31 easy going Recipes

hokkaido squash, diced (or other pumpkin), oil, cinnamon, cayenne pepper (if your cayenne is strong, go easy and reduce it), approx. 500 ml water, boiling

gnocchi (refrigerated or frozen ), asparagus , cut in 1/2-inch pieces on an angle (approximately 2 cups, green beans or peas make a great substitute), onion, cut in half and thin sliced (use less onion if you want), black olives, cut in half (buy a can of pre cut olives and save yourself some time), lemon , zest of, use the other half thin sliced as a garnish if you want, salt (go easy with the as the pesto and olives are both y), pepper, pesto sauce (i used a basil pesto), heavy cream, ricotta cheese, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, olive oil, parmesan cheese

quail, dressed, butter, melted, whole jalepenos, bacon, butter , for basting, adams steak seasoning, go easy ) chili powder, go real easy ) red chile flakes, garlic powder , or to taste

skirt steaks, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, olive oil, penne pasta (sometimes i hold a cup or so back when i toss everything together, you can always use it tossed with), sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped, english seedless cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise and thin sliced, red onion, cut in half and thin sliced, arugula (a mix of watercress and is also very good), beef broth, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, fresh grated ginger (ground ginger just doesn tsp work in this dressing), dijon mustard, ground black pepper, kosher salt (go easy, the broth and soy both have salt in them), pea shoots

white fish fillets, depending on the size (again snapper, tilapia, even flounder and grouper will work too), diced tomatoes, drained, zucchini, and thin sliced in rounds (about 1 small zucchini), eggplant (i like to use the small japanese varieties which you can find almost any where these days), sliced halved black olives, capers, sliced shallot (or you can use a small onion cut in half and then thin sliced), feta cheese, crumbled, white wine, lemons, thin sliced, fresh parsley, dried oregano, salt (go easy with the capers and olives), pepper, olive oil, quick cooking couscous, parsley , and olive oil for a garnish

feta cheese, plain yogurt, half-and-half, lemon juice, salt (go easy, feta is y), pepper, couscous, chicken broth, lemon juice (fresh ), salt, pepper, olive oil, ground lamb, ground beef, feta cheese, milk, parsley, scallions, diced fine (white and green parts ), salt, pepper, dried oregano, egg, olive oil , to saute, kalamata olive (cut in half ), minced garlic, red pepper flakes, diced tomatoes , just plain no seasoning, dried oregano, fresh parsley, diced cucumber, lemon, sliced

maple syrup, dark brown sugar (light brown will work, but dark brown is so much better), bourbon, jalapeno , roasted (very small), minced shallot, minced garlic, butter (unsalted , and no margarine), salt, red pepper flakes (more or less to taste) (optional), ground black pepper, salt , but go easy

eggplants, peeled and diced (about 1 1/4-1 1/2 lbs), diced tomatoes, ditalini, celery ribs, finely diced (save the celery leaves and dice fine), onion, fine chopped chopped, minced garlic, anchovies, fine chopped and mashed (i use a fork to mash them up), vegetable broth, fresh parsley, fine chopped, red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt (go easy), pepper, cheese and olive spread (see garlic feta toasts with a warm olive spread)

jumbo shrimp, peeled tails left on, sea scallops, zucchini , cut in 1/4-inch maybe a bit thicker slices, summer squash , cut in 1/4-inch maybe a bit thicker slices (yellow squash), tomatoes, bamboo skewer, chili powder, minced garlic, olive oil, orange juice, salt (don tsp add to the marinade, season before grilling), pepper (don tsp add to the marinade, season before grilling), butter (2 sticks), shallot, fine chopped, white wine, heavy cream, tequila, lime , juice of, olive oil (to saute the shallot), salt (go easy)