452560 christmas eve baccala salt potatoes tomatoes Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

cooking oil, onion, finely sliced, ground black pepper, mild green chili, garlic, chopped, gingerroot, fresh grated, ground turmeric, salt, potatoes, peeled and cubed, peas, tomato, chopped, ground coriander, ground cumin, water

tomatoes (about 2 1/4 lbs.), russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, onions, thinly sliced (about 2 lbs.), garlic cloves, finely chopped, fresh thyme, chopped, dry white wine, extra virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, white breadcrumbs, fresh

potatoes, tomatoes, onion, chopped, salt and pepper, fresh squeezed lemon juice, olive oil

potatoes , scrubbed clean, butter, onion, finely chopped, canned tomato soup, milk, worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, pepper, canned green beans or 1 1/2 cups frozen green beans, canned corn or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn

potatoes, tomato sauce, firm tofu, lemon juice, dried oregano, dried basil, garlic, minced, spinach, shredded low-fat cheese

potatoes, peeled and diced, canola oil, minced fresh ginger, green chile pepper, seeded and diced, ground turmeric, salt to taste, ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped, chopped fresh curry leaves

potatoes, tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, olive oil, pickled capers, sliced olives, feta or 100 g goat cheese, fennel seed, sliced cheddar cheese, salt and pepper

dried cod , prepared as follows in directions (baccala), olive oil, potatoes, peeled and diced small, onions, peeled and diced, italian peeled plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped (with the juices), chopped flat-leaf italian parsley, seedless raisin , plumped in warm water and drained, pine nuts , lightly toasted in a dry skillet on the stove (pignoli), capers, rinsed and drained, green olives in brine, pitted and sliced, salt, fresh ground black pepper

potatoes , preferably waxy ones, peeled and cut into halves., onions, thinly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, salt & pepper to taste, tomatoes (canned are fine) coarsely diced or broken up, more tsp of dried oregano (fresh if possible)

salt potatoes , 18 potatoes, salt, roasted garlic, recipe below, butter, cubed, rosemary, chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, head garlic, olive oil , to coat, sea salt

dried salt cod, cut into 3-inch pieces, soaked, all-purpose potatoes, peeled and quartered, fine quality olive oil, celery, trimmed, well washed , and cut into 3-inch pieces, onion, chopped, gaeta olives, pitted, hand crushed san marzano plum tomatoes , with juice, chicken broth, salt , to taste

potatoes, diced, celery, diced, carrot, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, fresh mushrooms, sliced, string beans, drained, sauerkraut juice, water, flour, oil, water

potatoes, peeled and diced, carrot, peeled and diced, celery, chopped, onion, chopped, water, salt, pepper, cooked ham, cubed, margarine, all-purpose flour, milk, shredded cheddar cheese

potatoes, diced (mealy is better), pecans, unsalted cashews, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, mushrooms, diced, butter, italian seasoning (or fresh herbs if you have them ), paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, eggs, soft cheese (full fat is best ), parmesan cheese, grated, salt and pepper, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, tomato paste, red wine, red wine vinegar, sugar

potatos, big onion wedges, tomatoes, black peppercorns, garlic, ginger, green chili deseeded and chopped, sugar, plain yogurt, oil, salt

potato, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, peeeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced into rings, zucchini , cut into 1/4 inch pieces, salt, pepper, tomatoes , cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices, parmesan cheese, grated, breadcrumbs, dried italian style, fresh basil (to garnish )