Mediteranian Lentils

My recipe for homemade Mediterranean lentils.

Mediterranean lentils my own recipe

You can add meat and heat to this recipe. I used to add cayenne pepper but it was always to hot for me. 

Lentils 16oz.
any kind of broth (whole carton)
worcestershire sauce 2T
unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder 1T
splash of cinnamon (2 shakes)
splash of nutmeg (2 shakes)
small can of tomato sauce
old bay 1t
thyme 1/2 t
parsley 1t
onions 1t I used dried minced onions
garlic 1/2 t
salt 1t

1/2t of cayenne pepper if you like heat. Start with that and add more to taste.

Cook on stove top for 30mins.

by: Emily Mass

Homemade Popcorn in a paper bag.

1/2 C of popcorn
1 t of vegetable oil
1/2 t salt or to taste

In a cup or small bowl mix together the unpopped corn and oil. Pour the coated corn into a brown paper lunch sack. You can put the salt in at this time or wait till later if adding butter. Fold the bag over twice or three times.
Cook in the microwave at full power for 2 1/2 or 3 minutes or until you hear pauses around 2 seconds between pops. Carefully open bag and pour into a bowl. Dress up the popcorn any way you want.

Ok I did this and found I needed 3 1/2 minutes to microwave the popcorn. I melted butter on the side and poured that over the popped popcorn and then added salt and stirred it around to distribute it. 

No more greasing up a pan, no more eating unhealthy microwave buttered popcorn, no more hearing that screeching noise of the pan being shook on the stove like fingernails on a blackboard. It's fast, it's easy and its also fun. 

Ema's Traditional Ball Soup [Matzo and Meatballs]

Ema's Traditional Ball Soup

Yum Yum! These chicken meatballs are traditional Italian Wedding Soup meatballs.

This is just packaged matzo ball soup mix [to make matzo balls follow package instructions] and chicken meatballs made from 

1 lb ground chicken
1/2 c bread crumbs
2 eggs
1/3 c parmigiana cheese
1/2 t Italian seasoning
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t pepper
3/4 t salt

          Mix all together form into small balls and brown the outside. Throw all the balls [matzo and chicken] into the boiling soup and cook for 20 mins.

You can purchase the Matzoball mix I used in this soup here:

Matzo ball mix