Eggplant: Don’t Let the Name Fool You...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting!This vegetable has a funny name. It doesn’t look like an egg or a plant. It is big and purple and doesn’t really even look like something you should eat. But, people seem to love the big purple vegetable. The eggplant was once thought to be a love potion. Some early...

Cheesy Rainbow Appetizers...

What You Need: 1/2 of a large green pepper 1/2 of a large sweet red pepper 1/2 of a large yellow pepper 1/2 of a large orange pepper 1 C of Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 2 T ripe olive, chopped 1/2 t red pepper flakes How to Make It: Allow the broiler to preheat while preparing the appetizers. Cut each pepper half into 9 strips making 36 strips in all. Place the peppers skin side down on an ungreased rimmed baking...

Parmesan Baked Fish Fillets...

What You Need: 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream 2 T onion soup mix 1 1/2 C seasoned bread crumbs 2 1/2 lbs. frozen fish fillets, thawed 1/4 C butter, melted 1/2 C Parmesan cheese, shredded How to Make It: Set the oven temperature to 425 degrees and allow the oven to preheat. Place the sour cream into a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle the soup mix in with the sour cream and blend together well. Place the bread crumbs into a...

Chilled Avocado Soup...

(serves 4) Ingredients: 3 avocado (ripe) 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp sugar 1/8 tsp white pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced 1 green onion, thinly sliced 1 cup cream 2 cups chicken stock Fresh mint to garnish Method: Peel avocado and cut into bite-size chunks. In a blender, combine avocado, green onion, lemon juice, sugar, salt, pepper, jalapeno, 1 cup chicken broth and process until nice and creamy. Pour soup...

Collard Greens...

They are a staple of the American South. The smell of them is like coming home again. Collard greens are a good source of vitamins and minerals in the everyday diet. But, what makes this particular green so special? Collard greens may have originally come from somewhere in the Middle East, but they have found a home in America. A main staple in the diet of slaves in the southern states, they have long been a part of any...