Greek Scrambled Eggs: Prepare as above, except cook and stir 2 cups fresh baby spinach in butter until limp; add egg mixture. Fold in 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese with minced garlic and fresh oregano or dill after the eggs begin to set. Sprinkle very thin red onion wedges over the top. Cheese-and-Onion Scrambled Eggs: Prepare as above, except cook 1 green onion in the butter for 30 seconds; add egg mixture....
You can plant apples anytime from spring to fall. As is the case with most trees and shrubs, dig a hole that’s twice as wide as (but no deeper than) the pot your apple tree comes in. Carefully remove the tree from the pot, loosen its root ball, and spread the roots so they face outward. Fill the hole with the soil you dug out (don’t fill the hole with amended soil), and then water the tree well....
4 ripe avocados, halved pitted and mashed 1 cup chopped roma tomatoes (3 medium) 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro ⅓ cup finely chopped red onion (1 small) ¼ cup lime juice 1 teaspoon salt Lime Crema 1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream 1 teaspoon finely shredded lime zest 3 tablespoon lime juice
Caraway-Rye Beer Bread Prepare as directed, except substitute rye flour for 1/2 cup of the whole wheat flour and stir 2 tsp. caraway seeds into flour mixture. Per Serving: same as above except 125 calories, 3 g fiber, 9% iron Honey-Thyme Beer Bread Prepare as directed, except substitute 2 Tbsp. honey for the sugar and stir 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh thyme into flour mixture. Per Serving: same as above except 130 calories, 26 g carbohydrate, 3 g total sugar
1 6 ounce carton plain lowfat yogurt ¼ cup olive oil 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon honey 1 clove garlic, minced ½ teaspoon ground cardamom or ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper ¼ teaspoon salt
Make Your Own Rustic Wood Beams
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon aniseed, crushed ¼ teaspoon fennel seed, crushed ¼ teaspoon Szechwan pepper, crushed ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup apple cider vinegar ½ cup water ½ cup granulated sugar 1 2-3 inch stick cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice berries ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom 3 fresh quince, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges (1 1/2 pounds) Rice: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ½ cup chopped yellow onion 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¾ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed and well-drained Freshly ground black pepper 1 ¾ cup reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth...
1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon milk Yellow Cake ¾ cup butter 3 eggs 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ¾ cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 ¼ cup milk
¼ cup snipped fresh Italian parsley 1 tablespoon lemon zest 2 cloves garlic, minced Homemade Beef Bone Broth 1 ½ pound beef soup bones (knuckle, neck, or marrow bones) 1 cup water 2 medium carrots, cut up 2 medium onions, unpeeled and cut up 3 stalks celery with leaves, cut up 1 tablespoon dried basil or thyme, crushed 1 ½ teaspoon salt 10 whole black peppercorns 8 sprigs fresh parsley 2 bay leaves 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled and halved 8 ½ cup cold water 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 6 ounce container lemon low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon cider vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon fresh dillweed (or 1/4 teaspoon dried dillweed) ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
“When you see a great movie for the second or third time,” De Giulio says, “you notice details that you missed the first time. The best designs are like that too.” In this southwest Michigan kitchen, part of the main living area in Elizabeth and Chris Fisher’s new home, polished stainless steel grabs attention like a matinee idol. De Giulio and colleague Kathy Manzella made the metal—used in a chevron pattern—the star of a central island....
1 cup chopped onion ½ teaspoon bottled minced garlic (1 clove) 1 tablespoon butter ½ cup dark beer or amber nonalcoholic beer ½ cup beef broth 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon cornstarch
