RogueKitten's Kitchen
Hi! I love cooking and thinking of new and interesting recipes that are pretty easy, fairly inexpensive, but most of all delicious!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup
2 pounds chopped carrots
1 large onion chopped
4 large potatoes chopped (I didn't have potatoes the last time I made this, so I subbed beets. Not too shabby of a substitute!)
Ginger to taste. I like it quite gingery, so I chopped up this guy and even added powdered ginger!
About 4 tablespoons of butter
.5 pint of heavy cream
32 ounces veg stock
32 ounces chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot sweat the onions in butter until translucent. Add stock and veg and cook until soft. If the veg isn't covered by the stock add a little bit of water. I used a blender to give the soup more of a smooth, velvety texture, but if you want a more chunky soup you can use a potato masher. Once blended/mashed add the cream to the soup and let simmer for a few minutes. I added basil at the end as well because I had some on hand and I love the pop of green with orange color! Any fresh herbs you have on hand adds a nice touch of color and flavor! I also recommend serving with super crusty bread and butter.
You can also make this vegetarian by using only veg broth and if you want to make it vegan, there are some pretty decent soy products you can use in place of the heavy cream and you can sub olive oil in place of the butter.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Pecan Pie
Pecan pie is one of my favorite desserts. This is my version of the Southern classic.
1 pre-made pie crust (you can make you own, but I'm too lazy for that)
1 1/2 to 2 cups pecans
2 eggs, whisked
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I like it a bit sweet, so I use 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons flour (though I've used pancake mix before as the flour had weevils in it)
1/2 cup of sugar (I prefer Sugar in the Raw)
1 cup light Karo corn syrup
A splash of Laird's AppleJack (optional, but it's delicious so you should use it.)
A dash of salt
Preheat oven to 350 F. Using a nine inch pie pan, lay in the pie crust and cut off any access. Add in the pecans. In a bowl mix the other ingredients until completely blended. Side note, if I was hard pressed for an amount, I'd use 1 tablespoon of the AppleJack, but that is based entirely on taste. Once the mixture is mixed, pour over the pecans. Bake for 1 hour.
I love my pecan pie still a touch warm and with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. It's absolutely heavenly.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Borscht
2 large Russet potatoes peeled and chopped
1 large or 2 small onion (I had white on hand, but you can use any variety you like) chopped
4 cloves of garlic chopped
48 ounces of whatever meat broth you like (I had chicken broth left over from Thanksgiving)
32 ounces veggie broth
3 carrots chopped
1/2 stick to 1 stick of butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Hungarian hot paprika to taste (if you forced me I'd say I put in a couple teaspoons)
A couple splashes of red wine vinegar
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon and Chives
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Broccoli Side Dish
Every Saturday or Sunday Mr Kitten and I get loads of veg for snacks through out the week. Last week we grabbed one too many bags of broccoli. I hate wasting food, so tonight he steamed some tilapia (salt, pepper, paprika, and basil) and I cooked up the broccoli.
1 pack of prepared broccoli
1 Tablespoon of butter
About 2 tablespoons of water
1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
A couple pinches red pepper flakes
In the butter saute garlic for a couple minutes. Add water and broccoli. Add salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir and cover for 10 to 15 minutes. You want the veg to still be sort of firm but not raw. And that's it!
If I had nutmeg on hand, I'd've added a dash of that too. Nutmeg really adds something delightful to green veg. Also, if you don't have broccoli on hand, spinach or mustard greens would work just as well.