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Swampy Green Soup

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Recipe adapted from: allrecipes.com, courtesy of JessieD

Ingredients:
1 small onion diced
1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup spinach
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 cup green peas
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup and 1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried sage
hot sauce
Approximately 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
1.Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in bottom of stock pot over medium heat. Add onion and saute until transparent. Add broccoli, spinach, bell pepper, cucumber, and green peas, stirring to combine. Stir in chicken broth and olive oil. Puree using immersion blender until smooth. Heat soup over medium-high heat. Stir in pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and sage. Add hot sauce to taste, stirring to combine. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Divide mozzarella cheese into 4 bowls. Pour the hot soup over the mozzarella cheese to serve. You can sprinkle additional cheese to garnish on top, if desired.

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Dragon’s Blood Punch

Recipe from: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/dragons-blood-punch-non-alcoholic-recipe/index.html

Ingredients:
1 (46-ounce) can red punch (recommended: Hawaiian Punch)
1 (46-ounce) can apple juice
1 (48-ounce) bottle cranberry juice
1 (2-liter) bottle ginger ale
Ice cubes
Berry vodka, optional
Orange liqueur, optional

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl or pot. Add ice and stir.

For grown up version, add 4 cups berry vodka and 1/2 cup orange liqueur.

 

 

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Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings

(Emeril Lagasse, 2002)

Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings

Note, this make s a lot of sauce. Probably at least 4-5 X more than is needed for the wings. The chicken doesn’t require a lot of sauce since it’s got a really bold flavor.

Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 20 min

Ingredients
2 cups orange juice (I used 3 cups of orange pineapple juice instead of orange and pineapple separately)
1 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons orange zest
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
2 tablespoons minced green onion
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup mirin
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (I used much less thai bird chili from my garden, gave it a nice kick)

Directions
In a large saute pan set over medium-high heat, place the orange juice, pineapple juice, orange zest, garlic, ginger, green onion, sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and red pepper flakes. Bring the pan to a boil and stir occasionally until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid has reduced to a thick syrup, about 18 to 20 minutes.

I let it cool for a bit thend poured some of it into the sauce into the wings. It’s not as thick as I would have liked Next time I might cook it down longer. I did cook it longer than it called for.

Overall I would give this a 7 out of 10. Sauce could have been thicker.