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Pericos (Scrambled Eggs, Colombian style)
This is a tasty breakfast, quite simple, that goes well with smoked sausage, grits and your favorite bread. I recommend croissants. Not all Colombian, more like eclectic. Trust me, the eggs will be the center piece. YOU WILL NEED 8 or 10 inch skillet. Regular aluminum or cast iron 2 eggs per person 3-4 stalks of green onions ½ Tomato Seasoning (Your choice. Can be just salt and pepper. I use my favorite, garlic and parsley salt.) A dash of ground cumin (Optional) 2 pats of butter or margarine PREPARATION Cut up the green onions in sliced up fashion […]
Pot Roast
YOU WILL NEED A 4 to 6 Qt. Dutch Oven, with lid. One that can be placed in oven. Chef’s knife Timer A Chuck Roast (3-5 lbs.) 2-3 Russet (white) potatoes 3-4 carrots 1 cu chopped onions 2 Garlic cloves ½ cu chopped parsley 2 Tbs Garlic/parsley Salt; place in a small cup or bowl Chicken bouillon powder and water as needed 1 cu water 3Tbs All Purpose flour 3 Tbs cooking oil OPTIONAL: 1 ½ cu of frozen mixed vegetables PREPARATION Sprinkle evenly, ¾ of the cup of chopped onions at the bottom of the pot; sprinkle about […]
Cornbread
The Measuring Spoon Café Recipes: A Preview of Volume II We’d like to introduce you to the continuing story of Simple Cooking for Anyone. Yes, technically this is a peek at Volume II of Simple Cooking for Single Dads, but we have found that many cooks not classified as either Single Dads or Kitchen Chickens have been using volume I. While this should be regarded as an outrage punishable by an assignment at peeling potatoes or slicing onions! I say, if you like to cook, and we can make it simple, so what, welcome to the Measuring Spoon Café! You […]
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