Recipes and Ruminations

                                            
Welcome to the new blog area for my recipe swap, you'll find more recipes and ruminations here. Please enjoy all the great things you'll find on the blog. The feeds are updated every 4 hours so check back often for new goodies

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Mark and Brenda

If you've not had Vietnamese food before, you're in for a treat here! This recipe, an adaptation of a popular chicken dish, has all the flavors inherent to that cuisine - sweet, bitter, salty, and sour....

Here's a fruit salad for the warm days of fall. This refreshing salad may provide a little nostalgia for the hotter days of summer, but the pairing of the melon and the prosciutto is a timeless favorite....

It's fun to play with some of the staple ingredients in the kitchen. This week's recipe for Greek Meatballs uses some pretty standard,easy-to-find ingredients. All the "big players" of Greek cooking are in this recipe too — lemon, feta cheese, olives, and tomatoes. But they're used differently than they might be back in Greece. Don't be afraid of the ingredient list. It's a little longer than usual, but nothing on it is too exotic. In fact, if you want to "upgrade" the meatballs a bit, feel free to substitute ground lamb or turkey for the ground chuck. And, in spite of that ingredient list, this meal can be made quickly — and in one pan! ...

Want to make a plain cheeseburger something really special? Turn it "outside in" and stuff the cheese in the middle! After a summer of grilled burgers, these cheese stuffed, pan seared versions are a breath of fresh air. The technique for stuffing them is simple. First, form the patties in two rows on a sheet of wax paper, then top one of those rows with the cheese. Cover that row of patties with the other just by flipping the paper over. And behold - instantly "stuffed" burgers!...

Want to make a plain cheeseburger something really special? Turn it "outside in" and stuff the cheese in the middle! After a summer of grilled burgers, these cheese stuffed, pan seared versions are a breath of fresh air. The technique for stuffing them is simple. First, form the patties in two rows on a sheet of wax paper, then top one of those rows with the cheese. Cover that row of patties with the other just by flipping the paper over. And behold - instantly "stuffed" burgers!...

Here's a refreshing dessert for a warm summer evening. Just sit out on the patio, kick back, enjoy a sunset, and treat yourself to this delightful sorbet. Think sorbets are wimpy? There's nothing wimpy about this sorbet - except maybe how easy it is to make!...

Here's a refreshing dessert for a warm summer evening. Just sit out on the patio, kick back, enjoy a sunset, and treat yourself to this delightful sorbet. Think sorbets are wimpy? There's nothing wimpy about this sorbet - except maybe how easy it is to make!...

I love summer sweet corn and am always sad to see the season end. But here's a fantastic "Summer Corn Salad" recipe that eases the transition to autumn....

I love summer sweet corn and am always sad to see the season end. But here's a fantastic "Summer Corn Salad" recipe that eases the transition to autumn....