Family Favorite Recipe - Wheat Berry Salad

This is a fresh and wonderful whole grain recipe that we tried for the first time yesterday. Tori had to make this for a school project and I had a hard time not eating it all. It is so simple and absolutely delicious! I really enjoyed the wheat berries. They are pretty chewy and make a great cold salad. I have a feeling that I will be making this a lot this summer, along with tabbouli.....my all time favorite grain salad.

Wheat Berry Salad:

1 1/2 cups hard wheat berries
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup tart dried cherries, chopped
1 scallion, white and green parts, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a large pot combine the wheat berries and enough water to come 2 inches over the wheat berries. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and let cool. Toast the walnuts in a medium dry skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, walnuts, celery, dried cherries, scallions, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

This recipe is from the Food Network. :-)

God Bless!

di

Family Favorite Recipe - Cucumbers in Sour Cream

This is a wonderful recipe that a dear friend gave me when we were stationed at Mather AFB in California. I believe that she told me that she got the recipe while stationed in Germany. Either way, it's a great spring-time side dish. Well, anytime actually!

Cucumbers in Sour Cream-

2 large cucumbers, peeled
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1 cup sour cream

1. Slice the cucumbers as thin as possible. Place in a glass bowl and sprinkle with the salt; stir well.
2. Let stand for 1 hour or over night.
3. Rinse in a strainer. Squeeze the liquid from the cucumbers by hand and place back into bowl.
4. Combine the remaining ingredients in the bowl and mix with the cucumbers.
5. Chill well and serve.

Enjoy and God Bless!
di

Family Favorite Recipe- Golden Corn Bake

This yummy recipe was given to me by a dear friend and quickly became one of our favorites. Since I tend to eat A LOT of it and it's not easy on one's waist-line, I fix it for holiday meals, like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. lol It's so simple to make, too. I have some cooking in the oven right now to take to church for a funeral meal tomorrow.

Golden Corn Bake-

1/2 cup melted butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 - 8 1/2 ounce package corn muffin mix (like Jiffy)
1 cup sour cream
1 - 17 ounce can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 - 17 ounce can cream-style corn
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Grease pan. In a large bowl, combine butter, both cans of corn, eggs and muffin mix. Mix in sour cream and cheese. Bake at 350F degrees for 50 minutes or 325F degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

This smells so good when it's cooking! Enjoy!
God Bless,
di

curried cauliflower recipe

Joe and I LOVE Indian food and I made some vegetable curry other night in the crock-pot (I'll share that recipe soon!). I really wanted something on the side and I had a beautiful head of cauliflower in the fridge so I immediately thought of curried cauliflower. It was really good, so I had to share the recipe. It was so good that I ended up taking a photo of it for my "photo of the day"! You can see the photo here....

Curried Cauliflower-

2 cups cauliflower florets
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup petite diced canned tomatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
salt (to taste)

1. Steam the cauliflower for about 5 minutes (more if you like your cauliflower softer), reserve 1/2 cup of the water.
2. Put the oil in a saucepan; add the garlic and onion, and saute until soft.
3. Stir in the curry, ginger and salt.
4. Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
5. Add the cauliflower and the reserved 1/2 cup of water.
6. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes (or longer if you want the vegetables well done).
7. Remove the cover to allow some of the liquid to evaporate.
8. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

God Bless,

di