This dish was discovered in my Rachel Ray cookbook: 30-Minute GET REAL Meals. We have made this about three or four times in the last month (THANK YOU RACHEL!!!). It is soo good and actually healthy too!! It’s great served as a side dish to just about any meal and you get your veggies [...]
This is an excellent salad to throw together when you have guests coming over. It is very pretty and tastes amazing! The dressing goes excellent with the strawberries and spinach. This would even be good as a main dish served for lunch–just double up on the strawberries
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 [...]
Another great recipe we found at allrecipes.com. We recently went out with my husbands aunt and uncle to a great Indian Food restaurant and had Vegetable Samosa’s for the first time. They were so great that we thought we’d try our hand at some good Indian Cooking at home. So you are [...]
We served up this succulent salad with our pan seared tuna steak! If you are trying to eat lighter as we are, this is the perfect salad to compliment any meal! The flavors combine to give you a wonderful tarty/sweet flavor. And the textures of the jicama, cucumber and onion together are [...]
My hubby made this meal for my birthday! We served this dish our delicious Shrimp Scampi. It’s also great served with pork chops marinated in Asian Marinade (which is also the sauce used for this salad). Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp. Sambal Oelek (found at an Asian food market or specialty store)– can use [...]
Posted in Side Dishes, Vegetarian on February 9th, 2007 No Comments »
If you’ve had Brussels Sprouts in the past and didn’t like em, give them one more try using this recipe! VERY simple to make and they go well with almost any dish! You see ours pictured here with Chicken Roulade.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs Brussels Sprouts, ends trimmed and yellow leaves removed
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. kosher [...]
We wanted to carry on the family tradition of cooking egg rolls on New Years Eve. These turned out excellent! As seen in the picture, we served them with Pad Thai. Serve with sweet & sour sauce and/or hot mustard. We used tofu in this recipe– but if you prefer, you can use [...]
Posted in Side Dishes, Vegetarian on December 16th, 2006 No Comments »
You can see this side dish here
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter or margarine
1 bunch fresh asparagus (approximately 1.5 lbs)
1/2 c. white wine
3 cloves garlic, chopped
Directions:
Steam the asparagus until done yet still firm (you don’t want it mushy).
In a saucepan, combine the white whine, butter and garlic. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Transfer sauce/butter mixture to a bowl [...]
Posted in Side Dishes on December 16th, 2006 No Comments »
This risotto is simmered in chicken broth very slowly and flavored with Parmesan cheese. Very good! It is VERY flavorful and yummy.
Ingredients:
4 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons butter
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 cup Arborio rice
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
salt to taste
Directions:
In a large saucepan bring the broth to a simmer, and [...]
After having avocado egg rolls at the Cheesecake factory I had been searching for a good recipe to duplicate this outstanding dish. This one comes pretty damn close. These are super rich and super good. It’s not so much about the egg rolls mind you but the sauce. Pictured here with stir fried beef and [...]