Improvisational Chef

06/15/2024

Visiting the Dunton that was donated to the Briscoe

04/18/2021

Vegetarian Chili

Onion chopped
1 teaspoon ( or more) minced garlic
1 cup or so water or vegetable broth
1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 Can diced fire roasted tomatoes
Frozen or canned fire roasted whole kernel corn
1 cup lentils ( red are best)
Commercial chili mix of your choice
Added hotter chili powder to taste
Smoked paprika to taste
Salt to taste ( based on sodium in other ingredients)

Pre-cook lentils til soft while
Sautéing onion and garlic
After onion is soft add
Tomatoes, drained beans, corn.
Add 1 or so cups liquids ( water or vegetable broth). Enough to make chili, not soup.
Add salt to taste based on the sodium contents of broth and other ingredients.
Add lentils when they are soft. I add until the chili is thick. Add chili mix and simmer. Taste and add extra chili powder and paprika. Continually taste and add until you are satisfied. Simmer 10-20 min until chili is thick and well flavored.

08/06/2019

Hatch Green Chili Chicken Soup with yellow squash and posole

2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded.
2 cans of Hatch green enchilada sauce.
1 16 oz can of Mexican Pozole
2 yellow squash
1 32 oz chicken stock
1 onion sautéed
2-3 minced garlic pods
Handful of small potatoes sliced to thicken soup.

Boil chicken in salted water until done, reserve broth and cook potatoes a bit
Add stock. Sauté onions and add to simmering soup. Add garlic
Add Pozole and squash
Simmer until done.

05/29/2019

05/13/2019

Chicken Gorgonzola Piccata

Butternut Squash spirals
Zucchini
Chicken
Gorgonzola cheese.

03/26/2019

Zucchini, asparagus, small tomatoes, green olives, spinach, goat cheese. Can you say . Served with hash browns with onion and bell pepper.

01/03/2019

Red Cabbage and Smoked Turkey Sausage. To be served with leftover black eyed peas

12/28/2018

Mediterranean chicken and vegetable pasta

12/04/2018

Tonight I have two chicken, green chili and spinach and goat cheese tacos served with 4 beef tamales topped with red chili and sharp cheddar.

11/30/2018

Quick late night .
Commercial butternut squash soup with butternut squash noodles and one chicken sausage link. Topped with fresh baby spinach and heated in microwave for 3 1/2 minutes.

11/28/2018

smoked sausage, zucchini and brown rice curry