Friday, November 19, 2010

Homemade Chicken Noodle or Veggie Noodle Soup


There's nothing like a fresh bowl of homemade soup to warm up the day or night! Aside from the chopping, this is super easy and well worth the time to make. You can also make this vegetarian style by substituting veggie stock and leaving out the chicken.

Serves 6

Ingredients:

-2 or 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
-1 pkg. egg noodles
-2 32. oz. boxes of chicken or vegetable stock
-4 med. carrots
-4 med. celery stalks
-1 med. yellow onion
-1 tbsp. butter

(3-4 dashes of all seasonings)
-parsley
-garlic powder
-thyme
-basil
-sea salt
-pepper
-grated parm cheese

Method:

-Cube chicken and cook (I suggest adding some seasoning to the chicken)
-Peel and chop carrots into small chunks, chop celery, peel and dice yellow onion
-Cook veggies in your soup pot with 1 tbsp. butter on med until tender
-Add chicken and cook for 2 min.
-Add broth and all seasonings, bring to a boil and reduce heat for 10 min.
-Add egg noodles and cook on low/med for 15-20 min.

This soup should be tasted often along the way until you're happy with your seasonings. It's great with saltines or on its own!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Mediterranean Stuffed Shells



This makes about 35-40 shells...........get ready for leftovers!

Try this if your bored with Italian style stuffed shells!

Ingredients :

-1 box San Giorgio shells
-2 10oz packages of frozen spinach (thawed and drained)
-10oz feta cheese (i used the tomato/basil flavored crumbles)
-2 cups ricotta cheese
-1 jar marinara sauce
-1 teaspoon garlic powder

Method :

-Boil and drain shells
-Mix spinach, feta, ricotta and garlic powder in large bowl
-Stuff shells with mixture (You may have extra shells)
-Place shells in greased baking dishes (I used a 9X13 and a 9X9)
-Cover shells with marinara sauce
-Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes

Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Amy's Avocado Egg Salad

I haven't tried this, but Amy's got great taste so I bet it's awesome! And how can you go wrong with avocado?

Thanks for the recipe Amy!!!!!



To all my avocado aficionados, my very favorite egg salad recipe! Super easy and delicious.

-6 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped

-2 avocados, peeled, pitted and cubed

-1/2 cup minced red onion

-3 tablespoons chopped sweet pickles

-1 tablespoon yellow mustard

-1/3 cup mayonnaise

-salt & pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and enjoy! If you like a creamier consistency, you can smash it up to mix msh the avocado. I prefer it a little chunkier. Season to taste.

*Best to make this fresh because the color can get a little funky otherwise.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY NY


Took a trip to visit my cuz Katie in Brooklyn over the weekend and had two fantastic experiences!

One was at Great Jones Cafe - www.greatjones.com - in Manhattan, Noho for brunch. Try the Eggs Tulum with home fries and cornbread. Topped off with a perfectly spiced Bloody Mary!

The second was dinner at Rye - www.ryerestaurant.com - in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Not only did I try a new favorite crisp white wine, Dom Bardo, Rias Biaxis 2008, but I also had one of my favorite dinners....ever! I started with the Endive and Pear salad. The blue cheese was my favorite addition. For my main I had the All Natural Chicken on top of sage butternut squash, pancetta risotto and swiss chard. I usually don't go for the obvious, chicken, but this was awesome!

And there is actually a third fantastic experience. The 44 oz. Grass Fed Ribeye that Mike ordered! WOW!!!!!! Apparently this is the best steak in NY!