Category Archives: Legumes

International Chicken Soups

By Cat, Sep 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Mediterranean Chicken Soup; 2. Asian Chicken Soup 3. Caribbean Chicken Soup; See also: 1. Soups & Stocks Menu; 2. Rich Chicken Stock; 3. Versatile Chicken Stock; 4. Chicken Soup, from Scratch; 5. Baked Chicken for Shredding or Cubing These quick and easy soup … Continue reading

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Chicken Soup, from Scratch

By Cat, Nov 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I grew up with Campbell’s canned soups for lunch, and chicken noodle was my favorite. (Dad sometimes made soup from scratch for dinner, but that was not very frequent). When I … Continue reading

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Chicken Curry Salad, and Herb Chicken Salad

By Cat, Aug 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Salad Menu; 2. Poultry & Fowl Menu; 3. Baked Chicken (for shredding or cubing); 4. Herbs & Spices: Curries, v-3 These are very simple salads to make, and both are by Lucy Lock on the Mercola (1) … Continue reading

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Chicken with Thai Coconut Peanut Sauce

By Cat, Jan 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons; photo, below from Wikimedia Commons) This is a fairly simple recipe, especially if you already have the cooked chicken meat on hand. Be creative in your choice of colorful veggies to accompany the … Continue reading

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Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs, with Late-Summer Vegetables, and Pan Sauce

By Cat,  Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Pan roasting was a new experience for me; but after trying Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts, with Herb & Wine Sauce, originally from Cook’s Magazine, I was hooked. It’s quick and easy, and the result is delicious. Slow roasting in … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Curry Feast

By Cat, Jan 2008  (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Curry is a very common dish in India and Pakistan. They can be very spicy (hot) or mildly spicy; either way, they are always best when the whole spice is freshly ground. I … Continue reading

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Squash & Tomatillo Soup

By Cat, Sept 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Squash & Pear Soup See also: 1. Squash & Apple or Pear Soup; 2. Squash, Carrot & Ginger Soup; 3. Soups & Stocks Menu This wonderful recipe is also adapted from Anna Thomas’s The New Vegetarian Epicure … Continue reading

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Freezing Fresh Legumes (Green beans, pod peas, shelled peas, etc.)

By Cat, Aug 2008; updated 2010, 2011 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Fava Beans (Shelling blanching, cooking) The basic process is the same for all of these green legumes; the only difference is the blanching and ice-shock … Continue reading

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Middle Eastern Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Chickpeas & Bulgur

By Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Middle Eastern Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Lamb and Bulgur; 2. Eastern-European Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Rice & Mushrooms, & with Lamb Variation; 3. Eastern European Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Rice, Lamb & … Continue reading

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Spring Vegetable Stew, with Herb Ricotta Gnocchi

By Cat, June 2009 (Photo collage, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Gnocchi introduction; 2.  Spring Vegetable Stew, with Herb Ricotta Gnocchi See also: 1. Ricotta Gnocchi; 2. Gnocchi alla Romana (Baked Semolina Gnocchi);  3. Potato Gnocchi; Gnocchi is pronounced correctly as nyoh’-kee (the ny sound is similar to ñ in Spanish), but commonly mispronounced … Continue reading

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