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Taste the Rainbow: April 2014
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2 cups of chopped or sliced vegetables (kept. 1 T olive oil. 2 cloves of garlic, minced. 1/2 jalapeno, diced finely. 2 compari tomatoes, or 1 medium tomato, cored and diced. 1/2 cup cooked white or brown rice. 1 tsp of kosher salt. 1/2 tsp. of black pepper. My favorite mix of vegetables for this dish are red pepper, mushrooms, pea pods, onion and zucchini. By the way, this is a very low calorie dinner. But, by no means does it taste low calorie. Does it look like you'll be deprived? Links to this post.
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Taste the Rainbow: May 2014
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Thai Carrot, Ginger, Apple and Cilantro soup. I belong to a board named chowhound.com and get many tips about restaurants, recipes and food in general. If you haven't heard of it, just google it. This recipe was submitted by juju, who got it from a cafetaria. It's her favorite carrot recipe. I needed a soup for work this week and made this little gem over the weekend. It caught my eye because I love anything with Thai flavors. Thai carrot ginger soup:. 3 lbs young carrots, peeled and rough chopped. Altho...
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Taste the Rainbow: January 2014
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Edamame Guacamole A delicious accident. I happened upon this lovely addition to my guacamole quite by accident. I was having a friend over for pizza and a movie. And then at the last minute, it ended up being three friends. Well impromptu dinners are fine and easy for me, but with homemade pizza? How do you stretch dinner when you only were planning on making one pizza? So I thought of serving a couple of appetizers. Easy peasy, right? Here is the recipe:. 1 large ripe avocado. 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
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Taste the Rainbow: March 2014
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Quinoa with black beans, corn and cilantro. I've been a fan of Southwestern flavors forever! Cumin, cilantro, black beans are some of my favorite ingredients. But, I haven't done much with quinoa. Oh I know, everyone jumped on the bandwagon long ago, touting it's a healthier alternative to rice. But, I cooked it once a long time ago and it really didn't make me swoon, not the way that rice or pasta does. This is an easy weeknight dinner that is healthy and delicious! Here is a link to the original recipe:.
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Taste the Rainbow: September 2013
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A special weeknight dinner. I don't usually cook a meal like this on a weeknight, nor have I cooked like this all summer. But summer has come to an end. And as sad as I am about that, I have accepted it as I do each Fall here in New England. It's inevitable I suppose. So onward and upward we go into our cool weather cooking. However, dessert was the piece de resistance. and yet so simple. Take a parfait glass and put a teaspoon of crushed oreos. Scoop one scoop of ice cream in glass. Add another ...But I...
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Taste the Rainbow: December 2013
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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs An easy and make ahead appetizer! I wanted an easy, make ahead appetizer that I could freeze for the Holidays. This little recipe fit the bill for me and they were a big hit too! What I really liked about this recipe, is you get all of that great buffalo chicken wing flavor, without the mess with the wings! I found it on shrinkingkitchen.com, in case you want her recipe as I adapted it just a bit! 1 pound lean ground chicken. 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs. 1 stalk celery (medium).
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Taste the Rainbow: October 2013
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Butterscotch Tiramisu Cheesecake easy and gorgeous too! I wanted a special dessert for my grandkids combined birthday celebration because they are teenagers now. And, I wanted something that not only tasted wonderful, but looked special too. I found the original one on The Painted Apron's blog and fell in love with her presentation. Mine is adapted, but just as nice I think. Here's how to make it. 4 T melted butter, cooled. 2 T Cointreau liquor. 4 - 8oz. pkgs. of cream cheese. 1 cup sour cream. Pour the ...
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Taste the Rainbow: June 2014
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SK's Double Chocolate Banana Bread (adapted). When I see a post from Smitten Kitchen's blog, my eyes and ears perk up. And I usually like if not love most of the things that I have chosen to make from her. This one didn't disappoint either, it's delicious. It's really a chocolate lover's dessert, while the flavor of the banana shines through. The only change I made was to add chopped walnuts along with the semi-sweet chocolate chips. After all, what is banana bread without walnuts? Links to this post.