Don't forget the veggies this Thanksgiving! So many people are looking for healthy foods at your Turkey Day celebration. Don't disappoint them! Here are some of my favorite veggies you might like. Raw Vegetable Platter and Dip Everyone loves raw veggies and dip. Cut the veggies the Pday before and just arrange them on Thanksgiving. You can … [Read more...]
Amazing "Burnt" Grilled Red Potatoes in Foil Packets
Burnt Red Potatoes How's your grilling season going? I hope you are enjoying many grilled treats this summer. I have to share an amazing recipe from my hair cutter. It's grilled potatoes like you've never had them. He says the important part is the burning of the potatoes! These potatoes came about by chance when they were forgotten on … [Read more...]
Clone of Kentucky Fried Chicken Slaw
We love the slaw from Kentucky Fried Chicken. You can make it easily at home if you buy the packaged cole slaw mix. Lots cheaper too.You can use the prepackaged cole slaw mix or cut up a cabbage yourself. It takes a little practice, but you can cut the cabbage with a big knife or shred it on a metal shredder. The slaw seems to taste better when … [Read more...]
Grilled Vegetables in Foil; So Easy, So Yummy
You don't need a special container to grill veggies. Just wrap veggies in several foil packets (not one big one--too hard to handle) with some olive oil inside. So simple, so good.This recipe calls for white potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, and green beans, but I think you can use any veggies you have on hand. Just keep the pieces small enough to … [Read more...]
Red Potato Salad with Garbanzo Beans
What a great idea! Just make your favorite potato salad & add a can of drained garbanzo beans (chickpeas) to the finished salad. Mix & serve. This inexpensive and yummy dish packs plenty of protein.The garbanzo beans add some crunch and a whole lot of cheap protein. Plus the eggs have protein & the potatoes have some. So it might seem like a … [Read more...]
Lemon Apple Cole Slaw: Money-Saving Side Dish
We love slaw as a side for fish, barbeque, and sandwiches. This fresh-tasting slaw is great for family meals and it's nice enough for casual entertaining. A nice bonus is that it's very inexpensive. Mmmm . . . slaw with baked beans goes with so many foods.It makes about 5-6 cups of slaw, depending on how big the cabbage is. The recipe says it … [Read more...]
Swiss Chard and White Bean Saute
My daughter made this for us last night and it was wonderful. It has a nice degree of heat from the black pepper, red pepper, and garlic. We had this as a side to salmon and couscous. The chard and beans were a great contrast to the milder salmon and couscous. Yummy supper! The photo is of soup that you can make with the same ingredients. Just … [Read more...]
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