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Roasted Red Pepper Caesar Rotini
If you're looking for a meal that's quick and jam-packed with vegetables, this is a great one to try! I love it because it's got a delicious Caesar taste and doesn't make me feel guilty for eating it. Plus, I can pick and choose what vegetables I want in it - always a good thing in my house.
Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Roasted Red Pepper Dip - Serves 8 as an appetizer
Original recipe from Whole Foods.
Try this alternative to the usual hummus. Muhammara is a delicious Syrian recipe for a spread of roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts and a touch of spice, offset by pomegranate molasses.
Stuffed Red Peppers
Stuffed Red Peppers
What you need:
- 4 medium red peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 medium julienned carrots
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 ribs celery chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 cup pureed tomatoes (go ahead and use canned)
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 8 ounces grated Gruyère cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 roasted cup pine nuts
- salt and pepper
Garbanzo And Red Pepper Salad
Are you tired of the same boring salad? Just as simple to prepare, this nutritious dish is full of fiber-rich garbanzo beans. Serves 4 Ingredients: Dressing: 1/4 cup lowfat plain yogurt 1/4 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp chat masala Sugar Salad: 1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 cup julienned roasted red bell pepper 1/2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp chopped fresh cilantro 2 tsp chopped fresh mint 2 tsp fresh lime juice 1 tsp minced fresh ginger 1 medium head frisée 1/2 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut into thin half-moons Directions: Whisk together dressing ingredients in a small bowl, add sugar to taste and set aside.Stuffed Red Peppers
Tonight I experimented and made myself quinoa-stuffed red peppers. It was really easy and quite yummy.
I got the recipe from Shape.com (http://www.shape.com/davidkirsch) but modified it a bit to my liking.
Southern (Indian) Thanksgiving
Tandoori turkey in the oven
For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat).
So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven. By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly.
Zucchini Pasta
Okay, so the name is a little misleading, but I had this dish for dinner last night and I thought it was pretty tasty! The original recipe called for a little cream cheese, but #1 - I don't eat it and #2 - We have none in our house, so I just skipped that altogether. My husband said that it needed some sauce with it (I disagree), but he also said that just about anything would work - even some pasta sauce.
Awesome Asparagus Sandwich
I tried this recipe last week, converting one from allrecipes.com into something I would actually eat, and here's what I came up with! For those of you who like asparagus and red pepper, this is absolutely delicious! I made sandwiches both on Saturday and Sunday - couldn't help myself!
Give 'em Grilled Cheese
I was a latecomer to the wonderful world of grilled cheese. When I was younger, I didn't eat much cheese, due to apparent insanity, and when I got a little older, I honestly thought that you couldn't make grilled cheese without using American cheese.
Sooooo not a fan of American cheese.
Flichman Vineyards
I recently had a chance to attend a wine tasting for Flichman from Argentina. I especially enjoyed the experience because I had a chance to chat with the winemaker, Luis Cabral de Almeida. From my standpoint, it didn't hurt that he was pretty hot also.
We began with a bottle of their Chardonnay for $8. Frankly I didn't want to taste a bottle of $8 Chardonnay as I hate that overly oaked buttery flavor of vanilla predominating, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was delightful and easily equal to wines I have enjoyed at twice the price. In fact every one of the wines' price points was spectacular. Although there were some I preferred more than others, I enjoyed all of them. All the others, with the exception of an interesting and delightful champagne (for about $8!!) all the rest were red. In fact, even the champagne was made in part from Malbec also!
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