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 CommentsSweet 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 [...]
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 [...]
The Bidens’ Pasta Caprese
Published by September 17th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsI saw this pasta salad in the September 2010 issue of Food Network Magazine, and I knew I had to try it. I’ve now made this quite a few times, and I’ve adapted the recipe to our liking. It is delicious, and I love the addition of the lemon zest. It’s a great summer pasta [...]
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 [...]
Chili Gravy
Published by January 8th, 2010 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Sauce. ClosedThis chili gravy is delicious and works well as a sauce for tamales or enchiladas. The secret to this gravy is making your own chili powder. The recipe comes for Rob Walsh’s Tex-Mex Cookbook. Homemade Chili Powder Ingredients: 5 whole ancho chile pods, stemmed and seeded 1 tsp. dried Mexican oregano 1/2 tsp. garlic powder [...]
Tamales
Published by January 7th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Poultry. ClosedWe love tamales, and this recipe is by far my most favorite. I love them more than any tamales I’ve had at any restaurant (except for maybe Berry Hill Bar and Grill). This recipe is adapted from the Helena Tamales recipe in the April 2005 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 1 package of dried corn [...]
Garlic Curry Aioli
Published by January 5th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Sauce and Sides. ClosedI found a bag of frozen sweet potato fries at the grocery store. They looked interesting, so I thought I’d give them a try, and see if they’d pass the test. I gave -s the job of finding a dip or something for the fries, because ketchup seemed well, wrong. He found this dip at [...]
