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Aug 17

Seasoned Couscous

There were so many fantastic recipes in this month’s Simple and Delicious (Aug/Sept) that I hardly knew where to start.  In search of a quick afternoon snack (yes, snack, I’m weird), I went to this seasoned couscous from page 27.   It& (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, Pasta, recipe, sides

Jul 23

Quick Roasted Asparagus

One of the best summer veggies is baby asparagus.  That lovely, thin as a pencil variety, tender green and sweet.  Asparagus is one of those foods I thought I hated.  It turned out I just hate how my mom fixes it.  She uses the canned stuff that& (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, healthy, recipe, sides, vegetables

Jun 29

Black Beans and Rice

I can’t remember what I used a partial container of black beans on.  Quesedillas maybe.  In any event, I was left with a cup and a half of beans that needed a purpose.   Usually in our house black beans and rice means a variation on red bea (read full article)

beans, black beans, cooking, recipe, sides

Jun 28

Peach and Pepper Salsa

My fellow food loving pal Jessica Tudor pointed me to this recipe last week, and I just had to try it.  Of course, being me, I had to make a few small modifications based on what I had on hand or personal preferences.  You will never see me eat a h (read full article)

Appetizer, cooking, fruit, health-recipes, health-smart-snacking, healthy, recipe, sides

May 08

Corn In The Husk

This is the easiest way of making corn on the cob EVER.  No brainer.  Truly delicious.  You’re going to microwave it in the husk.  This essentially steams the corn perfectly. Directions:  There aren’t even steps.  Microwave corn in (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, recipe, sides, vegetables

Apr 23

Thoughtless Thursday: Healthier Purple Hull Peas

Please excuse this week’s absence.  Our internet has been going in and out all week, which has made it difficult to post. I actually had planned on giving you a recipe for slow cooker cassoulet, but it was a total bust, so my last minute pinch (read full article)

cooking, crock pot, healthy, peas, recipe, sides, Thoughtless Thursday, Thoughtless Thursdays, vegetables

Feb 24

Oven Fries

I have no idea how I’ve managed to food blog for two years and not actually post my recipe for oven fries.  We eat them all the time!  They’re so simple, so tasty, and so much better for you than the deep fried variety.  This makes sid (read full article)

cooking, healthy, potatoes, recipe, sides

Feb 18

Thoughtless Thursday: Prosciutto Wrapped Green Beans

Okay I know, this isn’t a crock pot recipe.   But it’s so easy, requires so few ingredients, and cooks really fast, so it counts as not requiring much thought!  This is nothing more than a dressed up version of the southern favorite gr (read full article)

cooking, healthy, low-fat, recipe, sides

Feb 15

Mushroom Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped potatoes are one of those delicious and decadent foods that I never make.  It’s that whole real cream thing.  It’s hell on a diet.  But for Valentine’s Day I decided to be decadent and scalloped potatoes were the order (read full article)

cooking, potatoes, recipe, sides

Oct 01

Roasted Vegetables

After returning home from Oktoberfest and lots of overeating and not healthy food, I’m ready to reset my body with healthy food.  I just can’t take the greasy, fast food and gas station snacks that are part and parcel of road trips.  On (read full article)

cooking, meatless, recipe, sides, vegetables

Aug 25

Tomato Corn Salad

I found this recipe an one of my Taste of Home email newsletters.  It was a contest winner from some contest they had, and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to make it.  The only concession I made to my onion-phobic hubby was to leave the red onion (read full article)

cooking, meatless, recipe, sides

Aug 03

Quick and Dirty Sort of Risotto with Summer Veggies

I will say right off the bat that this is not a traditional risotto.  When I got down to it, I was originally planning to make a pilaf.  But frankly I couldn’t remember what makes a pilaf and I didn’t feel like looking it up.  I was go (read full article)

brown rice, cooking, recipe, sides, zucchini

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