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Side dishes

Showing-off Potato Salad

You know those times when you have to bring something along to a BBQ or Pot Luck?  Well, M. Cook, you’re not the only one who all of the sudden becomes the gourmet chef.  How could I possibly bring my 5-ingredient-wonder to a food fest, when my personal character is being judged on such?  THIS [...]

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Roasted Greek Potatoes (Lemony!!)

Greek food – its my new thing!  I was worried about Greek potatoes because I had assumed it would take a ton of olive oil, but these are not bad at all.  We served a family of 5 with only 1/4 cup of EVOO.
And they were absolutely DIVINE!!  All the credit on this one goes [...]

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Thai Inspired Potato Wedges

Have you caught on yet to my love affair with Thai ClubHouse seasoning?  Subtlety has never been my strong suit. 

1 Tbsp Thai CH All in One Seasoning
1 egg white, beaten (1/8 cup egg whites)
1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 baking potatoes, halved lengthwise, and cut into 4 wedges, for a total of 8 [...]

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When adding milk to soup

Okay, this happens to me about 70% of the time, because I’m a very efficient cook. (read: impatient) The only way (that I know of) to keep milk from curdling your soup is to heat it up first.
Like the old fashioned pudding recipes: pour a bit into the milk, swoosh [...]

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Storing Salad Ingredients

Some things I always have on hand for my salads:
In the freezer:
– walnut pieces
– almond slices
– sunflower seeds
– blueberries
– cranberries
– coconut
In the pantry:
– mandarin oranges
– poppy seeds
In the fridge, on occassion:
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Sesame Mandarin Salad

I just tossed this together this afternoon – it was delish!

spring mix salad
3 Tbsp cooked, crumbled bacon bits (I use prepared, store bought from Kraft)
2 Tbsp Renee’s Sesame Asian Vinaigrette
1 small can of mandarin oranges, drained
3 Tbsp sliced almonds

- I’m still undecided whether I like the bacon bits in it, although it gave it a [...]

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Blueberry Feta Salad

This is one of those good experiments.
- 1/2 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- 8oz fresh baby spinach
- 1/4 cup of crumbled feta cheese (unseasoned)
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces
- 2 Tbsp raspberry vinaigrette

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How to add Brown Rice to the menu

Since we’re being all healthy ‘n stuff, we’re trying to get in a little more whole grains into our diet. And we’re the kids aren’t so fond of plain brown rice. It isn’t like white rice – you can’t just eat it out of the pot, and enjoy it. So here’s some [...]

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