#116 molasses cookies

1/2 cup applesauce
1 1/4 cups sugar
6 tbsp butter (softened)
1/4 cup dark molasses
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 cup brown rice flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger

Strain applesauce in a mesh strainer ~5 mins, combine applesauce, 1 cup sugar and butter with a mixer, add molasses and egg and mix another few minutes. Mix in the remaining dry ingredients. Freeze 10-20 mins, form into balls and roll in remaining sugar. Bake at 375 ~10 mins.

Recipe from myrecipes.com

#115 mexican chicken soup

8 cups chicken stock
1 onion (diced)
5 cloves garlic (minced)
2 jalapeno peppers (seeded, minced)
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground corriander
2 cups shredded chicken
1 can black beans
1/4 cup corn
3 tortillias (sliced in strips)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime

sour cream
shredded cheese

Saute onion in olive oil ~5 mins, add jalapeno, garlic, cumin and corriander and saute another few minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add chicken, beans, corn and tortillas, cook another 5 mins, stir in cilantro and juice of 1 lime. Serve with sour cream and cheese.

Adapted from various foodnetwork.com recipes

#114 calamari salad

1/2 lb baby squid
1 lemon
1 tbsp red vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic (minced)
salt/pepper
1/4 onion (diced)
handful kalamata olives, diced
1.5 cups grape tomatoes (halved)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Wisk together lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic then add onion and let sit for at least 5 mins. Boil water, cut squid into rings, simmer in the boiling water ~1 min, drain and run under cold water. Combine onion mixture, squid, olives, tomatoes and parsley.

Adapted from epicurious

#113 neopolitan style calamari

1/4 lb baby squid
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup red wine
1 clove garlic (minced)
3 tbsp diced onion
red pepper flakes
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 tbsp red vinegar

Saute red pepper flakes and onion in olive oil for 3-4 mins, add garlic and cook until fragrant, add tomato sauce and wine and bring to a simmer. Add squid and simmer 2-3 mins, stir in vinegar and parsley.

#112 stuffed green pepper

1 green pepper (cut in half)
handful grape tomatoes (diced)
~1/4 cup cooked rice
1-2 tbsp lentil dip (see recipe #98)
juice of 1/2 lemon
handful parsley
1 carrot (sliced thin)

Mix all ingredients together and stuff the pepper. Cook ~15 mins at 350.

#111 bombay style fish

1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 clove garlic (crushed)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp ground tumeric
olive oil
2-3 tbsp coconut milk
1/4 lb dover dole

Mix tamarind paste, cinnamon, garlic, cinnamon, cayenne and tumeric with enough olive oil to make a paste/marinade. Marinade fish 10-20 mins and then cook 3-4 mins until fish is done. Add coconut milk, simmer another minute and serve.

#110 green beans with bacon

1-2 cups trimmed, diced green beans
1 tbsp bacon fat
crumbled bacon
zest of 1 small lemon
juice of 1/2 small lemon

Heat bacon fat, lemon zest and add green beans. Saute a few minutes until cooked. Stir in lemon juice and crumbled bacon.

Inspired by Erika's bacon book (Everything bacon)