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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: July 2014
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You say Tabbouleh, I say Taboule. I found a recipe with a boxed mix and decided to try it. So I bought a box of Near East brand and followed the directions on the box (so easy), and while it sat in my fridge for a half hour, I chopped the veggies and made the dressing. 1 box Near East. Taboule mix (5.25 oz). 2 cups finely chopped fresh parsley (about 1 bunch). 1 cup finely chopped fresh mint (about 1 bunch). 1 1/2 cups finely chopped green onions (about 1 bunch). Lemons, juiced * I used 3 lemons, juiced.
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Taste the Rainbow: November 2013
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Cranberry sauce with Vodka, Cointreau and lime. Cosmo Cranberry Compote. I love Thanksgiving. I mean what's not to love? Family and friends all enjoying a leisurely meal together, which I don't know about your family, but in mine, doesn't happen often enough. So when we can all be together, it's a very special day for me. I also take time for special kinds of extra dishes, that I wouldn't normally serve on ordinary times. So if you want to change up your kind of boring cranberry sauce this year? Links to...
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Taste the Rainbow: August 2014
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Boston's Freedom Trail and historic North End. There are over 100 restaurants in the North End, in just 2 square miles. Most are quaint and small, but have fabulous food. The pictures I took are just a sampling of what you will find in this historic part of Boston. Here's some pictures I took. Well, this is one that our Tour guide took in front of Paul Revere's House. You can no longer go inside, but it's a beautiful house even from the outside. This picture below is not a full view of the Old North Chur...
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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: February 2014
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Chocolate cake with Creamy Peanut Butter frosting. A friend's birthday inspired this dessert. She turns 60 today and loves chocolate. She also loves peanut butter. So I thought this combination would do nicely as a cake to celebrate her milestone. But for the frosting, here is the simple recipe. 1 stick of butter. 1 cup of peanut butter. 2 cups of confectioner's sugar. 1/4 cup cream (I used almond milk). Cream all together in a mixer. Easy and a great spreadable frosting. Recipe for cake, linked here.
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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...
