tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124119222012-02-25T22:32:52.648-07:00A blog about delicious and low-glycemic recipes, cooking tips, products Kalyn loves, and vegetable gardening.Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.comBlogger1780125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-26520049123543188202012-02-24T13:04:00.001-07:002012-02-25T08:49:33.518-07:002012-02-25T08:49:33.518-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgGC86uY7BM/TzK3Lr3y_AI/AAAAAAAAUkg/6F9rFDaDRpw/s1600/1-beef-black-bean-chili-salsa-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Black Bean and Beef Chili Recipe with Cilantro, Lime, and Avocado Salsa" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgGC86uY7BM/TzK3Lr3y_AI/AAAAAAAAUkg/6F9rFDaDRpw/s1600/1-beef-black-bean-chili-salsa-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salsa with cilantro, red onion, avocado, and lime really puts this black bean chili over the top!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">(For <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/search/label/Phase%20One%20Fridays"><b>Phase One Fridays</b></a> I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites.  This Black Bean and Beef Chili with Cilantro, Lime, and Avocado Salsa is something I&#39;ve made over and over since I first posted it in 2008.  I made it again this year for our family Superbowl party and decided to take some step-by-step photos; enjoy!)</div><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Chili is a great party food, as well as something that&#39;s nice to have in the freezer for quick dinners.  For anyone not familiar with the cuisine of the Southwestern United States, the stew-like dish called Chili may be a bit puzzling. Yes, it does usually contain chiles (small red or green hot peppers) as well as chile powder (powdered dried chiles). If the Chili has meat it could be beef, pork, chicken, or turkey, but Chili can be a vegetarian dish. There are Chili recipes with or without beans, but if you use beans, many types will work, including red beans, black beans, white beans, pinto beans, and more. Besides chiles, meat and possibly beans, most Chili recipes include tomatoes and onions.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2008/01/black-bean-and-beef-chili-recipe-with.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-2652004912354318820?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8SvK4pabzP5AF2NASyiRjjO6Yxg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8SvK4pabzP5AF2NASyiRjjO6Yxg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8SvK4pabzP5AF2NASyiRjjO6Yxg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8SvK4pabzP5AF2NASyiRjjO6Yxg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=sR3_upj0GGM:QbrYcuGyr-g:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=sR3_upj0GGM:QbrYcuGyr-g:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/sR3_upj0GGM" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-53386128765794036082012-02-22T18:48:00.000-07:002012-02-22T18:48:31.321-07:002012-02-22T18:48:31.321-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hh7CTAkUh3A/T0WZLozPtsI/AAAAAAAAUu8/ozaV3-Oh93w/s1600/cannellini-sausage-stew-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cannellini Bean and Sausage Stew with Tomatoes and Basil" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hh7CTAkUh3A/T0WZLozPtsI/AAAAAAAAUu8/ozaV3-Oh93w/s1600/cannellini-sausage-stew-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cannellini Beans, Sausage, tomatoes, and fresh basil (or pesto) to finish it off.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (Updated with better photos and added to <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/05/recipe-favorites.html">Recipe Favorites</a> in February 2012, this delicious stew with cannellini beans, sausage, tomatoes, and fresh basil (or pesto) added at the end is a delicious winter meal that I first posted in January 2009.)<br> <br> I can get fixated on soup in the winter, but let me make it clear that this phase-one recipe with cannellini beans, chicken sausage, tomatoes, and basil is definitely a stew and not a soup. This simple rustic dish was amazingly addictive when I started eating it. The stew has too many ingredients to be one of my <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2005/04/easy-south-beach-recipes-5-main.html">Easy South Beach Recipes</a>, but it&#39;s still very simple to make. It&#39;s also a recipe that&#39;s very flexible, so if you don&#39;t have exactly the ingredients I used, still give it a try. Cannellinis are white kidney beans, and I&#39;ve been infatuated with them ever since I got the recipe for <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/09/recipe-for-cannellini-beans-in-mint.html">Cannellini Beans in Mint Marinade</a>, but you can make this with any type of dried white beans, or even canned beans if you prefer.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/01/recipe-for-cannellini-bean-and-sausage.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-5338612876579403608?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3xYvM4wpXg0GimALE6LhneI-6eU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3xYvM4wpXg0GimALE6LhneI-6eU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3xYvM4wpXg0GimALE6LhneI-6eU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3xYvM4wpXg0GimALE6LhneI-6eU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=8vD-2PSDhOw:Uz6vTnXUlbE:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=8vD-2PSDhOw:Uz6vTnXUlbE:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/8vD-2PSDhOw" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-17901807407369489162012-02-21T15:10:00.001-07:002012-02-22T09:22:47.213-07:002012-02-22T09:22:47.213-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vceIEOjGU8/Ty1mXEEudBI/AAAAAAAAUjw/d3KZjJXbvuo/s1600/1-easy-garlic-lemon-shrimp-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Easy Garlic and Lemon Shrimp" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vceIEOjGU8/Ty1mXEEudBI/AAAAAAAAUjw/d3KZjJXbvuo/s1600/1-easy-garlic-lemon-shrimp-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extra-large shrimp, simply sauteed with garlic and lemon.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I grew up in a family where my father loved shrimp and my mother hated them, and it was a sign of how much my mom loved my dad that periodically she would heat up a big pot of oil and make deep-fried shrimp for Dad and the other family members who liked it.  I was always daddy&#39;s girl, so I loved everything my father ate, including rare steak, Roquefort dressing on salad, onion sandwiches, and shrimp of any kind.  When you splurge on big shrimp like these (called prawns in many places) there are many good ways to serve them, but I loved this simple recipe of shrimp sauteed with minced fresh garlic and then served with lemon juice and lemon zest added at the very end.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/recipe-for-easy-garlic-and-lemon-shrimp.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-1790180740736948916?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxbHyP6HwJ-ikrFOe_Ri8nDiBqo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxbHyP6HwJ-ikrFOe_Ri8nDiBqo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxbHyP6HwJ-ikrFOe_Ri8nDiBqo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxbHyP6HwJ-ikrFOe_Ri8nDiBqo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=3EgAHxC20Xs:TNCtDoJOyaw:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=3EgAHxC20Xs:TNCtDoJOyaw:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/3EgAHxC20Xs" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-73331507518540205332012-02-19T13:09:00.001-07:002012-02-19T14:55:00.260-07:002012-02-19T14:55:00.260-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxFPDxVq9FQ/Ty1hM2UZi3I/AAAAAAAAUiI/eym3QP1CnM8/s1600/1-effies-cottage-cheese-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Easy Cottage Cheese Salad with Za&#39;atar" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxFPDxVq9FQ/Ty1hM2UZi3I/AAAAAAAAUiI/eym3QP1CnM8/s1600/1-effies-cottage-cheese-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Cottage Cheese Salad with Za&#39;atar was one of those must-make-again recipes from the first bite! </td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Every now and then I try a recipe and from the very first bite I know it&#39;s something that I&#39;m going to be making over and over again.  When <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/09/friday-night-photos-introducing-jake.html">Jake</a> and I tried this Easy Cottage Cheese Salad with Za&#39;atar, we couldn&#39;t stop exclaiming over how fantastic it was.  But just as fun as the salad itself is the story of how I happened to be making Effie&#39;s amazing salad!</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/recipe-for-effies-easy-and-amazing.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-7333150751854020533?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wKaGqY2CWRIpW22rWSpwH9KLVI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wKaGqY2CWRIpW22rWSpwH9KLVI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wKaGqY2CWRIpW22rWSpwH9KLVI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5wKaGqY2CWRIpW22rWSpwH9KLVI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=xHSRGopPMy0:4YD-JEMC-R4:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=xHSRGopPMy0:4YD-JEMC-R4:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/xHSRGopPMy0" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-62308689318265389292012-02-17T13:48:00.000-07:002012-02-17T13:48:48.618-07:002012-02-17T13:48:48.618-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/Ss1aasPfoHI/AAAAAAAAMFw/Jmfp_UmILzk/s1600-h/spaghsq%2Bchard-gratin-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin" border="0" height="500" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390063743631597682" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/Ss1aasPfoHI/AAAAAAAAMFw/Jmfp_UmILzk/s400/spaghsq%2Bchard-gratin-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 500px;" title="I used spaghetti squash and chard from my garden to make this delicious gratin." width="500"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaghetti Squash and Chard, mixed together in a cheesy gratin.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (For <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/search/label/Phase%20One%20Fridays"><b>Phase One Fridays</b></a> I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites.  This Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin from 2009 is one of my favorite ways to cook spaghetti squash.)<br> <br> Besides writing this blog, I also write about food twice a week for <a href="http://www.blogher.com/">BlogHer.com</a>, and recently I wrote <a href="http://www.blogher.com/weekend-menu-planning-put-some-spaghetti-squash-menu?wrap=blogher-topics/food-101">about spaghetti squash</a>. Of course that made me think about cooking some of my own spaghetti squash from the garden. I found great-sounding spaghetti squash recipes for the BlogHer post, but the one that inspired this recipe was <a href="http://www.dailyunadventuresincooking.com/2009/09/spaghetti-squash-gratin-recipe.html">Spaghetti Squash Gratin</a> from Daily Unadventures in Cooking. Adding the chard was one of those &quot;wonder how it would work?&quot; experiments, but really liked the combination of spaghetti squash and chard in this cheesy gratin.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/10/recipe-for-spaghetti-squash-and-chard.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-6230868931826538929?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-BGhV2Nm6cXFOtUW9xMpvGYhCo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-BGhV2Nm6cXFOtUW9xMpvGYhCo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-BGhV2Nm6cXFOtUW9xMpvGYhCo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T-BGhV2Nm6cXFOtUW9xMpvGYhCo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=jHb5_Gl78YU:deC9J4UfbEU:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=jHb5_Gl78YU:deC9J4UfbEU:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/jHb5_Gl78YU" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-4001860201938779532012-02-16T04:00:00.001-07:002012-02-16T04:00:07.819-07:002012-02-16T04:00:07.819-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tS1MeLXbGtA/Tzg37_JYbpI/AAAAAAAAUp0/bbPNdSw_RvA/s1600/1-white-bean-kielbasa-crockpot-stew-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Slow Cooker Kielbasa and White Bean Stew" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tS1MeLXbGtA/Tzg37_JYbpI/AAAAAAAAUp0/bbPNdSw_RvA/s1600/1-white-bean-kielbasa-crockpot-stew-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tasty stew that starts with dried beans cooked all day in the slow cooker!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I wasn&#39;t really planning to post this recipe so soon, but then I realized it would be fun to follow <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/introducing-slow-cooker-from-scratch.html">the announcement of my new slow cooker site</a> with a slow cooker recipe on Kalyn&#39;s Kitchen!  And this recipe will become a recipe template for many more dishes in the future, since the recipe starts with dried beans that are cooked with broth, onions, tomatoes, and spices for 8-10 hours in the slow cooker until the beans are creamy and soft.  I had always heard that tomatoes will cause beans not to soften, but apparently a long cooking time will overcome that, because the beans in this dish were amazing.  I added the sausage at the very beginning with the beans, but next time if I was home I&#39;d probably add that halfway through the cooking time so the sausage was a little firmer.  Then stir in come chopped spinach at the end and you have a delicious dinner.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/recipe-for-slow-cooker-kielbasa-and.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-400186020193877953?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_bl5HsN8c2rjaDgcPaUlFXo_zA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_bl5HsN8c2rjaDgcPaUlFXo_zA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_bl5HsN8c2rjaDgcPaUlFXo_zA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_bl5HsN8c2rjaDgcPaUlFXo_zA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=rL6SXU9jeG0:-GfMeYBhS6o:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=rL6SXU9jeG0:-GfMeYBhS6o:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/rL6SXU9jeG0" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-60641600199009069302012-02-15T04:00:00.003-07:002012-02-18T08:51:27.885-07:002012-02-18T08:51:27.885-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cx35sEUNBU4/TzrGu-aFkiI/AAAAAAAAUs0/_qBEm_4ZrJc/s1600/slow-cooker-header-500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cx35sEUNBU4/TzrGu-aFkiI/AAAAAAAAUs0/_qBEm_4ZrJc/s1600/slow-cooker-header-500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slow Cooker from Scratch is my new website dedicated to sharing &quot;from-scratch&quot; slow cooker recipes!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">For a couple of months now I&#39;ve been hard at work on a new website, which is officially launching today!  <b><a href="http://www.slowcookerfromscratch.com/">Slow Cooker from Scratch</a></b> is my new site dedicated to sharing recipes from Kalyn&#39;s Kitchen and other fantastic food blogs who use the slow cooker to make tasty &quot;from-scratch&quot; meals.  Every day, Slow Cooker from Scratch will introduce a slow cooker recipe with a photo, my description of the recipe, and a link to find the recipe on the original site if it looks like something you might want to try.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/introducing-slow-cooker-from-scratch.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-6064160019900906930?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9A49v00WavHQMt38bWXXx_dlgg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9A49v00WavHQMt38bWXXx_dlgg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9A49v00WavHQMt38bWXXx_dlgg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y9A49v00WavHQMt38bWXXx_dlgg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=e7CkDCSxdpY:XmtIKL6pzIo:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=e7CkDCSxdpY:XmtIKL6pzIo:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/e7CkDCSxdpY" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-1161529166148479672012-02-14T13:13:00.001-07:002012-02-14T18:47:03.119-07:002012-02-14T18:47:03.119-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ms3e7TIYGYY/Ty1Wd0U_myI/AAAAAAAAUf4/Z_Xi3ehBvYA/s1600/1-chicken-barley-soup-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ms3e7TIYGYY/Ty1Wd0U_myI/AAAAAAAAUf4/Z_Xi3ehBvYA/s1600/1-chicken-barley-soup-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It may not be that creative, but Chicken Barley Soup is still one of my all-time favorites.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">(First posted in 2006; updated with new photos and better instructions and added to <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/05/recipe-favorites.html">Recipe Favorites</a> February 2012.)  It&#39;s getting cold in Utah, which always puts me the mood for soup.  I love soup with barley, and there&#39;s  <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/02/second-helpingsturkey-barley-soup.html">a very similar recipe</a> using leftover turkey on the blog, as well as a recipe for <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2005/12/weekend-herb-blogging-11-bay.html">Mushroom Barley Soup with Ham and Leeks</a> that&#39;s similar too.  This recipe may be my favorite barley soup though, because you can start with a couple of chicken breasts, an onion, some carrots, some celery, and some barley and a little over an hour later you have a delicious soup.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/10/chicken-barley-soup-recipe.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-116152916614847967?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iUFXNtweXY2EM160t3cYhmuOPCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iUFXNtweXY2EM160t3cYhmuOPCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iUFXNtweXY2EM160t3cYhmuOPCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iUFXNtweXY2EM160t3cYhmuOPCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=HFcah_O7pEU:5_0-WiwChv4:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=HFcah_O7pEU:5_0-WiwChv4:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/HFcah_O7pEU" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-73787280612319463562012-02-12T18:00:00.000-07:002012-02-12T18:00:17.527-07:002012-02-12T18:00:17.527-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pfqvtZkgA5Y/Ty1dySipJ0I/AAAAAAAAUhA/p4Qsi_JBh1Q/s1600/1-spicy-black-bean-soup-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Spicy Vegan Black Bean Soup with Cilantro and Green Tabasco" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pfqvtZkgA5Y/Ty1dySipJ0I/AAAAAAAAUhA/p4Qsi_JBh1Q/s1600/1-spicy-black-bean-soup-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This vegan black bean soup is flavorful and just spicy enough to be interesting.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I love black beans, and I love black bean soups, but this Spicy Vegan Black Bean Soup may be the best soup with black beans I&#39;ve ever made.  Interestingly, it started out as a soup with ham, but when my nephew Jake and I tried it that way we both agreed that the spiciness and other flavors would come through better without the ham.  The next time we cooked we made the soup again, using vegetable broth to keep it vegan, and both of us preferred the vegan version.  I do think cilantro is a pretty important part of the flavor profile here, so if you&#39;re a cilantro hater this soup may not be for you, but if you like black beans, jalapenos, cumin, and cilantro, give this soup a try!</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/recipe-for-spicy-vegan-black-bean-soup.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-7378728061231946356?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJt6Ybk__nLa7E4iQxVqQIW7NWs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJt6Ybk__nLa7E4iQxVqQIW7NWs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJt6Ybk__nLa7E4iQxVqQIW7NWs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJt6Ybk__nLa7E4iQxVqQIW7NWs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=AfPXUN00MAo:yGKtBtFlUaE:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=AfPXUN00MAo:yGKtBtFlUaE:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/AfPXUN00MAo" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-66520988136898362622012-02-11T17:28:00.000-07:002012-02-11T17:28:59.009-07:002012-02-11T17:28:59.009-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cWU7FJhrH34/TzaMPMg4eKI/AAAAAAAAUnc/R0XgPTmnP8E/s1600/1-superbowl-food-500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cWU7FJhrH34/TzaMPMg4eKI/AAAAAAAAUnc/R0XgPTmnP8E/s1600/1-superbowl-food-500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister Pam brought <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/02/easy-recipe-for-ham-and-dill-pickle.html">Ham and Dill Pickle Appetizer Bites</a> for the Superbowl party!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Every year the Denny family has a big Superbowl party at my brother Mark&#39;s house, and for <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/02/friday-food-porn-superbowl-party-food.html">the</a> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/02/friday-night-photos-superbowl-party.html">last</a> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/02/friday-night-photos-superbowl-party.html">few</a> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/02/friday-night-photos-superbowl-party.html">years</a> I&#39;ve had fun taking photos of the food people bring to celebrate the big game.  This year I have a new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CCAISE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kalynskitchen-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001CCAISE">Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash</a> that should have made the photos better than ever, except this was only my second time using the flash, and obviously I don&#39;t quite have it down yet.  But no worries because Friday Night Photos and Saturday Snapshots are about me having fun with my camera, taking pictures that are a bit out of my comfort zone.  I&#39;m not a big football fan but I always have fun at the annual Superbowl party; hope you enjoy seeing what was on the menu this year. </div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/saturday-snapshots-superbowl-party-food.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-6652098813689836262?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g4K8M_d1YL-5PHU2_dB4a8yyiZw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g4K8M_d1YL-5PHU2_dB4a8yyiZw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g4K8M_d1YL-5PHU2_dB4a8yyiZw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g4K8M_d1YL-5PHU2_dB4a8yyiZw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=NmpkoKBC0Ik:9qK5Dxl58E8:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=NmpkoKBC0Ik:9qK5Dxl58E8:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/NmpkoKBC0Ik" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-84180072964927178712012-02-10T16:32:00.000-07:002012-02-10T16:32:39.100-07:002012-02-10T16:32:39.100-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S7n9BS7Z-6I/AAAAAAAAOJU/MINeTmtIteo/s1600/peperoncini-salad-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Peperoncini Chopped Salad with Romaine, Red Bell Pepper, and Feta" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456670622238768034" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S7n9BS7Z-6I/AAAAAAAAOJU/MINeTmtIteo/s400/peperoncini-salad-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 500px;" title="After I made and devoured this salad three times in two days, it went right to the front of the line of recipes to be shared on the blog!"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This delicious chopped salad has red bell peppers, sliced peperoncini, and feta.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (For <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/search/label/Phase%20One%20Fridays"><b>Phase One Fridays</b></a> I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites.   This chopped salad with romaine lettuce, red bell pepper strips, sliced peperoncini, Feta cheese, and a dressing flavored with peperoncini brine is something I&#39;ve made many times for Denny family parties since it first appeared on the blog in early 2010.)<br> <br> Normally I have a routine where I try recipes, edit the photos, and add them to the list to be featured for the blog, but this salad with sliced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peperoncini">Peperoncini</a>, romaine, thinly sliced red bell pepper, and feta just cut right to the front of the line. The salad was a big hit when I made it for brunch at my sister Sandee&#39;s house, and I&#39;ve made it twice since then for myself. What makes the flavors really rock in the salad (besides the slices of Peperoncini) is the addition of one tablespoon of Peperoncini brine to the dressing. If you like Peperoncini when you get them added to a restaurant salad, you&#39;ll definitely like this salad.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/04/recipe-for-peperoncini-chopped-salad.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-8418007296492717871?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgyTUsk0d-Lz13jhtaXhAIXMDNQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgyTUsk0d-Lz13jhtaXhAIXMDNQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgyTUsk0d-Lz13jhtaXhAIXMDNQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgyTUsk0d-Lz13jhtaXhAIXMDNQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=1zRoa9yuPlE:lZQfNZblLNk:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=1zRoa9yuPlE:lZQfNZblLNk:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/1zRoa9yuPlE" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-12587096344490892102012-02-09T10:49:00.002-07:002012-02-09T11:38:53.224-07:002012-02-09T11:38:53.224-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G854bo15n-4/TyNLC2aY4_I/AAAAAAAAUYU/5t39a9AdCbc/s1600/1-turkey-pesto-meatloaf-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G854bo15n-4/TyNLC2aY4_I/AAAAAAAAUYU/5t39a9AdCbc/s1600/1-turkey-pesto-meatloaf-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little basil pesto in this turkey meatloaf really bumps up the flavor!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I&#39;m a huge fan of basil pesto, so this year when my garden had lots of basil I went into pesto-making overdrive.  Now I have an abundance of <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/08/recipe-for-basil-pesto-with-lemon-and.html">Basil Pesto with Lemon</a> in my freezer, so I&#39;ve been pondering new ways to use pesto.  Pesto ideas had been swirling around in my head for a few days when I had the thought of adding some pesto to turkey meatloaf to bump up the flavor.  Of course it&#39;s hard to come up with a recipe that someone hasn&#39;t thought of already, and when I searched for &quot;turkey pesto meatloaf&quot; I found that quite a few other people had the same idea.  The recipe here was adapted from <a href="http://www.culinate.com/user/annaheininger/recipes/healthy_comfort/turkey_pesto_meatloaf">Turkey Pesto Meatloaf at Culinate</a>, although I did make quite a few changes for the version I ended up with.  My Turkey Pesto Meatloaf has a generous amount of pesto, and I used tomato sauce mixed with a little balsamic vinegar to top the meatloaf, a combination that went well with the pesto.  I loved this variation on meatloaf; hope other people will enjoy it too.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/turkey-pesto-meatloaf-recipe-with.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-1258709634449089210?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UG5bno2Ns2uhyBlQbfbPsqooTs0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UG5bno2Ns2uhyBlQbfbPsqooTs0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UG5bno2Ns2uhyBlQbfbPsqooTs0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UG5bno2Ns2uhyBlQbfbPsqooTs0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=XSdpI-1s60o:WWQYYJxE9DI:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=XSdpI-1s60o:WWQYYJxE9DI:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/XSdpI-1s60o" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-15251694148574028812012-02-07T18:21:00.000-07:002012-02-07T18:21:25.463-07:002012-02-07T18:21:25.463-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ngo5GPbyAEQ/Tx94fXHGKGI/AAAAAAAAUTE/_BNG6B093UQ/s1600/1-pecan-crusted-dijon-salmon-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ngo5GPbyAEQ/Tx94fXHGKGI/AAAAAAAAUTE/_BNG6B093UQ/s1600/1-pecan-crusted-dijon-salmon-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This salmon with a Dijon and pecan crust would make a lovely Valentine&#39;s Day dinner.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I probably don&#39;t need to remind you that Valentine&#39;s Day is just one week away.  Those who are celebrating by going out to dinner have hopefully made reservations, but if you&#39;re looking for something a bit special to cook at home I would highly recommend this delicious Pecan-Crusted Dijon Salmon.  Not only is it absolutely delicious, but this recipe is so easy that you won&#39;t have to spend much time in the kitchen.  (If salmon isn&#39;t your thing, there are a lot more ideas for Valentine&#39;s Day dinner at home with the <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2009/11/valentines-day-recipes-and-st-patricks.html">Valentine&#39;s Day Recipes</a>, including some <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/02/four-south-beach-diet-friendly.html">low sugar chocolate treats</a>.)</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/recipe-for-quick-and-easy-pecan-crusted.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-1525169414857402881?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IZJer1Eabip1zj8UpyppTyIu5I8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IZJer1Eabip1zj8UpyppTyIu5I8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IZJer1Eabip1zj8UpyppTyIu5I8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IZJer1Eabip1zj8UpyppTyIu5I8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=NhgM-Op3Sb0:jkXb1zTWEjI:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=NhgM-Op3Sb0:jkXb1zTWEjI:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/NhgM-Op3Sb0" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-51738972490616310812012-02-05T21:41:00.000-07:002012-02-05T21:41:21.141-07:002012-02-05T21:41:21.141-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SIb-zphpb1Q/Tyyk1x1z9cI/AAAAAAAAUdY/ESROl6AYcxc/s1600/1-black-garbanzo-curry-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vegan" bean="" black="" border="0" curry"="" garbanzo="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SIb-zphpb1Q/Tyyk1x1z9cI/AAAAAAAAUdY/ESROl6AYcxc/s1600/1-black-garbanzo-curry-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my first time cooking with black garbanzo beans, and I loved them in this slow cooker curry.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">For my birthday in December my blogging and real-life friend <a href="http://www.theperfectpantry.com/">Lydia</a> sent me some black garbanzo beans, an ingredient I had never seen before I got them in the mail.  I was intrigued and immediately started looking on the internet and in cookbooks for ideas of how to cook this type of bean.  I settled on a recipe from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1572841117/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kalynskitchen-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1572841117">The Indian Slow Cooker</a> where the unsoaked beans were put in the CrockPot and cooked on high for 9 hours with water and a ground mixture of seasonings and Indian spices.  (Yes, that is supposed to say 9 hours on high.)  The final recipe I ended up was delicious but may not be all that authentic, because when I tasted the mixture after 9 hours it was a bit spicy for my tastebuds, so I added a can of tomatoes and some green onions and simmered it an hour more.  Cilantro and a little lemon juice is stirred in at the end.  I loved the chewy texture and the savory, almost nutty flavor of the black garbanzo beans.  </div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/slow-cooker-recipe-for-vegan-black.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-5173897249061631081?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWBA7GByJS8uwJo4QZ-4th-WYYI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWBA7GByJS8uwJo4QZ-4th-WYYI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWBA7GByJS8uwJo4QZ-4th-WYYI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWBA7GByJS8uwJo4QZ-4th-WYYI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=8lJ21iU41hs:KgQhpBaUZ-I:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=8lJ21iU41hs:KgQhpBaUZ-I:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/8lJ21iU41hs" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-72206463861067058002012-02-03T19:10:00.003-07:002012-02-10T16:33:18.602-07:002012-02-10T16:33:18.602-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/TUoGBTkHxTI/AAAAAAAARAc/aZpKimRmPCU/s1600/1-ham-dill-pickle-bites2-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/TUoGBTkHxTI/AAAAAAAARAc/aZpKimRmPCU/s1600/1-ham-dill-pickle-bites2-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was my sister Pam who introduced our family to these Ham and Dill Pickle Appetizer Bites.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br> </td></tr> </tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">(Introducing a new feature called <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/search/label/Phase%20One%20Fridays"><b>Phase One Fridays</b></a>!   So many people commented on how they&#39;ve enjoyed seeing the favorite Phase One recipes I featured during January that I&#39;ve decided to start spotlighting a favorite Phase One Recipe every Friday.  Other types of featured posts that used to appear on Friday will now be posted occasionally on Saturday.  This Friday I&#39;m sharing a Phase One recipe from a year ago that&#39;s a huge favorite at the Denny Family Superbowl parties.  Enjoy!)<br> <br> A few days ago I suggested <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/recipe-for-hummus-and-cucumber.html">Hummus and Cucumber Appetizer Bites</a> for a diet-friendly Super Bowl party offering, and these Ham and Dill Pickle Bites are another option if you&#39;re looking for something that&#39;s a bit lighter for game-day fare.  My sister Pam first had these ham and dill pickle bites as a store sample, and she&#39;s been making them ever since for Denny family parties, where even the non dieters will chow down on them.  If you&#39;d like to make these dairy-free and even lower in calories, you can skip the cream cheese.  When I made these lots of other ideas popped into my head, so check after the main recipe for more options  (If you have other good ideas for variations, please share in the comments!)</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/02/easy-recipe-for-ham-and-dill-pickle.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-7220646386106705800?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/An56mUT-UEb_v6rSMBgQPQLjiFk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/An56mUT-UEb_v6rSMBgQPQLjiFk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/An56mUT-UEb_v6rSMBgQPQLjiFk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/An56mUT-UEb_v6rSMBgQPQLjiFk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=uccuMz-aGdo:SmKEJ_NEZwc:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=uccuMz-aGdo:SmKEJ_NEZwc:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/uccuMz-aGdo" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-69637733473456378052012-02-02T20:01:00.000-07:002012-02-02T20:01:06.313-07:002012-02-02T20:01:06.313-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JckuCdK1zaI/Tv5HDdjNKvI/AAAAAAAATuo/ufU5bafXOmc/s1600/refried-bean-chili-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JckuCdK1zaI/Tv5HDdjNKvI/AAAAAAAATuo/ufU5bafXOmc/s1600/refried-bean-chili-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A slightly-spicy Phase One Chili with beef, two kinds of beans, refried beans, salsa, and lime juice</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">I made this tasty chili several weeks ago and then today I realized that if anyone wanted to make this easy slow-cooker chili for a Superbowl party, I better get it posted.  Not that there is a shortage of good chili recipes on the blog, with a few of them having made an appearance at Denny family Superbowl parties in the past!  What was fun about this recipe was the way it uses a can of refried beans to thicken the chili, and also the addition of salsa.  There&#39;s also a healthy amount of lime juice, and I&#39;d serve this with slices of lime so lime lovers (like me) can squeeze even more lime into their chili!</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/slow-cooker-recipe-for-beef-and-refried.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-6963773347345637805?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/68CBOLjoZmR6W3VOP_iUBnpLKts/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/68CBOLjoZmR6W3VOP_iUBnpLKts/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/68CBOLjoZmR6W3VOP_iUBnpLKts/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/68CBOLjoZmR6W3VOP_iUBnpLKts/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=yRCs4L-7ue0:VX3rwZxAxtI:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=yRCs4L-7ue0:VX3rwZxAxtI:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/yRCs4L-7ue0" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-89496752291947183112012-02-01T15:22:00.001-07:002012-02-01T15:31:45.753-07:002012-02-01T15:31:45.753-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-URHXnpKi8QY/TyhUUEskrcI/AAAAAAAAUa8/IsLU6eCTjKQ/s1600/Picnik+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-URHXnpKi8QY/TyhUUEskrcI/AAAAAAAAUa8/IsLU6eCTjKQ/s1600/Picnik+collage.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How could I choose just one favorite Phase One Recipes from <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">a Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>?  Pictured is <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-tuna-salad-lettuce-wraps.html">Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps with Capers and Tomatoes</a>, <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-ham-and-cauliflower.html">Ham and Cauliflower Casserole Au Gratin</a>, <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-vegan-heart-of-palm-and.html">Vegan Heart of Palm and Avocado Salad with Lime, Green Onion, and Cilantro</a>, and <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-quick-sriracha-beef-lettuce.html">Quick Sriracha Beef Lettuce Wraps</a>.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">We just finished <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">a Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>, which means 31 delicious Phase One recipes have been featured on the blog this month!  That alone guarantees that this will be a big round-up of Phase One recipes, and you can bet plenty of other bloggers were also featuring diet-friendly recipes during January as well.  I always post only Phase One recipes during January, but this was the first year I committed to doing a Phase One recipe every day, and truthfully it was a lot of fun.  I also heard from lots of people who loved seeing the Phase One recipes I spotlight from past years, which made me think maybe that&#39;s something I&#39;ll do a little more often, maybe as a Friday night feature.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/02/south-beach-diet-phase-one-recipes.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-8949675229194718311?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq6OMhQFtovEL2gHhIpzimL05sw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq6OMhQFtovEL2gHhIpzimL05sw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq6OMhQFtovEL2gHhIpzimL05sw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yq6OMhQFtovEL2gHhIpzimL05sw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=RaNlxLqmnt4:mnJaMGTZnxk:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=RaNlxLqmnt4:mnJaMGTZnxk:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/RaNlxLqmnt4" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-23618557748021363662012-01-31T19:31:00.000-07:002012-01-31T19:31:52.914-07:002012-01-31T19:31:52.914-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S9hqihNKpwI/AAAAAAAAOSE/294PC4LcwVM/s1600/fish-pine-nut-pesto-crust-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Baked White Fish with Pine Nut, Parmesan, and Basil Pesto Crust" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465235289075787522" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S9hqihNKpwI/AAAAAAAAOSE/294PC4LcwVM/s400/fish-pine-nut-pesto-crust-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 500px;" title="I love recipes that have simple preparation methods but lots of flavor from interesting ingredients, and this baked fish with a flavorful topping was just perfect."></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Baked White Fish with Pine Nut, Parmesan, and Basil Pesto could be a special Phase One dinner.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (Let&#39;s finish out the <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a> with this fish recipe from 2010 that produces results so spectacular that no one would possibly imagine it&#39;s diet food.  Serve this with a lovely salad of baby spinach and some type of roasted vegetable and it would be a perfect Phase One dinner for any special occasion.)<br> <br> I love hanging out in the kitchen, and I don&#39;t mind spending time on projects like <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/03/chicken-stock-post-and-eat-everything.html">making homemade chicken stock</a>, <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/08/how-to-make-slow-roasted-tomatoes.html">making slow roasted tomatoes</a>, or <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-roast-red-bell-peppers-on.html">roasting bell peppers</a>, but I&#39;m not the kind of cook who wants to spend hours on a fussy recipe. I especially love recipes that are easy to prepare but have interesting ingredients with lots of flavor, and this recipe for baked white fish with a crust made of chopped pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, pesto, and mayo certainly fits that description. I made this with fillets of halibut, but you can use cod, tilapia, grouper, or any type of mild white fish. This is easy enough to make for dinner after work, but if you make it for dinner guests, they&#39;ll probably never guess how easy it was to throw together.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/05/recipe-for-baked-white-fish-with-pine.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-2361855774802136366?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mvkgXG-qQuU07Cgn39m77-A0UJY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mvkgXG-qQuU07Cgn39m77-A0UJY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mvkgXG-qQuU07Cgn39m77-A0UJY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mvkgXG-qQuU07Cgn39m77-A0UJY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=FK2BXVkZ-sU:zXz7MPTo1HI:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=FK2BXVkZ-sU:zXz7MPTo1HI:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/FK2BXVkZ-sU" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-708178243575022192012-01-30T19:04:00.000-07:002012-01-30T19:04:52.436-07:002012-01-30T19:04:52.436-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S2sOVlqBGvI/AAAAAAAANgQ/pxIr6RY--bY/s1600-h/amys-chicken-chili-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Amy&#39;s Amazing White Chicken Chili" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434453139401022194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/S2sOVlqBGvI/AAAAAAAANgQ/pxIr6RY--bY/s400/amys-chicken-chili-400x400-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 500px;" title="This chili recipe is from my sister-in-law Amy, another one of the great cooks in the Denny Family."></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy&#39;s Amazing White Chicken Chili is perfect for the Superbowl!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (Tomorrow&#39;s the last day of the <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>, and this is also count-down-to-the-Superbowl week, so I decided my sister-in-law Amy&#39;s Amazing White Chicken Chili was a perfect Phase One Recipe to spotlight.  I promise, whether you make this for Phase One, or for the Superbowl, you won&#39;t get any complaints.)<br> <br> Superbowl Sunday is one of the biggest chili-eating days of the year, and if you haven&#39;t picked your chili recipe yet this white chicken chili from my sister-in-law Amy is one of the best chilis I&#39;ve eaten for a long time. If you don&#39;t make this for the Superbowl be sure you try it some other time, because this is a chili recipe you don&#39;t want to miss out on. In fact, when you hear the story about how I came to have the recipe, you&#39;ll see this is a chili recipe I was meant to have!</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2010/02/recipe-for-amys-amazing-white-chicken.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-70817824357502219?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgZorbwv8mi2eBG-27bWBFnStQ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgZorbwv8mi2eBG-27bWBFnStQ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgZorbwv8mi2eBG-27bWBFnStQ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgZorbwv8mi2eBG-27bWBFnStQ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=XDrCa47gziU:LySaFhuzSWA:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=XDrCa47gziU:LySaFhuzSWA:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/XDrCa47gziU" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-7404937752361507072012-01-29T18:03:00.001-07:002012-02-04T10:42:41.279-07:002012-02-04T10:42:41.279-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vnMU6cslvmE/TxsL8V8nUzI/AAAAAAAAUN4/e1LZe7zRIks/s1600/1-heart-palm-avocado-cilantro-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vnMU6cslvmE/TxsL8V8nUzI/AAAAAAAAUN4/e1LZe7zRIks/s1600/1-heart-palm-avocado-cilantro-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ingredients might be a bit of a splurge, but this salad is mind-blowingly good!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">This amazing salad is what I&#39;m recommending all of you should make for a Meatless Monday lunch tomorrow, and it&#39;s also a perfect choice for the <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>. Every now and then you come across a recipe that just knocks your socks off, and my nephew <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/09/friday-night-photos-introducing-jake.html">Jake</a> and I went crazy over this simple salad with hearts of palm, avocado, lime, green onions, and cilantro.  In fact the recipe makes 4 side dish servings, but we finished all but a few spoonfuls of it right after we made it.  The recipe came from my friend <a href="http://suebobdavis.com/">Suebob</a>, who messaged it to me on Facebook along with a note saying she got it from a friend at Weight Watchers.  Thanks Suebob; this is definitely something I&#39;m going to be making over and over!</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-vegan-heart-of-palm-and.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-740493775236150707?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D96cr-gkCx9oOThrHaDTmefOGJo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D96cr-gkCx9oOThrHaDTmefOGJo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D96cr-gkCx9oOThrHaDTmefOGJo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D96cr-gkCx9oOThrHaDTmefOGJo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=7xVl0Pv5dkg:QFJrt2jQp_U:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=7xVl0Pv5dkg:QFJrt2jQp_U:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/7xVl0Pv5dkg" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-31795192433451306522012-01-28T17:58:00.000-07:002012-01-28T17:58:10.082-07:002012-01-28T17:58:10.082-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/R-b2PakA_OI/AAAAAAAADvQ/OoJwD9HYhNQ/s1600-h/taco-salad.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Taco Salad" border="0" height="333" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181099166025186530" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/R-b2PakA_OI/AAAAAAAADvQ/OoJwD9HYhNQ/s400/taco-salad.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" title="Kalyn&#39;s Perfect Taco Salad" width="500"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This way of making taco salad seems perfect to me!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (Next up for our <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a> is my favorite way of making taco salad, first posted in 2008.  This salad is something I always make for myself when I&#39;m doing Phase One, and little containers of this taco meat and black bean mixture are something I always have in my freezer.  You&#39;ll need to use lean ground beef and low-fat cheese to make this diet friendly.  I also make my own Ranch Dressing with light mayo, which allows me to eat this more often!)<br>   <br> Do you love trying new foods, or do you have old favorites that you eat over and over again? If your answer was &quot;Both,&quot; maybe you&#39;re suited for the life of a food blogger! If you&#39;re writing a food blog about recipes, you need to keep coming up with something new to try frequently (for the blog, that&#39;s what we tell ourselves.) On the other hand, even the most adventurous food blogging cook probably has things they make regularly.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2008/03/sometimes-all-you-need-is-perfect.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-3179519243345130652?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AEqJQ1OVB2WkcgMwLwWQ1SrLDQ4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AEqJQ1OVB2WkcgMwLwWQ1SrLDQ4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AEqJQ1OVB2WkcgMwLwWQ1SrLDQ4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AEqJQ1OVB2WkcgMwLwWQ1SrLDQ4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=E9qGIFlVfJA:ezllOVPcGIg:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=E9qGIFlVfJA:ezllOVPcGIg:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/E9qGIFlVfJA" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-6655077734787827412012-01-27T16:47:00.000-07:002012-01-27T16:47:54.787-07:002012-01-27T16:47:54.787-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/SQUbrIlNSFI/AAAAAAAAGTA/pJQBNR4ieoA/s1600-h/pot-roast-top-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hungarian Paprika Pot Roast" border="0" height="333" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261642167504160850" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s--n1TR94Vs/SQUbrIlNSFI/AAAAAAAAGTA/pJQBNR4ieoA/s320/pot-roast-top-kalynskitchen.jpg" style="display: block; height: 333px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 500px;" title="Delicious Crockpot Pot Roast with Sour Cream and Paprika Gravy." width="500"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fantastic pot roast made in the crockpot tastes great for Phase One.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> (We&#39;re nearing the end of the <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>, and I&#39;m trying to make sure I&#39;ve shared as many of my long-time Phase One favorites as I can mix in with the new recipes.  This Crockpot Recipe for Hungarian Pot Roast with Sour Cream and Paprika Gravy is something I used to make on the weekend when I was teaching school, and then I&#39;d take it for my lunch all week.  I&#39;d never get tired of eating this delicious pot roast!)<br> <br> A few weeks ago I made this Hungrian Style Pot Roast with onions, red peppers, and sour cream paprika gravy. I ate some and then made several little containers to take for lunches at school. Then I raved about how good it was at lunch every time I ate some. Since then, my co-workers have been more than patient about waiting for the recipe, so I&#39;m glad I finally got around to posting it.<br> <br> </div><a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2008/12/crockpot-recipe-for-hungarian-pot-roast.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-665507773478782741?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z9KLQZfx4CCHptNLNmVXdy3597E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z9KLQZfx4CCHptNLNmVXdy3597E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z9KLQZfx4CCHptNLNmVXdy3597E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z9KLQZfx4CCHptNLNmVXdy3597E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=v4183UNevnE:XBxrR62DODw:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=v4183UNevnE:XBxrR62DODw:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/v4183UNevnE" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-1169523146397858642012-01-26T17:39:00.002-07:002012-01-27T19:10:02.285-07:002012-01-27T19:10:02.285-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEBudPclI08/TyHlTc29VvI/AAAAAAAAUUc/QkDo-MwnI3M/s1600/1-chicken-red-curry-cilantro-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEBudPclI08/TyHlTc29VvI/AAAAAAAAUUc/QkDo-MwnI3M/s1600/1-chicken-red-curry-cilantro-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite Phase One recipes with chicken!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">(Next up for our <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>, this amazing and simple recipe with sauteed chicken breasts topped with a sauce flavored with cilantro, ginger, garlic, peanut butter, coconut milk, and red Thai curry paste.  This is one of my all-time favorite ways to cook chicken breasts, first posted in 2007.  The recipe has been needing new photos for a long time so it makes me very happy to be able to give it an update!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">When <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/01/kalyns-kitchen-picks-thai-kitchen-lite.html">I featured Thai Kitchen Lite Coconut Milk for Kalyn&#39;s Kitchen Picks</a>, along with my recipe for <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/10/thai-chicken-soup-recipe.html">Thai Chicken Soup</a>, I promised another great recipe using coconut milk, and I loved this chicken recipe with coconut milk in the sauce.  The recipe has a few key ingredients which are blended to make a creamy peanut/curry/ginger paste. When you heat the paste and mix with coconut milk and chopped cilantro, the result is a highly flavorful, fresh tasting sauce that really bumps up the flavor of whatever you serve it with.  The sauce was great on chicken, but I think you could also serve it on pork, fish, broccoli, or cauliflower. Any other ideas for using the extra sauce? Let me know in the comments.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/01/sauteed-chicken-with-peanut-and-red.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-116952314639785864?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VhS7eJYrIFixNGVIfNmMwPcS6v0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VhS7eJYrIFixNGVIfNmMwPcS6v0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VhS7eJYrIFixNGVIfNmMwPcS6v0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VhS7eJYrIFixNGVIfNmMwPcS6v0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=obigWZfp83A:N9V8cKxuy4U:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=obigWZfp83A:N9V8cKxuy4U:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/obigWZfp83A" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-65674286778666928862012-01-25T19:13:00.001-07:002012-01-25T21:49:46.245-07:002012-01-25T21:49:46.245-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuJBxzYd4PA/TyCmVu-E6VI/AAAAAAAAUUE/qIV6pIA_X3w/s1600/1-pork-tenderloin-mustard-2-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuJBxzYd4PA/TyCmVu-E6VI/AAAAAAAAUUE/qIV6pIA_X3w/s1600/1-pork-tenderloin-mustard-2-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pork Tenderloin is lean, inexpensive, and quick for a Phase One dinner!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">How about a new ultra-easy pork recipe for our <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>?  Lately I&#39;m loving pork tenderloins, a lean cut that&#39;s usually sold in packs of two with a total weight of about two pounds.  As long as you&#39;re careful not to overcook the meat, pork tenderloin is incredibly easy to cook well, and <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/09/friday-night-photos-introducing-jake.html">Jake</a> and I both loved this pork tenderloin with mustard sauce.  If you have an <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/kalynskitchen-20/detail/B000P6FLOY">instant-read meat thermometer</a>, I&#39;d pull it out of the drawer for this recipe.  The USDA now recommends pork be cooked to 145F, and if you take this off the heat when it reaches that temperature and let it rest for ten minutes, the pork will be juicy and tender.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/01/recipe-for-easy-pan-fried-pork.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-6567428677866692886?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e--QLPUPLxlNYXfp9gDyw4HoeFU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e--QLPUPLxlNYXfp9gDyw4HoeFU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e--QLPUPLxlNYXfp9gDyw4HoeFU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e--QLPUPLxlNYXfp9gDyw4HoeFU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=3e0HOOsBNdg:_S11ODn_y9A:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=3e0HOOsBNdg:_S11ODn_y9A:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/3e0HOOsBNdg" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-1119123585330878552012-01-24T19:37:00.000-07:002012-01-24T19:37:42.189-07:002012-01-24T19:37:42.189-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-15FuJ836ANk/Twzkgf7HiVI/AAAAAAAAUEY/wgq9dfMwjTk/s1600/1-tuna-tomato-sseed-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-15FuJ836ANk/Twzkgf7HiVI/AAAAAAAAUEY/wgq9dfMwjTk/s1600/1-tuna-tomato-sseed-salad-500x500-kalynskitchen.jpg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This salad is a great Phase One lunch with a lot of my favorite flavors!</td></tr> </tbody></table><br> <div style="text-align: justify;">Since we&#39;re working our way through a <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/12/how-about-month-of-daily-phase-one.html">Month of Daily Phase One recipes</a>, it seemed like a good time for me to update this favorite lunch salad of mine, which was lounging around in the recipe archives without a single photo clear ever since 2005.  I&#39;ve made it plenty of times since then, even improving on the original recipe a bit, and finally got around to snapping a few pictures!  As I made this I thought about the name of the salad, realizing that when it comes out of a can I used to call it &quot;tuna fish&quot; but now I call it &quot;canned tuna.&quot;  For this salad I use <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2007/06/kalyns-kitchen-picks-tonno-genova-tuna.html">my favorite tuna packed in olive oil</a>, Cherubs salad tomatoes from Costco, and dry-roasted sunflower seeds, and it&#39;s something I&#39;d happily eat for lunch most any day.</div><br> <a href="http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/06/tuna-fish-and-tomato-salad-with.html#more">Click to continue reading</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12411922-111912358533087855?l=www.kalynskitchen.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZkDYOC66rb9sKNRYTf5o-C8EX1E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZkDYOC66rb9sKNRYTf5o-C8EX1E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZkDYOC66rb9sKNRYTf5o-C8EX1E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZkDYOC66rb9sKNRYTf5o-C8EX1E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?a=R2Z_fqIcpgw:XPP5co1xw90:XhI0_UKdTUU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/KalynsKitchen?i=R2Z_fqIcpgw:XPP5co1xw90:XhI0_UKdTUU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KalynsKitchen/~4/R2Z_fqIcpgw" height="1" width="1"/>Kalynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com13