Chickpea & Colored-Carrot Couscous
When I saw this recipe in one of my old Clean Eating Magazines (July/August 2010), I thought "aha! What a good way to use up the carrots that have been hiding in my refrigerator."
How Do You Make Steel Cut Oats?
I'm on the quest to discover the best way to make steel cut oats. So far, I've tried the slow-cooker method.
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
This lightened-up version of tuna salad is a snap to throw together for a quick lunch.
Holly’s Best Breads: Basic French Loaf
As you may have figured out from some of my earlier posts, I did not grow up eating food made from scratch. My mom is a good cook, but definitely used boxed mixes and convenience items. So where did I get the idea to eat real food? DH would blame my friend and former co-worker Holly. She's the one who told me about kombucha, turned her front lawn into a garden, and made a believer of raw milk out of me when she brought fromage blanc to work.
Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili
My friends at Collective Bias issued another challenge: make something in a slow cooker, using Frank's Red Hot sauce. I decided to combine it with my Dark Days Challenge and created the following recipe, which turned out great if I do say so myself.