I love experimenting with rice and beans. They don't have to be boring, as their reputation generally suggests! These were excellent. The pineapple juice gave just enough sweetness to balance the coconut milk. We will certainly have this again! I also cooked up some extra beans and I put them into the freezer so I can quickly incorporate them into a future … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
Beef and Zucchini Tacos
Your basic taco...with a little added green! Simply throw in some diced zucchini with the beef and you've got Beef and Zucchini Tacos! We had LOTS of ground beef mixture leftover, so I'll plan to use it on Friday night...I recently came across a VERY INTERESTING vegetable that I'd never heard of before. And I can't wait to share this concoction with you on … [Read more...]
Scallops with Herbed Tomato Sauce
Grilled Scallops with Herbed Tomato Sauce is a stellar budget gourmet recipe! Nikki told me about a recipe in the August issue of the Rachael Ray magazine...Scallops and Herbed Raw Tomato Sauce. I took the idea of grilling the scallops, and then tossed it with a partially sauteed herb, tomato and olive oil sauce...and some pasta too! I had some "on sale" scallops in the … [Read more...]