This rice tastes and smells like summer. It’s the perfect complement to grilled meats and veggies. I keep jars of homemade pesto in the freezer and used half a jar for this recipe. It has so much flavor, I wondered how it took me this long to try this! What a quick and easy dinner…
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Jeweled Jasmine Rice
A beautiful rice dish with pomegranate arils, cranberries, and pistachios This dish smells like pure heaven when it’s cooking. Oh my word. I’m still thinking about it. It’s easy to make and great for entertaining, because you can cook the rice (I used Jasmine Minute Rice) an hour before the party and let it hang out. Then…
Black Bean and Corn Salad
Are you ever stumped on what to serve with Mexican food? I take no credit for this. This is my mom’s recipe, a dish she’s honed over years and years of serving Tex-Mex and Mexican food. (She is not Texan but she adapted quickly.) It’s the perfect complement to an array of Mexican dishes and…
Bell Pepper Tilapia with Basmati Rice
This is a happy, easy weeknight dish. I say happy because it’s bright, colorful, full of nutrients and bell peppers always taste like sunshine to me. This is the kind of dish I like to cook during the week when it’s just me because it’s healthy and easy. (Contrary to popular belief, I don’t cook…