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Two weeks of soup

On a very cold day two weeks ago, I decided that in order to simplify my life, and teach my girls to cook in an easy way, we would only have soup for dinner for the next six months. This is not meant to be a punishment to my family. In fact, part of the reason I decided to do it is because every time I serve soup for dinner, my husband says, "I just love soup. I could eat soup for dinner every night." Maybe he said it again two weeks ago, and planted the thought at the opportune moment for me.

** Update: Six months of soup ended up being only two weeks of soup. It was good during that time. Now I am going to start using this blog to record all my recipes and meals. See the label cloud or the table of contents for a directory of entries. Or use the search button to search this site or the web.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Salad with Jasmine Rice Pilaf

Rice Pilaf
Serves 7-8 people
Prep time:  30-45 min

Preparation:
Prepare 2 cups of dry jasmine rice by cooking in 3 cups of water.
Toast 2/3 cup chopped almonds (set aside)
Toss a green salad with small diced tomatoes and cucumbers

Ingredients:
1 medium onion (chopped small)
1 bell pepper (chopped small)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 13 oz can chicken (drained)
1 lime
1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions:
Saute the onion, bell pepper and garlic in 1 or 2 Tbs of olive oil.  When vegetables are soft, add chicken. Season with generous amount of pepper and 1 tsp salt.  Then add rice (I only added 3/4 of the prepared rice).  Toss in lime, cilantro and almonds.

Serve over (or beside) the salad.  Dress with light italian dressing or lime vinaigrette.

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