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Grains

Vegetable Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

December 29, 2010 By Heather Solos 4 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Vegetable Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Heather says:

Winter is officially here and eating seasonally in the winter can certainly be difficult. Well, difficult if you like variety that is. For the most part we’re reduced to vegetables that store well, like squashes and potatoes, along with hardy vegetables from the brassica genus: brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, etc.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Easy Recipe, Gluten Free, Grains, Meatless, Seasonal Recipes Winter, Side Items, Vegetables

The Gentle Boil Method for Cooking White Rice

December 28, 2010 By Heather Solos 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

[pullthis id=”confession” display=”outside”]I’ll never make it as a hippie. . . I don’t like brown rice. I’ve tried to like it, but I just don’t. [/pullthis]

For whatever reason cooking white rice seems to frustrate some people.

[pullshow id=”confession”]My favorite way to cook rice is to use a 2:1 ratio, water to long grain, white rice.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Grains

Hoppin’ John

December 27, 2010 By Heather Solos 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

In my corner of the south, Hoppin’ John is a traditional New Year’s dish believed to bring good luck. I’m not superstitious, but some traditions, like this one appeal to me. Every year on New Year’s Day we serve Hoppin’ John, collard greens, and cornbread.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beans / Legumes, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: beans, cheap, Easy Recipes, Gluten Free, Grains, Southern Food, Winter

Cereal, Homemade Granola, a Holy Cow it’s That Easy? Recipe

May 27, 2010 By Heather Solos 34 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Homemade Granola Cereal

Heather says:

Now that’s summer is nearly here, we’re switching to a cooler morning option, homemade granola cereal. It is a bit more expensive than plain oatmeal version, but the recipe is dead easy and significantly cheaper per serving than store bought granola, even with the nuts.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Breakfast, Easy Recipes, Frugal Living, Gluten Free, Grains, Meatless, Recipe, Snacks

Soak Rolled Oats for Better Oatmeal

December 15, 2009 By Heather Solos 14 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Did you know the package directions for oatmeal (rolled oats) used to include directions for soaking? Eventually these directions were removed as it’s not critical if your goal is to have hot, edible cereal and many consumers are only interested in convenience.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All Tagged With: Breakfast, Grains, Quick tips, Techniques

Freezing Rice, A How To

June 8, 2009 By Heather Solos 5 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home Ec 101,
I would like to know if it is possible to freeze cooked rice. I would like to cook a bigger batch and freeze single servings. Cooking a single serving for lunch just takes too much time, but I really don’t like the quicker cooking alternatives.
… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Food Safety, Frugal Living, Grains

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

January 15, 2009 By Heather Solos 13 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Creamy chicken and wild rice soup

Heather says:

This creamy soup is quite rich, perfect for a chilly evening spent calling Midwestern family and asking, “Hey, how’s the weather up there?” (It was -2F yesterday, sorry about that)

Creamy chicken and wild rice soup

 

Yields: approximately 8 cups of soup

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup wild rice (If you aren’t a huge fan of the texture, reduce this to 3/4 or 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2  onion diced
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 3 strips of bacon
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups half and half (Feel free to substitute milk, but it won’t be as rich)
  • 2 cups cubed, cooked chicken (2 breasts with the skin removed)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sage
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp celery salt (optional)
  •  salt* and ground black pepper to taste
  • parsley if you want to take pictures 🙂

*If you use canned broth be very careful adding salt as the sodium content may already be pretty high.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Chicken, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Grains, Soup Recipes

Fried Green Corn

July 22, 2008 By Heather Solos 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

I was browsing through some of my hometown blogs and stumbled upon this entry at A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen. It was the perfect use for the abundance of Silver Queen corn I picked up the other day.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Recipe Tagged With: Grains, Side Items

Chicken Bog Recipe

May 7, 2008 By Heather Solos 46 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Chicken Bog is a dish from the Peedee Region of South Carolina. It's chicken, sausage, and rice simmered together. It's comfort food that can feed a crowd, is freezer friendly, and a perfect meal to share with new parents or someone who could just use a warm meal.

Heather says:

Do you ever have a snippet from a TV show stay with you for eternity? That’s all I can think whenever I make chicken bog.

Now that you’ve had a peek into my twisted little mind, let’s talk chicken bog.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Chicken, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: chicken bog, Frugal, Grains, one pot meal, pee dee cooking, rice chicken sausage, Stock the freezer, traditional south carolina dish

Rice and Peas

April 25, 2008 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

My family enjoys this simple dish, it goes well with most standard chicken recipes.  Oddly enough, my kids who are not overly fond of peas do not mind their presence.

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rice and peas

Ingredients

  • 1 TBSP butter
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
  • 2 cups chicken stock (or broth)
  • 1 cup frozen peas

In a skillet with a tight lid heat the butter over medium-low heat.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Grains, peas, rice, rice and peas, side dish, Side Items

Ground Beef and Cabbage Skillet

January 26, 2008 By Heather Solos 17 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

girlHeather says:

File this meal under pretty good comfort food. Mr. Heather filed it under “should make again” but he’s from Minnesota and used to consider “hotdish” its own food group. Relax, I’m just teasing to pick on my in-laws. Everyone say hi to Nan and Gramps.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Crockpot Wonders, Frugal, Grains, Ground Beef, simple

Cornbread, Plain Recipe

November 20, 2007 By Heather Solos 5 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home Ec 101,

Do you have a good cornbread recipe or tips on baking cornbread? I
generally use a corn meal mix and it always comes out too dry and
“crummy”. I like for the outside to be crisp but for the inside to be
soft and to stay together instead of falling apart when slicing or
buttering it.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Cook It, Quick Bread, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Baking, Cooking Basics, cornbread, Grains, plain cornbread, Reader Questions, Side Items

Save money and time DIY oatmeal packs

September 23, 2007 By Heather Solos 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Try making your own oatmeal packets. There’s no need to worry about measuring or digging for sugar and spices first thing in the morning. If you are cooking for one, add as listed to a baggie. Otherwise multiply the amounts by the number of servings you require.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Cook It Tagged With: Breakfast, Frugal Living, Grains

Rice: it’s not just for throwing at people at weddings anymore

June 25, 2007 By Badbadivy As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-Ec 101,

I need help cooking rice. I can’t do it-brown rice, white rice, minute rice, not-minute rice. I just can’t seem to get it to the right texture. Help me?

Signed,

Riceless in Reno

retrochick.JPGIvy says:

Rice can be tough.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Grains, Kitchen Mishaps, Reader Questions

Extreme Makeover: White Rice Edition

April 15, 2007 By Badbadivy 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-Ec 101,

Is there any way to keep rice good in the fridge? I love that nice and sticky rice they give you from take-out Chinese places, and I’ve never been able to recreate it, so I usually keep it in the fridge for the next day or so.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Grains, Kitchen Mishaps, Reader Questions

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