Meps original
Cranberry chickpea stew
Soak 1/2 C garbanzo beans in water for at least 6 hours. Drain. In the pressure cooker, saute half an onion with some garlic. Add the garbanzos with just enough stock to cover. Pressure cook […]
Month: January 2006
Meps original
Herbed roasted turnips
I recently ran a Google search for “roasted turnips with herbs,” and nothing came back. So I decided I’d better publish this one, for all you herb and turnip fans. This treatment also lends itself […]
Meps original
Wilted asparagus and apple salad
1 small head of leaf lettuce, red or green, or half a head of romaine 1 apple, diced or grated 2 T sweet onion, chopped (you can use Walla Walla, Vidalia, or red) 1/3 C […]
Baked
Spicy andouille and cheddar bread pudding
I’ve recently gotten involved with the Omnificient English Dictionary of the English Language, or OEDILF. One of my more inspired submissions was a definition in limerick form of the word “andouille.” That inspired me to […]
Brazilian
Passion Fruit Mousse
This stuff is awesome! Thanks to Almuht Dear-Jossy for the recipe. 1 C concentrated passion fruit juice (you can find this at stores specializing in Brazilian products) 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk 1 can […]
Non-refrigerated
Delicious sauerkraut soup
This is an amazing soup, something that even non-sauerkraut people will love. My husband, who says he dislikes sauerkraut, goes back for seconds every time. This is another good offshore cruising recipe; you could substitute […]
Non-refrigerated
Marinated pear salad
Cruising sailors are always looking for a different way to serve canned fruit and long-lasting vegetables, like cabbage and onions. This recipe, which was published in the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch in 1981, is excellent for […]
Equivalents and substitutions
Substitutes for alcohol in recipes
From Jim Barricks’ website. His site is full of vegetarian, low-fat, low-cholesterol recipes, and I can’t wait to try some of them. I haven’t tried the following substitutions yet, but I have often been looking […]
Articles
Drinking your daily acidophilus, or thoughts on yogurt
I grew up in the 1970’s, when Dannon’s advertising campaigns convinced Americans that yogurt was good for us to eat. My parents never actually bought the stuff, only my older sisters, leading me to think […]
Beverages
Pink Lassi
The name is a play on words, since Pink Lady is a cocktail, but a lassi has nothing to do with a lassie. I like a quick lassi every morning, to get my daily acidophilus. […]