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! [...]
Chicken and Biscuits Casserole
Published by April 3rd, 2013 in 4 Stars, Casserole, Easy Preparation, Heart Healthy, Kid Approved, Leftover chicken or Turkey and Poultry. 0 CommentsThis hearty and healthy dinner was enjoyed by everyone, and it’s easy to make which is always a plus. Adapted from Taste of Home Casseroles, 2011. Ingredients: 2 tsp. oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1/4 c. flour 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried thyme 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 1/2 c. skim [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
3 Bean and Corn Salad
Published by February 20th, 2013 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Picnic/Potluck, Salad and Sides. 0 CommentsAunt Nancy’s 3 Bean and Corn Salad is a Clark family staple. It’s delicious and great for picnics, potlucks, summertime, and anytime! Ingredients: 1/4 c. vegetable oil or olive oil 2 T. white vinegar or rice wine vinegar 1 T. soy sauce 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. salt (I omit) 1 can (19 oz.) garbanzo [...]
Herbed Pasta Salad
Published by August 24th, 2011 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsI love pasta salad, and I especially love pasta salad that has bold delicious flavors. This pasta salad certainly has bold delicious flavors. I’m not sure why it’s a common sentiment that a little bit of dried herb goes a long way, but I think that’s the furthest from the truth. I think if you [...]
Thai Chicken Salad
Published by March 20th, 2011 in 4 Stars, Asian, Cooking Light, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Poultry and Salad. 0 CommentsThis salad is really tasty and so easy to make, especially if you use a rotisserie chicken. It’s a perfect summer dish. The original recipe called for warm dressing, but since I’m not a fan of wilted lettuce, I let the dressing cool after cooking before adding it to the salad. The dressing would also [...]
“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 [...]
