Tonight's Dinner Party, My French Onion Soup . . . and Swim Goggles!
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Comments (31)I usually prepare some appetizers and dessert. One of the recipies I do often is Onion Pakora. Try and let me know. I love pot lucks ..you can eat a variety of food and the best part is you need not prepare them all ;) lol! Ingredients: 2 tsp Ghee 1 pinch of Baking soda 1 cup of Bengal gram flour (besan) 1/2 cup of Rice flour 2 or 3 finely chopped onions (lengthwise) 2 Green chilies -- finely chopped 1 tsp Chili powder few cashew nuts/Ground nuts 1 cup of Cilantro (coriander) finely chopped 2 strands of Curry leaves Salt -- to taste Water -- as required Oil -- for deep-frying How to prepare: Place 2 tsp. ghee and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Rub together until frothy. Add the remaining ingredients and combine well, using sufficient water to make a thick batter. Leave it to rest for 15 mts. Heat oil in a heavy frying pan. Make small balls from the batter and drop them into the oil . Fry the pakoras until golden in color. When cooked, drain the excess oil on a sheet of brown paper or paper towels. Serve hot with chutney. This dish goes well with Mint chutney. You can also eat them without any side dish. Here is a link that might be useful: Recipes...See MoreFall Soup Party...
Comments (39)Here is my contributions to the soup party ideas. I made this on Monday for a family at our church. When I make it, I dont use the recipe, just throw things in the pot. The family asked for the recipe. They dont make things from scratch often, so forgive me if it sounds like its typed up for non-cookers! My soup is different every time I make it. Could make this soup vegetarian if you cut out the sausage. Appreciate all the other soup recipes posted. We are now thinking of doing a "Soup/Bonfire" party also. Gotta love those bonfires :) ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP 1 LB plain sausage or Itailian sausage browned and greased drained In soup pot mix together: and simmer at least 1.5 hr. or more is better. cooked sausage 2 qts water with 3 T. boullion chicken/beef or mix of both 1 large (around approx. 26 oz) can spaghetti sauce 1 large 16 oz or 26 oz can chopped tomatoes 2-3 T. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 -1 cup lentils 1/4- 1/2 cup barley (not instant) 2-3 medium carrots 2-3 stalks celery 1-2 cans green beans 2 bay leaves (remove when soup is done) 1 large onion 2 T. fennel seed (crush in your hand to release flavor) garlic powder to taste salt and pepper to taste Add: after soup has cooked at least 45 min. to one hr. add 1/2- 3/4 cup any pasta. Cook another 15 min. Opptional ideas to add: any vegetable, tomato juice for liquid, Black or any beans, Hot sauce, mushrooms, rice, white potatoes or sweet...See MoreDinner tonight?
Comments (23)Tobygirl, the salad was disappointing. It sounded so good with shrimp, pasta, smoked salmon and asaragus. The dressing was lemon juice, s&p, tarragon and olive oil. It was blah. I think it needs something--maybe onion? I'll put some in it today and see if we like it for lunch. It made a huge bowl full so I hope the onion helps. Any other suggestions before I dive in? Hostapasta, it sounds like you had an enjoyable, productive day. Nita, I don't know how you do it but you cook a delicious meal every night! Debby ab--you were out a little late last night, missy!! LOL! Glad you had fun with your sis and the girls....See MoreLast dinner of 2013? What's for dinner ?
Comments (17)We were visiting my wife's family in Vermont which ends up being a large group, with most of her brothers and sisters, and their spouses and kids, and this year even several girlfriends of the kids. All told we were about thirty. Meals were split up with one or two people volunteering for each meal. New Year's Eve was my night. I was stumped at first as far as what to make, but the co-volunteer Eric (a foodie BIL) came up with the suggestion of top-your-own tacos. We actually went with tostadas, and made black beans, three different meat toppings, and about a dozen other topping options, with side dishes of Mexican-spiced rice, and homemade cole slaw. Logistically the meal worked well, although some people didn't realize that they were supposed to be able to pick up the tostada after they made it, and instead they buried it beneath a 2-inch deep mound of toppings. Also we forgot to put out the guacamole until after half the people had served themselves. Food wise, some parts of the meal worked better than others. The shredded chicken verde was good but would have been better with more of the tomatillo salsa, however the co-op closed early, and the normal grocery store had no green salsa. The beef/chorizo was good but could have used a bit more of something, Eric and I couldn't decide what it needed. The shrimp was a big hit, the only problem with it was it disappeared so fast, the recipe (as well as I remember it) for the shrimp is below. Chili-Lime Shrimp 2 lbs peeled uncooked shrimp (31-40 count -- cut into thirds) 10 cloves garlic (minced) 1 4oz can diced green chilies 2 limes chili powder canola oil Liberally cover raw shrimp with chili powder and the juice of 1 half of a lime, and let rest for 10 minutes. In small pan, heat oil over medium heat, add garlic and green chilies, until garlic is softened and fragrant. remove from heat. In large pan, heat oil over high heat, until it is smoking hot, add shrimp stirring occasionally to make sure all the shrimp are getting cooked, and none are burning, after about 2-3 minutes the shrimp should all be cooked, add the garlic and green chilies that you set aside, and the rest of the juice of the limes. Stir for about 1 more minute, and place in large bowl to serve. Overall the meal received rave reviews....See MoreLynnNM
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