Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Fresh Tomatoes

My parents have given me a bunch of tomatoes from their garden. They are absolutely scrumptious. However, I was wondering if anyone had any recipes that incorporate fresh tomatoes, since there are more than we will possibly eat plain.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Jello Slush

Recipe from my mom:
boil 1 cup water
stir in Jello (according to the package, it takes about 2 minutes for the Jello to dissolve)
Remove from heat
Allow liquid time to cool, but make sure it remains liquid
(if the liquid is too hot it will melt the ice)
Put ice into blender
Add liquid Jello -- for one tray of ice cubes we put in half of the liquid Jello.
Blend until mixture resembles a smoothie more than a bunch of ice cubes (figuring out when the ice cubes are broken up enough is the hardest part in my opinion)

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Grilled Stuffed Peppers

Take peppers, clean and slice in half long ways. Remove stems, seeds etc.
Chop a variety of vegetables in very small pieces (e.g onions, carrots, celery, zuchini)
Mix together: grated mozzerella, grated cheddar, crumbled feta, and ricotta cheeses, and one egg.
Select a variety of spices (e.g. garlic, chili powder, basil, oregano, black pepper)
Nuke veggies for about one minute.
Mix cheese, veggies and spices.
Fill pepper halves with mixture.
Place peppers on heated grill.
Cook until soft (should take about the same amount of time it takes to grill chicken).