Friday Pasta Night~ Pasta Puttanesca

Hear ye, Hear ye!!  (no, no, the British aren’t coming). I hereby declare Friday night as pasta night! I’m not talking about the same old… spaghetti & meatballs or macaroni & cheese stuff, no, I’m on a quest to find, cook and eat some yummy pasta recipes. Since John and I don’t go out to [...]



Pizza Dough Recipe

Here is the pizza dough recipe that was asked for. It is actually the PIZZA HUT recipe that I got from a book about copying restaurant food.
* If you want it to really taste like Pizza Hut dough, you should make it in the morning and refrigerate (with plastic wrap over it) make sure to [...]



Lentil- Walnut Burgers

3/4 cup toasted walnuts, cooled
1/3 cup plain dried bread crumbs
3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
coarse salt and ground pepper
3/4 cup lentils, cooked *(below), drained, and cooled
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 large egg
* Yogurt-Cilantro Sauce for serving (optional)
1.) In a food processor, combine walnuts, breadcrumbs, garlic, cumin, [...]



My 5th Week of My Grocery Challenge

Ways I’ve made my money stretch this week:

I’ve sprouted, lentils, broccoli sprouts, and alfalfa spouts to add to salads and sandwiches (instead of lettuce)- thanks again to my friend Dana for sending me these!
I’m using up all the little guest soaps, and the hotel samples I’ve collected and others have given me.
I’m adding sand [...]



Old Fashioned Cream Scones

Here’s an economical recipe I’ve been making for about 30 years. It’s a good solution for European style breakfasts and I also serve them at the 6:00pm “merienda” (snack).
Scones
2 cups unsifted regular all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoon sugar
In a bowl combine [...]