Cooking Tip: About Wild Rice
Some commenters to the last post on Baked Chicken with Wild Rice asked what wild rice is, so here is some information about this grain.
According to this source, wild rice (Zizania Palustis L)is of the grass family and is native to North America. It is known by many names: indian rice (by early English explorers), […]
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Baked Chicken with Wild Rice
This is another simple, easy one pot meal that we tend to come up with during the week when we are all busy with work and other school day activities.
INGREDIENTS:1 chicken, cut up1 TBSP oil1 onion, chopped2 cloves of garlic, chopped2 cups of Wild Rice & Basmati Rice Mix2 cups water or chicken brothSalt & […]
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Purple Basil Syrup
Along with sweet basil, we also have a few very lush purple basil plants. So when I saw this recipe for Purple Basil Syrup on Calendula & Concrete, I knew I just had to try it. It is a perfect way of enjoying the pure flavor of purple basil.
Start out by getting about a cup […]
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Pasta with Broccoli and Lemon Sauce
I have one child who is a pasta addict and hates fish. Can you guess who it is? Yes, the Clone. The girl can eat spaghetti everyday. So just for a change because even I get tired of cooking the tomato sauce variety sometimes, we decided to try this recipe (Zucchini Carbonara) from Good […]
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Lemon Bars
This really is my kind of recipe, easy and quick. We found this recipe in Paul Newman’s “The Hole in the Wall Gang Cookbook”. The crumbly shortbread crust was easy to make and very kid friendly as the book claims. Perfect for our kitchen! This one has a good balance between the tartness and […]
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Mexican chicken, chili & potato pot
This dish was cooked by Jade sometime ago. She got the recipe from a cookbook that she gave me for my birthday last year, One Pot - simple & delicious easy to make recipes. She knows I just love one-pot meals that are also quick and easy. This dish, she cooked for us one day. […]
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Ampalaya (bitter melon) with Eggs
This is what I had for brunch today. I would like to introduce, to Weekend Herb Blogging this week, Ampalaya (momordica charantia) or bitter melon. Like it’s name says, it is bitter. Bitterness is a taste that is often underappreciated in most cuisines but as my grandmother used to say, with your palate as in […]
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BLGT Sandwiches, Basil Aioli, and LPLGT Sandwiches
Every year, I look forward to the time when I can make a BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato)sandwich with tomatoes from our garden. Ever since the tomatoes from Our Backyard started ripening, BLTs have been a ritual lunch fare. However, while bloghopping I came across this idea from the indadvertent gardener of making BLGT (Bacon, […]
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