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This recipe is adapted from a lentil wrap recipe found in The Cooking With Trader Joe’s Cookbook. I added 2 of my favorite ingredients-goat cheese & balsamic vinegar for a tasty variation on the theme. It’s a healthy, filling meal that is sure to satisfy a big appetite. I used ingredients from a local Trader Joe’s store but you can certainly substitute with ingredients from your favorite local market. Enjoy! Gather: 2 cups brown rice (I used 1 package Trader Joe’s frozen Organic Brown Rice) 1/2 bag baby spinach 2 cups steamed lentils (I used 1 package of Trader Joe’s Steamed Lentils)...
featured image courtesy of Sweet Cupcakes It should come as no surprise that I’m often motivated by food. Sunday night football = wings & beer. Bookclub = cupcakes & sangria. The Super Bowl is no different. Of course, I enjoy watching the game but there’s nothing quite like Super Bowl party food. This year I’ll be making Beat the [Giants] Wings (which clearly worked wonders with the Broncos) to bring to the party. If my sweet tooth gets the better of me I’ll definitely snag these cupcakes from Sweet (Cream the Giants?!) Am I making enemies? Go Pats! image courtesy...
To honor the Patriots heading to Super Bowl XLVI, I’m sharing a recipe that is certain to be a crowd pleaser on game day. Inspiration credit to my best friend Amanda, of SeaAtSunset, who treated us to beat the broncos buffalo chicken dip that led the Patriots to AFC championship. Go Pats! beat the giants brown sugar BBQ wings (adapted from Brown Sugar Barbecue Drumettes) serves 8 Gather: 2 cups ketchup 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp cider vinegar salt & pepper 6 pounds chicken wings and drumsticks Prepare: In a large mixing bowl, combine...
After the holidays, I was craving salad (it’s true!) and salmon. I’m convinced it’s my body’s defense mechanism taking over after a week of consuming holiday dinners, homemade fudge, french toast casserole and countless cocktails. Inspired by the salmon salad I ate in Vancouver, I got cookin’ and made a salmon caesar salad that was delicious (said boyfriend, too!) and made with a light yogurt based caesar dressing to cut out some of the unwanted fat and calories. 2 tablespoons of Marie’s Yogurt Parmesan Caesar dressing has 50 calories and 5g of fat compared to 2 tablespoons of Newman’s Own...
remember when I did the right thing and introduced chocolate to my family’s chocolateless Thanksgiving dinner? it just so happens that being good to mankind runs in my family. my admirable cousin, Molly, visited from Washington DC with a sticky, sweet trick up her sleeve. the perfect cinnamon roll recipe in the universe. to really yank at your sweet tooth, I changed the name from the original, The Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Rolls 101, to rookzone’s cinnamon buns 101. buns sound perkier than rolls and I’m all for healthier lifestyles in 2012. but, for the love of sugar, satisfy your appetite before starting that miserable...
I love desserts that are so cute you second guess biting their sugar coated heads off. Think chocolate Teddy Grahams. I’ve dabbled in a few cupcake creations from the books Hello, Cupcake and What’s New, Cupcake? (check out the blog here). That’s what I’m talking about. Cute treats. I especially love creative baking that doesn’t include fondant. Although it’s a great sculpting frosting, I don’t like the gummy consistency or taste. I made these melted snowman cookies this weekend for a holiday party. Not only were they fun & festive, the sugar cookies were the best that I’ve made yet. If you like...
Reese’s peanut butter cups, chocolate, caramel and pretzels is a sweet & salty combination guaranteed to make you salivate. Hershey’s Take 5 candy bars and Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream capitalized on this fact. Cookies & Cups took it to the next level and whipped up this DIY Chubby Hubby Bar recipe. I made a batch for Thanksgiving and 1 bar took anyone from turkey coma to sugar high. Wrap up a few bars and as a tasty gift this holiday season! Gather: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 sticks butter at room temperature 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup...
The unseasonably warm temps aren’t burning my holiday spirit! I’m looking forward to getting crafty this holiday season. From my experience, things end up looking the most homemade when you make them with a glass of wine in hand. Glitter everywhere, a hot, messy glue gun, and perhaps burgundy dye à la spilled wine. Allow no one to confuse your DIY with store bought. While I have many glittery & glued DIY gifts up my sleeve, who doesn’t love the gift of a warming beverage? This cranberry liqueur takes three weeks to home “brew” so get started now and bottle later....
Although a Thanksgiving dinner in New England isn’t complete without an apple pie, I bestowed upon myself the responsibility of bringing chocolate to the dessert table. You’d think a family full o’ females would be the place to score some chocolate, but if I don’t bring it nobody does. Amanda, of SeaAtSunset, came up with this brilliant, seasonal treat that I am oh-so-thankful to have made with her last week. Forget candied apples-take it to the pear! Gather: pears chocolate chips graham cracker crumbs candy toppings (crumble or pre-crumbled-Butterfinger works well) popsicle sticks (kebab sticks also work) Prepare: wash pears...
Mexican food is one of my favorite go-to comfort foods. Sour cream, guacamole & cheese are 3 proverbial keys to happiness, IMHO. Recently, I hosted my first book club meeting at our house and made chicken enchiladas for dinner. To clarify, our “book club” is includes more sangria than discussion of protagonist and conflict (partly due to the fact that only 3/4 book club members actually finished the book). Nevertheless, our club meetings are a great excuse to get together, eat good food and slowly increase our scrabble/words with friends vocab via long lost reading comprehension. Before we get back...