Rice Salad

RICE SALAD

5-6 cups cooked brown rice. Let cool
1 diced red pepper
1 diced green pepper
1 med. diced red onion
1 cup currants 12 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans

 6 sliced green onions
1 10-oz. package frozen peas OR on 10 oz.can corn
1/4 c. fresh dill OR 2 tsp. dried dill
1/2 cup sliced pitted black olives

DRESSING

1/3 cup olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

That's it!! Throw all of it together and let sit for a couple of hours or overnight.

Yum!

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

APPLE PIE BY GRANDMA OPLE [allrecipies.com]

Ingredients

 

·       1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 

·       ½ cup unsalted butter 

·       3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 

·       ¼ cup water 

·       ½ cup white sugar 

·       ½ cup packed brown sugar 

·       8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced 

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Directions

• Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.

• Step 2

Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

• Step 3

Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

 

Stir Fried Cabbage

  

Stir Fried Cabbage Recipe

Author: Cheyanne Holzworth [nospoonnecessary.com]

Ingredients

·       1 TBS EACH: Unsalted Butter & Neutral Oil (Peanut, Vegetable or Grapeseed)

·       2-3 Cloves Garlic – peeled & finely diced

·       2 teaspoons Fresh Ginger – grated (or 1 teaspoon Ginger Powder)

·       1 small Head Cabbage – thinly sliced (about 2 pounds) (SEE NOTES)

·       1 small Yellow Onion – thinly sliced

·       2 large Carrots – peeled & shredded

·       3 large Scallions – sliced; white/light green part and dark parts separated

·       Kosher Salt & Pepper

Sauce:

·       2 TBS Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce

·       1 TBS EACH: Honey & Rice Vinegar

·       1 ½ tsp Mirin

·       ¼ tsp Toasted Sesame Oil

·       1/8 - ¼ tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes – or more to taste

Garnish: Sesame Seeds and Crushed Peanuts, Chopped Cilantro, Lime Wedges, Sriracha

You can serve with: Cooked Chicken, Beef, Pork, Tofu or Eggs

Instructions

1.             Make the sauce: In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine all the ingredients from the sauce list. Whisk well to thoroughly combine. Set aside.

2.             Stir-fry onions & aromatics: In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the oil. Add the onion and stir-fry until almost softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger to the pan along with the white/light green parts of the scallions. Cook, stirring, until fragrant about 1 minute.

3.             Add cabbage & carrots: Increase the heat to high and immediately add the cabbage and carrots to the pan and stir well. Let the cabbage cook for 1 minute undisturbed (you want the cabbage to slightly char). Stir and toss the mixture well and then allow to cook undisturbed for another 1 minute. Toss rapidly and continue to cook, stir-frying, for 1 minute.

4.             Add sauce: Add the sauce to the pan and toss well so everything is coated. Cook until the cabbage is just tender and softened, about 1 minute.

5.             Taste: Remove from heat and stir in the dark green parts of the scallions. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt, pepper, fresh lime juice and/or sriracha. Transfer to a serving plate.

6.             Serve: Top with optional garnishes and serve hot. Enjoy!

 

How to carve a Halloween Turnip

 Post by Hebe

In my english class this year we learned about Halloween.  My writing assignment was to learn about the history of Halloween.  I learned that Jack-O-Lanterns come from a Celtic tradition of carving TURNIPS.

I am going to show you how to carve a TURNIP.  I learned by watching this video. How to Carve a Turnip   Here is me rewatching the video during the process.

You can learn more about Turnip carving on Wikipedia.History of Jack-O-Lanterns

Here are my first efforts to carve a turnip.

Step 1 - Cut off the bottom and top.  Cutting off the bottom keeps you turnip sitting flat on the ground.  The top becomes the lid.

Step 2 

Hollow out your turnip.  It is really stiff and hard.  Use a knife to cut around the inside and a spoon to carve out the middle.  Get your mom to help you.

Step 3 - Draw a face on your turnip, then cut it out.  Pumpkin carving tools work pretty well or an exacto knife. 

Step 4 - Put a light inside.  Tea lights work best but ours were broken.  We used a tea light but be careful.  At the end of the night our top was cooked.

STEP 5 - Put your turnip outside and go trick or treating.

Step 6 - Come home and eat your candy, not the TURNIP.

THE NEXT DAY - What to do with your turnip?  Why not try this recipe from a recipe book called Vegetables You Used to Hate.  

Here is our efforts to follow the recipe.  We will let you know how it tastes.