Ground Chicken Meatballs with Sweet Peanut Dipping Sauce I'm pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade. I prefer real paper books and check out movies from the library. I write all important dates on my spiral-bound calendar and send people cards in the mail. I read magazines and rip out DIY projects or travel destinations that look interesting. These are all neatly filed away in my handy accordion folder, of course. Eh, what's that... Pinterest? You'll have to speak up. Apparently I'm 50 years older than I appear. My favorite is ripping out recipes that sound good. I have them stacked on my desk and stashed in my recipe binder (for the love, I Keep Reading
Rice Bowls with Citrus Soy Dressing
Rice Bowls with Citrus Soy Dressing Whether you call them rice bowls, sushi bowls, wok bowls, or just plain old stir fry, I think we can all agree on one thing: they. are. delicious. A bowl of rice topped with sautéed meat or fresh vegetables and drizzled with a flavorful sauce. Sign me up. I think of rice bowls as Asian-inspired comfort food, perfect for May when we are making that rainy transition from winter to spring. They are packed with flavor and color, two things I crave as we move out of the winter blahs. This recipe is yet another favorite from Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Cooking (Amazon) The fresh, flavorful sauce comes together Keep Reading
All About Rice: Tips, terms, and how to cook perfect brown rice
All About Rice & How to Cook Perfect Brown Rice Rice is inexpensive, delicious and split into three different sizes: short, medium, and long. Are you still with me? Good, because now that we have established that, let's move to the exciting part. All the different varieties! Throughout the world, there are more than 40,000 different varieties of rice. For fear of losing you around #36,753, I'm just going to define some of the most common types and terms you'll find in your local grocery store: Arborio - This is an Italian short-grain rice with a high starch content, commonly used to make risotto because of its creamy texture and ability to Keep Reading
Rice Bowls with Teriyaki Chicken and Ginger Slaw
Rice Bowls with Teriyaki Chicken And Ginger Slaw I have actually never read Ladies' Home Journal before or after college (apparently it no longer exists, did you know??), but my college library housed a fantastic collection of magazines. I used to take frequent "study breaks" holed up in the periodical section. Who wants to be reading dusty reference books when you could be reading recipes for the perfect layer cake or tips for carving your first turkey? Perhaps I would have been a good candidate for a home economics degree. In the end, I made it out with a teaching degree and a thick stack of recipes copied in the library lobby. Years later, this Keep Reading
Breakfast fried rice (gluten-free, dairy-free recipe)
Breakfast Fried Rice I love breakfast food. I could eat it morning, noon, and night. Our family has shifted from sweet to savory, eating fewer scones and muffins and more eggs and oatmeal. Let's start with fried rice! Which might seem like an odd place to start for breakfast, but I promise it is a good one. I once read that fried rice is like the Asian spin on casserole. You're using up bits of leftovers to create a new dish that blends all the flavors together. And as an added bonus, it all comes together quickly in one skillet. You saute some vegetables, crack in a few eggs and scramble them right in the pan, then add the rice and meat, and Keep Reading
Rice Bowls with Spicy Curry Sauce (Inspired by The Whole Bowl food cart)
Rice Bowls with Spicy Curry Sauce Today's recipe is inspired by Portland's own Whole Bowl food cart. These rice bowls are packed with fresh ingredients and a spicy sauce. According to the official Whole Bowl site, "It's like eating a hug." Portland is food cart territory; several Whole Bowl locations in Portland. You will probably notice the long line of people before you spot the tiny cart. They are waiting to get their hands on a Whole Bowl, "A comforting and healthy medley of brown rice, red and black beans, fresh avocado, salsa, black olives, sour cream, Tillamook cheddar, cilantro, Tali Sauce and trace amounts of attitude." Yum. UPDATE: Keep Reading
Rice Bowls with Peanut Sauce and Chicken Satay recipe
Rice Bowls with Peanut Sauce and Chicken Satay This rice blow recipe features my all-time favorite Perfect Peanut Sauce recipe. I have tried several others in the past, but they either tasted too acidic or called for ingredients that required a separate trip to the grocery store as looking for obscure ingredients, with help from a well-meaning but confused clerk, is one of my least favorite activities. This sauce is creamy, peanuty perfection, and uses ingredients I almost always have on hand. I could eat it by the spoonful, which is why I usually double the recipe. The original recipe comes from lettuce wraps in Cooking Light's magazine Keep Reading