Brown Rice Salad with Spinach and Tomatoes
Here’s a great dish I found using really simple ingredients. It was delicious! It’s also very forgiving…so you can really change it up as you please. I didn’t have dill so I used flat leaf parsley. Try it…it’s delicious! AND healthy! Brown Rice Salad w/ Spinach and Tomatoes Adapted from Everyday Food|January|February 2010 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp red-wine vinegar 2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 tsp sugar (I used honey) coarse salt and ground pepper 2 c cooked brown rice 1 medium cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced 2 c baby spinach 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, dill, garlic, and sugar. Season generously with...
Read MoreBest and Easiest (no fail) Way to Make Brown Rice
I have to share this with you because I am hoping to have a lot more recipes on here that include brown rice. So, I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this recipe, but I tried it and fell in love. It’s easy and effortless…how can anyone go wrong? Brown Rice Adapted from Pinch My Salt Brown Rice, Water (at least 4 cups to every 1 cup of rice), Kosher salt to taste… So far pretty simple, right!?! …Now here are the insturctions from Pinch of Salt: “Rinse rice in a strainer under cold running water for 30 seconds, swirling the rice around with your hand. Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. When water boils, add the rice, stir it once. Turn heat to medium and boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring...
Read MoreChicken Cordon Bleu…oh so cheesy!
I don’t know about any of you, but I LOVE chicken cordon bleu. I’ve never made it myself until about a month ago. I didn’t have a recipe because I figure there’s not much to it…right? heehee. So, I made it up and I’m sure Jon was nervous, but he loves me so he ate it. AND he loved it! So here’s what I did. BTW, I’m not very specific. I really think every recipe has room for doing whatever you want with it. This will definitely be one of them. I’ll give you the ingredients, but I’m not going to say how much I used because I have no clue. Enjoy! Chicken Cordon Bleu Chicken Breasts Deli Ham Swiss Cheese Italian Bread Crumbs Parmesan Cheese Egg Salt & Pepper to taste Pound the chicken breasts...
Read MoreFast Pizza Dough Recipe!
Jon and I had homemade pizza Friday night. It was DELICIOUS!! My MIL, Patty, shared this recipe with me. Thanks Patty! Here’s the recipe! Enjoy! Pizza Dough (Thin crust pizza…double for thick dough) 1/2 cup scalded milk 3 Tbsp. oil 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 pkg. yeast 3/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup warm water Add sugar, salt, oil to scalded milk, cool. Dissolve yeast in water, add milk mixure to yest. Knead in 1 3/4 cup flour. Let rise 15 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Press dough into pizza pan. Bake pizza dough without toppings for 5 minutes. Remove and top with desired toppings. Put back into oven and back for about 10 minutes (times...
Read MoreOh my chocolate! Brownie/Cookie goodness!
Ok…so I was on Bakerella’s website and found this recipe! How could I possibly pass it up? Obviously, I couldn’t! heehee. I know. I’m supposed to be losing weight, but I couldn’t resist. I promise you these were EASY and DELICIOUS!! You’ve got to try it. If you’re a coupon person you’re in luck because this will probably be one of the cheapest desserts you’ll find because all it calls for is one box Betty Crocker Brownie Mix and one Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie mix. Just follow the directions on the brownie mix and on the cookie mix. Pour the brownie mix into a 9×13 inch pan. Then drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoon. I pressed my cookie dough into the brownie batter. Bake at 350 degrees for...
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