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Tabbouleh with Quinoa

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Ingredients: 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 garlic clove 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground coriander Pinch of cinnamon 3 cups curly parsley 1 cucumber 1 tomato 1 cup quinoa 1/3 cup mint 2 green onions Instructions: If using a rice cooker, add 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water and set to cook. If using a pot, use same ratio, bring to a simmer and cook until quinoa water has been absorbed While quinoa is cooking, in a large bowl whisk together 1/3 cup olive oil, 3 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground coriander, and a pinch of cinnamon Finely dice 3 cups curly parsley, 1 clove garlic, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato, 1/3 cup mint, and 2 green onions Add vegetables and quinoa to bowl with sauce and toss to combine Put in fridge to serve chilled Yield: Enough to be a side for everyone at a dinner of 4 Source: Modified from https://www.loveandlemons.com/tabbouleh/#wprm-recipe-container-64986 Tips: Original recipe calls for bulgur wheat. My mom used quinoa beause it's what she had ...
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Broccoli Chicken Casserole

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Ingredients: 2 cups dry pasta, shape of your choosing 2 heads of broccoli 1 onion 8 oz, or 1 package mushrooms. Original recipe calls for cremini, but can substitute 4 cloves garlic 3 tbsp flour 1 cup chicken stock 1 1/2 cups milk 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese 2 chicken breasts Salt and pepper to taste Cooking oil for frying Instructions: Set saucepan of salted water to boil While waiting, dice 1 onion, mince 4 cloves garlic, chop 2 heads of broccoli, slice 1 package mushrooms, grate 2 cups cheddar, and cube 2 chicken breasts Once saucepan is boiling, add 2 cups dry pasta A little before pasta is cooked through, add broccoli to boiling water and cook until colour deepens Drain and set aside Set oven to 400 F to preheat  Coat a large frying pan with a little cooking oil and bring to medium heat Add diced onion and cook until semitranslucent Add mushrooms and garlic and fry until mushrooms are cooked through Add chopped chicken and fry until cooked through One by on...
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Chicken Pot Casserole

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  Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/3 cup oil 1 cup milk 1/3 cup butter 2 chicken breasts 1 onion 3 cloves garlic 3 cups chicken stock 1 cup peas 3  med ribs celery 2 med carrots Instructions: At 350 F, bake 2 chicken breasts in oven for 1 hour While baking, chop 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic, 3 ribs celery, and 2 carrots In a saucepan, saute onion in a little bit of cooking oil until semitranslucent Add garlic and cook until fragrant Add carrots, celery, 1 cup peas and 3 cups chicken stock,  Let simmer until chicken has been in oven for 1 hour Remove chicken from oven, coursely chop and add to pot Stir together, then place in casserole dish Increase oven temp to 450 F For tea biscuits, sift together 2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt In a separate bowl, add 1/3 cup neutral oil, 1 cup milk Mix together, knead dough, flatten and turn into rounds using a mug/can/mason jar Add tea biscuit rounds on top of mix Bake for 15 min ...
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Lonely Boss Turkey For One

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  Ingredients: 1 turkey breast 1 cup cranberries 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup orange juice 1 packet of onion soup mix Directions: In a saucepan, add 1 cup cranberries, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup orange juice, and enough water to just cover the cranberries (If you are using canned cranberries, omit sugar and water, stir together cranberries, orange juice and 1 packet onion soup mix and skip to step 6) Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until the cranberries burst Add 1 packet of onion soup mix, stirring until combined Cook for another five minutes Put sauce into fridge for two hours to set Set slow cooker to slow. Put in 1 chicken breast and the sauce Cook for 6 hours Serve with sides, ladle sauce over the meat when plating Special Equipment: A slow cooker Source: My old boss for the turkey. My mother-in-law for the cranberry sauce Yield: Enough for one lonely boss Tips: I mentioned it in the instructions, but the original recipe called for canned cranberries. I couldn't find them at thi...
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Buckwheat Groat Squares

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  Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 2 cups buckwheat groats 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 F, line baking sheet with parchment paper Blend 2 cups buckwheat groats until turned into a sort of flour. I used the pulse setting on a food processor Brown 1/4 cup butter by cooking in a frying pan at a low heat, stirring consistently While butter is browning, in a mixing bow stir together buckwheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tsp baking soda Add browned butter to mixture. Melt the other 1/4 cup butter and add as well. I just used the same heated pan without waiting long enough for it to brown. stir together until blended Mix some of the chocolate chips into the batter but reserve most of it. Maybe 1/3 of the cup Spread batter onto parchment paper lined baking sheet using the back of a fork Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips onto the batter Bake for 18 min Divide into squares Yield: Full baking tray S...
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Beef and Barley Soup

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  Ingredients: 1 onion 1 clove garlic 2 carrots 1 bell pepper 1 rib celery 1 lb stewing beef 1/2 cup flour 6 cups beef broth (1 tetra pack should be fine) 1 can diced tomatoes 1 cup barley 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp thyme 2 tbsp parsley 1/4 cup cornstarch Bit of cooking oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp red wine optional Instructions: Chop 1 onion, mince 1 clove garlic, slice two carrots and 1 rib celery, dice 1 bell pepper Add 1/2 cup flour to a bowl. Toss 1 lb stewing beef Fry beef in pan on medium heat until browned on all sides and remove Put a little bit of cooking oil at the base of a large pot and bring to medium heat Add chopped onion, wait until it becomes semitranslucent, then add garlic and cook until fragrant Add remaining ingredients, except for cornstarch: 1 tetra pack beef broth, 1 lb browned stewing beef, 1 can diced tomatoes, sliced carrots, diced bell pepper, 1 cup barley, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp thyme, 2 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper to pr...
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Loco Moco

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  Ingredients 1 cup short grain white rice Hamburger patties, 1 per dish Eggs, 1 per dish 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 1 cannister (4 cups) beef stock Instructions Add 1 cup of short grain white rice to rice cooker or saucepan Set element to med-low heat and put 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour into saucepan Stir flour and butter until integrated, then, cup-by-cup, slowly mix in the beef stock, each time stirring until fully integrated before adding more Set to low heat and let simmer while preparing the rest of the dish  Fry some hamburger patties, keeping an eye and flipping partway through. You can make patties from scratch, but I had pre-made In a separate pan, or after the patties are cooked through, fry eggs until they are sunny-side-up (do not flip, remove when the whites are solid but yolk is still runny). I know I didn't do this in the pic, but you should. See description Plate by placing rice on bottom, then burger patty. Ladle some gravy over the dish, then top with...
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