Chicken Chili

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Chicken Chili 1 onion, diced 2 to 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil meat from 1/2 to 1 whole cooked chicken 8 cups cooked beans (such as pinto or kidney, or both) 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 4 cups water 2 tablespoons cumin 1 tablespoon paprika 1 teaspoon thyme 1 [...]

Fasooli (White Beans and Rice)

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This is one of my favorite growing up dishes. The flavor is excellent; it is warming and filling. I still don’t think I make it as well as my Mom does, but I try! The photo above is of the Great Northern beans I finished soaking this morning (see How to Cook Dry Beans). The [...]

Chicken Meatballs & Wild Rice Soup

Sylvia’s Chicken Noodle Soup was a hit for our dinner last night! The meatballs are out of this world yummy. We will have this meal again and again. My procedure was to take frozen chicken stock and get it simmering. Then I added diced onions, the soup spices, and 3 cups of wild rice to [...]

Coconut Cumin Chicken

Here is our coconut cumin chicken ala Sylvia (and here’s her new blog), for her recipe inspired this variation in our family. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour 1 can of coconut milk (light or regular) into the bottom of a baking pan. Add 2 tablespoons cumin, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and [...]

Creamy Beef & Beans with Rice

Creamy Beef & Beans with Rice The sauce in this dish is one of my favorite flavor combinations — coconut milk, cumin and nutritional yeast. Use any type of beans you like. 1 or 2 pounds beef stew meat 1 onion, diced 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil 4 cups filtered water 1 can coconut milk (unsweetened, [...]

Baked Noodles — Gluten-Free, Egg-Free Dairy-Free

We’ve been having this for lunches quite frequently lately. The kids gobble it up! In fact, I’d recommend doubling it because they’ll probably want seconds. It is flexible in that you can add whatever beans you’d like to make it a one-dish meal. 1 package prepared brown rice noodles — penne or rotini (slightly undercooked) [...]

Cooking Whole Chickens in a Crockpot

Updated: 4/12/2010 You’re going to think I’m horribly simple and boring when I tell you what I do to cook chickens. This is definitely not gourmet. This method is so simple and handy — it requires almost no effort but yields tender, juicy, fall-off-the-bone chicken for sandwiches, soups, casseroles, and skillet dishes. It results in [...]

Falafel

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My mom submitted this recipe to a newspaper’s cooking contest back in 1984 and she won first prize — $50. I have upped the seasonings a bit, but other than that, this is the same great recipe. 4 cups dry garbanzo beans 3 large onions 6 to 8 cloves garlic 2 bunches parsley, with stems [...]

Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmas) — with Pictures

Stuffed grape leaves are one of my all-time favorite foods. When we had them growing up, it was a family affair. Whoever was home loved to get in on the rolling. My mom would lead us in making a huge pot of them. We would eat off them for days, if they lasted that long! [...]