I turned to the one and only Emeril for a little inspiration and guidance in making these Louisiana style Red Beans and Rice…
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My clear out the pantry challenge continues. The result from this afternoon’s foraging…this filling and scrumptious Chicken and Wild Rice Soup with Pearled Onions…
Our Thanksgiving dinner, like most Americans, consists of a buffet that includes too many heavy dishes. And on Thanksgiving Day, I allow myself to indulge… However, I try to make up for that indulgence by using the leftovers to create healthier and lower calorie meals. I will make quite a bit of turkey soup and [...]
So black-eyed peas…they’re kinda plain. It’s like they’re crying out for help! Crying out for zest and zip!!! And what better ingredients to help than mustard greens and some zesty jalapeno diced tomatoes! You’d never have known these were black eyed peas in this dish! Let me show you how it’s made. Serve it over [...]
The perfect fall breakfast for anyone who loves cream of rice cereal. Or for anyone needing an inexpensive gluten free breakfast option.
This Vintage Recipe caught me by surprise. I didn’t think it was going to “work”…but it did! At least we thought it did…
Take just 4 minutes to load your slow cooker and a few hours later your house will smell like a Thai restaurant…
So I grabbed some green chilies a few weeks ago when I was stocking up (and going over-budget, sigh!)…and I had plans to make a green chile chicken in the slow cooker…but decided to pound out the chicken and roll it around the green chilies instead. I paired this with brown rice, corn kernels and [...]
I dug some tilapia fillets out of the freezer. I bounced out to the garden to pick some fresh parsley from the garden, thinking I was going to do the same old Lemon-Dill Tilapia thing (that’s my fall back for when I’m feeling uninspired)…but of course, I opened the fridge to grab the lemon juice…and [...]
Thought I’d replace the traditional beef in Stuffed Green Peppers with some black and red kidney beans instead. And I’m glad I did! The “filling” is so delicious and fresh…and it be great rolled up in a tortilla for lunch. (That’s what I’ll be having for lunch tomorrow.) Ingredients 1 cup brown rice ($.40) 1 [...]
