In Mexico, soups and stews are enjoyed any time of day or night, including breakfast. Warmand pleasantly spicy, this authentic fare is a delicious way to enjoy a real taste of Mexican Cuisine.Peruano beans used in this recipe are small round light yellow beans and will add life to any of your whi...
This is both a vegetarian and a heart-smart meal. Serve with some rustic breads or fresh salad.
Ingredients for Shitake Mushroom & Barley Soup
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1onion, finely chopped
1 cup dried or fresh shitakemushrooms, sliced thin 1 cup pearl barley
1 carrot, sliced diagona...
Suitable VitaClay Models: VS7600, VF7700, VM7900
Who doesn't love dip? This hot, cheesy dip is great for tortilla chips, pita bread or crackers. It's also filling and healthy, so it's great to have on hand for snacks at home or to take to a pot luck or serve at a game-watching party. The kids wil...
A thick Italian vegetable soup with beans and pasta or rice. It usually can contain any number of vegetables, whatever you have available or what is in season, but for authenticity, meat is never added.
Ingredients for Minestrone - Italian Soup
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped...
Suitable for all VitaClay models. Stock pot models will require 8:1 water:rice ratio for each hour of cooking time. Ensure water does not evaporate too much when cooking in Stock Pot for more than 1 hour.
In China congee (or jook) is the standard morning meal. Rice porridge is a long-simmered so...
Enjoy the aromatic flavors of Greece in this stew, topped with Greece's pride and joy: Feta Cheese.
Ingredients for Greek Beef Stew
2 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon cumin,
1 teaspoon light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Salt and freshly ground pepp...
Cacciatore me ans hunter's style This dish developed incentral Italy and has many variations. It is considered a country-style dish in which chicken pieces are simmered together with tomatoes and mushrooms.
The dish originated in the Renaissance period (1450-1600) when the hunters would come back...
I sampled this dish in a small village in the Canary Islands (Spain) and truly enjoyed all the different flavors. I especially loved the almonds that mark this dish, which harkens to medieval Spanish cuisine.
Ingredients for Chicken Fricassee
1 whole large roasting chicken, cut up in parts
3 t...
When pumpkins are in season, nothing taste better than pumpkin soup. This soothing soup with a hint of curry, ginger and lime juice is equally delicious served warm, at room temperature, or well chilled.
Ingredients for Pumpkin Soup with Lime Drizzle
1 apple - peeled, cored and chopped 1 large o...
Have you ever wanted to make your own pasta sauce, but felt too intimidated to try?
Here's your chance! And this delicious pasta recipe doesn't take all day to make but in about an hour in VitaClay. Of course, if you want to have a truly slow-simmered, all-day pasta sauce, that can be done as we...
When fresh peas are not available or when you want to enjoy a starchier, hardier flavored legume, dried peas are perfect for a hearty split pea soup.Since the process of cooking dried split peas produces a lot of foam, it is a good idea to pre-soak the split peas for several hours, then draining ...
This simple, nutritious, vegetable soup is scented with cumin and flavored with lemon and lemon zest. Great for leftovers, since it will taste even better the next day!
Ingredients for Egyptian Red Lentil Soup
5 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 cup dried red lentils
1 large chopped onion
2 cups...
Moroccans have been cooking in their cone-topped clay cooker: the Tagine, for centuries. The Tagine refers both to the cooking potas well as a stew cookedin it. During cooking, the condensationrises to the top of the Tagine, then drips back down on the food, infusingit with depth and flavor. Mo...
Ribollita means 're-cooked' in Italy, and slow cooking is the secret of this hearty winter vegetable soup designed for wood stoves. There are many different recipes and you can use any vegetable to your choice, but most Tuscan recipes call for cavolo nero-blackleaf kale-the closest substitute bei...
Of royal Persian origin and Arabic roots, this dish is a favorite Rosh Hashanah dish of the Moroccan Jews. Because of their many seeds pomegranates symbolize the hope that in the year ahead. The piquant pomegranate contrast with the sweet rich walnuts, provide an extraordinary texture and flavor....
Chili is a hotly debated subject, with it's own body of myth and folklore. The only thing certain about the origins of chili is that it did not originate in Mexico.
It is generally thought, by most historians, that the earliest versions of chili were made by the very poorest people around San Ant...
Onion Soup is comfort food to me and reminds me of my college days in Europe. After a night of drinking, late at night or early morning, this is served at the bistros or cafes in Belgium to cure hangovers.
Ingredients for French Onion Soup
1/4 cup olive oil
8 large yellow onions sliced thin 2 ta...
A Taste of the Middle East At Home in Your Kitchen.
A nutritious and tasty vegetarian stew with lentils, potatoes, and squash using cumin and allspice to accent flavors of Middle Eastern cooking.
Ingredients for Middle Eastern Style Lentil Stew
1 cup dried red lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 lb...
Hungarian goulash (gulyás) is the traditional stew of Hungary. Its origins can be traced back to the ninth century. Originally it consisted of chunks of meat and onions, slowly cooked until all the liquid was boiled away, and then dried in the sun.
The meat could then be used to prepare a stew by...
Chicken Vesuvio is one of those recipes that sounds kind of exotic (read: intimidating) but when you see how to actually make it looks like something you'd just put together from whatever you've got in the fridge that day.
Don't let that fool you into thinking it's a boring meal, however.
Somethi...
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I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who doesn't like Beef Stroganoff.
It's a classic American-style dinner that is delicious and sat...
Suitable for all VitaClay models!
Lamb is a very nutrient-dense food, so it's great to get it into your diet every so often.
The problem for some, though, (me included) is that it has a very strong taste that some people just don't like. I have a difficult time eating lamb because of that strong ...
It seems like a good casserole is everyone's favorite: it's the original one-pot dish, and the combination of flavors and textures always adds up to a delicious, satisfying meal.
Whenever I come across a new recipe (especially one pot recipes, but really any recipe in general) I try to adapt it t...
Football season is upon us again. If you are planning to host any football-watching parties this season (or even if you're not, because everybody's gotta eat, right?) you might be looking for some easy, delicious, finger-licking recipes to tuck away and use occasionally... or frequently.
Sloppy J...
I really love recipes that allow me to use whatever I have on hand.
To me, there's nothing much worse than finding a great recipe that I really want to try that calls for ingredients that I don't already have.
For the holidays or a special occasion it's fine to buy ingredients just for one specif...
With a little preparation that I am already doing anyway, there are plenty of meals that are just as quick and easy as those meal-in-a-box kits and taste even better.
This recipe, which reminds me of that oh-so-famous helper to our hamburger, is one such easy meal.
The prep and cooking times are ...
