Salad dressings
Poppy Seed Dressing (no sugar)
1/2 C plain yogurt 2 T orange juice 2 t poppy seeds, toasted in a dry skillet for a couple of minutes 1/2 t cider vinegar Dash of black pepper Whisk all ingredients together in […]
Month: November 2006
Pressure cooker
Black and white bean soup
If you have two pressure cookers, as I do, this recipe is a snap. But you can also use two pots and simmer it a lot longer, or make it in one pressure cooker, serially. […]
Dips
Roasted Pepper Cream
My favorite thing to do with roasted red peppers is my friend Will’s Romesco Sauce. But that one is just too rich for everyday use, so I was glad to find this simple roasted pepper […]
Meps original
Tofu Cacciatore
This is based on a recipe in the South Beach Diet Cookbook, but as usual, I’ve made substantial modifications. Still, I wanted to keep the original clever name — cacciatore means “hunter-style,” but there’s no […]
Holidays
Corn Pudding with Cornmeal
A Thanksgiving favorite. 6 T butter 3/4 C cornmeal 1 C boiling water 3 eggs 2 C milk 2 t baking powder 1 t salt 1/2 t pepper 1 C corn kernels Preheat oven to […]
Holidays
Corn Pudding
A Thanksgiving favorite. 1 can creamed corn 1 can whole kernel corn 1 C evaporated milk 3 eggs 2 T butter 2 t honey 2 T flour Combine all, put in a greased casserole dish. […]
Holidays
Corn Pudding (aka Corn Puddin’)
A Thanksgiving favorite, and also Ed Willson’s favorite: 2 C corn 1/3 C sugar 1 t salt 2 eggs, beaten 2 C milk 3 T melted butter 1/2 t nutmeg In a medium bowl, sprinkle […]
Meat
Pork in Mole Sauce
2 lbs pork chops, cut into cubes or strips Salt and pepper 1 T olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 T chili powder 1/2 t […]
Asian
Coconut-Tamarind Chicken
This is based on a recipe from Bali for chicken braised in coconut milk. 1 T olive oil 4 chicken breasts, cut into strips 1 onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 t grated fresh […]
Equivalents and substitutions
South Beach Substitutions
These are a few of the tricks I came up with when cooking South Beach-appropriate food. For a crispy coating on chicken, use ground nuts instead of breadcrumbs. See: Walnut-crusted chicken For recipes that call […]