This delicious farro & arugula salad is easily my new favorite salad recipe. As the name suggests it mainly consists of a mixture of hearty farro and peppery arugula. But it also includes meaty kalamata olives along with refreshing diced cucumber and tomato. All of which is tossed in a homemade honey-lemon vinaigrette. It […]
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Wild rice isn’t something that I have all that often, but when I do I just love it! It has a bold earthy flavor that can’t be found in other types of rice. Its texture is a perfect combination of soft and chewy. And also it’s pretty darn healthy! So when I first
One of my favorite things to make growing up were those packets of instant oatmeal from quaker oats. Sure there wasn’t really much involved with the process. All you had to do was place the contents of the packet into a bowl with some water and microwave it. But as a 12-year-old kid, it
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If one were to describe West African cuisine with one dish the resounding answer would be jollof rice. Honestly, each country from Senegal in the Northwest to Cammaron in the Southeast has its own take on the classic dish. And as one would expect there are many fierce nationalistic debates over whose version is
Today we are going to make delectably creamy mushroom risotto! It’s always been one of my favorite things to order at Italian restaurants. However, like many, I have always been hesitant to make homemade risotto myself. Why? Well, it’s because risotto has a widespread reputation that it is somehow difficult to make.
Today we are going to be making a classic Lebanese dish, tabbouleh, or is it tabouli, or tabouleh…. Taboulah???? Ummmm, honestly who knows, everyone likes to spell it differently. But despite the vast disagreement on how to spell tabbouleh, one thing everyone can come together and agree on is that it tastes great. It
I don’t know about you, but I could literally eat a side of rice with every meal and be perfectly content about it. It’s like the perfect side dish for just about anything. However, plain old rice tends to get boring, which is why I like to change it up from time to time.
Well, class once again the Colorado winter has decided to come back with a vengeance. After a week and a half of temperatures in the high 60’s (one day even knocking on 80), we are being hit with a blizzard. But I’m always one for looking at the bright side of things, and this
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Have you ever loved a dish you’ve eaten at a restaurant so much, that you wished the chef would just come over to your table and show you how it’s made? Well if you’ve ever dined at any teppanyaki restaurant, then you would understand that they basically do just that. I mean the whole
