Showing posts with label lime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lime. Show all posts
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Quinoa Salad with Lime Fresh Mint
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| Quinoa salad with fresh lime and mint. |
This is the post where I confess, Dear Reader, that I am now pear-shaped and lumpy and thick in the middle- obviously adept at gaining weight. I may even be considered gifted. This is not fun for me. But then, who promised fun during hip surgery recovery? Who said it would be easy? (Um, no one.) Throw menopausal hormone pandemonium into the sticky mix and you have a double roll nightmare.
I gained fifteen eighteen twenty damn pounds.
And who claimed that wedges of Green Chile Cornbread and Strawberry Chocolate Chip Scones and Peach Crisp were calorie-free, anyway? Certainly not moi. But geesh.
How much can a girl give up in one lifetime?
How much can a girl give up in one lifetime?
So the rumors are true. Your intrepid plucky gluten-free goddess is trying the South Beach Diet.
Or as well as one can follow the famous low glycemic diet without the comfort of dairy foods (on my allergen verboten list). This should be interesting.
Or as well as one can follow the famous low glycemic diet without the comfort of dairy foods (on my allergen verboten list). This should be interesting.Lucky for me I have a Guru.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Cafe rio lime rice!
Café Rio Lime Rice
2 Tbsp butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves minced garlic
6 2/3 cup water
8 tsp chicken bullion (7 cubes)
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 tsp cumin
1 Tbsp lime juice
½ tsp salt
3 cups long grain rice
Sauté butter, onion, and garlic.
Boil everything else except rice in a large pot.
Add onion and garlic—then add rice. Cover and simmer.
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2 Tbsp butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves minced garlic
6 2/3 cup water
8 tsp chicken bullion (7 cubes)
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 tsp cumin
1 Tbsp lime juice
½ tsp salt
3 cups long grain rice
Sauté butter, onion, and garlic.
Boil everything else except rice in a large pot.
Add onion and garlic—then add rice. Cover and simmer.
Tomatillo Creamy Café Rio Dressing
1 package Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayo
2 tomatillos (peel outer skin layer)
1 clove minced garlic (1 tsp of pre-packaged stuff)
1/3 bunch cilantro, chopped
½ tsp lime juice
1 sm jalapeno (seeds removed)
Put all ingredients into a blender. Add extra mayo if dressing is too thin. Refrigerate.
1 package Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayo
2 tomatillos (peel outer skin layer)
1 clove minced garlic (1 tsp of pre-packaged stuff)
1/3 bunch cilantro, chopped
½ tsp lime juice
1 sm jalapeno (seeds removed)
Put all ingredients into a blender. Add extra mayo if dressing is too thin. Refrigerate.
Café Rio Pico de Gallo
4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 white onion, chopped
¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
½ tsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Mix all ingredients.
Made by : Christine sunburg
4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 white onion, chopped
¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
½ tsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Mix all ingredients.
Made by : Christine sunburg
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