Based on a recipe from Cooking Light. 1 3/4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1/2 cup uncooked brown and wild rice 1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup sliced green onions 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
Smokey Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes are somewhat of a comfort food for me and somewhat of a back-up plan. When I have planned to make hamburgers and it rains, I make sloppy joes, but I ALWAYS lose the recipe and start from scratch. Tonight I wrote down one version. 1Tbsp olive oil1 lb lean ground beef or ground [...]
Spicy Cilantro Hummus
I love hummus, and have just recently starting making my own. I had a sandwich at Panera earlier this week that had spicy cilantro hummus on it. Luckily, they publish their nutrition info (which includes ingredients), so I attempted to recreate it and changed a few things in the process. 1 roasted red bell pepper [...]


