by Jamii | Oct 14, 2017 | Recipes
This spice mixture was a staple of my father’s spaghetti recipe, so I was really distressed to hear it had been discontinued by the Spice Island folks. The excellent website site Epicurious has a copy of the mixture recipe from the spiceisland.com website and...
by Jamii | Oct 14, 2017 | Recipes
Many Sundays at our house my father would make spaghetti. The fragrant scents of tomatoes, garlic and red wine would fill the house for hours while the sauce simmered to perfection. This isn’t really a recipe that you type up and give to someone. It’s best...
by Jamii | Oct 14, 2017 | Recipes
This is based on a fairly classic Minestrone recipe modified with the New Mexico adage “it’s always better with green chile”. And I just really like pinto beans better than kidney beans 🙂 1 T olive oil 1 C chopped onion 4 ribs celery 3 cloves garlic...
by Jamii | Sep 22, 2017 | Recipes
Salad 3 cucumbers – peeled and diced 1 large tomato, diced 2 green onions, sliced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced 2 cloves chopped garlic 1/2 C chopped fresh Italian parsley 1/4 C minced mint leaves Dressing 1/4 C olive oil 2 T fresh lemon juice salt & pepper to...