Taco Meat

Posted by Hallee on Mar 11, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Mexican, Recipes, entrees

This is a wonderful base recipe to make anything from tacos to burritos to taco salad to nachos. It’s flavorful, and you can control the level of spice and seasoning to suit your own tastes.

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Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas

Posted by Hallee on Mar 11, 2010 in Breads, Hallee's Galley, Mexican, Recipes

I don’t know why I’ve always been intimidated to make flour tortillas. I make corn tortillas all the time. But, maybe I thought that getting the right texture would be hard. This was my first attempt at flour tortillas, and they were perfect. They felt right, they handled right, and they tasted wonderful. I’m so pleased.

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Whole Wheat Vanilla Wafers

Posted by Hallee on Mar 11, 2010 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

I found this recipe on Heavenly Homemaker’s site. The only thing that I do differently is to use vanilla beans instead of vanilla extract. We have grown to love this recipe! Gregg has always loved a snack of vanilla wafers and peanut butter. I love that I found such a healthy recipe. I send a batch or two with every care package to Gregg, and use them when I make Banana Pudding and Mascarpone Cheesecake with Almond Crust.

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Mascarpone Cheesecake with Vanilla Almond Crust

Posted by Hallee on Mar 6, 2010 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley

I derived this cheesecake from one I saw on a food show one time. I’m always afraid when I make cheesecake that it’s going to be heavy and dry when it comes out. That’s never happened to me – and this recipe especially is so moist, and so melt-in-your-mouth that during a dinner party Gregg and hosted with four other couples, when dessert was served and everyone took a bite, there was a collective silence, then moan of appreciation. It was amazing and those friends still talk about that dinner party.

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Vegetarian Fajitas

Posted by Hallee on Mar 6, 2010 in Daniel Fast, Hallee's Galley, Holiday fare, Mexican, Recipes, diet & fasting, entrees

These fajitas are a wonderful flavor explosion in your mouth. Even my family doesn’t complain about the lack of meat. No meat and no dairy make them a perfect meal for a Daniel Fast or during Lent. They’re also something new to do with all of that zucchini that will be coming out of our gardens this summer.

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Dark Chocolate Chip Cake with Dark Chocolate Filling and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Posted by Hallee on Feb 27, 2010 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

How to make Dark Chocolate Chip Cake with Dark Chocolate Filling and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

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Dark Chocolate Filling

Posted by Hallee on Feb 27, 2010 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

This filling is a perfect accompaniment to any cake you’ll frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

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Hot Potato Salad

Posted by Hallee on Feb 27, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Recipes, Salads, sides

Because of a really bad incident in WWII with my grandfather’s unit involving some bad potato salad and several resulting deaths, my family members have never been big potato salad eaters.

Apparently, I made this recipe up because it is made and served right away, avoiding any bad spoilage issues. My mom always made this dish to go with barbecued chicken. It is the perfect flavor accompaniment for the tangy smokiness of the sauce. She insists that I made the recipe up one night when she made BBQ chicken. I honestly can’t remember that, and I can’t remember her ever not making it. But I’ve always been very active in the kitchen, so it’s possible that as a child I came up with the recipe.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Posted by Hallee on Feb 27, 2010 in Breakfast, Hallee's Galley, Recipes, Snacks, beverages

According to the Abs Diet for Women, smoothies are perfect for meal substitutions (and when I say that, I’m referring to a lifestyle that has you eating something every couple of hours, not substituting only one of 2 or 3 meals a day – I believe that would not be beneficial to your body or your mind) and as potent snacks. The author says that they work for a number of reasons:

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Macaroni & Cheese with Turkey Ham

Posted by Hallee on Feb 24, 2010 in American Quisine, Hallee's Galley, Recipes, diet & fasting, entrees

This is the perfect comfort food casserole. It’s also a big favorite at pot lucks and church dinners. It is also a quick fix. The cheese sauce can easily be made while the pasta is cooking. The timing almost always works perfectly for me that when I’m done with the sauce, the pasta is perfect and ready to drain. If you leave the turkey ham out of the recipe, it’s the perfect casserole main dish for a Lent evening.