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A Weekend Full of Simple, Nourishing Meals: Baked Burritos, Rice Bowls, and Egg Burritos

May 7, 2009 By 12 Comments
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When I think of simple and nourishing, I have in mind foods that I can whip together quickly for my hard-working family. During the warmer months of the year, we devote our weekends to property work. Everyone is outside the whole weekend, clearing brush, picking up sticks, and trying to get our property ready to produce food. They’re all tired, hungry and eager for something simple and satisfying. In this post, I share how we enjoy simple and nourishing meals all weekend from one day of cooking.

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Use Your Pasta Pot for Beans and Stock, Too

January 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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A pasta pot is useful for cooking more than pasta. No matter what you cook, draining is simple — just pull out the insert over the sink. Voila! Rinsing can be done right in the pasta insert also. [...]

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My Tata’s Chicken Soup

October 7, 2008 By 6 Comments
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While dicing local onions and red potatoes on Sunday evening, and speaking with my mom on the phone, I found out that my Tata Wardeh often added turmeric to her chicken soups, for color and for health. Tata Wardeh is/was my grandmother for whom I was named; she passed away after living a long and [...]

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Chicken, Rice & Bean Skillet

July 26, 2008 By 2 Comments
Chicken, Rice and Bean Skillet

This is one of my not-very-precise recipes, and it also happens to be very forgiving. I created it along the same lines as many of my hard-to-duplicate-exactly skillet dishes. It was delicious last night and I’m looking forward to having more for lunch today. 1 red onion, diced extra virgin olive oil 2 or 3 [...]

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Seasoned Black Beans for Rice Bowls

May 11, 2008 By 5 Comments
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A great way to make a double batch of this is to cook 5 cups of dry black beans in the crockpot overnight. Use a 4- to 5-quart crockpot. In the morning, you’ll have 15 cups of cooked black beans, which will make the following recipe twice. Use half the beans for the first batch [...]

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Fasooli (White Beans and Rice)

April 22, 2008 By 7 Comments
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This is one of my favorite growing up dishes. The flavor is excellent; it is warming and filling. I still don’t think I make it as well as my Mom does, but I try! The photo above is of the Great Northern beans I finished soaking this morning (see How to Cook Dry Beans). The [...]

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Great Northern Bean Stew

January 28, 2008 By 7 Comments

Great Northern Bean Stew 1 to 2 pounds grass-fed ground beef 2 small red onions, diced 4 cups Great Northern beans, cooked 4 to 6 cups clean water 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried oregano [...]

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Cold Quinoa Salad

July 11, 2007 By 5 Comments

Undoubtedly, my favorite grain is quinoa. We use it in place of rice, for variety. I think it is beautiful. The pearls turn translucent when cooked and the pretty little spiral threads that curl off the grains are enchanting. This summer, I’ve discovered cold grain salads — and quinoa makes delicious cold salads. This is [...]

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Pinto Bean Spread

June 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment

This is a very delicious spread to smooth on toasted Four Grain Flatbreads (gluten-free), top with cheese and put under the broiler so the cheese can melt and crisp up. I’ve noticed that differing spice companies offer spices of varying potencies. The best flavor will come from quality dried spices. So please adjust these spices [...]

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