Easy Family Recipes
This Lemon Herb Salmon Pasta Salad with edamame and tomato is a protein packed pasta salad recipe suitable for a meal. It is a great way to use up leftover salmon and the dish makes a protein packed meal. Since it is just myself and my daughter in the house, unless I have guests, I often have plenty of leftovers when I cook a large slab of wild salmon. No complaints from me, since I always find plenty to do with leftover salmon. Here I team a bag of shelled edamame from the Continue Reading
Biscotti Dessert Cups are a versatile little dessert filling containers, that are perfect for entertaining. The cups are sturdy, so easy picked up by guests and the size is small so whether someone just wants a bite, or is in the mood for a full sweet fix they are readily accommodated. The almond biscotti flavor compliments a wide array of dessert fillings, and adds an Italian spin. Biscotti Dessert Cups Easy Biscotti dessert cups 1 bag of Nonni's Almond Biscotti Bites2 Continue Reading
I am sort of hooked on wheat bulgur these days. It is lower in calories than most starches, as a whole grain it has a good amount of fiber and it cooks considerably faster than most whole grains. I have been using it in place of anything I would typically use rice for, with excellent results. In this Bacon, Tomato and Onion Bulgur Recipe, I swapped out the jasmine rice I would typically use, with wheat bulgur, and used 2 strips of nitrate free bacon, instead of the 3-4 slices of the Continue Reading
A delicious simple Italian Wheat Bulgur Salad that works as a side with a wide array of entrees and is even well suited as a light meal. Cracked wheat salad is nutritious and easy to make. As part of my healthy eating changes, I have frequently been preparing wheat bulgur, with vegetables. This Italian Bulgur Wheat Salad Recipe is similar to tabuoli, but with a focus on the popular flavors of Italy. Variations on the Recipe Some add-ins to this tasty salad you should Continue Reading
Lemon balm is an under utilized herb in the kitchen. It has a relatively mild flavor, but lovely lemony perfume to it, which is perfect for infusing into seafood, poultry and pork. It is an easy to grow and attractive herb, which is readily available at most plant nurseries. Many of you may have it in your garden already. Later in the season, when the leaves are large, I sometimes take a few of them and wrap a piece of fish in them, then put the packet directly on a low grill. Here, as it Continue Reading
If you are a regular reader, you know I have been experimenting with quinoa (keen-wah) a great deal lately. It has quite an impressive nutritional profile, and I have enjoyed the challenge of creating recipes featuring it. For each quinoa recipe that makes it on the blog, several concoctions did not. While easy to cook, it can be a little tricky to use in recipes, but once you become accustomed to preparing meals with quinoa, you will be glad you did. This Asian Salmon Green Bean and Quinoa Continue Reading
