Roasted Radish and Wilted Spinach Side Dish

A friend recently mentioned she was having roasted radishes for dinner.  The recipe sounded interesting to me especially since it is low carb and vegan.  So when I spotted the beautiful red vegetable with it’s bright green foliage in the market I decided to try them. Hubs and I are delighted at how wonderful they taste!

6 Super Tasty Salsa Recipes

If you're hosting a casual get together, short notice you'll need some people pleasing food that doesn't look last minute.  I pulled up six of our favorite salsa recipes I originally pulled together for Cinco De Mayo because any any excuse to feature Mexican food is a good excuse to make a quick easy salsa that takes minutes to prepare from ingredients you probably already have on hand.  The salsas will be a great intro to some build your own tacos.  And heck, what's better for some Tailgaiting Football parties?

Cranberry recipes decor crafts collection

Cranberries are a seasonal fruit that are beautiful, deep red, full of antioxidants.  If you live in United States you've seen the very funny commercials telling us so.  I love pulling out those colors to decorate in the winter and they taste pretty darn good too. I am excited to share with you this collection of amazing Cranberry themed posts from many of our outstanding members here in the Social Fabric community. We know that you will enjoy them and hope that you can create some new fall memories for yourself and the ones you love.

Texas Caviar is a Cultural thing

I learned to eat black eyed peas because I'm a seventh generation Texan.  During the settler days it is said Texas migrants survived starvation on this hardy bean and in honor of those men and women we remember our humble beginnings and hope for a prosperous year with black eyed peas every New Year's Day.  I make this each New Year's Eve for our long time friend gathering in honor of that Texas tradition - heaven forbid I risk an opportunity for luck and prosperity.  I have also learned to make a big batch and have pint jars ready for my friends to take home after the midnight kiss. 

 

Down South Crock Pot Pinto Beans saved my life

Pinto Beans saved my life.  I know it sounds strange but they did. My dad took a job that required moving the family from North Central Texas to the lower Texas panhandle when I was about 9 years old.  Getting started in his insurance business was slow going until he built a clientele.  That meant we ate what grew in a meager late fall garden and when winter hit  the only thing left in the pantry was beans because beans grow pretty dang well in a dry arid area.  Mom got pretty good at making them too. Dad was even better at seasoning them. 
 

Pumpkin recipes, crafts and more

Cool breezes, pumpkins, pumpkin spice and lattes are some of my favorite things about the Autumn season. I'm excited to share with you this collection of amazing Pumpkin themed posts from members in the Social Fabric community. I know that you will enjoy them and hope that you can create some new fall memories for yourself and the ones you love.

Pumpkin flavored Stuffed Jalapeño Appetizer

We experienced a delightful field trip to a Pumpkin Patch near Floydada, TX.  It’s in a country setting among fields of pumpkins!  Pumpkin inspiration washed over me as we visited a large barn filled with pumpkins, gourds, some crafty items and edible treats.  The whole experience set me in a mood to get busy and create.  My son came up with a delicious pumpkin flavored stuffed jalapeño appetizer I submitted to #SoFabSeasons pumpkin themed group post with his permission and I’m sharing it with you.  

Broccoli with Monterrey Jack Queso

I readily admit that this food challenge to use broccoli in a new recipe beat me.  If I don’t nuke it in the microwave for a few minutes then I eat it raw with Ranch Dressing!  So to say the least I’m looking forward to seeing what the other challengers come up with.  Maybe I’ll cook it more often. Here’s what I do with broccoli in five minutes or less for a quick side dish or some added vegie to salad.
 

The Martian plus a potato recipe

I started reading the book just before it showed up On Demand within my satellite provider.  I started reading hurriedly so I could rent and watch the movie.  At the same time I had just participated in a potato recipe challenge.  Too bad the sequence of events hadn’t been a little different but I have a recipe in honor of this fun fiction story about an Earthling that inadvertently became a Martian.

Ultimate Potato Recipe Challenge with over 40 recipes

Challenges are a lot of fun to me and I'm having a great time with the Irish theme this month - potatoes!    I bet my tiny bit of Irish blood ancestors would be proud of all the potato recipes below.  I see several I will be testing out myself!  My recipe is first up of course, so come on and enjoy.

How to get a beautiful perfectly peeled egg experiment.

Once upon a time I was a child bride who didn’t know very much about cooking.  Actually I sucked at it and some things I still have no talent making.  In particular I am a boiled egg failure.  As much as hubs and I love deviled eggs I never got those beautiful perfectly peeled eggs I see at church luncheons.  As much as I enjoy eggs in a variety of recipes I have not enjoyed the headache of getting an egg to peel cleanly.  With that in mind I headed to my Facebook page and asked for advice.  How do you boil your eggs so they peel easily?  The responses were varied and very informative. I experimented by trying out the suggested methods and am no longer a boiled egg failure.

A fresh Broccoli Grape Salad

A couple weeks ago I wrote about a luncheon I hosted with some old friends and mentioned one of them brought a Broccoli Grape Salad.  Well Kay, the salad maker, sent me the recipe and is graciously allowing me to share the recipe with you.  It is a super easy recipe that can be prepared in just a few minutes with only a few ingredients.  It’s a healthy salad that even the grands gobbled up.  I made a couple of substitutions to the dressing but had everything else I needed either in the fridge or pantry to make it. 

Soup, Salad and Sandwich luncheon with Hummingbird Cupcakes

I took an opportunity to rekindle some old friendships since I moved to the country and invited several friends from my younger days to have lunch in our renovation project home.  I settled on a menu that included a Creamy Broccoli Soup, Croissant Sandwiches, a fruity  Romaine Salad and decadent Hummingbird Cupcakes topped with PinWin pineapple flowers.  All of the recipes are easy to prepare for an informal luncheon with old friends that left me stress free so I could enjoy the visit with them.

Super Bowl Game Day Food

It's not too late to pull together some quick  game day finger foods that are easy to prepare and crowd pleasing.  My family loves fried pickles so here is the baked version they love.  If you need dip for them, here's an easy recipe for that too!

Apricot Feta Bacon Summer Salad

On a warm summer day it’s nice to sit on the patio and enjoy a fresh summer salad for lunch.  Use a variety of your favorite greens, add some fruit, cheese and maybe some protein and serve yourself some lite dressing on the side.  The salad I am eating today is diabetic friendly and delicious.  I’m using dried apricots today because I have a few left over from the scones I made.  I like the light tartness and tenderness of the apricots.  If I had some fresh strawberries I’d probably throw them in also!  The measurements in the recipe are for one person but can easily be doubled, tripled, quadrupled.  The proportions don’t need to be exact, you decide how much of each you like in your salad.

Classic Deviled Eggs

One year at a family Christmas pot luck party every one showed up with the same foods.  It became quite a joke as each person arrived and announced they brought either deviled eggs or green bean casserole.  There were so many eggs, we decided to have a contest for the best deviled eggs, which my late Aunt Nelda won.  The next year my daughter and I made a cookbook of family photos and recipes…titled “Deviled Eggs & Green Beans”.  I cherish it especially since she is gone.

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

I only started eating black beans this year.  I thought I didn’t like them, but really I never tried them.  They are delicious, especially in this easy salsa recipe.   I really like that it can be made days in advance and stored in the fridge for a quick dip, side dish  or in a pita pocket as a meatless sandwich.  Throw some together today and let me know how you like it.

as a dip,

                        as a meatless sandwich,                                as a side dish.

                    

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

by Jeannie

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: none

Keywords: corn black beans Cinco De Mayo Sport event Salsa Side Dish

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Ingredients

• 1 can whole kernel corn drained
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed (I really like the Bush’s Grillin Black Beans)
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes, drained
• 8-10 chopped green onions
• 1 clove minced garlic
• Zesty Italian dressing (enough to just barely cover the ingredients, about a cup)

Instructions

Stir all ingredients together in a large bowl. Store in the fridge. I like to store mine in Mason or Kerr jars in the fridge and let it marinate for a day or two…or three…or four. Smile

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Broccoli Bacon Salad

Here is a great summer side dish that is always popular at pot luck gatherings.  I cut it down to a reasonable size for a family dinner today. 

  

Broccoli Bacon Salad

• 2 cups broccoli crowns, chopped
• 1/2 medium red onion, chopped
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• Bacon vinaigrette dressing
• 1/2 cup light olive oil mayo (or just mayo)

Prepare all ingredients and fold together.  Make it ahead to give the flavors time to marry.  I didn’t have any Bacon Vinaigrette on hand so I made a dressing to use in it’s place.
Bacon Vinaigrette dressing:

• 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 1/4 C sugar
• Bacon drippings I had from baking a package of bacon.

Whisk together and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes to dissolve sugar.  Whisk and pour over broccoli salad.

Oven roasted corn in the husk and tied up nicely.

How to tie a corn husk handle on roasted corn on the cob

One of my favorite foods at any fair or Flea Market is roasted corn.  Cooking the corn is the easy part the fun part but the eye appeal is in how you serve it up.  Don't cut off the hust! Give that juicy roasted corn an easy to make corn husk handle.  












Start with fresh corn.