While Butternut squash will get sweeter in the fall, our CSA had some to offer, so I scooped up a few. I love butternut and the chance to have it a little early was worth it to me! I like to bake it, sautee it and do all kinds of tasty things with butternut, but [...]
Posted in Main Dish on 24. Aug, 2010
This is a quick and easy casserole you can prepare in advance. I sometimes mix up the ingredients, using whole black beans instead of black bean dip (for example), and I usually do all of the prep the night before so my husband can pop it in the oven while I am at work, and [...]
Posted in Menu Planning on 23. Aug, 2010
I have to tell you all, the weather people say the heatwave in Oklahoma is supposed to be over. Do you know what that REALLY means? Instead of 100+ degree days, we get mid-90s. For cooking and baking, the 10 degrees saved makes little difference. I think this is reflected in this week’s menu plan. [...]
Posted in Menu Planning on 16. Aug, 2010
I have been missing in action due to travel for work and my guys being out of town. I learned something important while my guys were gone…I like to cook for other people and only for other people. I ate black bean dip, salads, pesto and egg salad all week while they were gone. Oh [...]
Posted in Hummus, Dips, etc. on 31. Jul, 2010
I admit, I went without a recipe. I was flying blind. And I was out of cilantro. Oh, the horror! I’m sharing the recipe, but I hope to post a better one in the future. Also, it is as thick as Kevin asked that it be…as this was just for him. It’s got a bit [...]
Posted in Hummus, Dips, etc., Vegan, Vegetarian on 29. Jul, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a Tulsa restaurant called LXI. I didn’t really care for the atmosphere, but I did love the food. One thing we had was basil hummus. I thought that I could certainly recreate it at home, and I did! The Key Players 2 cups garbanzo beans (add extra [...]
Posted in Hummus, Dips, etc., Vegan, Vegetarian on 27. Jul, 2010
We have been cutting back big time on dairy in our home, and my favorite black bean dip calls for sour cream. What’s a woman to do but start experimenting. I am not sure I would say this is 100% IT, but it is awfully dang good. I just about licked the bowl. The Ingredients [...]
Posted in Menu Planning on 26. Jul, 2010
Well, last week went pretty well with following the menu plan though we did switch a few of the days around based on what we had going on. Plus it is a million and ten degrees in Tulsa, so sometimes less cooking is better! This week… I am out of town for work, so the [...]
Posted in Smoothies, Vegan, Vegetarian on 20. Jul, 2010
Last week I went to the dentist. It did NOT go well. A simple procedure took a turn for the worse. To sum it all up, the dentist hit a nerve and then I could still feel as he was drilling. Not good. When lunch time rolled around, I went to make a green smoothie, [...]
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