Posts by Jeanette Ryan
Asian Beef Short Ribs
When I spot beef short ribs at Costco, I buy a large pack. This recipe makes about eight servings and fits in my large Dutch oven (7-quarts). We have plenty of left overs to heat up the next day or freeze for a quick dinner on a busy weekday night. The entire family loves this…
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Cuban Black Beans and Rice
I love Cuban rice and beans, and it makes a yummy side dish to many Latin inspired meals. Isometimes add one seeded and diced jalapeño pepper to give this dish a little extra kick.
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Stuffed Poblano Peppers
When I go out to a high-end Mexican restaurant, I often times order stuffed poblano peppers, but don’t want to wait until we go out to enjoy. I like that this recipe doesn’t include rice, so that I can serve with a rice side dish. I’ve served with Cuban black beans and rice, but would…
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Pickled Red Onions
I use half an onion for this recipe, since I often make it at the same time that I prep pineapple salsa. If you want, just double the recipe to use the whole onion. My favorite use for pickled red onions are on tacos and fajitas, but these are really good in salads as well!
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Green Chili Hot Sauce
I signed up for a local pea patch garden last year, and this year I decided to grown a variety of chili peppers. We had a late summer, so I’m just now harvesting an array of peppers. I wanted a good base recipe that would work with the different peppers. This one is perfect. It…
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Habanero Mango Hot Sauce
This is a great basic sweet and spicy sauce. We love on pork chops, ribs and chicken. Grill your meat with basic SPOG and then baste with this sauce near the end. You don’t need any additional sugar, since the mangoes and carrots are natural sweeteners.
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Date Walnut Soda Bread
This is an easy soda bread that’s great with honey butter. You can try different variations by substituting figs (1/2 cup chopped) for the dates. For a whole wheat variation, substitute 1 to 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour for a portion of the all-purpose flour.
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Hummus
We prefer homemade hummus over store bought and it’s really easy to prepare. You may adjust the amount of garlic and lemon to your taste. I prefer Joyva Sesame Tahini, which is also recommend by America’s Test Kitchen. We use the KitchenAid 3.5 cup food chopper. This small food processor is just the right size…
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Pra Ram (Swimming Rama)
This is one of my Mom’s favorite Thai dishes and many Thai restaurants do not serve so,of course, I had to give it a try. My son even likes spinach now, thanks to the Thai peanutsauce!
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Chicken Satay
I love Thai food and this dish is served with Thai peanut sauce (or satay sauce), another of my favorites. Rich likes to grill, so this becomes an easy and yummy appetizer or even small meal that the entire family enjoys.
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