Cold Beet Soup

2 cups beets, cooked and diced (canned works just fine)
2 cups water
2 tbsp. sour cream
1 tbsp. prepared horseradish
2 tsp. fresh dill or 2 tbsp. dried
Sour cream for garnish.

Blend first 5 ingredients until smooth. Pour into bowls and garnish with sour cream.
Makes 4 servings.

You can sub plain yogurt for the sour cream with no

Not mine.

I am not claiming any responsibility for this. None whatsoever.

This showed up on haikujaguar's journal from archangelbeth and having way more curiosity than is good for me: I made it last night.

I admit to checking out the raw food movement when it first started and firmly decided that I really do prefer my food cooked when it is suppose to be cooked and raw when ( Read more... )

As promised, (just a wee bit late, sorry!) I'll get the other one up later.

Black & Decker Gingerbread

1 cup milk, heated to 105 degrees

1 egg, beaten, room temp.

2 tablespoons margarine

3 tablespoons molasses

2 tablespoons brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

3 1/3 cups bread flour

3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ( Read more... )

Here is another sampling from “A Treasury of Great Recipes” by Vincent and Mary Price.

This one was not on the original short list, but this is just too good not to share now. It’s warm, filling and comforting.  Perfect for winter or a sinus infection.

From the Rivoli (still extant) in Mexico City, I give you:

Sopa Poblano

Serves 4

1 tbsp vegetable oil

¼ ( Read more... )

There are times I do things I shouldn’t do. There are times I make things I shouldn’t make.  There are times I ask questions I shouldn’t ask.

Last night was all three.

My Husband is not feeling well, (sinus infection) so being a sweet and loving wife, I asked him want he wanted for dinner.  Looking sad and pathetic he asked, “Sausage and Shrimp with ( Read more... )

If it seems like I'm being really picky and anal on this recipe, you would be correct. I have given this recipe to other people, just to have them come back and tell me that it didn't work or that it came out tasting funny or any number of things. After careful questioning, I find out that they changed something becasue they didn't have it or they ( Read more... )

In honor of the Divine Julia, what I'm making for dinner tonight.

Red curry chicken
Ingredients
1 ½ pounds (8 small) chicken cutlets
2 bell peppers, sliced into thin rings
¼ cup of water
2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
15 ounces coconut milk
Canola oil
White pepper
Rice
Basil leaves
Lime wedges

Season the chicken cutlets with pepper. In batches, cook in canola ( Read more... )

It has been pointed out to me that this is fan food. In the way that fans write stories about their favorite books, movies or video games.
I don't think it is a wrong observation, just not one I would have come up with. 
So here is more of my fan-girling  on the Ai-Naidar:

Every other recipe for a foam cake was more or less a sponge or angel cake. ( Read more... )

My boss asked if I like buttercream yesterday, and like any right thinking person I said, "YES." So, today I ended up with a pound or so of buttercream. She'd made a cake for her husband and had leftover icing. Recognizing the danger of leftover buttercream, got it out of her house ( Read more... )

MCA Hogarth is writing a serial book called Black Blossom. 
It's about the world of Kherishdar and it's people the Ai-Naidar, and I love it. I'm enough of a fan girl to try and create some of the foods, dishes and meals describe within. I'm not a culinary anthropologist, nor do I play one on TV. I'm just a fan of the story and of food.

So, with Ms. ( Read more... )