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Mini Potluck Party with Confetti Rice and Bean Salad

August 29, 2016 By Brian Leave a Comment

Mini Potluck Party with Confetti Rice and Bean Salad

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReadySetServe #CollectiveBias In a small community, potlucks are a way of life. I love them so much because, you can have a little taste of so many different items and, of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food Tagged With: black beans, recipe, rice, salad

Easy Weeknight Meal is a Family Favorite

August 7, 2014 By Beth 22 Comments

Easy Weeknight Meal is a Family Favorite

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #FamilyFavorite It is back to school season.  That might mean a little reprieve during the day for stay-at-home-parents, but, with after-school activities, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: chicken, classico, cooking, food, pasta, pasta sauce, recipe, rice, tomato sauce

Meatless Monday: Broccoli Rice Casserole

May 15, 2012 By Brian 11 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Broccoli Rice Casserole

So we're a day late getting Meatless Monday up this week, but this recipe will definitely not leave you a dollar short.  When you combine rice, broccoli, mushrooms, and cheese, you know that you've got something healthy, delicious, and easy on your pocketbook.  You get plenty of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: broccoli, broccoli rice casserole, casserole, cheese, cooking, healthy, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, Meatless Monday: Broccoli Rice Casserole, recipe, rice, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Stuffed Peppers

February 13, 2012 By Brian 1 Comment

Meatless Monday:  Stuffed Peppers

Finally, the hardest part of our journey comes to an end.  Our six-week vegan diet period is over, but we still have another six weeks of vegetarian fare ahead of us.  When we say vegetarian, we are including honey and dairy products (including eggs) in our diet, but all flesh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cheap, cooking, easy, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, peppers, recipe, rice, stuffed peppers, vegan, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Black Bean and Rice Burritos

January 30, 2012 By Brian 4 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Black Bean and Rice Burritos

So we are officially into Week 5 of our New Year's diet plan.  That means that we are still on a vegan diet, but we can eat bread and actually feel full from time to time.  That's kind of a nice feeling.  The problem is that we are both quickly getting a bit bored and the comfort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: beans, black beans, black beans and rice, black beans and rice burrito, burrito, cheap, cooking, easy, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, peppers, recipe, rice, vegan, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Red Beans and Rice

November 28, 2011 By Brian 3 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Red Beans and Rice

Our family love rice.  With few exceptions, if you place a dish with rice in front of my kids, they will eat it.  I love red beans and rice in particular because, growing up in Louisiana, the dish was kind of a staple of my youth.  Many recipes add meat (ham hocks, sausage, etc.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, dinner, easy, meatless, meatless monday, quick, recipe, red beans, red beans and rice, rice, simple, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)

September 27, 2011 By Brian Leave a Comment

Meatless Monday:  Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)

Alright, this is a day late here, but I can hardly be held accountable.  Beth took the camera to work with her yesterday and she had to work late!  So I didn't get a picture until it was too late to really post.  Dealing with a new dish, three kids, and no camera, I'm happy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, dinner, easy, food, green beans, kid friendly, loubia, lubia, lubya, meatless, meatless monday, recipe, rice, simple, vegan, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Red Beans and Rice

August 22, 2011 By Brian 1 Comment

Meatless Monday:  Red Beans and Rice

It's another Meatless Monday and this time we would like to take an opportunity to review a "new to us" product.  I'm originally from Louisiana and I love, love, love Red Beans and Rice!  Unfortunately, it can take a little while to make and, despite the innocent sounding name, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: beans, cooking, Harmony Valley, meat substitute, meatless, meatless monday, recipe, red beans and rice, review, rice, soy product, vegetarian, Vegetarian Hamburger Mix

Meatless Monday: Veggie Stir-Fry

August 1, 2011 By Brian 4 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Veggie Stir-Fry

We have just returned home from our week-long vacation and with all of the laundry, yard-care, gardening, shopping, etc. that we have to do today, I most certainly will not feel like making a big production out of dinner tonight.  So here is a simple (and cheap) way to keep up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: Bird's Eye Asian Stir-Fry, cooking, meatless, meatless monday, recipe, rice, stir-fry, vegetarian

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