This is a very easy and very tasty pasta salad…even -s and TT ate it up. I think next time I’ll do without the cheddar and jack cheese and instead try feta for an extra punch. Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Griffith. Ingredients: 2 bottles light Italian dressing 1 lb. pasta of your choice [...]
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Rachel’s Famous Pasta Salad
Published by September 1st, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedTofu and Eggplant with Thai Coconut Red Curry Sauce
Published by August 21st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Sauce and Vegetarian. ClosedWe had some delicious looking eggplant sitting in the fridge that we bought from at the Farmer’s Market. I just knew it would be delicious in a curry. So I used my favorite Thai red curry recipe (made a few changes) and planned the dish around the eggplant. You could easily add chicken or beef, [...]
Roasted Tomato and Feta Sauce
Published by August 5th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Sauce and Vegetarian. ClosedThis is so easy and so tasty. It was a really good way to use up some of our fresh garden tomatoes. The feta gives the pasta nice seasoning, so if you omit the feta, be sure to add some more salt Ingredients: 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 4 [...]
Homemade Red Sauce
Published by July 19th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Freezeable, Kid Approved, Pasta, Sauce and Vegetarian. ClosedWe have tons of fresh ripe tomatoes, and what better way to use some of these delicious tomatoes than to make a homemade pasta sauce! Absolutely d’lish, and worth most definitely worth the time. Ingredients: 16 med-large ripe tomatoes 2 TBSP olive oil 12 garlic cloves, chopped salt to taste sugar to taste 10 basil [...]
Mediterranean Cous Cous Salad
Published by June 21st, 2009 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedWe had short ribs for dinner tonight, and I needed a quick side dish to go with it. This salad came out so delicious, and I will definitely make this one again! Ingredients: 1 c. whole wheat cous cous 1 1/2 c. water 2 TBSP olive oil salt 1 c. cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 c. [...]
Pasta Salad
Published by June 20th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Italian, Pasta, Picnic/Potluck, Quick and Easy, Salad, Sides and Vegetarian. ClosedMy mother-in-law started makes a delicious pasta salad during the summertime, and this is my version. It’s super tasty, and it works well as a main dish or a side dish. Ingredients: 1/8 to 1/4 c. olive oil 8 to 10 garlic cloves, minced 2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved salt 1 lb. pasta 1 lb. [...]
Huevos Rancheros
Published by January 20th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Quick and Easy, Salsa, Sauce and Vegetarian. ClosedI just love huevos rancheros. I’ll eat them for any meal, and this recipe is so easy to make! Ingredients: 1 small can (10 oz) of red enchilada sauce 1 small can (10 oz) of diced tomatoes with chiles (such as Rotel) Juice of 1 lime 1/2 c. chopped cilantro, divided Tortillas Refried beans Eggs [...]
Sesame Peanut Noodles
Published by January 13th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Asian, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Pasta, Poultry and Vegetarian. ClosedI wanted to to try something new and Asian, so I looked at my spicy soba noodles recipe, and created a whole new recipe that was delicious! You can keep this dish vegetarian and add tofu or use leftover chicken and just cook up some chicken. Either way it will be tasty and satisfying…you’ll want [...]
Falafel
Published by January 7th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Middle Eastern, Sauce and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsFalafel is so darn good, and these are really delicious. Don’t fear the ingredient list…even though there are a lot of ingredients, it is not hard to prepare these. We did find it much easier to fry them as discs instead of balls. The recipe is adapted from Marlena Spieler’s Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish [...]
Coconut Curry Soup
Published by December 9th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Quick and Easy, Soups and Chilis and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsThis recipe comes from the December 2008 issue of Cooking Light. The soup is delicious!!! I substituted tofu for the chicken, but I think any protein would be really tasty. Don’t be scared by the list of ingredients, because it comes together really quickly. We will definitely make this one again. Ingredients: 4 c. water [...]
