RECIPE #499, DAY #684 or. I can’t decide. ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas” from May 2017 Food Network Magazine* TIMING: 20-30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy, although sometimes hard to roll the tortillas without breaking TOOLS: Baking pan COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: Chicken and cheese enchiladas are a winner, with whole grains and lean protein. Paired…
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Quick Tortilla Soup
RECIPE #465, DAY #641 ORIGINAL RECIPE: It’s in my first-ever recipe collection, but it came originally from Mills’ and Ross’ Desperation Dinners* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Not TOOLS: Soup pot and other normal kitchen things COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This make a rather fine, super speedy, weeknight, family dinner. It is chock full of veggies…
Loaded Potato Soup
RECIPE #464, DAY #640 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I collected this as “Baked Potato Soup” into my very first recipe collection, but it came originally from Mills’ and Ross’ Desperation DInners* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Not at all TOOLS: A soup pot and nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: It’s a little heavy on the fat, but…
Creamy Turkey-Cheese Bake
RECIPE #460, DAY #631 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Turkey Cheese Casserole” from Ricki Carroll’s Home Cheese Making TIMING: 45 minutes-1 hour DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: A skillet, small casserole dish, and other usual kitchen things COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: It’s got a whole lotta dairy to be called “healthy,” but it is lean protein and…
Pita Pizza
RECIPE #451, DAY #624 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I made this up years ago, from a pita pizza I used to order all the time TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Super easy TOOLS: Nothing special, unless you want to use a pizza stone COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: A whole wheat pizza with tomato sauce, a moderate amount of…
Welsh Rarebit
RECIPE #442, DAY #612 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Welsh Rarebit” from Bert Greene’s Kitchen Bouquets TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Things can go wrong here pretty easily, as you can see from my curdled, runny result TOOLS: A double boiler or a super-heavy-bottomed saucepan COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Not healthy. A very imbalanced meal, in line with grilled…
Loaded Breakfast Sandwich
RECIPE #417, DAY #583 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Loaded Egg Sandwich,” from Food Network Magazine, April 2016* TIMING: 30 minutes, if you are a kitchen speedster (It’s all about managing multiple kitchen tasks at once) DIFFICULTY: Almost easy TOOLS: Rimmed baking sheet, baking sheet with roasting rack, griddle or skillet, etc. COOK TYPE: Oven and stovetop HEALTH:…
Chef Salad
RECIPE #411, DAY #577 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Chef Greene’s Chef Salad,” from Bert Greene’s Bert Greene’s Kitchen* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy, as long as you follow advice to boil an egg TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: We all know that having a salad for lunch makes you a saint. This salad does contain…
Deep Dish Pizza
RECIPE #392, DAY #568 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Deep-Dish Pizza,” from Food Network Magazine, October 2016* TIMING: 2 1/2 hours, but the dough seemed rushed to me DIFFICULTY: Bread can be intimidating, but it’s not that hard TOOLS: A round cake pan, a stand mixer with dough hook… COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: This pizza has…
Matar Paneer
RECIPE #370, DAY #542 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Green Peas and Indian Cheese in Fragrant Tomato Sauce”/”Matar Paneer” from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian Cooking* TIMING: 2 hours DIFFICULTY: Not too difficult TOOLS: Nonstick saute pan or wok COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is a nice, healthy entree, and vegetarian to boot. With cheese as the protein, it…
Autumn Cheese and Fruit Plate
RECIPE #316, DAY #509 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Life experience and reading cookbooks* TIMING: 5 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy, but a sense of food and aesthetics is a must TOOLS: A cheese knife and perhaps a honey drizzler COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: Really, the French have a lot better way to end their meals in indulgence than we…
Cheese-Stuffed Tomatoes
RECIPE #299, DAY #500 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Moldovan Cheese-Stuffed Tomatoes,” from the Recipes Wikia, under the “Moldovan Appetizers” category* TIMING: 20 minutes (or much more for a crowd) DIFFICULTY: It’s a little painstaking TOOLS: A tiny, sharp spoon, a tomato knife, and a small food processor COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: My daughter was double-fisting these, but…
Swamp Snack Mix
RECIPE #291, DAY #490 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Swamp-Creature Snack Mix,” from the “50 Spooky Snacks” insert from Food Network Magazine* TIMING: 5 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy, as long as you don’t overmix TOOLS: Some way to pop popcorn (and mine is an electric popcorn popper) and a large bowl COOK TYPE: Popcorn popper (or your method) HEALTH:…
Mac N Cheese with Ham and Broccoli
RECIPE #276, DAY #478 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Just made up from traditional mac ‘n’ cheese recipes* TIMING: 1 1/2 hours DIFFICULTY: Easy to moderate TOOLS: Regular things, like a pot to boil water, a whisk, and a casserole dish COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: You won’t any health awards serving mac ‘n’ cheese for dinner,…
Family Broccoli Bake
RECIPE #152, DAY #181 ORIGINAL RECIPE: One that has been passed down in my family for generations, and that I recorded in It’s All Good, a family recipe collection* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing too special COOK TYPE: Oven, baking HEALTH: This is one of those recipes that is meant to get the…
Crustless Sausage and Potato Quiche
RECIPE #133, DAY #155 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Gratin of Potatoes, Onions, and Sausages,” from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, et. al.* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy TOOLS: A nice deep dish pie or gratin baking dish and other typical things COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: Well, it’s veggies and protein…
Potatoes Dauphinois
RECIPE #85, DAY #106 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Gratin Dauphinois” from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child et. al.* TIMING: 1 hour, at most DIFFICULTY: Easy, but requires rule-following and an ability to adjust TOOLS: Just a proper baking pan COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: We all know veggies are tops, and I am a…
Pizza Dough
RECIPE #50, DAY #61 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Neopolitan-American Pizza,” from Pizza, by Ed Levine* TIMING: A minimum of 5 hours for the rise and refrigeration DIFFICULTY: Difficult, but practice will improve the outcome TOOLS: A pizza peel and pizza stone, as well as a stand mixer COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: This is a straight-up white pizza…
Cheese Muffins
RECIPE #33, DAY #31 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Cheese Muffins,” from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison.* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Nice and straight-forward TOOLS: A cupcake pan and cupcake papers. A stand mixer would also be nice. COOK TYPE: Oven. Baking. HEALTH: We’re not talking sweet muffins here, so you don’t have to worry about…
Homemade Cheesy Root Vegetables
RECIPE #25, DAY #22 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Family Cheesy Potatoes,” from our 2001-2003 family cookbook It’s All Good* TIMING: up to 1 1/2 hours DIFFICULTY: Harder than the original (which could be made by your cat), but not very hard TOOLS: Nothing special, just a baking pan and whisk COOK TYPE: Boiling (or steaming) and baking…
Pan Pizza
RECIPE #8, DAY #5 ORIGINAL RECIPE: None. This is my own. TIMING: 1/2 an hour, with a bit more time for preheating the oven DIFFICULTY: Easy, but it will take some adjusting over time TOOLS: A pan that will do for a pan pizza, which will take some experimentation to find COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH:…
Tomato Soup with Cheddar Crisps
RECIPE #1, DAY #1 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Creamy Tomato Soup with Crispy Cheese Crackers,” from Salad People by Moosewood Restaurant. TIMING: 2o minutes or so DIFFICULTY: My ten-year-old made it HEALTH: Great lunch, although the protein is completely reliant on cheese, so not an every day thing. Also, not incredibly filling. With a piece of fruit…
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