Sautéed plantains - Sun, 27 Sep 2009
This makes a really nice side dish or could even be served as a dessert. I usually cook for two, but this can easily be expanded to serve more people Ingredients 1 ripe plantain for each serving. 1 tbs butter 1 tbs olive oil 1 tsp cinnamon Procedure Peel and slice the plantains. I usually slice them length-wise in half and then [...]

Red Snapper (Spanish Style) - Sat, 26 Sep 2009
I missed going to Spain this summer, but have been thinking about the food. When we were on the Mediterranean,  we had really good fish and seafood.  So when I bought some nice snapper fillets, I began to remember some of those tastes.  This recipe feeds two, but can easily be expanded. Ingredients 2 Red Snapper fillets 2 medium onions, [...]

Potato-Ham Soup - Tue, 14 Jul 2009
I bought a ham recently and after cutting most of the meat of the bone, decided I would make a soup. Nancy is not always fond of bean soups, a traditional kind of soup to use with a ham bone, so I decided to do a potato soup. Below is the recipe Ingredients 1 ham bone 1 medium [...]

Roasted Corn & Black Bean Salad - Tue, 14 Jul 2009
This is an easy salad to throw together. I usually give it a southwestern flair by adding hot peppers, but they can be reduced or eliminated for those who prefer less heat. Ingredients 1 10 oz bag of frozen roasted corn. (Trader Joes sells this in the frozen foods aisle. I substituted regular frozen corn) 1 can black [...]

Orzo salad - Tue, 14 Jul 2009
One more salad from the funeral supper… Ingredients 2 cups dry orzo 1/4 – 1/3 cup olive oil 3 cloves garlic (sliced) 1 red bell pepper (small dice) 1 pint grape tomatoes (sliced in half) 1/3 – 1/2 cup vidalia onion (small dice) 2 cups broccoli small flowerettes 1 cup feta crumbled feta cheese zest from one lemon juice from one lemon 2 tbs salt for the [...]