Menu-Plan Monday, January 5

Wow, it’s already 2009! As you all have noticed, I’ve fallen off of the menu-plan wagon.  One of my new year’s resolutions is to get back to planning and blogging.
It looks like Gluten Free Goodness is hosting this week’s menu-swap.  She has been in charge of organizing it lately. (Look here for info.)
The week’s “ingredient” [...]

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder
Ingredients:

3 8-ounce bottles clam juice
1 pound russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
3 slices bacon, finely chopped
2 cups chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup sweet rice flour
6 6 1/2-ounce cans chopped clams, drained, juices reserved
1 1/4 cups half and half
 
Directions:
Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in [...]

Beef Stew in Red Wine Sauce

This recipe is one of Jacques Pepin’s, a renowned French chef. I found it in Food and Wine Magazine, and only made a few minor changes. (Here is the original recipe with a pretty picture.) While this hearty stew is inspired by boeuf bourguignon, classically flavored with red Burgundy, Pepin “prepares his version with the [...]

Tomato Artichoke Soup and Amazing Biscuits

This didn’t turn out quite the way I wanted, but it was still quite good. (But not nearly as good as the soup at Rembrandt’s.) I think the problem I had was that the tomatoes were not fully ripe and therefore, a little sour. It would be excellent with fresh tomatoes, straight off the vine.
The [...]

Black Bean Soup

As it starts to get cool in the fall, I want soup. I once had the most fabulous black bean soup at a small South American restaurant in Atlanta, and have tried in vain to make something that at least comes close. Every time I make it, it’s just a little different, usually depending on [...]

Turkey Chili with Corn Bread

Turkey and Bean Chili
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
Salt
Cayenne
1 package ground turkey (about 1 1/3 pounds)
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 can tomato sauce
1 – 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or water)
1 can dark red kidney beans
grated Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
sour cream (optional)
jalapenos (optional)
Directions:
In [...]