rice dishes

Wild Rice Salad with Lime Basil Vinaigrette

I’m still in recovery mode from too many races.  It’s a struggle to let my body heal because I want to get outside and run with the dogs, not for 30 minutes but for an hour or more. The weather has been cool and just perfect for an early morning run.  On the positive side, I’ve been in the gym this week using heavier weights and making my muscles work in ways they haven’t been used to working in months. I’m sore, not just my painful hip but sore from some healthy “body building”…or is that “body repair”?! The local [...]

By |2013-05-15T19:39:32-04:00May 15, 2013|Salads|4 Comments

FOFF Rice with Mozzarella

…and A LOT of mozzarella at that! An easy, cheesy recipe by Carla Vavala from her book Fusion of Food and Friends. This recipe can be found on page 51.  It’s an easy side dish that the cheesy people in your life are just going to love. Note:  I thought the rice could use a bit more flavor so I added 2 chopped green onions. 1 cup rice (cook according to package directions). *Brown rice recommended for an extra little nutrition boost. 1 TBS olive oil (the recipe suggests butter but I used basil infused olive oil) 3/4 cup mozzarella [...]

By |2012-10-03T17:50:38-04:00October 4, 2012|FOFF|1 Comment

FOFF Spinach Risotto

FOFF Arugula Spinach Risotto This week's recipe is found on page 42 (can you believe we are already at page 42?!) of Carla Vavala’s book “Fusion of Food and Friends”. Carla used Arugula in the original recipe however Joanne didn't buy Arugula and had to substitute spinach. It worked out really well. When you think about making risotto, is your first thought "Oh no! I don't want to stand there and baby sit that dish" because as you know, it's a dish that requires stirring, adding liquid, stirring some more, waiting for the liquid to be absorbed by the rice, [...]

By |2012-07-18T19:31:12-04:00July 18, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|4 Comments

CEimB: Asian Noodle Bowl and Brown Rice Salad

Last week, the CEimB recipe was Wheat Berry Salad, a wonderful Ellie Krieger recipe chosen by Leslie of Lethally Delicious of the Craving Ellie group. This week, the CEimB recipe IS Asian Noodle Bowl, an equally wonderful Ellie Krieger recipe chosen by Margaret of Tea and Scones. Both Apple Crumbles’ versions are included in this weeks CEimB post.  If you want the original recipes, make sure to visit both Leslie and Margaret’s blogs. Here we go. Two SUPER recipes to enjoy. ASIAN NOODLE BOWL My grocery shopping last weekend wasn’t as organized as usual.  Getting back from Boston then celebrating [...]

By |2011-04-27T18:42:14-04:00April 28, 2011|CEimB|12 Comments
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