Peckish Sister's Profile

From: Central, FL USA

Joined: December 11th, 2010

About me: I have always liked to cook, particularly breads, fruits, vegetables, vegetarian, poultry and lamb dishes. After marriage we cooked together progressively more difficult dishes with him doing the meat, grilling and frying, and I did the "dough" and the same type of things I had before. After children we started cooking more simply. After discovering the cause of my frequent migraines was an evolving long list of chemicals and odd ingredients, I began getting back to cooking from basic ingredients, and found I could be well again. I also try to cooking from what I can get in season at the ever present fruit and vegetable stands.

Favorite cookbook: America's Test Kitchen / Cooks Illustrated Books

Manchester Stew from Skinny Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Cookbook

I switched up the vegetables and canned beans to reflect what I had on hand. It was my very first use of the Insta pot and I was skeptical of the 3 minute cooking time since I had increased the amounts... read more >

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World Food Greece (World Food Series)

By Susanna Tee
Thunder Bay Press (CA) - 2003

I was so hungry for okra and this really hit the spot. I lucky to find some nice fresh okra. You carefully trim it and then pour vinegar over it and let it sit for 30 minutes. But since it isn't covered with the vinegar, I stirred it frequently. Then it is rinsed and added to fried onions and garlic, add canned tomatoes and simmer. It said to be careful not to boil and I was trying to time it to be ready with the rest of the meal and at the specified time, it was not tender and the sauce had reduced too much, so I added more water and really boiled it and finally had the perfect dish. I only had red onion and really liked it in this dish.

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You grind walnuts and garlic and add it to Greek yogurt and the pan juices of the pan fried then braised chicken. This is an amazingly delicious dish. And yes as you are eating it you can see the sauce turn a light purplish color. But it does not get too dark purple if you have leftovers. Simple but flavorful.

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This pasta dish featuring frozen seafood cocktail was just what I had been trying to create with canned tomatoes, wine and fresh herbs. However, it just didn't not taste as delicious as it sounded. That may reflect on the frozen seafood I used, so this recipe is worth another try.

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