Our love for Middle Eastern food continues with this delicious tabbouleh made with millet berries. We’ve never had millet berries before but it’s kind of like bulgar and cous cous. The kiddos tried tabbouleh for the first time and devoured it! You can easily substitute bulgar or cous cous for the millet. Recipe adapted from [...]
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Millet Tabbouleh
Published by May 4th, 2013 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Middle Eastern, Picnic/Potluck and Salad. 0 CommentsTaco Pizza
Published by April 24th, 2013 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Kid Approved, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Quick and Easy and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsThis taco pizza is quick to make and can be customized to your liking. It’s so tasty and so easy! The picture above has half with just beans, cheese and tomatoes, and the other half has beans, cheese, taco meat, and tomatoes. But the possibilities are endless….add jalapenos, avocado, sour cream salsa, etc. Be creative! [...]
Sweet and Sour Pot Roast
Published by April 3rd, 2013 in 5 Stars, Beef, Easy Preparation, Entertaining and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThis pot roast recipe is so good! I’ve made quite a few pot roast recipes and they all seem to be missing something, but the sweetness from the cranberry sauce adds that missing element. Everyone enjoyed this dinner, and it will certainly become a favorite at our house. Definitely company worthy too! Recipe from Hot [...]
Lebanese Fatoush Salad
Published by April 1st, 2013 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Kid Approved, Salad and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsWe love Middle Eastern food. Our love for Middle Eastern food really developed when we were living in Baton Rouge (who would’ve thunk it!), and then we moved to Houston, and there was a delicious restaurant down the street from our townhouse. This salad is so good, and even the kiddos loved it (and the [...]
Lemon Garlic Chicken and Roasted Potatoes
Published by April 1st, 2013 in 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Poultry and Sides. 0 CommentsThis recipe is so delicious, and is very kiddo approved!! When I made this I made baked everything in one dish. Next time I’ll put the chicken and potatoes in separate dishes (because there was too much in the baking dish). Lemon Garlic Roasted Potatoes Ingredients: 1/4 c. olive oil 3 TBSP garlic, minced 1/3 [...]
Honey Whole Wheat Pretzels
Published by March 25th, 2013 in 5 Stars, Bread, Kid Approved and Sides. 0 CommentsThis pretzel recipe comes from honestcooking.com, and they are sooooo good!!! They have soft chewy insides with a crisp outside. Great recipe to get kids involved in the kitchen. Enjoy hot out of the oven, with mustard, or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet treat. Ingredients: 1 1/3 c. water 2 tsp. salt [...]
Cranberry Sweet Potato Casserole
Published by March 24th, 2013 in 5 Stars, Casserole, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Sides and Thanksgiving. 0 CommentsNot the prettiest dish to photograph, but it is so delicious! Everyone LOVED this…even -s, who’s not too crazy about anything sweet potato. Both kiddos requested that I make this again, and it will definitely be made at Thanksgiving. Adapted from Tara McConnell’s Hot Recipes in Cool Dishes. Filling Ingredients: 3 lbs. sweet potatoes, [...]
“Best” Ever Spaghetti Sauce
Published by January 1st, 2011 in 5 Stars, Beef, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta and Sauce. 0 CommentsIt seems we’ve been kind of in a funk lately. Not much new cooking going on, but that all changed tonight! -s got an awesome new cookbook for Christmas called The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook, and when I browsed through the book a number of recipes popped out at me. So tonight -s made [...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Published by June 2nd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThese cupcakes are so decadently delicious! The recipe comes from Taste of Home Cake Mix Treats, and if you love chocolate and peanut butter you’ll love these cupcakes!!!! Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 1/4 c. water 1/2 c. peanut butter 1/3 c. canola oil 3 eggs 24 miniature peanut butter cups Frosting: 12 [...]
Grilled Polenta with Spicy Steak
Published by May 16th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis dish is fantastic! Definitely tastes like something you would get at a restaurant. The best part…it’s quick and easy. Certainly company worthy. Recipe is adapted from a recipe in the June 2010 issue of Cooking Light. Ingredients: 3 tsp. olive oil 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 1/2 tsp. ground [...]
