serves 5
You might need to buy:
  • Beef Brisket
  • Rub:
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic salt
  • Paprika
  • Dry Parsley
  • Liquid Smoke
  • Sauce:
  • ketchup
  • chili sauce
  • brown sugar
  • wine vinegar
  • water
  • pepper to taste
  • steak sauce
  • prepared mustard
  • worcestershire sauce
  • soy sauce
  • Tabasco sauce
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • dried marjoram
  • dried Greek or Italian oregano
  • minced garlic
  • balsamic vinegar

I raised the temp to 400 degrees and baked it in the top of the oven.

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • sesame oil
  • optional: sliced green onions and /or black sesame seeds for garnish
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • sea salt to taste for seasoning finished salad
  • avocados
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • ground fennel
  • dried basil
  • olive oil
  • medium-sized bunches of kale
  • grated reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
  • finely grated Parmesan cheese
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • freshly ground pepper
  • coarse salt
  • dried basil
  • dried oregano leaves
  • cold water
  • tarragon vinegar
  • extra virgin olive oil

This soup FREEZES well, so you might want to make a double batch and freeze some for lunches to take to work.

You might need to buy:
  • dried bay leaves
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • dried brown lentils
  • dried thyme
  • finely diced celery

1/1/2012 — I used Hillshire Beef Hot Sausage links.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • finely diced celery
  • ground fennel seed
  • yellow split peas
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

12/28/2011
This is good – very tasty!!! I used a can of fire roasted tomatoes, and parsley (bc I didn’t have any cilantro) and just cut up the chicken breasts into small pieces and sauteed it in a frying pan.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • vegetable broth
  • petite diced tomatoes
  • chile powder
  • celery seed
  • garlic powder or garlic puree
  • ground cumin
  • olive oil
  • fresh lime juice

20 December 2011 - this was fabulous. I used a pinch of fennel – I didn’t have ground fennel. I also added a half of a orange pepper, diced, and an extra can of grbanzos.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • diced tomatoes with juice
  • minced garlic
  • dried oregano
  • ground fennel
  • brown lentils
  • chicken stock