Recipe Wednesdays: Miscellaneous Eats Jan 2012
- At January 25, 2012
- By Maggie
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I couldn’t let another week go by without a recipe post. I have been pretty busy and not able to shoot my recipes in length as normal, but that doesn’t mean I’ve haven’t been making magic in the kitchen. At the very least, I thought I would share my phone images and links to some of the recipes we’ve enjoyed over the past couple weeks.
We had some warm spells here lately which I find odd for January & winter no matter where you live. That said I greeted recent chilly weather and rainy days with open arms. It make me feel cozy and crave soups and stews. Real Simple magazine always has delicious recipes that are real simple.
If you have a slow cooker and eat meat, I suggest you try this one:
Spice Braised Beef with Sweet Potatoes
Chili is always perfect for chilly weather. This recipe was tweeted by the Martha Stewart Everyday Food Blog (also easy recipes) Black beans are a staple in our house and luckily I had everything else I needed for this recipe as well. If you are Vegetarian and want something that is quick and makes plenty of leftovers try this.
A go-to meal when I don’t feel like cooking (yes, that does happen) is always pasta. I cooked up some Spaghetti and thawed some sauce from our freezer. Last summer when our garden was booming with tomatoes, so many we couldn’t eat them fast enough, I made a huge batch homemade sauce. It made about 2 pints that I froze and didn’t use until the other night. It was delicious!
Tomato Sauce with Basil & Garlic (basil also from our garden) I’m not entirely sure where the recipe was from but this one is very similar.
Let’s talk about Kimchi. I never used to like it – now I LOVE it! I had a recipe for Kimchi Fried Rice bookmarked since last November and I kick myself for not trying it until now…sooo goood!
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I’ve got a lot of Kale in my refrigerator these days. This is just one of the reasons. Enough said.
I made Manicotti for the first time and I cannot wait to make it again. This one was real rich and as a request by Rob, I split the sauce and used my homemade sauce I mentioned earlier. Yum!
I actually got this recipe from my cookbook “Giada’s Kitchen” by Giada DeLaurentis but this will link you to her recipe as well.
Swiss Chard & Sweet Pea Manicotti
Of course I didn’t forget dessert! I have been on a cookie baking craze since Christmas, but when I saw this recipe, I had to make it.
yeah, guess who?! Salted Nutella Tart.
Let me know if you enjoy this post as I may start to do “Miscellaneous Eats” monthly. If you aren’t already following me on Instagram, please do >>> Maggie Marsek Photo. I post art, surf, old cars, food (often) and of course my little ones 
