Pulao is a common South Asian dish and the name basically means Pilaf. The flavors are different, but this is really just a simple vegetable rice pilaf. This was a hit with every person in my family and my youngest kept asking for more. The flavor is very mild, with some unique spices and flavors. Next time I make this, I’ll probably add some sauteed green chile, similar to the Aloo Bhaji I made last month. Easily adaptable to...
I am always happy this time of year to see stone fruits in abundance. I bought so many of them this week; I wanted to put them in a salad. I started to make a honey-lime vinaigrette to toss with the salad, but then I remembered my favorite poppyseed dressing. The dressing was absolutely perfect with this salad. I made this for lunch today and then I happily made it for dinner again tonight. I’m so glad that I have plenty of these fruits...
This is comfort food at it’s best. I could have happily eaten just this for dinner myself. Creamy rice with just a hint of tang from the lemon, this was a hit with my entire family. I served this with some broiled Tilapia and it was a terrific light side dish. I’m already planning to make this again as a main dish with some diced grilled or roasted chicken. Get New Recipessent to your inbox!Sign me up!We never share your...
Oh. My. Heavens. Someone needs to take the rest of these potatoes out of my house. I can not stop eating them. I tasted my friend Shannon’s mashed potatoes the other day and when I tried them, I just might have gasped. Green chile in mashed potatoes? I never would have thought to do that. It was love at first taste and I couldn’t get them out of my head. I came home that afternoon determined to recreate the dish. These turned out even...
I don’t know about you, but I am rarely in the mood for a heavy meal the day after Thanksgiving. Many of the recipes involving turkey are traditionally heavy ones. This is my alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving leftovers. This time, I wanted a salad that would fill us up and not leave us feeling hungry a couple hours later, so this is packed full of turkey. It is full of flavor from the toasted walnuts and the fantastic cranberry...
Crisp arugula, sliced almonds and thinly shaved Parmesan are tossed with a light lemon balsamic vinaigrette to create a tangy, peppery salad that is the perfect side for almost any meal. My husband and I really enjoyed this salad. My kids were less than impressed, although they were happy to eat all the almonds from their plates. I was excited to find huge bags of arugula at the market last weekend for just a dollar or two. I remembered...
Do you know how easy it is to make cranberry sauce? If you can boil water, I promise you can make cranberry sauce. For years, I bought it in a can and my husband and boys ate every last bit of it. They really love cranberry sauce. We always bought an extra can, just for the leftovers. That cranberry sauce was just for my boys though. I have never liked it in the past. A couple years ago, that changed for me. I tried a sandwich that...
Tender and crisp, warm spinach leaves tossed in hot olive oil and fresh lemon juice. The flavors are absolutely perfect together. I’ve been making this recipe for years and it is my favorite way to eat cooked spinach. I was surprised the other day when I noticed that I hadn’t posted it yet. So, I snapped a quick picture of my plate the other night at dinner. I served this with some leftover chicken and it was a quick and easy dinner on a...
Once again, my CSA Box contained a vegetable I hadn’t seen before. As I seem to be saying every week, I am really enjoying playing with all of this new produce. My kids think it is exciting to try new foods each week and I’m enjoying the challenge, as I find new uses for it all. I have to say that we all really enjoyed the flavor of the daikon radishes raw and as a bonus, they were really pretty too. I wanted to do something a little...
Are these crazy looking beets or what? I wish I’d taken a picture of them raw, when I first cut them. Chiogga beets have bright purple and white stripes throughout them. After roasting them, the purple faded dramatically and this was the final color. These beets were in my CSA basket this past weekend and I had no idea what to do with them. They are described as, “a sweet and earthy flavor, coupled with visual beauty.” Do you like beets?...
