Yield: 4 servings This simple dish comes together quickly, making for an easy weeknight meal. Depending on how much time I have, I like serving it on a bed of whole wheat couscous (5 minutes), quinoa (20 minutes), or brown rice (45 minutes). Even faster – use leftover grains. Ingredients: ¾ cup orange juice (2 […]
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Tomato Basil Bread
Yield: Two 9×5 loaves This bread is delicious, and straight out of Bob’s Red Mill Baking Book – one of my faves. Don’t let baking with yeast scare you! Buy your active dry yeast in a jar and store it in the refrigerator. You are 98.6 degrees, so “warm” water should feel just that – a […]
Summer Corn Soup with Quinoa
Yield: 4 servings This soup is a great way to highlight summer corn, squash, and basil. With the quinoa added, it also provides a complete protein. A portion of the cooked corn can be puréed for a thicker soup, but I did not find this necessary. It thickens as it sits, so you may want to […]
Pesto Dip
Yield: 2 1/2 cups This recipe came from my sister, who uses basil fresh from her garden for this delightful dip. Enjoy! Note: If you’ve already prepared pesto, simply puree it to taste with the low-fat cottage cheese, lemon juice, and salt. Ingredients: 3 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic […]
Wonton Crisps
Yield: 30 crisps Direct from Golden Door to you, these crisps are great as crackers or dippers. Dress them up with black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, coriander, crushed fennel seeds, or other seeds/spices of your choice. Ingredients: 15 wonton wrappers 1 egg white 1 tablespoon water seeds/spices (optional) Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 […]
Baked Corn or Whole Wheat Crisps
Yield: 32 crisps This recipe is a Golden Door standard and works well with either corn tortillas or whole wheat tortillas. These crisps, a healthy alternative to store-bought chips, are great dippers for Pesto Dip. Ingredients: 4 tortillas (either corn or whole wheat) 1 egg white, beaten 1 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon cayenne salt Procedure: […]
Life’s a Picnic
Lucky us. A friend was headed out of town for the weekend and just had to unload some tickets for a concert under the stars. We were more than happy to help him out with this little problem. Time for a picnic! When I think picnic, I think salads and side dishes. I had some thin green beans to […]
Grilled Cheddar Cornmeal Cakes
Yield: 18 – 24 wedges These little corn cakes are yummy! I clipped this recipe from a newspaper so long ago that I don’t even know which paper it was anymore. You can fire these up on the grill, or on the stovetop in a grill pan. Keep them from sticking by oiling your cooking surface well and […]
Grilled Rosemary-Crusted Pizzas
Yield: Four 8-inch Pizzas This is a really fun idea for a dinner party. I clipped this recipe from Bon Appetit many, many moons ago. I adapted it to use a whole grain flour and it’s been a favorite since. The dough takes about an hour to rise, so plan accordingly. You can roll out […]
No-Cook Pasta Sauce
Yield: 6-8 servings This recipe feeds a crew. Even when I don’t have a crew to feed, I often make the whole recipe, because this makes for a delicious cold pasta salad. Ingredients: 8 cups tomato (about 5 large), chopped 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 cup kalamata olives, chopped 3/4 cup feta cheese, […]