Black Bean Hummus

2 cups black beans (use canned or fresh cooked), drained
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Tabasco to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons tamari (or soy sauce if you don't have tamari)
2 tablespoons warm water
1/2 cup chopped cilantro, finely chopped

Combine all ingredients in food processor.

Menu - October 20, 2008

Click the image to make it larger. I believe that most of the recipes you might need for this week's menu are already on the blog.

Shipwreck Stew
Round Steak Parmesan
Sarah's Roast Pork

Baked Beans

Ingredients:

1 bag navy or great northern beans
1 pound bacon
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 T. prepared mustard
1/4 c. molasses
Salt & Pepper


1. Wash the beans and pick out any that look gross.
2. Cover the beans with cold water and soak overnight.
3. Drain and rinse the beans.
4. In a heavy pot, brown the bacon. I do not drain the grease.
5. Add the onions and green pepper and saute.
6. Transfer the onion mixture to crockpot.
7. Add beans, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, salt and pepper.

Cook on low 8 hours or overnight. Taste to be sure the seasonings are correct.

If there's too much liquid (I always have too much liquid at the end), remove the lid and cook on high for an hour or so.

If you have a smoker, put the beans into an oven safe dish and smoke for an hour or more.

Round Steak Parmesan

2 pounds round steak, cut into serving size pieces
4 T. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 eggs, beaten
2 T. water
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tsp. dry basil
1/4 c. oil
1 can (15-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 c. red wine
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

1. Combine flour, salt and pepper.
2. Pound the meat to make thin. Dredge in flour mixture.
3. Mix eggs with water.
4. Combine bread crumbs and basil.
5. Dip meat into egg/water mixture, then into bread crumbs/basil.
6. Brown in hot oil over medium heat.
7. Combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, wine, sugar, oregano and salt. I use my stick blender at this point.
8. Pour meat in a 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Pour sauce over meat.
9. Cover with foiil and bake at 350 for one hour or until tender.
10. Sprinkle cheese on top of meat and continue baking 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Salad

Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Salad

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups frozen corn
2 cups chopped chicken
1 jar salsa
1/2 red onion, chopped
juice from 1 lime
2 T. olive oil
Salt & Pepper

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
cilantro

Black Beans

Ingredients:

Dried Black Beans
Onion, chopped
Green Pepper, chopped
Bacon (I used thick cut, peppered bacon), cut into chunks
Cumin
Salt
Black Pepper
Red Pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Wash the beans and pick out any that look gross.
2. Cover the beans with cold water and soak overnight.
3. Drain and rinse the beans.
4. In a heavy pot with a lid, brown the bacon. I do not drain the grease.
5. Add the onions and green pepper and saute.
6. Add the drained beans and cover with water.
7. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat so that the beans simmer.
8. Cover and simmer til the beans are almost tender.
9. Add seasonings (cumin, red & black pepper, salt and whatever else you may want to add). Make them a bit spicy!

Be very careful while cooking that the beans don't run out of water. You don't want too much liquid but you surely don't want them to run out of liquid and scorch.

August 25, 2008 Menu

Monday:
Quinoa Salad with Chicken, Grapes & Almonds
Crash Hot Potatoes
Tomatoes/Cucumbers

Tuesday:
Baked Ham
Baked Sweet Potatoes with marshmallows, brown sugar & cinnamon
Green Beans
Rolls

Wednesday:
Sweet & Sour Meat Loaf
Scalloped Potatoes
Buttered Corn
Popovers

Thursday:
Roasted Chicken
Stewed Okra
Black Eye Peas
Rolls

Friday:
Grilled Steak
Baked Potatoes
Corn/Black Bean Salad