Favorite Recipes!

[Chadtuba]

Pot of Pinto Beans cooked all day on low with a large piece of fat back in it. When about done cook pan of corn bread on stove top in iron skillet------don't forget to greaze the pan good before cooking corn bread.

One of my favorite simple meals.

[venetis]

Mmm, hummus.

1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon tahini (or to taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil (or to taste)
juice from half a lemon (or to taste)
salt to taste

Drain the chickpeas, reserving the liquid. Put garlic, tahini, and oil in a food processor and run. Add the chickpeas and lemon juice and process until smooth. Add reserved liquid or olive oil until you like the consistency. Add salt to taste. If you like you can flavor it with anything from roasted red peppers to jalapenos to curry powder or whatever else might tickle your fancy. Traditionally served with pita bread, but baby carrots also do really well. Can also be used in lieu of mayonnaise on sandwiches. Try a hummus, home-grown tomato, onion, and lettuce sandwich. Yum.

[TheHatTuba]

Take a live lobster. Steam. Serve with butter.

[Brown Mule]

Take two pieces of whole wheat bread, spread both pieces with peanut butter, and then lavishly spread with Concord grape jelly. Eat this sandwich with a large glass of Milk!

[Rick F]

Mom's Spaghetti sauce recipe, (the 1-1-1-1-1-1-1)

Ingredients:
I lb hamburger (we prefer ground sirloin),
1 whole onion chopped fine,
1 (2 if you prefer) clove garlic (chopped or minced),
1 large can of tomatoes,
1 can tomato paste,
1 can tomato sauce,
1 jar of Prego,

Directions:
Brown hamburger in large pot then drain or pull off fat. Add chopped onions and garlic. Cook till soft (till onions are translucent). Add rest of ingredients and set burner to cook on low for 2 hours.

Choose your pasta of choice and follow instructions on box.

[pwhitaker]

Beat 3-4 eggs with a tablespoonful of habanero pepper sauce. Pour this mixture into the large frying pan in which you just fried 4-6 pieces of center cut bacon or 2-3 Italian hot sausages - cooked in a little Szechuan hot oil. Make this into an omelet with 1/4 cup of sliced jalapenos, your choice of cheese slices - I usually use Swiss, but cheddar or provolone is OK - and the bacon or sausage. Add ketchup or hot taco sauce to taste when its been folded and is on the plate. If you are really ambitious you can also fry up some onions and/or green peppers and and put them in the omelet as well. I usually sprinkle the omelet with chile powder before folding it. This makes a nice vigorous breakfast or an evening meal which goes well with beer.

N.B. For those worried about fats you can substitute egg whites or egg beaters for the eggs, and turkey bacon or sliced ham etc. for the meats. The spices are the heart of this dish.