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Monday

19

December 2011

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Healthy Mac and Cheese

Written by , Posted in Beans, Cheese, Dinner, Main Dishes, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Healthy Mac and Cheese
Recipe Type: Pasta, Main, Dinner
Author: Rachel Oberg – De Ma Cuisine
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Serves: 2
Healthy meets Mac and Cheese. Yum.
Ingredients
  • 1/3 pkg rotini rice pasta (or whatever kind of pasta you prefer)
  • 1 C cheese (I like a combination of Gruyere, Cheddar and Parmesan)
  • 1 C milk
  • 1-2 T olive oil
  • 1-2 T flour
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • 1 T spicy brown or dijon mustard
  • 3-5 T greek yogurt (or plain yogurt)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 to 1 C puréed Great Northern, or any type of white beans
  • 1/2 to 1 C puréed cauliflower (steam cauliflower, about 1/2 head raw; then puree)
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta, reserving 1/4 C to 1/2 C of the pasta water.
  2. Make sauce: Heat pan, add oil, add onions, salt and pepper, and cook for 3-5 minutes. Add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes.
  3. Move veggies over to one side, and whisk flour in with oil on the other (adding more oil if needed). Cook 30-60 seconds. Add milk, slowly, whisking and letting it thicken a bit as you do. Add mustard, beans, cauliflower and pasta water (as much or as little water as you need). Slowly heat, bringing almost to a boil (stop when you start to see steam rising).
  4. Turn off heat and whisk in cheese.

Friday

16

December 2011

5

COMMENTS

The Best Chocolate Fudge Sauce!

Written by , Posted in Guest Posts, Thoughts

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My Aunt Sue makes the best chocolate fudge sauce! It’s soooo good. We had some for the first time when we visited a couple of months ago. I had to have the recipe. And, now I’ll share it with you. It would be a great homemade Christmas gift, or a nice treat for you and yours with some peppermint ice cream, or for guests at a Christmas dinner or party… It’s just plain good, so you should make it. I know I’m going to.

Here’s Aunt Sue!

Hi everyone – I am Rachel O’s Aunt Sue – and I love to cook and I love to try new recipes – even whole meals. The only thing is I try them out on my friends and family and when guests come for dinner?? I know – they say thats not a good thing to cook something new you’ve never done before when company comes but I figure by reading the ingredients you get a pretty good idea if you will like a recipe or not and its an adventure for everyone. How fun is that!!!

Anyway here is a recipe I hope you will enjoy this Christmas Season – guaranteed to please both young and old.

Aunt Sue’s Chocolate Fudge Sauce

Last modified on 2012-05-26 01:08:04 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Aunt Sue’s Chocolate Fudge Sauce
Recipe Type: Sauce, Dessert
Author: Aunt Susan Pries
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 25 mins
This is a recipe you will be reaching for your spatula to scrape every last sticky gooey bit from the jar – or someone else in your family will if they are so lucky!!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Combine butter, cocoa, sugar, evaporated milk in a sauce pan, over medium heat. Stir often. Bring to a boil and boil stirring constantly for 7 minutes. Put your timer on.
  2. Remove from heat. This next step if VERY IMPORTANT you may think you can omit but it truly will change the sauce. Pour the hot sauce into a blender (remove middle plug, cover with a towel and hold down your lid) and blend for 2 to 4 minutes.
  3. I pour it in a 1 quart canning jar and store it in the fridge.
  4. Enjoy!

If you want to give it as a homemade Christmas gilt – using pinking sheers cut a large circle and secure it over the lid of the canning jar with a decorative ribbon and ‘wa -la’ you are done

Merry Christmas everyone.

Friday

16

December 2011

0

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Aunt Sue’s Chocolate Fudge Sauce

Written by , Posted in Condiments, Dessert, Legacy

Aunt Sue’s Chocolate Fudge Sauce
Recipe Type: Sauce, Dessert
Author: Aunt Susan Pries
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 25 mins
This is a recipe you will be reaching for your spatula to scrape every last sticky gooey bit from the jar – or someone else in your family will if they are so lucky!!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Combine butter, cocoa, sugar, evaporated milk in a sauce pan, over medium heat. Stir often. Bring to a boil and boil stirring constantly for 7 minutes. Put your timer on.
  2. Remove from heat. This next step if VERY IMPORTANT you may think you can omit but it truly will change the sauce. Pour the hot sauce into a blender (remove middle plug, cover with a towel and hold down your lid) and blend for 2 to 4 minutes.
  3. I pour it in a 1 quart canning jar and store it in the fridge.
  4. Enjoy!

Thursday

15

December 2011

3

COMMENTS

Mashed Potato Soup – Episode 5

Written by , Posted in A Cooking Show with Rachel O, Abundant Harvest Organics, This Week's Feast, Thoughts

On this episode of A Cooking Show with Rachel O – This Week’s Feast I’m cooking “Mashed Potato Soup”.

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I made this soup for the first time 3 years ago when my friend Clara was born. I brought some soup over to her happy, yet tired parents, so they wouldn’t have to make dinner. Clara turned three last week. So I’ve made the soup in honor of her birthday and the memory of meeting this very special Bugaboo for the first time.

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It’s a great way to use so much of this week (or any week)’s Abundant Harvest Organics box contents. It features Carrot, Turnip, Radish, Mashed Potatoes (of course), Spinach, Sweet Potato, Cheddar Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, and Bari Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I served it with a Pear and Gruyère crostini, drizzled with Olive Oil. Almost all of these ingredients can be found either in this week’s box, or from AHO as an add-on (even chicken can be bought as an add-on and the bones can be used to make stock). 

Mashed Potato Soup

Last modified on 2012-10-25 22:49:08 GMT. 1 comment. Top.

Mashed Potato Soup

Author: Rachel Oberg – De Ma Cuisine
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1/2 turnip, chopped
  • 1 radish (about 1/4 C), chopped
  • 4 C mashed potatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic, , chopped
  • 3 tiny onions, or 1 med, chopped
  • 1-2 C spinach, chopped
  • 1 sweet potato, chopped
  • 2-4 C stock
  • 2 C milk
  • 1/4 t nutmeg
  • 1/4 t ginger
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 sprig oregano
  • 2 t chili powder
  • 2 t smoked paprika
  • 1/2 C apple cider vinegar, divided (or 1/4 wine, 1/4 C vinegar)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 C cheese (cheddar and parmesan)
  • 4 T olive oil
Instructions
  1. Heat soup pot, and add oil. Add veggies (all but garlic), salt and pepper. Stir. Cover (so veggies steam a bit) and cook over med heat about 10 minutes (or until veggies are mostly soft), stirring occasionally.
  2. Add garlic and seasonings. Cook 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add wine or vinegar, scraping off any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. 2 minutes.
  4. Add potatoes, milk and stock. Bring to a boil. Add spinach and herbs, cook 3 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat. Carefully puree using an immersion blender (or regular blender, working in batches, with the center part of the lid removed – hold a towel over the opening).
  6. Stir in cheese and remaining vinegar. Taste and add more seasoning if needed.
  7. Serve with crostini or a crusty bread.
Notes

If you don’t have any leftover mashed potatoes, chop up 3-4 potatoes and add with the rest of the veggies!

Of course this would be great with bacon on top too! 🙂

This week’s menu can be found on Monday this week’s menu – have a look!

*This episode sponsored by Abundant Harvest Organics and Bari Olive Oil Company!

Thursday

15

December 2011

1

COMMENTS

Mashed Potato Soup

Written by , Posted in Cheese, Dinner, Main Dishes, Potatoes, Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Mashed Potato Soup

Author: Rachel Oberg – De Ma Cuisine
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1/2 turnip, chopped
  • 1 radish (about 1/4 C), chopped
  • 4 C mashed potatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic, , chopped
  • 3 tiny onions, or 1 med, chopped
  • 1-2 C spinach, chopped
  • 1 sweet potato, chopped
  • 2-4 C stock
  • 2 C milk
  • 1/4 t nutmeg
  • 1/4 t ginger
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 sprig oregano
  • 2 t chili powder
  • 2 t smoked paprika
  • 1/2 C apple cider vinegar, divided (or 1/4 wine, 1/4 C vinegar)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 C cheese (cheddar and parmesan)
  • 4 T olive oil
Instructions
  1. Heat soup pot, and add oil. Add veggies (all but garlic), salt and pepper. Stir. Cover (so veggies steam a bit) and cook over med heat about 10 minutes (or until veggies are mostly soft), stirring occasionally.
  2. Add garlic and seasonings. Cook 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add wine or vinegar, scraping off any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. 2 minutes.
  4. Add potatoes, milk and stock. Bring to a boil. Add spinach and herbs, cook 3 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat. Carefully puree using an immersion blender (or regular blender, working in batches, with the center part of the lid removed – hold a towel over the opening).
  6. Stir in cheese and remaining vinegar. Taste and add more seasoning if needed.
  7. Serve with crostini or a crusty bread.
Notes

If you don’t have any leftover mashed potatoes, chop up 3-4 potatoes and add with the rest of the veggies!

Of course this would be great with bacon on top too! 🙂

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