This Months Everyday Food

If you don't normally get the recipe magazine Everyday Food I highly suggest you get the one for September. It's got some great quick recipes and I have many dog-eared to try. I made the Cuban Black Bean Stew with Rice last night and it was great. Next time I'll put some sliced avocado on top or make some guacamole. I'm making the Late-Summer Vegetable Soup tonight, and I'm doubling it to freeze for later.

What I Was Looking For

Cool Southwestern Salad with Corn and Avocado

This was great and easy. Shortcuts to making it even easier would be to use frozen corn and pre-squeezed lime juice. I think you could substitute black beans for the pinto beans, if you prefer. This will probably make one of my future meal plans. I served it with tortilla chips.

Not What I Was Looking For

So when I started looking for an easy salad with grilled chicken I wasn't planning on making this, Roasted-Vegetable Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken. But I am certainly glad I did.

This took a little more time than I wanted, with all the chopping, but if you want to make something ahead of time, or have someone helping in the kitchen, this is great. I made it in the morning to avoid heating-up my kitchen in the late afternoon. I left it in the fridge and heated before we were ready to eat.

This is a great meal to make ahead, for entertaining, and for leftovers, it' makes a lot. I hope you like it as much as we did!

Hot Roll Mix No Rise

I am not one to attempt making dough or bread very often, but this is a simple and extremely versatile dough that I started making overseas and still make here. The great thing about this dough is that it can keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks and you can use it to make biscuits, rolls, pizza dough, and cinnamon rolls. I usually use yogurt and 1/2 cup sugar.

Hot Roll Mix - No Rise
1 Tbs yeast 1/2 tsp soda
1/2 cup warm water 5 tsp baking powder
1 Tbs sugar 1 tsp salt
1/2 cup oil 5 cups (or more) flour
2 cups sour milk, yogurt, or buttermilk 1/2 cup (or less) sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 Tbs sugar. Add remaining ingredients. Mix and knead well. Place in greased container (make it a large container, it will expand). Refrigerate. When needed removed desired amount and bake at 425.

To make cinnamon rolls, roll out into rectangle, spread with soft butter, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and brown sugar - roll up, cut, and bake (at 350 degrees for 30 minutes). When done glaze with a mixture of powdered sugar, milk, a small spoon of melted butter and just a dab of almond flavoring. I haven't really figured out the portions for the glaze mixture, so it's an experiment for me every time.