Roasted Shrimp and Tabouleh Salad
Fresh, bright and super easy to bring together. This salad is delicious at room temperature and cold. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1 box Far East Tabouleh Wheat Salad 2 to 3 green onions 1 small cucumber 1 large tomato juice of 1 medium lemon 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled Feta cheese 15 to 20 raw shrimp, shelled & deveined olive oil salt & fresh ground pepper Prepare the tabouleh... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Main Street Farmers Market Caviar
So FRESH, so hard to stop eating. I could skip the chips and eat it with a spoon or on top of anything grilled. D HERE'S ALL IT TAKES Chunky salad bits 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained & rinsed 1/2 (11 oz) can sweet corn 2 small ripe tomatoes, chopped 3/4 cup seedless cucumber, chopped 1/4 cup purple onion, finely chopped 3 green onions, finely chopped 2 jalapenos, seeded & finely chopped 1... More...
By Jill | 5 comments | Full Recipe...Roasted Eggplant Spread
Roasted Eggplant Spread is scrumptious with crackers or toasted baguette slices. It's very good dolloped on top of ravioli, as a substitute for red sauce. It's hard to stop eating once you get started; thankfully it's healthy for us. I've served this up many times to friends and as the weekend snack food. The recipe comes out of The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. I don't follow it exactly, because... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Red Bean Tortilla Soup
Eating Chicken Tortilla Soup with red beans and without the chicken was just as filling & delicious. It's more likely I'll make this bean version more often. This recipe is pretty much the same as the Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe. Only this recipe calls for a couple of cups of cooked red beans. Whether you cook the beans yourself or open up the can, it's totally up to you. I can't... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Uncooked Banana Pudding
Lighter than traditional banana pudding and can easily be made lighter in calories. This recipe comes out the Hopkins County 4-H Food Show, where I had the honor of judging some terrific, young cooks. This recipe was prepared by a very young cook. It was very tasty and needed to be shared here on SDR. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 8 ounces light sour cream 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed 1... More...
By Jill | 5 comments | Full Recipe...Monkey Bread from a Monkey
Last recipe entry from me from the Hopkins County 4-H Food Show. Isn't it pretty? It's hard to believe a little monkey, ur I mean, a little kid made this monkey bread. I sure hope they (the AgriLIFE Extension office) ask me to judge again next time. It was SO MUCH FUN meeting the kids, listening to them spout their nutrition education, while proudly standing behind their prepared dishes. Those... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Grilled Tropical Salsa
Sweet and Spicy plays it up in this salsa. So simple to throw together an 8 year old kid can do it. In fact, a cool 8 year old DID MAKE THIS. This is the second recipe I wanted to highlight from the Hopkins County 4-H Food Show. In case you missed my last post about the show, read the Peanut Butter Cocoa Balls recipe. Grilled Tropical Salsa would be perfect with tortilla chips, inside a quesodilla,... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Banana Oat Cookies
These Banana Oat Cookies remind me of Banana Bread. They're soft and moist, and loaded with chewy golden raisins and a little shredded coconut here and there. Very good, very hard to stop eating. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter 1 egg 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 medium) 2 1/2 cups oats 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon... More...
By Jill | 10 comments | Full Recipe...Hominy Among Friends
NOBODY, and I mean, NOBODY! has made hominy taste this AWESOME! Hot or cold, this arrangement of hominy, green chilies, cilantro and tomatoes with chipotle peppers is very hard to stop eating. I read through so MANY hominy recipes that all seemed to be lacking in color and bright flavors. So, I went off on my own and put what I wanted to taste around the hominy AND I won my husband over to hominy! ... More...
By Jill | 13 comments | Full Recipe...Fruity Banana Bread
This is as close to Fruit Cake as I want to get! Fruity Banana Bread is a healthier version of the traditional Moist Banana Bread I normally bake. Only this is loaded with plumped craisins, golden raisins, and big pecan pieces. So moist, so GOOD! HERE'S ALL YOU NEED 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium) 1/3 cup water 1/2 cup dried cranberries rehydrated 1/2 cup golden raisins, rehydrated 1... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Creamy Fettucini with Sundried Tomato Turkey
This is our new family favorite recipe! Creamier than the Creamy Fettucini with Ham that I made last week. The flavor of the sun-dried tomatoes coming from the turkey makes it VERY HARD to stop eating. Maybe I shouldn't post this recipe? With all the hub-bub of watching our waistlines and all, if you make this creamy carb creation, you're thoughts of dieting for the new year are OVER! Bwa Ha Ha... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...REAL Chicken Chili For A Crowd
A friend and I were discussing how to recreate my chicken chili recipe to serve a crowd and still keep the same flavors. She said sometimes when preparing large batches of food, say for cook off competitions, the ingredients don't measure out the same nor do you get the same flavor as the small batch recipe produces. So I felt up to the challenge of remaking my original REAL Chicken Chili to serve... More...
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