Thanksgiving Dessert: Pecan Pie This no-fail recipe is especially great for those short on time or new to the kitchen. No special baking equipment is needed to make this pie. All you have to do is combine the filling ingredients in a bowl, fill the pie shell, and bake. To simplify the process even more, use a ready-made pie crust from the store. The final pie is chewy, sweet, and nutty.
November 1, 2009
Health Alert: Beware Germs With Your Candy
Before you take your kids trick-or-treating, you may want to change their candy-grabbing methods.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Spicy Thai Curried Lentils
If you don’t cook with lentils on a regular basis, you should start experimenting with them. The small legumes cook quickly, are filling, and can be served with everything from chorizo to arugula. Not to mention they’re supposed to help you lose weight!
This recipe combines lentils with sweet potatoes, red pepper, and cauliflower. The exotically flavored dish is seasoned with coconut milk and red curry paste. It’s a hearty and healthy vegetarian meal, so get the recipe now and read more.
From Woman’s Day
Ingredients
1 cup brown lentils, picked over and rinsed
1 can (14 oz) vegetable broth
1 cup canned lite coconut milk (not cream of coconut), stirred well before measuring
11?2 Tbsp red curry paste or 2 tsp red curry powder
3 cups fresh cauliflower florets
1 large sweet potato, peeled, cut in 3?4-in. chunks
1 red pepper, coarsely chopped
1?4 cup basil, finely shredded
1?4 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped
Directions
- Mix lentils, broth, coconut milk and curry in a large saucepan. Simmer, covered, 15 to 20 minutes until lentils are almost tender.
- Place cauliflower, sweet potato and red pepper on lentils. Return to a simmer, cover and cook 10 to 12 minutes until vegetables and lentils are tender.
- Sprinkle servings with the basil and cilantro.
Serves 4.
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With anticipation thick as fog on a gloomy night, trick-or-treaters show up at special candy fest
Everything was ready for the first special trick or treat at Portland Lutheran School in Gresham, and tension hung like a spooky fog in the high school corridor.
Trick or Treat, or Both: Halloween Candy Wine Pairings
Why should they get to have all the Smarties, candy corn and mini candy bars anyway? So we’ve asked some of our favorite wine shops in L.A. — CitySip LA , Colorado Wine Company , Domaine LA , Elvino Wines and Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar — for suggestions on which vino would best pair with your kids’ trick-or-treat loot.