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What’s for dinner? …

Posted 28 January 2009 | By Betty | Categories: Recipe: Main Dish, cooking classes | No Comments

Share … a little bit of this and a little bit of that! According to my meal plan, I was making pasta with basil pesto. Although, between the snow (in the mid-west) and getting caught up on the computer, 6:30PM rolled around and I had not started dinner. Sound familiar? So, I switched things around [...]

Even kids like Quinoa Salad!

Posted 25 August 2008 | By Betty | Categories: Recipe: Main Dish, Recipe: Side Dish | No Comments

Share Hey there foodies! Over the weekend I presented at the Dearborn arts festival and made a Quinoa Salad. Half way through the presentation I saw many young kids in the audience and thought — oh no, they’re going to hate it. Well, I was wrong — they loved it! Even the finicky teenagers. Try [...]

Quick and Easy Turkey — anytime of the week

Posted 23 July 2008 | By Betty | Categories: Recipe: Main Dish | No Comments

Share It doesn’t have be November to enjoy a delicious and juicy turkey meal. As of Tuesday 8/22/08, Krogers has the bone in turkey breasts on sale. So, the frugal Betty picked one up! I washed and dried my turkey breasts and rubbed the following mixture to the bird… 1 part each of (i.e. 1 [...]

Dried Herbed Rack of Lamb

Posted 18 November 2007 | By Betty | Categories: Recipe: Main Dish | No Comments

Share I made this for my cooking club (aka: guinea pigs) – and it was a hit. Originally, I cooked it according to the suggested temperature, but that was just too raw for us. Enjoy! Gourmet Betty Ingredients 3 pounds rack of lamb — boneless, trimmed (“Frenched”) – about 2 racks1 tablespoon Dijon mustard1 tablespoon [...]

Turkey Picadillo

Posted 19 March 2007 | By Betty | Categories: Recipe: Main Dish | 2 Comments

Share This is a healther version of the Cuban Style Picadillo … 1 pound Ground Turkey1 onion4 cloves garlic8 ounces tomato sauce1/4 cup white cooking wine, vino seco2 teaspoons cumin, complete seasoning2 teaspoons oregano1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper, or to taste1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste1/2 cup green olives, Goya, sliced 1. Cut onion in [...]