinara Sauce

INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: If making spaghetti, boil noodles for 1 or 2 minutes less.  Drain (most) of the liquid.  Add sauce to the noodle mix and return to the stove and stir until the spaghetti noodles are completely done (4 – 5 minutes).  This will flav0r the spaghetti noodles with the sauce.

Putanesca – Chicken

This recipe is my version of the dish served at The Blue Moose restaurant. “Puttanesca” translates to “in the style of prostitutes,” supposedly because the pungent aromas were how Neapolitan prostitutes would lead customers to their doors. Makes 3 -4 servings.   Ingredients 1/2 pound (225g) dried angel hair spaghetti Kosher salt 6 tablespoons (90ml)… Continue reading Putanesca – Chicken

Cauliflower – Creamed Sous Vide

INGREDIENTS 1 medium head cauliflower, cut into 2-inch pieces ½ medium white onion, roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 2 tablespoons butter ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste ½ cup heavy whipping cream (substitute sour cream) INSTRUCTIONS Preheat Sous Vide to 190°F. Add the cauliflower, onion, garlic, butter and… Continue reading Cauliflower – Creamed Sous Vide

Sangria-Dianne’s Favorite

This recipe uses a Spanish Roja for the base and is fairly easy to put together at your house or someone else’s. I usually make a double batch! Ingredients 1/2 apple, cored, skin on, chopped into small pieces 1/2 orange, rind on, sliced into small pieces, large seeds removed (plus more for garnish) 3-4 Tbsp… Continue reading Sangria-Dianne’s Favorite

Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients: 7 ounce marshmallow whip 2/3 cups vegan evaporated milk 2.5x strength soy milk from powder 3/4 cups vegan margarine 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups sugar 2/3 cups peanut butter Instructions: Mix Sugar, Milk, and Margarine together in a saucepan over medium/high heat. (stir constantly) Heat past boiling until temperature reaches 234 degrees (measured with a candy thermometer) Remove from heat and quickly add marshmallow whip and peanut… Continue reading Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge

Tortilla Soup

Ingredients: 2 cups chicken breast diced 1/2 green pepper minced 3 ribs celery minced 1 medium onion minced 1 jalapeno pepper minced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 tbsp oil 14 1/2 ounces canned tomatoes 5 ounces Ro-tel tomatoes and green chilies 1 1/2 cups beef broth 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 10 3/4 ounces tomato soup 2 cups water 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 6 6″ corn tortillas cut in 1″ squares (leave out for low carb / keto) 1/2 cup Cheddar or… Continue reading Tortilla Soup