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Melon Salad with a Kick

August 5, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This came from Raising the Salad Bar: Beyond Leafy Greens–Inventive Salads with Beans, Whole Grains, Pasta, Chicken, and More, although she suggested 3 melons: honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon. I used two for simplicity. watermelon, cut in chunks cantaloupe, cut in chunks lime juice salt a pinch of cayenne pepper Put the melon in a bowl [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rice Salad

June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A friend invited me over for lunch the other day and served a delicious rice salad made with a mix of wild and long grain rice, cooked chicken, feta cheese, red onions and a lemon and olive oil dressing. It was really good! I had some friends over for dinner on Saturday and wanted to [...]

Vegetarian Panini with Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion and Arugula

May 21, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Forgot to take a picture alas, but this is well worth making.  I was looking for a quick dinner, something warm, and thought a panini would do. I made this on sliced sourdough, not any special bread. Inside was: Dijon mustard Tomato, a few slices Fontina cheese, sliced Red onion, a few slices Pepperoncini, sliced [...]

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 [...]

Eggplant Parmesan: Midweek Dinner if You Fry the Eggplant Ahead of Time

April 15, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

On Sunday I picked up a gorgeous eggplant at the grocer  and decided to make Eggplant Parmesan sometime this week. However, it always takes a long time to fry the eggplant. In the past I’ve fried a LOT at once and then made half into eggplant parmesan and frozen the other half for later. (If [...]

Crunchy “Oven-Fried” Kale

April 15, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Oven fried kale?  Yes, I hear you wondering.  Apparently fried parsley is served as a garnish in France.  And this is a healthier version, being oven baked rather than fried, and uses kale.  It is so good you won’t believe it!  Forget veggie chips loaded with fats from the snack aisle. Make these and crunch [...]

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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