On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:26:53 GMT, "Lucy" > wrote:
>Okay, gang.. this is in regards to the thread "The demise of cooking as we
>know it?"
>I am requesting that all the nice folks who DO cook from scratch, even after
>working all day, kindly post some of your favorite weeknight recipes.. that
>you cook from scratch, of course. Why? So that newbies like myself can learn
>from you.. rather than hear how superior you all are 
>What do you say, guys.. put your keyboard where your mouth is?
>lucy
>(Tone is impossible to read on here.. I'm not being sarcastic, just
>sincerely wanting to learn something besides how great everyone here cooks)
>lucy
>
>
Heres a couple of my favs, simple, easy and turn out well without much
fuss...Hag k
* Exported from MasterCook *
Pasta w/ sausage, zucchini and peppers
Recipe By :Hag
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Great for Groups One Dish meal pasta/rice
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound farfalle pasta
1 pound Italian sausage - your favorite
1 large bell pepper -- any color i like yellows/reds
1 large onion -- yellow or white
1 can mushroom pieces -- 4 0z
2 small zucchini -- sliced into lg julienne about
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup parmesan cheese -- or other grating cheese
fresh grated
6 cloves garlic -- chopped fine
cook sausage in a pan reserving grease ion pan set sausage aside..chop
veg, med chunks onion and pepper. sauté veg in pan while noodles boil.
lower heat and keep veg at tender crisp or desired consistency. add
butter to veg to melt and combine. drain noodles and toss with the
vegies and sausage and cheese...season to taste with salt and pepper.
Source:
"Stenson Clan "Far East""
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 2201 Calories; 179g Fat (73.0%
calories from fat); 107g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber;
439mg Cholesterol; 4947mg Sodium. Exchanges: 13 1/2 Lean Meat; 6 1/2
Vegetable; 27 Fat.
NOTES : I serve with green salad...Simple, easy, tastey...
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Frisco Pork chops)
Recipe By :Hag
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pork
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 pork sirloin chops
1 tablespoon oil
1 clove garlic -- minced or more to taste
-sauce-
2 teaspoons oil
4 tablespoons dry sherry
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
heat oil in pan and brown pork chops. Remove pork chops, add more oil,
and sauté garlic for a few seconds, careful not to burn it. combine
the 2 tsp oil, sherry, soy, brown sugar, and pepper flakes. Place
chops back in skillet and pour sherry mixture over them. Cover pan
and simmer for approx 30 min adding a few tbsp water if necessary.
Remove chops from juice, and stir cornstarch mixed in water into the
juice and heat stirring to thicken..pour sauce over plated chops, or
re-add chops to sauce and serve...
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 319 Calories; 20g Fat (61.0%
calories from fat); 22g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
72mg Cholesterol; 1090mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean
Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES : This is very good w/ thin spaghetti noodles and a nice green
salad or cucumber salad. I usualy double the sauce, as we love it...
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Smothered Chicken breasts
Recipe By :Hag
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Poultry
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 large chicken breast half without skin -- boned and skinned
brined and pound to even thickness
1/2 small green bell pepper -- julienne
1/2 small red bell pepper -- julienne
1/4 onion -- julienne
4 ounces mushrooms -- canned 4 0z can stems and pieces
2 ounces Monterey jack cheese -- or cheddar or combo
shredded
salt, pepper, garlic
season chix breasts w/ salt, pepper, garlic. Bake at 350 for 30 mins,
meanwhile sauté the onions and peppers, add about 1/2 the mushrooms
juice to keep it from burning as your not using any fat. once softened
add the remaining juice and mushrooms...sauté until the liquid
evaporates. Top baked chicken breasts w/ the vegies mixture and the
cheeses and bake for approx 15 mins, to melt the cheese
nicely...Serve...
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 271 Calories; 10g Fat (34.8%
calories from fat); 36g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber;
94mg Cholesterol; 233mg Sodium. Exchanges: 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2
Vegetable; 1 Fat.
NOTES : Wonderful...
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