My husband and I are on a quest to remove high fructose corn sryup from our diets (and we just got a membership to Costco!). We really like homemade iced tea, which involves lemonade - storebought has HFCS!!! So I went on another quest to make some homemade lemonade concentrate. I couldn't find a recipe that I liked, so I made this one up.
Skip the restaurant, and enjoy Chinese food at home with a veggie stir-fry served with hoisin sauce and moo shu pancakes (found in the frozen section of Asian markets). To assemble, smear hoisin on a pancake, spoon in stir-fry, and roll like a burrito. Vegans can substitute rice paper wrappers and swap baked tofu strips for the eggs and agave syrup for the honey.
This dish embodies the alluring qualities you'd expect from rösti—shredded potatoes that are cooked until browned and crisp on the edges. Serve with a colorful mixed greens salad.
This is a quick and easy recipe that never fails to please even my picky DDs. Since chicken thighs are usually inexpensive it makes a economical meal. I like to serve these with some type of rice side dish and a green salad.
BrokeAss Gourmet - $5 Dessert: Chardonnay-Poached Pears with Raspberry-Balsamic Reduction: When it comes to sexy food, there are established aphrodisiacs and then there are the foods that, for whatever reason, we as individuals are particularly responsive to. For me, this is it. The pears become lusciously spoon-soft after a long bath in chardonnay and honey, and the balsamic wakes up the taste buds as it brings out the tartness of the raspberry preserves. I don't make this for people I'm not hoping to make...
Celery Root Remoulade, or celariac remoulade as it is known is a simple classic French raw vegetable salad, perfect to liven up a winter dinner search wrightfood:
These days, as I waddle around my kitchen in the ever-increasing heat, I am always grateful for dinners that don’t take too long and can be paired with a salad. And possibly a potato of some description. The only real requirement is that they have to taste amazing, or I’m not interested. Pretty much standard […]
This cornbread is low in fat, oil-free, and delicious. Although vegan cornbread goes perfect with chili, cornbread is wonderful as a side for a salad, soup or alone as a breakfast treat!
After that luxurious hamburger dinner last night, I needed to feel healthy today. I had some leftover corn tortillas and pantry ingredients to make a spicy hummus. The kids love it too! The Smoky Hummus recipe includes a spice blend from www.spice-appeal.com called Vindaloo - its an Indian spice blend that contains mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ...
The noodles strike a satisfying note thanks to a garlicky Thai-inspired sauce and toppings of warm tofu and vegetables that shift with the seasons. The salad-like garnish is precisely the cool, crunchy counterpoint those chewy noodles need.
Classic Italian Chicken Milanese is surprisingly EASY and FAST to make at home. Serve with a side salad for an easy weeknight meal. Make-ahead options.
