This is a quick and easy side salad. We served it last night with grilled chicken pitas and tahini-yogurt sauce*.
Chopped Vegetable Salad
2 cups chopped cucumber
2 cups mixed bell peppers, chopped
1 cup chopped red onion
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
Meyer lemon sea salt (to taste)
Freshly ground [...]
Fried Brown Rice with Teriyaki Tofu and Vegetables
1 package of Trader Joe’s Organic Baked Tofu (Teriyaki flavor)
1 package of Trader Joe’s Fried Brown Rice with Mushrooms and Vegetables
2 cups pre-prepped stir-fry vegatables (including broccoli, carrots and cabbage)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Toss the vegetables with a little soy sauce. Slice the tofu. Divide all ingredients between two [...]
Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs, with Garlic Toast
We had this the other night with a Spicy Caesar Salad and a bottle of Maryhill’s Winemaker’s Red, and it was magnificent.
Apparently the NY Times has a great big crush on the Rose City:
See this article about our thriving bicycle culture.
Aerosol. Pancakes. In. A. Can.
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This one involves a little pre-prep, but it’s worth it.
Appetizer: Carrot-Ginger Soup
Dinner: Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Garlic and Herbed Goat Cheese, Buttery Polenta and Autumn Vegetables
This works best if you prep the chicken on a Sunday evening and refrigerate/freeze until you’re ready to bake it later in the week.
http://www.peppersandsmoke.com/bbq/burgers/index.html
Bacon burger. Literally.
(needs BBQ sauce)
Make the relish tray ahead of time, so that it will be ready and waiting for you to snack on while you make the pasta.
Appetizer: Antipasti-Style Relish Tray
Dinner: Garden Vegetable Penne with Meatballs
One of the most difficult challenges I face day-to-day is the 45 minutes between getting home from a workout and actually putting something edible on the dinner table. I know I’m not the only one. You’ve had a long day, followed by an hour at the gym or the studio or running stairs, and you [...]