Wally Metts's recipes
  • Wally Metts
    08/03/2012
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    Chimichuri

    * 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, * 8 cloves garlic, minced, * 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, * 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, * 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (fresh or bottled), * 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional), * 1 teaspoon black pepper, * 1 teaspoon salt

    Tagged: meat, Argentina, condiment, parsley

    from our friends in Argentina, Ivan and Kim

  • Wally Metts
    10/02/2011
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    Zucchini Casserole

    1 lb. sausage, medium onion, thinly sliced, small zucchini, chopped, garlic clove, crushed (can use 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder), 1 8oz. can tomato sauce, 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced, 1 t. sweet basil, t. oregano, t. salt, grated cheddar or parmesan cheese

    Tagged: casserole, sausage, zucchini

    Goes together quickly and makes a whole meal. We often double this for company, an easy meal for sharing.

  • Wally Metts
    08/02/2011
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    Two-Vinegar Dressing

    red wine vinegar, aged balsamic vinegar, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil

    Tagged: salad, dressing, vinegar, oil

    We found this with a recipe for arugula salad with pomegranate and toasted pecans, but it has become our simple salad dressing for for almost ...

  • Wally Metts
    07/01/2011
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    Old Fashioned Cobb Salad

    head iceberg lettuce, bunch watercress, head frisée, head romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, quartered vertically, whole poached or roasted chicken breasts, skinned and cut into ½-inch cubes, strips best-quality smoky bacon, cooked until crisp, blotted on paper towels, and crumbled, 6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped, Roquefort or other crumbly blue cheese, coarsely grated, 2 avocados, cut into ½-inch cubes (at the last minute so they don't discolor), ¼ cup finely minced chives, Brown Derby Old-Fashioned French Dressing (see recipe below)

    Tagged: dinner, chicken, salad, bacon, eggs

    created at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, 1937.

  • Wally Metts
    09/04/2010
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    Scottish Shortbread

    butter, flour, sugar

    Tagged: tea

    Quick and easy. Dense and sweet. Great for a simple dessert, served with tea or coffee.

  • Wally Metts
    09/03/2010
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    Quick Pimento Cheese

    8 oz. bags shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise., horseradish sauce or spread., jar pimentos.

    Tagged: cheese, quick, pimento

    A quick and dirty version of this southern classic.

  • Wally Metts
    09/03/2010
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    Mustard Seafood Sauce

    16oz sour cream, 8 oz. stone ground mustard, table spoon honey

    Tagged: shrimp

    Great, easy dip for shrimp.

  • Wally Metts
    08/25/2010
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    Lady's Brown Sugar Shortbread

    Butter, Oleo, Lt. Brown Sugar, Sifted Flour, Salt

    Tagged: tea, cookie, children, shortbread

    Lady discovered that they freeze pretty well... but they'll keep just fine in a cookie tin or air-tight container. This is fun to do with ...

  • Wally Metts
    08/25/2010
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    Pimento Cheese

    shredded cheddar, shredded Havarti, cream cheese, bread and butter pickles, minced, pickle juice, 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or, 2 tablespoons Tabasco hot sauce, or, pimentos, minced, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper

    Tagged: cheese, sandwiches, pimento, southern

    A party-size portion.

  • Wally Metts
    01/15/2010
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    Asparagus Quiche

    instant flour, unsalted cold butter, cut into pieces, vegetable shortening, ice water, salt, All-purpose flour, for dusting

    Tagged: cheese, brunch, quiche

  • Wally Metts
    01/01/2010
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    Devilish Eggs And Sausage

    Hard cooked eggs, dried onion flakes, of Tabasco sauce, ¼ cup mayo or salad dressing, 1 # bulk sausage, ¼ cup flour, ½ cups milk, chopped chives or green onion tops, ½ cup grated cheddar cheese

    Tagged: eggs, brunch

    Great dish for brunch with guests.

  • Wally Metts
    12/31/2009
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    Black Eyed Peas With Ham And Greens

    cooking oil, 6 scallions, white bulbs and green tops chopped and reserved separately, cloves garlic, minced, Swiss chard or other greens, tough stems removed, leaves washed well and shredded (about 4 cups), 2 10- ounces packages frozen black-eyed peas (about 4 cups), water, canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, Tabasco sauce, salt, 1 1/2- pounds piece ham, diced, fresh-ground black pepper, red- or white-wine vinegar

    Tagged: soup, totry, beans, greens, ham

  • Wally Metts
    12/31/2009
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    Christmas Soup

    kielbasa, sliced 1/4-inch thick on bias, Vegetable oil, as needed, cloves garlic, minced, red kidney beans, soaked at least 4 hours and up to overnight, chicken broth, red bliss potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, fresh kale, approximately 4 handfuls, red wine vinegar, freshly ground black pepper

    Tagged: soup

    This is an Alton Brown recipe. There is a video on the source site.

  • Wally Metts
    12/31/2009
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    Shrimp And Grits

    For the grits, milk, heavy cream, stone-ground white grits, unsalted butter, Kosher salt, Freshly ground black pepper

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