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Feb. 3rd, 2015
Drabble Cascade #98 - 'Paw'
Feb. 3rd, 2015 05:05 pm
Title: Trying for a Negotiating Edge (R, m/m, paranormal)
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 100
Jim smiled. He had Leo right where he wanted him; tied to the bed frame, naked and wanting; very wanting. Practically drooling in fact, he snickered, okay Leo was drooling but not from his mouth, not the one with teeth anyway.
He lifted himself, fitting Leo to the entrance where heavenly pleasures awaited.
“And we pause … to discuss a certain party, this Saturday. Tuxes mandatory,” Jim drew his ass out of reach when Leo thrust his hips upward.
“I’ll show you paws,” Leo said, pressing home after his claws shredded the bindings. “Now you were saying?”
Jim growled, “Werewolf ……”
Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup
Feb. 3rd, 2015 10:42 pmAm assuming that the directions are the same, just using slightly different ingredients. So 2 versions.
Slow-Cooker Minestrone Soup
4 servings -- 4 hours 15 min
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/minestrone-soup-with-pasta-beans-and-vegetables-recipe.html
Ingredients
3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can white (cannellini or navy) beans, drained
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
2 bay leaves
Salt and ground black pepper
2 cups cooked ditalini pasta
1 medium zucchini, chopped
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen spinach, defrosted
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Basil sprigs, garnish, optional
Version 2
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-Cooker-Minestrone-Soup-611197?columns=5&position=1%2F1
6 cups low sodium chicken broth - Knorr Homestyle Stock
141/2 ozs diced tomatoes
1 cup fresh green bean
2 carrots (peeled and chopped)
1 celery ribs (chopped)
1/4 cup onions (diced)
1 zucchini (chopped)
2 tbsps tomato paste
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
15 ozs cannellini beans
15 ozs kidney beans
2 cups baby spinach (fresh)
1 cup shell pasta (uncooked)
Directions:
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine broth, tomatoes, beans, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, sage, bay leaves, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
Thirty minutes before the soup is done cooking, add ditalini, zucchini and spinach. Cover and cook 30 more minutes. Remove bay leaves and season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Garnish with basil, if desired.
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/minestrone-soup-with-pasta-beans-and-vegetables-recipe.html?oc=linkback
Slow-Cooker Minestrone Soup
4 servings -- 4 hours 15 min
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/minestrone-soup-with-pasta-beans-and-vegetables-recipe.html
Ingredients
3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can white (cannellini or navy) beans, drained
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
2 bay leaves
Salt and ground black pepper
2 cups cooked ditalini pasta
1 medium zucchini, chopped
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen spinach, defrosted
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Basil sprigs, garnish, optional
Version 2
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-Cooker-Minestrone-Soup-611197?columns=5&position=1%2F1
6 cups low sodium chicken broth - Knorr Homestyle Stock
141/2 ozs diced tomatoes
1 cup fresh green bean
2 carrots (peeled and chopped)
1 celery ribs (chopped)
1/4 cup onions (diced)
1 zucchini (chopped)
2 tbsps tomato paste
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
15 ozs cannellini beans
15 ozs kidney beans
2 cups baby spinach (fresh)
1 cup shell pasta (uncooked)
Directions:
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine broth, tomatoes, beans, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, sage, bay leaves, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
Thirty minutes before the soup is done cooking, add ditalini, zucchini and spinach. Cover and cook 30 more minutes. Remove bay leaves and season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Garnish with basil, if desired.
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/minestrone-soup-with-pasta-beans-and-vegetables-recipe.html?oc=linkback
Chicken Marsala
Feb. 3rd, 2015 11:48 pmAm not drooling. Not drooling at all.
Chicken Marsala
Mix together in a mixing pan
1 1/2 C Flour
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t pepper
Dredge 4 chicken breasts in Flour mixture
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
2 C sliced mushrooms
1 C Marsala Wine (imported) - Lombardo
In oil brown chicken on both sides over medium heat.
Remove chicken to a plate.
Add mushrooms and wine to pan and saute
Return chicken to pan and cook, turning periodically until chicken is fully cooked and mushrooms and wine are reduced.
Keep turning as sauce thickens and becomes rich in color. About 15 minutes
Arrange on plate and pour pan contents over top
Chicken Marsala
Mix together in a mixing pan
1 1/2 C Flour
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t pepper
Dredge 4 chicken breasts in Flour mixture
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
2 C sliced mushrooms
1 C Marsala Wine (imported) - Lombardo
In oil brown chicken on both sides over medium heat.
Remove chicken to a plate.
Add mushrooms and wine to pan and saute
Return chicken to pan and cook, turning periodically until chicken is fully cooked and mushrooms and wine are reduced.
Keep turning as sauce thickens and becomes rich in color. About 15 minutes
Arrange on plate and pour pan contents over top