Egyptian Rice and Lentils

lentils

Wondering what to do with celery leaves? Look no further than this international recipe from Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook.

Braised Chicken in Red Sauce with Coconut Rice

chicken

I’m sort of on an ethnic kick lately. This recipe is again from Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook. Speaking of World Community Cookbooks, you might be wondering what happened to cooking through Simply in Season. Well, I got a little burned out trying to use up my CSA vegetables AND make them match the recipes I needed yet to do. So I took a break. But, with our first zucchini this week, I decided to bust it back out.

Lemon Rice

lemon rice

On a recent stock-the-pantry trip to Costco, DH picked up some stuffed salmon fillets. For some reason after a long day of shopping I really don’t feel like cooking, so we took the easy route. He grilled the salmon while I made this easy-peasy side dish. I’m always looking for an excuse to get out my rice cooker!

Light Wild Rice Bread

bread

This is another one of the bread recipes from Simply in Season. In fact, there aren’t that many left. I will quite miss the challenge, although I’m sure I will find some other bread recipes to make. Now that I’m sort of in the habit, I’ll continue. That said, as you can see from the [...]

Julia’s Aromatic Basmati Rice

rice

Just when I think about getting rid of a cookbook because I haven’t used it in forever, it comes to my rescue. I purchased The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook : 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker shortly after our wedding [...]

Black Bean and Rice Skillet

Because the Winter section of Simply in Season has a scant 9 main dish recipes, I decided it’s time to break into the All Seasons section. What a delight! There are so many gems that feature beans and other pantry staples; it reminds me of the recipes from More with Less. The first one that [...]