I had seen the basis for this recipe in Martha Stewart's Food Everday magazine. The original recipe had you cooking the peas in water, my thought was why not use lower sodium chicken broth for flavor instead (vegetable broth would also work)? The recipe made a filling for tacos and it made a LOT. Enough… Continue reading Black-Eyed Peas Two Ways
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Meals and whatnot.
Sun-dried Tomato and Mozzarella Orzo Salad
For the weekly salad I took a recipe idea I saw and played with it. It definitely needs a couple of hours to let the flavors blend together before eating. While I used ciliengini balls of fresh mozzarella, you can substitute any fresh mozzarella and cut it down in size. I used Precious brand and… Continue reading Sun-dried Tomato and Mozzarella Orzo Salad
Homemade ‘Nilla Wafers
Last week I had made banana pudding but couldn't find a recipe for vanilla wafer cookies, so I had used boxed ones. Then the new episode of Good Eats was on and what did Alton cover? Yep! Homemade wafers! So off I went and made them. The wafer cookies were easy to do and came… Continue reading Homemade ‘Nilla Wafers
Curried Couscous Salad
For this weekend's upcoming hike this was my newest salad recipe for us to enjoy for our post-hike lunch. I found white balsamic vinegar at Trader Joe's a month or so ago and had been trying to figure out recipes to use it in - it has a sweetness that other vinegars do not. Recently… Continue reading Curried Couscous Salad