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[Shell B]

[Whateverist]

I am flat out making those beans soon. Had some at a party recently which were the best thing there. Your recipe looks as though it might produce something like that. Thanks!

[Shell B]

No problem. I'm never going to eat canned baked beans again.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I'm sure I've posted this before, but it happens to be really good, so it bears repeating:

Citrus Sweet Potatoes

Gather up the following items: Sweet potatoes or yams, oranges (I use blood oranges, but choose your own), turbinado sugar or honey, a good, sharp knife, and a baking dish.

Peel then cut the spuds into thickish slices, 1/2" or so. Cover the bottom of the baking dish with them. Do NOT peel the oranges, just slice them thin. Really thin. Layer the oranges over the potatoes. Sprinkle some sugar or drizzle some honey over the oranges. Repeat the process until you're at the top of the baking dish. Try to finish with a layer of oranges on top, but don't go nuts if you don't. Cover the dish and leave it in a medium-hot oven until the potatoes are tender, but not mushy. Serve along with Shelly's awesome-sounding beans.

Boru

[vorlon13]

[SteelCurtain]

OOOH! I shall participate.

Bomb Ass Balsamic Vinaigrette:

3 Tbsp EVOO
2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 tsp Local Honey
2 tsp Deli Mustard
2 tsp Dried Basil
Kosher Salt/Ground Pepper to taste

Mix and shake, makes about 4 servings. Never use store bought dressing again! (also, don't store in the fridge, store bought vinagrettes have vegetable oil in them and don't coagulate, olive oil will coagulate)

[Jackie]

My mom when I was growing up used to make a very simple bean and beef chili very spicy. I have never been able to replicate it as an adult, I wish I had been attentive enough to ask her, but even in her old age, not even she would have remembered, not because of mental illness or mental defect, but she simply stopped making in after I moved out because she didn't have to do it anymore.

The beans and beef are obvious, but I think she simply bought some brand of pre-packaged chili mix. Boy do I wish I could remember, she made the best chili.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

heh, couldn't have come at a better time. My sister in the US just emailed me the following recipe. She wants me to try it right away and get back to her (although where the fuck I'm supposed to get lemons in the dead of winter, she doesn't say).

Lemon-Mint Sorbet

16 oz fresh lemon juice
12 oz water
16 oz white sugar
1 oz of lemon zest
6 mint leaves
8 oz fizzy lemonade

Put everything except the lemonade into a pot, boil it, then simmer for 3-5 minutes. Let it cool until you can stick your finger in it without shrieking, then strain it and whisk in the lemonade. Pour it into a glass or metal dish big enough to hold it, then freeze it for 2-3 hours (she says be sure to give it a stir every 30 minutes or so, or it tends to separate).

More of a summer time treat, I think, but it sounds good.

Boru

[Shell B]

My mom when I was growing up used to make a very simple bean and beef chili very spicy. I have never been able to replicate it as an adult, I wish I had been attentive enough to ask her, but even in her old age, not even she would have remembered, not because of mental illness or mental defect, but she simply stopped making in after I moved out because she didn't have to do it anymore.

The beans and beef are obvious, but I think she simply bought some brand of pre-packaged chili mix. Boy do I wish I could remember, she made the best chili.

I think McCormick is a pretty prominent mix. Maybe try it and see if it does the trick?

[Minimalist]

I don't even have a name for this one but basically you take a shell steak ( a/k/a NY strip steak ) about 3/4 of an inch thick and egg it and bread it.  Then saute in olive oil with some garlic for 7 minutes per side on medium heat and then eat it with whatever side you like and a French or Italian dry red wine.

(Grandma taught me this but I can't remember the name.)


Also, there is Jamaican steak.

This is a flank steak or top sirloin.

The trick here is the marinade.

1/2 cup orange juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tbsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

I make the marinade up in the late morning and let the steak sit in it for 5-6 hours, turning occasionally.

Then grill for 5-6 minutes per side ( I always pour the excess marinade over the steak while grilling) and serve.

My wife loves them both and vegans miles away jump off buildings!