Snow days don’t automatically bring to mind memories of great salads, right? Right. But I plan our meals a week at a time, so it just happened that we had one recipe left when we found ourselves snowed in for the weekend–Spinach and Barley Salad with Grilled Pork (a la Country Living). I know,…
Tag: healthy dinner
Niçoise Salad
At our house, we try to buy birthday gifts without going hog wild (read: we don’t to spend our life savings on birthday presents, not even for ourselves). But there are still good things to be had for your birthday. During birthday week, you get to pick the menu for dinner every night, you get…
The Slow Life
I have found myself relaxing a lot this week. I haven’t made any new recipes (just a favorite–Roast Salmon with Lentils). I’ve been reading snippets of books I got part-way through ages ago (Seabiscuit and Brat Farrar). Did you know that to calm Seabiscuit down, they got him an older, wiser horse stall-mate? And a…
Huevos Rancheros in Minutes!
In case that title is ambiguous, I’m talking Huevos Rancheros in 10 minutes. The original recipe says 15 minutes, but honestly, there’s can opening and egg cooking. It’s pretty much the easiest thing I’ve made in months, and it’s delicious to boot. That’s the “every man” version. This is the professional version (obviously still in…
Roasted Salmon with Lentils
I picked this recipe for roasted salmon with lentils because it looked healthy, and we had a giant family pack of salmon fillets in the freezer. Both excellent reasons to pick a recipe, in my opinion. But why will I make this recipe again? Because it tastes delicious. Yum! Oh, and it’s healthy. That’s the…
Eggs, Edamame and Extras
We tried a new “breakfast for dinner” option the other night, and I was a huge fan. The recipe is officially called “Quinoa with Edamame, Parmesan and Egg,” which covers almost the entire ingredient list. Nice and simple! It tasted rich and filling while maintaining a pretty solid health factor, too. And here’s our slightly…
Fresh Summer Corn Salad
First there were the strawberries, and then came the fresh corn. Mmm. Scott and I made a warm corn salad last night, which we combined with some marinated and grilled venison from ye ol’ freezer. Add a tortilla, and you had some semblance of a fajita. “Use What You Have” fajitas, we’ll call them. I…
Small, but valuable. 