I think black rice is totally cool. I love the look, the nutty, taste and the texture. And, it is very good for you, it has even higher levels of antioxidents than brown rice. A 100 gram serving of black rice has 8.5 grams of protein, 3.5 milligrams of iron and 4.9 grams of fiber. Compared…
Category: Main Dish
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Turkey Chili
I first found this recipe several years ago, and it has been a regular addition to our fall eating since. I want to thank Sara at Our Best Bites for the original version of this slow cooker recipe. I change it a bit each time I make it, but I always work from her recipe,…
Broccoli & Turkey Bacon Rice Bowl
Broccoli from the farmers market, jalapenos from my garden, local eggs & turkey bacon…a fun combination of ingredients. I have made this rice bowl a few times, and we always love it. I make my son a deconstructed version and he devours it., so its a hit all around. Broccoli and Turkey Bacon Rice Bowl…
Kale Quiche
When I stopped at the farmers market last week, I couldn’t resist buying some kale from Beechwood Orchards. But I had no pans for what I was going to do with it. Then I realized that I had a couple of pie shells in the freezer, regular pie shells, not deep dish. I had enough…
Cauliflower and Lentil Tacos
This is probably the strangest use of cauliflower I have tried yet, but, it worked! The cauliflower-lentil combo was surprisingly tasty. We all ended up making tortilla-less salad combos with it after eating a taco or two. It easily replaced beef and refried beans and was more flavorful and oh so healthy! In addition the…
Swiss Chard Cottage Cheese Puff
Ah, good ol’ swiss chard. Yes, it has been growing in the garden all spring, summer, and now fall. I got so tired of it by early summer, I pulled all but 2 of the plants and have been lopping them off every now and then. But, there is no killing swiss chard (at least…
White Pizza with Sweet Potato
Time to really shift gears into the fall harvest. It was a very good year for sweet potatoes. My first ode to the sweet potato – a white pizza with sweet potato as the topping. Scrumptious! And I am not usually a fan of white pizza, but I loved this. White Pizza with Sweet Potato…
Persian Eggplant and Okra Stew
The cool summer wreaked havoc on my tomatoes and okra; I had a harvest, but it was very small. It totally destroyed my eggplants, I did not even get one. I was so looking forward to trying this recipe, but kept waiting to see if I would get enough okra. Finally, I decided to supplement…
Chicken with Parsnips and Leeks
I have debated posting this dish, but in the end taste has won out over looks. This is an ugly, boring-looking dish. That almost makes the fact of how flavorful it is even more surprising and enjoyable. Each time I would take a taste while I was cooking it, I was always caught off guard…
Stuffed Cabbage
I hate to say it, but my mother was not such a great cook. But there were a few dishes that she made that were outstanding – sweet and sour meatballs, noodle kugel (when she remembered all the ingredients), chicken fricasse, and stuffed cabbage. Sadly, her stuffed cabbage recipe has been lost. But I have found…
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