296 caponata things Recipes

when things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in the day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee., a professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. when the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. he then asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was., professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. he then asked the students again if the jar was full. they agreed it was., professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. of course, the sand filled up everything else. he asked once more if the jar was full. the students respnded witha unanimous yes, professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. the students laughed., now , said the professor as the laughter subsided, i want you to recognise that this jar represents your life. the golf balls are the important things - god, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions - and if everything else was lost and only these remained, your life would still be full., pebbles are the other things that matter like your job , your house and your car., sand is everything else - the small stuff. if you put the sand into the jar first , there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. the same goes for life. if you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you., pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. play with your children. spend time with your parents. visit with grandparents. take time to get medical checkups. take your spouse out to dinner. play another 18. there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter. set your priorities. the rest is just sand., students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. the professor smiled. i m glad you asked., it just goes to show that no matter how full your life may seem, there s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all., but what we never mention , though goodness knows it s true, lo , when he made the goodies, he made the baddies too., all things spray and swattable, disasters great and small, all things paraquatable , the lord god made them all., greenfly on the roses , the maggots in the peas, manure that fills our noses - he also gave us these, fungus on the goosegogs , the club root on the greens, slugs that eat the lettuce , and chew the aubergines, drought that kills the fuchsia , the frost that nips the buds, rain that drowns the seedlings , the blight that hits the spuds, midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, pigeons in the green stuff , the sparrows on the seeds, fly that gets the carrots , the wasp that eats the plums, how black the gardener s outlook , though green may be his thumbs., but still we gardeners labour, midst vegetables and flowers, pray what hits our neighbour s will somehow bypass ours, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful - the lord god made them all., dalone peel : chronicle of st. barnabas, autumn 1997.

olive oil, divided, eggplant, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds, red bell peppers, chopped, mozzarella cheese, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, stewed tomatoes , with juice, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh oregano, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, anchovy fillets, chopped, capers, chopped, salt, ground black pepper, grated parmesan cheese

olive oil, eggplant, unpeeled, and cut into 1/2 cubes, onion, cubed, garlic cloves, chopped, diced tomatoes, with italian seasoning , juice, red wine vinegar, capers, drained, chopped fresh basil, toasted pine nuts

olive oil, dice unpeeled eggplant (about 1-1/4 lb), chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped pitted green olives, chopped drained bottled capers, red-wine vinegar, sugar , or to taste, golden raisins, pine nuts, toasted lightly, tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch diced (about 1 cup), chopped flat-leafed parsley leaves, eight to twelve 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices of country-style italian bread, flat-leafed parsley sprigs for garnish

eggplant, unpeeled, cut in 1/2 inch cubes, onion, chopped, green pepper, seeded and chopped, tomatoes, ripe and chopped or 1 (14 oz) can crushed tomatoes, chopped green olives, minced garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, sea salt, sugar, dried oregano, dried basil, capers, chopped

olive oil, diced portabella mushrooms, coarsely chopped sweet onion, diced roma tomato, seeded, diced green bell pepper, diced yellow bell pepper, garlic clove, minced, brown sugar, fresh lemon juice, salt, golden raisin, toasted pine nuts, fresh basil or 2 tsp dried basil

olive oil, eggplants or 4 small , small dice, red pepper, small dice, green pepper, small dice, red onions, small dice, garlic, chopped, capers, divided (2 tbsp chopped, 2 tbsp whole ), anchovy fillets, minced (optional), balsamic vinaigrette, brown sugar, tomato puree, basil , chiffonade (means finely chopped), oregano, chopped, salt and pepper, red wine vinegar, pitted green olives (usually come in a jar stuffed with pimentos)

artichokes, lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, cut into medium dice, carrot, peeled and chopped into rough 1/4-inch dice, green olives pitted , preferably sicilian variety, salt packed capers, rinsed and dried, whole chiles, salt and freshly ground black pepper, tomato paste, salt packed anchovy fillets, soaked in milk, rinsed, patted dry, chopped, canned plum tomatoes, peeled and seeded, red wine vinegar, heaping tbsp granulated sugar

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.

eggplant, diced, tomatoes, chopped, olives, green, celery, olive oil, onion, bell pepper, garlic, raisins, capers, balsamic vinegar, cinnamon

extra-virgin olive oil (the fruitiest you can find), scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced (include some green tops), frozen bell pepper stir-fry mix (red, green and yellow peppers; do not thaw), two 7 3/4-oz cans caponata, with their liquid, chicken broth or water, coarsely chopped fresh basil, coarsely chopped italian (flat-leaf) parsley, salt and freshly ground black pepper, penne or fusilli, cooked al dente by package directions and drained, freshly grated parmesan cheese

crusty country-style bread (each about 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches), sliced fontina cheese, purchased caponata, tomato, thinly sliced, chopped fresh rosemary or 1 1/4 tsp dried, olive oil

olive oil, eggplant, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, onion, cubed, garlic cloves, chopped, diced tomatoes with italian seasonings in juice, red wine vinegar, drained capers, chopped fresh basil, toasted pine nuts

x 4-inch 1-lb french bread, sweet italian sausage, casings removed, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed very dry, purchased pesto sauce, mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated, eggplant appetizer (caponata), purchased marinara sauce or pizza sauce

vegetable oil, chopped onion, chopped red bell pepper, garlic clove, minced, generous pinch of dried crushed red pepper, okra, trimmed, cut into 1/3-inch rounds, water, diced canned tomatoes in juice, red wine vinegar, drained capers, baguette slices, toasted

italian plum tomatoes, drained, garlic cloves, extra-virgin olive oil, sugar, dried basil, green olives with pits, lemons, baby artichokes , about 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches, extra-virgin olive oil, celery ribs, halved crosswise, capers, rinsed, red-wine vinegar

paprika, ground cumin, ground allspice, cinnamon, eggplant (about 1 lb), cut into 1-inch cubes, red bell pepper , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, yellow bell pepper , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, water, fresh lemon juice, sugar, zucchini, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, italian bread (about a 17- by 3 1/2-inch loaf), fresh basil leaves, washed well and spun dry.