Potato-leek soup

Today's recipes:

• Contemplating dinner tonight: potato-leek soup. Slice three leeks thinly, chop one onion, chop garlic. Saute in butter until translucent.
• Add diced potatoes; saute briefly, then add chicken broth to cover. Simmer 20-30 minutes, until potatoes cooked.
• For slightly heavier soup, stir in one can condensed cream of chicken soup at end and heat through.
• Tip for cleaning leeks: remove tops, slice in half lengthwise, rinse under running water to remove dirt between leaves.

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Salsa verde

Today's recipes:

• The problem with Romance languages: salsa verde means very different things in Mexican and Italian cooking.
• Last week, I made some Mexican salsa verde: cover bottom of pot with water, add tomatillos and simmer until dark green.
• Puree with onion and garlic cloves. (Add roasted green chile, too, for more flavor! I used 2 Anaheims; New Mexico chiles weren't available.)
• Simmer again, about 30 minutes. Great for dipping, enchiladas, or simmering chicken in.
• For an easy entree, put 4 frozen burritos in a slow cooker, top with boneless skinless chicken breasts & salsa verde. Cook 4-6 hours.

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Fudge brownies

Today's recipes:

• Last night, realized we're supposed to bring dessert to the Scout banquet tonight. Hello, fudge brownies! Old recipe, Better Homes & Gardens
• With some adaptation -- like, whole wheat flour and doubling. I mean 8x8 pan? Yeah, right.
• Cream: 1 c. butter, 2 c. sugar, 1 Tbsp. vanilla. Beat in 4 eggs. Add 4 oz. melted baking chocolate, then 1 c. flour, 6 oz. choc. chips.
• Bake at 325 for 30-36 minutes. Toothpick will not be clean, but should not be gooey. (Check ~2 in. from edge of pan.)

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Chicken paprikash

Tomorrow night, chicken paprikash adapted from Valerie Comer. (Recipe originally tweeted Dec 3, but it didn't post for some reason.)

• Layer chopped onion, garlic, bell peppers, potatoes, and chicken in crock-pot. Drizzle w/olive oil, add salt, pepper, 1-2 Tbsp paprika.



• Repeat layers. Add extra paprika (hot, rather than sweet) if desired. Top with chopped tomatoes. Turn on, cook all day.



• If you like less of a stew consistency, add water to pot before turning it on. Serve with bread.



• Oh, totally forgot to add "stir in sour cream before serving." Delicious!

Noodles and clams

Today's recipes:

• Noodles with clams tonight. Saute chopped garlic in olive oil. Add flour & stir to make roux. Add canned minced clams (2 * 6.5 oz.).
• Stir until clams heated through & sauce is smooth. Serve over pasta. (Pepper and parsley are optional additions.)

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Pumpkin butter

Today's recipes:

• Made pumpkin butter this morning: 1 c each butter & pumpkin puree, 1/4 c brown sugar, tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg & allspice, pinch cloves.

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stroganoff

Today's recipes:

• I've realized that I have yet to mention my yummy stroganoff! (Dinner tonight & last night)
• Saute 1 chopped onion in 4 Tbsp butter. Add 1 lb beef; brown. Stir in 1.5 Tbsp flour, ground pepper. Add 1 lb sliced mushrooms, cover 5 min.
• Stir in 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (I use Campbell's Healthy Request) & cook 10 minutes. Add 1 cup sour cream & heat through.
• Serve over pasta or rice. Leftovers are very good.
• Notes: Use more or less flour depending on how thick you want it. Reduced fat sour cream tends to produce more liquidy end result.
• We've used both stew meat and ground beef. Try ground turkey or TVP (or chicken--not fish, though)

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