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The Summer Heat drives many of us out of the kitchen and onto the deck to grill. Although I love grilled food (especially because that means Mr. Chef is doing a lot of the work), sometimes I just don’t want to eat Grilled Goodies everyday! So, …
Grilling & Summer go Hand-in-Hand. Recently I went on a little bit of a Non-Tomato Salsa kick, making this pineapple salsa as well as some Peach Salsa and a Savory/Sweet Strawberry Salsa. Savory Summer Fruit Salsas go amazingly well with Fresh Grilled Summer Proteins. This …
I’m not sure if you have a Shop Rite near you – but I love their Can-Can Sale. One of the things I just stocked up on was Black Beans, since they were on sale for 48 cents a can!
In my effort to eat healthy and finish up older cans before adding new ones (and use the cilantro and jalepeno that was in the fridge before it went bad) – I came up with this easy & tasty Black Bean dish…. Think Vegetarian Burrito in a Bowl – this is also easily adaptable for your flavor preference so make this fast/easy/tasty dish to suit your taste buds tonight (or soon)!
Heat a medium pan on medium-high heat and coat pan with Olive Oil. Cook onions until they start to soften (3 – 5 minutes). Then add the garlic and both peppers. Cook an additional 5 minutes and then add the rest of your ingredients. You can add some stock if you want this slightly more liquidy. This is not overly spicy – add more spice if that is the flavor you enjoy.
Serve over Cilantro Lime Rice with a dollop of Sour Cream, some salsa, avocados and some cheese!
Cook rice according to package directions (replacing the stock for water in my opinion). Once your rice is cooked – mix in the chopped Cilantro, lime Juice and sugar – adjust as needed. SUCH an easy Mexican side dish that kicks up the flavor or plain white rice.
And I leave you with this, Today’s Question of the Day… what is your favorite food to stock up on when it goes on sale (without trying to be an extreme couponer or hoarder?)
We recently got a bumper crop of Snap Peas from our Co-Op (at least it was a lot for me who does not did not like Peas). I needed to do something with them to “mask” the flavor (but ended up snacking on lots of …
Growing up I was always a Lo-Mein kinda girl. So much so that when my parents would order Chinese, I would never even look at the menu (and pretty soon they just stopped asking me and just knew what to get me – Lo-Mein and …
I think that I am a little late for the whole Mardi Gras thing this year (didn’t miss Fat Tuesday though!) but I ended my Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras with some good ‘ole Gumbo. For Christmas this past year Rich’s whole family all got me cooking & food stuff – including his aunt/uncle who got me some Gumbo mix & other stuff while they were in New Orleans. I figured now was as good of a time as any to celebrate & enjoy some tasty gumbo!
Overall this was quite tasty (just follow the directions on the box) but I would have enjoyed a bit more of a kick (yeah for hot sauce for leftovers!) and was bummed that there was no okra (should have picked that up at the market). As I was looking for seafood at the market, I did notice that there are quite a few “just add water” or “defrost” or “add meat” gumbo mixes… so feel free to experiment without having to worry about getting lots of spices or veggies! To start the gumbo I browned up some sausage then sliced it thin & added that to the mix and finished it off with some peeled frozen shimp just before serving since they cook quick.
Super easy box mix that allowed me to say “its homemade” while still cooking two other dishes, cleaning, and not stressing out (remember – a box mix is not cheating, enjoy easier nights)!!