Saturday, March 24, 2012

Gazpacho-Cool Summer Soup

Gazpacho

A cold, crisp, fragrant bowl of fresh summery goodness. Use your own home-grown veggies or go get them at your local farmers' market and make this soup that same day. The vitamins in this one will leap right out of the bowl, course through your veins and out your EARS, people.

5 Tbsp. olive oil
4 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
3 stalks celery, diced
5 scallions (green onions), sliced
1 green pepper, diced
3 tomatoes, peeled and diced (plunge them in boiling water for one minute to easily remove skins)
4 cups V-8 juice
or substitute Zig Zang Bloody Mary Mix for the V-8 to spice it up.

Coastal Crab Eggs/ BLT Eggs

Easter Egg-stravaganza--Just in time for Easter
Boil a dozen eggs.peel cut in half and take out the yolk. Place the yolk in a bowl add mayonaise 1/2 cup or to taste, sliced/chopped dill pickles to taste, 1 can of crab, or 6 oz of publix cajun crab dip already prepared. mix and place back into the halfed egg whites. wrap with clear wrap and serve chilled. Flavor with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and a little paprika again all to taste. My family is spice so we go a little heavy on spice...
12 Eggs (one dozen)
1/2 cup mayonaise
1 whole can of crab drained
salt and pepper to taste.
dill pickles or sweet pickle (depending on your houshold and taste)
Here is another one from Paula Deen;
BLT Eggs;
Ingredients
• 6 large eggs, hard-boiled and peeled
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled plus more for garnish, if desired
• 2 cherry tomatoes , seeded and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Halve the eggs lengthwise. Remove the yolks and add them to a medium bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork and stir in the mayonnaise, bacon, tomatoes, and parsley. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and blend well.
Fill the egg whites evenly with the yolk mixture and garnish with bacon, if desired. Arrange them in a container and store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Easter is such a special time for christians. It is a time to go to church, to spend with family and just to be thankful. Easter food is passed down for generations through families. The BLT Eggs can also be made into potato salad with red potatos and sour cream. Ham and eggs are your traditional brunch but again each family has their own wonderful traditions.