You’ll notice a theme running through my last post and those to come. I’ve been experimenting with different types of squash lately (I blame Peter Gabriel. After the 3rd hour of Genesis Radio, it gets weird). If you’re trying to pack more vegetables in your diet, or simply wanting to stay away from grains, this dish is pretty perfect. I opted for a combination of … Continue reading Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Pomodoro Sauce
I’ve been making this a lot recently. It is QUITE tasty and its budget friendly. One batch costs me less than 10 bucks and it’ll last all week (SUCK IT, Sandra Lee). I love recipes that allow freedom to add/substitute ingredients. I’ve made curried lentils 3 times this last month and its been different every time. I tend to throw in whatever vegetables I have … Continue reading Curried Lentils
I decided to add a simple hummus tutorial to round out my week of middle eastern food posts. Hummus is delicious on a pita, but its also lovely as a dip! Try dipping baby carrots in it. Go on. I’ll wait. SEE? Wasn’t that amazing?! Veggies, crackers, chips… They all taste yummy with hummus. Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, with half of … Continue reading Easy Hummus Recipe!
I know its PITA chips… I just like to pronounce it with a Rhode Island accent… Like Lois Griffin when she says Peter. “Pee-tah!” Oh ya, by the way, if you actually watched the clip then you’ll have Surfin’ Bird stuck in your head til the end of time… YOU’RE WELCOME. This post is a two-parter. I’m going to take you through the process of … Continue reading “PEETAH” Chips
This last weekend was one of both triumph and defeat. Utter, disgusting, smoky defeat. It was salsa weekend at the Solomon household and we decided to try something different. My mom had purchased about 8 tomatillos to make salsa verde. We thought it would be interesting to try putting them, along with some peppers, in my dad’s smoker. 45 minutes later we had what I … Continue reading More Tingly Than Hot Roasted Tomato Salsa
*This is a recipe I got from the Natural Epicurean website. I’ve never used quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) before so I was excited to give this a try! It’s chock-full of good stuff, especially protein! In Austin right now it’s about a hundred million degrees outside… Okay its 108 but it might as well be a hundred million. A chilled salad sounded perfect to me. If … Continue reading Quinoa Salad with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Pecans
Let’s talk about parfaits, shall we? Fruit, yogurt, and granola. The perfect breakfast. I love the combinations of sweet and tangy, crunchy and creamy. Its delicious, easy and healthy. A real win-win… win. To start you’ll need some good granola. For parfaits I prefer a simple honey-oat granola, which I’ve supplied the recipe for at the end of this post. Feel free to adjust it … Continue reading Honey Oat Granola and Fruit Parfaits
Make this the next time you make fish tacos… You will be soooooo glad you did…. This has become a staple recipe for taco nights at my parents house. Grilled tilapia tacos with just a few spoonfuls of pineapple salsa is all it takes. Delicious and EASY! (I imagine it would also taste delicious on top of some grilled chicken or pork) To make this … Continue reading Pineapple Salsa!
Guacamole is delicious. I could eat it on anything. Burritos, sandwiches, even soups. I prefer my guacamole to be chunky, I like the crunch of the onion. Either way, though, its YUMMY! Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados 1/4 of a red onion, diced 1 jalapeno pepper, diced 1 roma tomato, diced a nice handful of cilantro, roughly chopped (this is optional, although I LOVE cilantro) … Continue reading My Standard Guacamole Recipe
This salsa has the perfect balance of sweetness and heat. It can be eaten alone with chips, but I prefer it wrapped in a taco, burrito, or even in a southwestern style salad. We had a burrito night the first night my mom was in town. I actually cut the recipe in half and it still fed 4 people with some leftovers. Ingredients for … Continue reading Roasted Corn Salsa
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