Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Roasted Red Gold Blue Potatoes

Roasted potato wedges make a tasty side dish.


Mornings have been bone-chilling frigid. The distant mountain peaks are snow capped, almost mystical against the deep-sea sky. The mesa behind us is still frosted white on the shadow side. Coyote tracks zigzag through the junipers. Yesterday, I watched a jackrabbit sprint across the western slope below our casita, his desert brown camouflage useless against the snow. I shivered and hustled to the kitchen to slice up potatoes.

Trader Joe's in Santa Fe had some of those trendy heirloom tri-colored potatoes this week, the sweetest little gems in purple-blue, red and gold. So, of course, Darling, we had to snag a bag to bring back home. We were both craving comfort food. 

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Garbanzo Beans Nohut















1 can of garbanzo beans. (I prefer using organic dry garbanzo beans; they absolutely taste better than canned ones. I cook them for 40 minutes in my smart pressure cooker. You can also soak them in water overnight and then boil for an hour or two before you start cooking)
1 onion, diced
2 green peppers, chopped
1 can of diced tomato or
2 grated fresh tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato or pepper paste (or 1/2 tbsp pepper + 1/2 tbsp tomato)
2 tbsp oil (olive, corn, butter)
salt & black pepper
any other spice you want--to spice up garbanzos: crushed peppers, green or red chili powder, etc.

optional:
1 carrot, chopped in half rounds or diced
stew beef

-Heat the oil in a pot and then add first onions, then green peppers (if you want carrots, add them with peppers). Stir on medium heat for 4-5 minutes
-Add the paste. After two minutes of stirring, add tomatoes and cook for 4-5 minutes
-Now its time for garbanzo beans, salt & pepper, other spices, and hot water (enough to cover)
-Cook for 20-25 minutes on low heat. If youre using a pressure cooker, cook for 10 minutes.
-Serve with rice.

If you want to try this recipe with stew beef or lamb, add the meat in between onions and peppers and cook until the meat changes its color; it would be probably between 5-7 minutes.
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Morning By the Lake

There are few moments like the coming of morning down by a lake.  

Throw some line out into the water, stake your fishing pole into the ground... 

Then watch the land and water wake...

And the clouds come rolling in...

Then suddenly the sun comes out, fully shining above the hills. It warms your chilly hands, and cleanses busy minds and souls. 

There are others by the water...

And some on it, too. 

Barely speaking, just casting. Feeling the water through our fingertips. 

The sun rises higher and higher. The air grows warm. You watch the blue lake shine and sparkle, and dance under the light.

Before I knew it, I was fast asleep.

And the lizards started coming out. 

It turns out to be a slow, hot day. The fish just werent biting. 

But its okay. 

Smile. Have a beer and call it a good day. 

Because any day by the lake is a good day. 
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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Low Fat Oven Chips Recipe


How to make healthy low fat oven chips from Jeenas Kitchen:


I am going to tell you my "secret " to making tasty healthy low fat oven chips!

Chips can be "very healthy" as it is the way you cook them !

My chips are golden and crisp on the outside and fluffy in the centre with a real potato flavour and they taste delicious! We eat my chips recipe all the time here at home.

They taste so good that I have to keep reminding myself that I only used a little oil!

When you tuck into my chips on a white bread sandwich with some tomato sauce, you do not need to feel guilty that your chips have been deep fried soaking up grease like a sponge!

My healthy chips not only use little oil but use "good healthy olive oil" which is excellent for lowering your cholesterol and contains essential fatty acids.

Make sure you use "baking potatoes" like my recipe says because these are one of the best to make fresh oven chips from and they take no time to make and there is hardly any washing up!

So why not give Jeenas "low fat healthy oven chips" a go... (with out feeling guilty !) as these low fat oven chips are very healthy and taste wonderful.

I have lots of other "healthy recipes" on my food blog so keep visiting Jeenas Kitchen!



Ingredients for my home made low fat oven chip recipe:

3-4 Baking Potatoes
Olive Oil

note... a baking tray that contains holes is needed for best results.


Getting Started.......

Pre heat your oven to 220-2230C. Peel and chops your potatoes into medium thickness chips.

Place onto a pizza tray with holes in it.



Drizzle with a little olive oil.
You do not need to cover every chip or grease your tray, mix the chips around with your hand.



Place your tray of chips into the middle shelf of your oven for 15 minutes.



After 15 minutes take your tray out of your oven. Use a spatula to turn your chips over and move them around a little.



Drizzle with a little olive oil and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until they are golden brown.



Now your home made chips are ready!




Dab with a little kitchen paper if desired.

Serve as they are or with a healthy burger or with some bread and sauce. YUM!




I love my healthy chip sandwich with a drop of tomato ketchup ouzing from the top!





With your healthy low fat oven chips why not try: Jeenas healthy easy bean burger recipe

How about a healthy treat for later ? Fat free healthy tasty carrot cake


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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Neverwinter Nights 2 Storm of Zehir Expansion

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Friday, April 25, 2014

SANDRAS WHOLESOME PINTO BEAN AND HAM SOUP

The perfect hot bean and vegetable soup
on a snowy Alaska winter night...

Servings: (8 to 10)
Prep: 10 mins. |
Cook: Appx. 2 hrs.

INGREDIENTS

-1 (16 oz. pkg.) dried pinto beans
-6 cups water
-6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
-1 tablespoon cider vinegar
-2 heaping teaspoons brown sugar
-2 cups cooked ham, cubed
--(or 2 *smoked ham hocks, or *ham bone with meat on it, or a ring of smoked sausage)
-1 lg. carrot, scrubbed, and chopped
-2 ribs celery, chopped
-½ onion, diced
-1 russet potato (or sweet potato), peeled and chopped
-1 garlic clove, minced
-1 bay leaf
-1/8 teaspoon each: dried oregano, basil, and thyme
-1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
--(I do not add any salt due to the saltiness of the ham)
-Dash of hot sauce

METHOD

Spread the dried pinto beans out on a baking sheet and pick through them; toss any unwanted matter, then rinse beans in a colander. In a large dutch oven (or heavy-bottom soup pot), bring pinto beans and water to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to simmer and par cook for 1 hour. 


Drain beans in colander, and return to dutch oven. Add broth, cider vinegar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes; stirring occasionally. 


Add remaining ingredients, cover, and simmer for 30 additional minutes, until vegetables and beans are tender. 


Remove bay leaf, and toss. Taste for seasoning, and add more broth or water if a thinner consistency is desired.


Serve with hot wheat rolls or crusty slices of French bread. ~ Enjoy!


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*Tip: If using smoked ham hocks or ham bone with meat on it, add at the beginning of the bean cooking process, and remove after 1 hour to pull meat from hocks or bone, cube (when draining beans), and return to pot when adding vegetables.

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