Bulgur wheat :

Bulgur wheat salad with Pace Picante Sauce

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As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received two jars of Pace Picante Sauce for me to try. Here’s one of the jars! So what is picante sauce ? It kind of looks like salsa. It has tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and also[...]

Lemon-Sauteed Shrimp and Bulgur Wheat Salad

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Ingredients 1/4 cup Bulgur Wheat (can substitute with Quinoa, just add a little more water when cooking) 1/2 cup water + 1/2 tsp. Chicken Bouillon 12 Large Shrimp (deveined, peeled with tails off) Juice and Zest of 1[...]

Grilled Lamb with Bulgur Wheat and Broccoli

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I have been wanting to grill lamb FOREVER.  Why haven't I?  I was afraid to spend the money if I didn't know I could cook it well.  Last time I was loitering in the meat section at Costco, debating whether or not to get this[...]

CRACKED WHEAT WITH STEWING BEEF (ETLI BULGUR PILAVI)

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All the tomatoes I was growing in my backyard turned red all at once this year.  I was thinking about how to use them before they go bad.  I remembered this recipe from my mom's kitchen.  It's been a very long time since I had this[...]

End of the Week Cracked Wheat Pilaf

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This simple and reasonably healtht effort is the result of my visits to Shiraz Grocery is that I end up picking up stuff, all sorts of stuff - pistachios, saffrons, dried fruit, tea and even odds and ends. Yes, Mr Shiraz man and I are now[...]

End of the Week Cracked Wheat Pilaf

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This simple and reasonably healtht effort is the result of my visits to Shiraz Grocery is that I end up picking up stuff, all sorts of stuff - pistachios, saffrons, dried fruit, tea and even odds and ends. Yes, Mr Shiraz man and I are now[...]

Cauliflower soup & cracked wheat and cashew salad

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A mixture of two light dinners tonight. Firstly cauliflower soup, based on a Stephanie Alexander recipe. I bought a rather fleshy chicken carcass from Farm-Direct on the weekend and last night made chicken stock. Tonight I[...]

Winter Days

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Many of you asked me about the brown rice cream in my last post. The company Erewhon makes it and you can order it online or check to see if it’s at your local grocer. It’s a really great 100% organic creamy cereal that’s a[...]

Garden Tabbouleh

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It all started when our lovely neighbor, Erica (the green thumbed guru in our Urban Gardens series ), brought me a big bunch of fresh parsley plucked from her garden. The timing couldn’t have been better. I had already started making[...]

Asparagus and mango

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I love asparagus, could eat every day. BULGUR WITH ASPARAGUS TUNAFISH AND MANGO 1 cup bulgur 2 cups water salt 1-2 tsp grape seed oil 1 red onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 red chili 2 tbsp grape seed oil 250 g asparagaus 1 can[...]