This is one of those dishes I’ve seen mentioned for years but just never thought to try it. My kids looked at it and said “lima beans? Hmmm….” Then they tasted it and said “This is actually good!” I halved the original recipe because I didn’t want leftovers just in case we didn’t like it,…
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Potluck Bean and Rice Salad
I had signed up to bring a side dish to a neighborhood potluck last night, but events conspired against me and it was suddenly an hour before the party and I hadn’t figured out what I was bringing–nor did I have time to run to the store. I scanned the pantry, scanned a few cookbooks,…
Simplicity of Salads
Sometimes, we tend to overcomplicate things. Like salad. Following some simple salad guidelines lets you turn out good side salads every day. I am reminded of this every time I see the myriad bottled dressings at the grocery store that I mostly manage to live without. I admit to being partial to few, like Brianna’s…
Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream
Seems like I did a fair bit of cooking somehow this weekend, although we were off to Santa Cruz one day and to the Scottish Games the other. I am growing cucumbers this year. Two plants seems to provide me with “just enough” but not too many cucumbers. The girls like them plain. I like…
Garlic Yogurt Dressing with Beets
I’ve been on a yogurt kick lately. Not sure why. The kids have always loved smoothies. And periodically they’ll go through a flavoured yogurt period, then it will end. But I almost always have plain yogurt around for cooking. I use it in place of sour cream or buttermilk for baking. I recently bought a…