Cooking Method: Boiling
Orzo Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Herbs
Since the grilling season is upon us, I think it’s great to have many make-ahead side dishes up your sleeve.
This salad with cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs is a delicious and easy-to-make summer salad. It is made with orzo pasta, cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, and a simple lemon vinaigrette dressing. The salad is light and refreshing, and it is perfect for a picnic, potluck, or barbecue. Feel free to add some cheese, like feta or fresh mozzarella.
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Creamy Parmesan Polenta
Usually, I hate polenta, but I love this Creamy Parmesan Polenta recipe! It's so rich and creamy. It's really good to serve with short ribs.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Grace’s Gnocchi Carbonara
Grace's Gnocchi Carbonara made by my daughter Grace is fantastic. It is a wonderful twist on a classic dish. Why didn't I think of that!? Talk about comfort food!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
French Onion Spaghetti Pie
For my vegetarian friends, here is a French Onion Spaghetti Pie, which is a quick and easy weeknight meal. I did not have any Gruyère cheese on hand, so I used cheddar and Monterey jack.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Persian Jeweled Rice with Tadig
This Persian Jeweled Rice with Tadig is beautiful & delicious. Tahdig is a speciality of Persian cuisine consisting of crisp rice taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice is cooked. It's the best part!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Crispy Salt & Vinegar Potatoes
These British inspire Crispy Salt & Vinegar Potatoes are bright, tangy and are perfect for your side of fish.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Dan Dan Noodles with Shiitakes, Pork, Pickled Mustard Greens, & Spicy Chili Oil
My husband bought me this cookbook for my birthday called Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms. I made these noodles, which were delicious. I used Swiss chard instead of mustard greens.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Lentil Salad
Try this Lentil Salad. Lentils are a powerhouse of nutrition. They are a good source of potassium, calcium, zinc, niacin and vitamin K, but are particularly rich in dietary fiber, lean protein, folate and iron.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 50 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Roasted Lima Beans with Lime & Cayenne
Try these delicious and healthy Roasted Lima Beans with Lime & Cayenne. I grew up eating canned lima beans. This seems like a more grown up version. You can use frozen lima beans, skipping the boiling and just thaw them, which is what I did. Lima beans, like many other legumes, are a good source of dietary fibre, and a virtually fat-free source of high quality protein. Lima beans contain both soluble fibre, which helps regulate blood sugar levels and lowers cholesterol, and insoluble fibre, which aids in the prevention of constipation, digestive disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulitis.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 15 mins
Spinach Noodle Kugel for Passover
Spinach Noodle Kugel is a great recipe that can be made for Passover. Passover and Easter usually fall around the same time of year, and this kugel recipe is a traditional Jewish dish with kosher-for-Passover noodles, or for the rest of the year, using regular noodles.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
