Quick and easy to put together—and loaded with protein and nutrients—bean salads are a summer staple here at Copywriters’ Kitchen. Our family includes several vegetarians and I often whip up a bean salad when others are eating grilled meat or chicken. This Lemony White Bean ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
Five Layer Chili Cheese Casserole
Five Layer Chili Cheese Casserole is a delicious way to use up leftover chili and past-prime tortillas. Flour tortillas are particularly toothsome—they soak up the Casserole’s spicy tomato sauce, sour cream and cheddar flavors as they bake and transform into lusciously gummy ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
Rotini with Walnut Pesto and Cream
With fragrant bundles of basil crowding farmers' markets at this time of year, pesto is a natural choice for summer dinner. Traditionally made with pignoli, pesto may also be made with walnuts. These nuts' faint bitter flavor notes blend deliciously with basil, olive oil and ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Hearty Red Pepper and Corn Vegetarian Chili made with Homemade Chili Powder
I never had a bone to pick with commercial chili powder until I ran out of it one day. I was in the middle of whipping up Hearty Red Pepper and Corn Vegetarian Chili when a frantic search through my 133 spice bottles revealed no chili powder. A quick online inquiry delivered a ... [Read More] [10 Comments. Please leave another.]
Cumin and Lime Black Bean Salad
For the vegetarians in our home, bean salads are a delicious summertime alternative to grilled meat. At Copywriters' Kitchen, Cumin and Lime Black Bean Salad is a dinner and picnic staple. This salad’s mealy black beans—tossed with corn, cumin, lime juice, scallions and fresh ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
