Tag Archives: rice

Risotto with Tomato, Corn, and Basil

This is not as easy a recipe as many I blog about here, but it will be so delicious when you are finished, you will find it is worth all the stirring and timing needed. For this recipe, you will need 2 1/2 cups water milk, butter, minced onion, minced garlic cloves, uncooked Arborio rice, white wine, one medium tomato, fresh corn kernels, grated Parmesan cheese, fresh basil leaves, salt, and ground black pepper. To prep for this recipe, you will need to peel, seed, and chop your medium tomato. If you are using ears of corn, you will need … Continue reading →

Wild Rice Curry Soup

Wild Rice Curry Soup 1 cup uncooked wild rice 1/4 cup butter 1 onion, chopped 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup flour 6 cups vegetable broth 2 cups half-and-half 2/3 cup dry sherry 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/3 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon dried chervil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until tender, about 40 minutes. Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion … Continue reading →

Two Delicious Native American Recipes

I was writing about the history of some Native American Indian tribes one day when I stumbled across some recipes. Many of them were things I would have never though of, but they sounded very tasty, so here are two recipes you might want to try! Cherokee Grape Dumplings For this recipe, you will need 2 quarts of seeded grapes, sugar, baking powder, shortening, and flour. Add the seeded grapes to a large pot filled with 2 cups of water. Place that over medium heat. Once the water starts to boil, stir in 2 1/2 cups of sugar. In a … Continue reading →

Parenting throught the Parsha (weekly Torah Portion)

Parenting Through the Parsha (Weekly Torah Portion) It was said by the great Rabbi, Schneur Zalman of Liadi, that every Jew should live with the times. That doesn’t mean checking out the latest fads or getting a trendy haircut, but he meant that we should study the weekly portion of the Torah and to see how it applies to our lives. I’ve found often an amazing correspondence between what is “going on” in the weekly Torah reading and what’s happening in my life (I’d give you a few examples, but they are kind of personal.) Anyway, it is a very … Continue reading →