http://365dinnerideas.com What to cook for dinner Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm afraid of pickling I grew up with an extraordinary mother who could cook anything, bake anything, preserve, can, and pickle anything. Not that you would want to but you can pickle anything. My favorite, still, is an old fashion dill pickle. I've wanted to make my own for years but ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/09/02/dill-pickles/ Smooth and creamy, hearty yet light, subtle, with a bite from the chile peppers, all the goodness of a traditionally made chile relleno but without the fry mess. Stuffed Chile While visiting friends in New Mexico we were treated to this version of chile relleno whose roots are from the other Mexico. ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/09/01/chile-relleno-casserole/ Perfect texture of pasta, mushrooms, and a little spinach, flavored with crumbled ham, topped with parmesan cheese. Italians make it all about the ingredients You can use any pasta, button mushrooms, American breakfast bacon, frozen chopped spinach, and shaker parmesan cheese, but if you could possibly use the ingredients I specifically call ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/08/28/mushroom-pasta/ Cutting food into small pieces doesn't have to be dicey Don't be intimidated when a recipe calls for an item to be diced. Blenders and food processors demolish a little too quickly and reduce food pieces to purée in a blink of an eye—you don't have control. If you are knife ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/08/11/dicing-and-mincing/ Chili is a meat dish that can be made with or without beans, with or without tomatoes, with chili, definitely, and sometimes with a little tomato purée. Chili purists will argue but I love lots of veggies, too. It's all in the seasoning. Having watched a few chili cook-offs, I'm hesitant to ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/08/11/chili/ Quick snack or Breakfast. Eggs have always been a super-food and now they are recognized for their cholesterol control. I don’t know the scientific reason why eggs are harder to peel the fresher they are. If you buy eggs and keep them in the fridge for a few days, it should ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/08/10/hard-boiled-eggs/ For real meat and rice lovers, it's packed with chicken, pork sausage, and shrimp served over a bed of rice, tangy from tomatoes and as spicy as you'd like it. Gumbo: a simple rice dish. Gumbo means stew that consists of rice cooked in broth. All the other ingredients are regional or ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/07/23/gumbo/ Chicken scallopini stuffed with vegetables and cheeses. It's a bit removed from the ordinary chicken for dinner night. Juicy and tender chicken with extra flavor atop a bed of spaghetti. A little help for the "it's chicken again" I know, I know. How many times can you serve chicken? But this one ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/05/18/stuffed-chicken/ So much flavor and texture, you won't miss the... what? Clean, fresh, crisp cabbage, sweet bellpeppers, juicy mushrooms, and tender tofu tossed together with a hint of spiciness. Tofu and non-tofu lovers alike I can't wrap my brain around why some people don't like tofu. It reminds me of so many ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/05/11/pak-choi-cabbage-and-tofu/ The only ingredients in this fruit salad is... fruit. Marshmallows are for campfires and mayonnaise is for sandwiches, but please leave them out of fresh ripe fruit. This particular blend is lower in sugar but not short on flavor. It's all about the blend 2 Grapefruit: pink only, one heavy for its ... http://365dinnerideas.com/2010/05/10/fruit-salad/