Healthy Eggplant Pockets
August 7, 2009 by The Recipe Mom
Filed under Dinner Ideas, Grilled, Health Concious, Lunch Ideas, Recipes
What You Need:
1 head of lettuce, torn
1/2 cucumber, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet onion, sliced thin
2 tbsp + 1/3 C extra virgin olive oil, divided
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 C black olives
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp lemon thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. eggplant, peeled and sliced 3/8 inch thick
6 pita [...]
Tomatoes Fruit or Vegetable
July 18, 2009 by The Recipe Mom
Filed under Soups and Salads, Summer Cooking, Today's Kitchen
Tomatoes are typically classified as a vegetable but because of the seeds, is really a fruit. The reasoning behind classifying them as a vegetable is to avoid confusion with other countries that have import duties. Tomatoes can be eaten in many different ways, both hot and cold.
Tomatoes have only been eaten in this [...]
Crunchy Catalina Vegetable Salad
July 11, 2009 by The Recipe Mom
Filed under Healthy Eating, Recipes, Side Dishes, Soups and Salads
What You Need:
1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans, rinsed, drained
1 (15 oz.) can shoe peg corn, drained
1 zucchini, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 (3.8 oz.) can ripe olives, drained, sliced
1 red onion, chopped
6 green onions, chopped
1 C Catalina salad dressing
1 1/2 C cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 C of corn chips
How to Make [...]
Zesty Jalapeno Tomato Corn Salsa
June 26, 2009 by The Recipe Mom
Filed under Recipes, Side Dishes
What You Need:
2 ears of corn, cooked and removed from the cob
1/4 C of red onion, chopped fine
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
1/4 C of fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 C Zesty Italian dressing
How to Make It:
Mix together the corn and onion in a serving bowl.
Add the tomatoes and jalapeno and stir to combine.
Sprinkle the fresh cilantro [...]




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