How to Make Sticky Rice With Sweet White Rice, just like in the Asian restaurants. There’s a trick. Making Sticky Rice with sweet white rice is not as hard as you think. Have you ever wondered how Asian restaurants make their rice so sticky? That doesn't happen when you make white rice at home, does it?...
Grilled Scalloped Potatoes
Grilled Scalloped Potatoes make summer living easy. There's only one trick. And it's easy, too. Although I can make food on the grill, I encourage Don to be our grill master. In the hot summertime, he does a lot of grilling. It helps keep the house cool if we don't have to use the stove...
Watermelon Olive Mint Salad
Watermelon Olive Mint Salad. Yum. Olives, feta cheese, and mint are combined with watermelon in this wonderful summer salad. My favorite Watermelon Salad. Watermelon Olive Mint Salad With Feta Is Salty & Sweet! This Watermelon Salad (with olives and feta cheese) is an awesome summer salad. The kalamata olives made this salad the best watermelon...
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions. Two tricks make this recipe easy peasy. What an easy way to make French Onion Soup or simple caramelized onions for sandwiches. Wish you had some Caramelized Onions for your burger? Try this super easy Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions, a recipe I got from my friend, Jane Megginson. When I make a...
South Beach Diet Mashed Cauliflower Dish
If you’re trying to watch your carbs but miss mashed potatoes, this South Beach mashed cauliflower surprise is the perfect recipe to try! It tastes just like creamy side dish you know and love, yet is a low calorie and low carb option the whole family will enjoy. Despite being a "white" vegetable, cauliflower is...
Roasted Beets
How to Make Roasted Beets: 5 minutes to prepare. Bake. It's simple. And so tasty. Roasted Beets are good as a side dish or on a salad. Don here. It’s summer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and sustainable and organic farmers are harvesting root crops. Beets are a favorite at our table. And making...
Orange Rice Pilaf
Orange Rice Pilaf is an easy flavored rice recipe that can introduce you to French cooking. You got this. Orange Rice Pilaf, a quick, delicious side dish. Paging through a terrific cookbook, Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table, I came across a recipe for Orange Rice Pilaf. Remembering our Egyptian visitor Ayman (see Ayman's Egyptian Rice)...
Easy Salmon Patties Recipe Made With Canned Salmon
The best salmon patties are made with canned salmon. This delicious, budget-friendly, and quick entree is perfect for supper. Salmon is a great source of protein and essential omega-3 fatty acids, which means the patties are good for you! Ingredients For Salmon Patties Salmon Patties Recipe Ingredients Instructions This canned salmon patties recipe is not...
Homemade Tomatillo Chutney
Tomatillo Chutney (Slow Cooker Recipe) has a tangy lemon flavor. You will want to eat this. Tomatillo Chutney, a lemony, versatile condiment, dresses up your meal. This wonderful vegan Tomatillo Chutney is simple to make in the slow cooker. The recipe is a bit serendipity. It is modeled after another chutney recipe. When late summer...