I’ve been playing around with various bean recipes for the past few months, and keep coming back to this one. Happily it falls in with all the clean eating I’ve been doing. Its origins are from Suzanne Somers, and what can I say, but that woman knows a good recipe. This Tuscan bean dip is…
Author: slocooking
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chicken
You know I like trying out new recipes, maybe the word like is an understatement. I LOVE trying out new recipes, so it’s no wonder I really liked this slow cooker Mediterranean chicken recipe. Boy this was good. I decided to live on the edge too, made a double batch so there’s some in the…
Beet Risotto is Good for Fall
It’s fall recipe time, so I thought I’d share this one for beet risotto. This is not only a nice fall side dish but can also be used for Thanksgiving. I don’t have a clue to the recipe’s origin, but know we used this for many years when we had our catering company. BEET RISOTTO…
Taco Soup
It feels like I am doing NO preparation in advance for dinner lately. Case in point, this recipe for taco soup. It was a last minute desire for soup, I happened to have most of the ingredients on hand, however I did not have a recipe for taco soup using ground turkey. So onto the…
Eleven Cooking Tips
Forgive me for being obsessed with making lists that go to eleven. But here is my list of Eleven Cooking Tips. If you’ve seen This is Spinal Tap you know why – and if you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for? I knew you’d appreciate a handy dandy list of cooking tips &…
Pasta with Chickpeas
Here’s a fall recipe I thought you might like – pasta with chickpeas. This is a quick and easy recipe for busy school nights. Bonus it’s healthy and packed with protein. Word of warning, remember to put your garlic in the oil when the pan is COLD not hot. It prevents the garlic from burning….
Easy Marinated Mushrooms
Heather’s Easy Marinated Mushrooms When I was pregnant I came up with a recipe for easy marinated mushrooms that was amazing. Then poop – I lost the recipe and had to come up with it again. Yippee for you – I have re-created it and they’re still as amazing as ever. Note – you’ll want…
Lentil & Canadian Bacon Soup
I do so love it when I can make dinner from my pantry. Tonight’s menu – lentil & Canadian bacon soup. Lentils (check), Canadian bacon (check, last of a Costco 2 pack from the freezer), veggies (check), veggie & chicken stocks (check, also the last of my homemade stocks from the freezer – time to…
Butternut Squash Curry
My husband acquired this recipe for butternut squash curry many years ago from a local restaurant. Over the years I’ve given it a few tweaks to accommodate my nut allergies and the fact that the original recipe calls for fenugreek seeds – and most of us don’t typically have those in our kitchens, or have…