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INGREDIENTS
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots (about 2 small)
1 lb chicken breast halves , cut into bite-sized pieces
2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
12 ounces red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
DIRECTIONS
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots to pan; sauté 1 minute.
Add chicken to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until browned. Add broth, wine, [...]
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable stock powder
2 tablespoons dried mushrooms , broken up
2 tablespoons dried chives
1 tablespoon dried herbs
2 garlic cloves , crushed
4 sun-dried tomatoes , finely chopped
fresh grated carrots (optional)
diced onions (optional)
DIRECTIONS
At home: Package all ingredients in a zip-locking plastic bag.
In camp: Empty the contents of the bag into a pot and stir in 4 cups of water.
Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
3 quarts vegetables, peelings
vegetables, from fridge (leftovers, limp or old)
3-6 eggshells (any number, for calcium) (optional)
1/4-1/2 cup vinegar (to extract calcium from egg shells) (optional)
water , to cover
For extra flavor (to taste)
1 large onion , quartered (don’t peel)
1/2-1 bulb of garlic , halved horizontally (don’t peel)
DIRECTIONS
Cooking options: Pressure cooker, stock pot or crock pot.
Pressure Cooker:Put all ingredients in pot.Add water to 3/4 full. Cook at 15 lb pressure for 1/2 hour or so.
Let [...]
INGREDIENTS
4 lamb shanks
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion , finely chopped
2 garlic cloves
5 cm fresh ginger , 5cm piece, peeled, thinly sliced
3 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
7 cm cinnamon sticks
2 cups water
2 cups chicken stock
8 small red potatoes, skin on, halved
1 cup peas , freshor peas , frozen
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh mint
DIRECTIONS
Heat a large heavy-based saucepan over medium high heat. Add the lamb shanks and cook, turning occasionally, for 5 minutes or until brown all over. Remove to a plate.
Heat the [...]
INGREDIENTS
3 ounces goat cheese, softened
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
1 egg
1 dash onion powder
1 dash garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups chicken broth (salted to taste)
2 tablespoons crumbled crisp bacon bits
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley (or fresh)
1 dash white pepper
1 package wonton egg roll wraps
DIRECTIONS
Put your chicken broth on to boil. Add the parsley, the bacon, and the white pepper.
While it is coming to a boil, make your raviloli filling by mixing the goat cheese, swiss cheese, garlic and onion powder and 1/4 teaspoons [...]