Once Upon a Tine
Monday, September 04, 2006
LABOR DAY
It was a quiet, uneventful Monday around here. The boys are swimming and Phil has been washing his car for 5 hours. I mixed up some snacks;
1) 3 Layer Bean Dip with blue Tortilla chips
2) Pico de Gallo
3) Hummus
4) Cut up a bowl of watermelon and honeydew
5) heated a thin crust pizza (frozen) and cut it into squares.
This made for good after the swim munchies. Phil threw some chicken breasts with ribs on the grill along with hamburgers. I threw together the couscous concoction. We had our fill of good eats. Happy end of the summer!!
Sunday, September 03, 2006
South of the Border Couscous Salad
1 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dry whole wheat couscous
15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup fresh corn kernels
1/2 cup red onions, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
In a medium saucepan, bring broth, water, cumin and granulated garlic to a boil. Stir in salt and couscous. Cover, remove from heat and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes - until all liquid has been absorbed. Uncover and fluff with a fork - let cool down while you continue to prepare the rest of the salad.Transfer couscous to a large bowl. Stir in rinsed beans, corn, onions, cilantro and diced jalapeno.Pour in lime juice and oil and stir until moistened. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, if desired.
SUMMER SQUASH
If you find yourself in the land of summer squash plenty, here are some ideas from Simply Recipes for what to do with them:
Zucchini bread
Zucchini fritters
Zucchini with thyme
Chocolate zucchini cake
Roasted zucchini with garlic
Dad's ratatouille
Mom's summer squash
Mom's pasta primavera
Summer squash salad
Labels: Party Menu, Squash
