vegetables

Cucumber Salad

August 5, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This cucumber salad recipe is easy and delicious.  The vinegar is not overpowering and the sweet/sour combination works well. 2-3 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 cup green or red peppers, chopped (optional) 1/2 cup sliced onions 1 cup water 1/4 cup vinegar 2 tsp salt 3 Tbs sugar Mix the cucumbers, green peppers and [...]

Grilled Vegetable Kabobs

June 30, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

If you’re grilling, try cutting up whatever vegetables you have around and putting them on a skewer to grill.  I like to marinate them in a bit of Italian dressing or homemade vinaigrette, whatever I have around, but you could skip that step, too. Cut up whatever vegetables you like. My favorites include: zucchini, yellow [...]

Fried Peppers and Onions

June 30, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I use this same basic recipe for fried peppers and onions for many different kinds of dishes.   They are fantastic as part of a taco or burrito, of course.  They also go great on a sausage or meatball sandwich.  They make a lovely side dish just as they are, as well.  You can use a [...]

Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad

June 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

If you’ve never grilled corn on the cob before, you should try it! Lots of people go to lots of trouble to wrap it back in the husk or soak in water first, but I husked it first. (Actually my dad it. It’s apparently his job at home now so he volunteered! Let me just [...]

Easy Cucumber and Tomato Salad

June 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

To go with the Persian chicken, I wanted a cool salad and settled on cucumbers and tomatoes. My own tomatoes are not yet ripe but this would be even better with homegrown tastier tomatoes! The quantity of ingredients is easily adjusted to suit your needs. The leftovers were good the next day for us. 1 [...]

Hawaiian Style Chicken Kabobs with Pineapple

June 2, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These were supposed to be pork but I couldn’t read the writing well on the packet of meat in the freezer!  Instead of the single pork chop I thought I was pulling out it turned out to be 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs. Ah well, I just continued with the plan.  These were good but [...]

Lemon and Miso Marinated Chicken Thighs

April 20, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

I rarely cook recipes from the newspaper. Perhaps because I don’t get a newspaper so just read now and then online for the top news bits. But somehow this article on “Breakaway Cooking”, using unfamiliar ingredients in familiar ways might be one definition, caught my attention.  I’ve been having fun exploring our local 99 Ranch [...]

Creamy Leeks from Jamie Oliver

April 19, 2010 by Ellen · 7 Comments 

Another fantastic recipe from Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals.. I saw some fantastic leeks at the farmer’s market on Saturday and thought to make leek and potato soup, but then it warmed up and wasn’t quite soup weather. These Baked Creamy Leeks were the ideal accompaniment to the Ground [...]

Simple Spring Vegetable and Bean Soup

April 12, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I had some leftover vegetables that needed using up, plus had some fresh kale from the farmer’s market so made this simple vegetable and bean soup to go along with my artichoke for dinner last night. 2 Tbs olive oil 1 carrot, peeled or scrubbed and sliced 1 stalk of celery, sliced 1 onion, peeled [...]

Very Simple and Easy Green Beans

March 29, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I hesitate to even write this up. If you’ve been cooking for a while, you’ve likely made something very similar. But if you’re new and are looking for easy side dishes, these green beans will fit the bill! I picked up a nice bag of French string beans at Costco the other day so we [...]

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