Papas Con Pollo (chicken and potatoes)
19 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in comfort food, recipe Tags: chicken, potatoes, recipe
Arroz con pollo, or chicken with rice, is one of those classic Latin dishes for which every family has its own recipe. That’s all very well and good, but I get a little tired of rice. And, as has been established previously, I adore potatoes.
This dish is a take on the classic Arroz Con Pollo . . . but with potatoes! It is delicious. It is comforting. It is healthy! More
Super Easy Peach Cobbler
15 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in from the freezer, recipe Tags: peach cobbler, recipe
The problem with *knowing* that I just put up a whole heck of a lot of peaches last month is knowing that they are just sitting there in the freezer . . . waiting for me to have a cobbler craving.
In my family, there are as many cobbler recipes as there are salsa recipes. No joke. And, they are all good. I’m an equal opportunity cobbler fan – peaches and crust with a bit of vanilla ice cream and I’m in heaven.
This recipe, however, is the absolute easiest of them all! More
Garlic Tomato Soup
12 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in comfort food, recipe Tags: recipe, soup, tomato
As the temperature drops, I start craving soups. This is one of my favorites. It’s excellent with grilled cheese dunkers, and it reheats really well for lunch. As an added bonus, it’s a super-healing soup … great amounts of garlic along with onions and chicken broth. This is a wonderful, basic recipe that will stay in your repetoire and can be used so, so many ways. You can leave it chunky, or blend it smooth. You can add grated parm or basil, or even cilantro. More
Sausage & Leek Soup
06 Oct 2010 6 Comments
in comfort food, recipe Tags: leek, potatoes, recipe, sausage, soup
This recipe came about like many home recipes do.
Looking in the fridge, I realized that I had a few Italian sausages that hadn’t made it to the grill. There were also leeks that were supposed to have gone into another recipe that never made it to the testing block, as well as half a bag of baby carrots. Oh look — there are two oversized potatoes in the bin.
Voila – remnants turned into an amazing soup meal that made for amazing lunch leftovers (see pic)!
Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons butter or olive oil
- 3 links mild Italian sausage, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup white wine (or water, or broth)
- 3 leeks, cleaned and thinly sliced (whites and light green only)
- 2 cups diced carrots
- 2 large potatoes, diced
- 3-5 cups chicken broth (enough to barely cover the potatoes)
- a pinch of red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
- Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom pot over medium heat.
- Add the sausage and brown. About 7 minutes.
- Deglaze the pot using wine/water/broth.
- Add the leeks, wilt for about 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots and enough chicken stock to cover the carrots. Heat thoroughly and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add potatoes and enough chicken stock to barely cover the potatoes. (We add only enough to cover so that the result is a thicker soup. You can always add more stock later to thin it out if you prefer a different consistency.)
- Cook over medium until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
- You could use a potato masher to mash and stir until the potatoes are your desired consistency, but I left it chunky this time.
- Remove from heat and serve.
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