Pam's Quick Garlic Crimini Mushrooms

Ingredients

15-20 crimini mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
olive oil
salt
pepper
garlic powder (optional)
red pepper flakes (optional)


Instructions

spray a pan with a light coat of nonstick oil and set to med-high heat. toss in the mushrooms, garlic and spices to taste. stir in a scant 3/4teaspoon of olive oil and lower heat to med-low after things get sizzling. cook for ~15 minutes.

this is a super easy side dish; you can turn the burner to extra low and cover while cooking other dishes. also works with white button mushrooms, though the criminis have much more flavor.

for garlic lovers: toss in a couple of whole garlic cloves.

Sarah's (Newly) Famous Pumpkin Waffles

Ingredients

3 C flour
5 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp salt
1/3 C brown sugar
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/13 C pumpkin puree
2 1/4 C milk
5 eggs
1/3 C butter, melted

Instructions

mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. deftly wield waffle iron and serve with syrup and powdered sugar.



adapted from harry's roadhouse cookbook.

Southwestern Miracle Cure

Ingredients

1 46 oz. bottle low-sodium V8
1/3 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tomato, chopped
1 tomatillo, chopped

2 stalks celery
1/2 bag of frozen corn
1 handful frozen peas
1 potato, peeled, boiled and diced
1 jalapeno, diced (use acc'd to taste. i used 1/4 pepper)
1 can black beans, rinsed
2 bay leaves
1 carrot, chopped
1/2 hatch green chile, chopped
Juice of 1 lime
red pepper flakes
salt
pepper

Instructions

Saute the garlic and onion in a little oil until the latter is translucent. Mix all ingredients together in a stock pot and simmer for about a half hour. Remove the bay leaves and season to taste.

**Recipe adapted from Aunt Jac's Christmas veggie soup**

Quick From Scratch Biscuits

yield ~8 biscuits

Ingredients

2 C flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 C chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 C half and half

Instructions

preheat oven to 500. sift the first three ingredients a few good times. mix in the butter and half and half. lay out on a lightly floured surface and cut into biscuits (i use a coffee cup). cook for ~8 minutes.