Roasted Red Potatoes

This was a great side and a nice twist on boring potatoes.

Roasted Red Potatoes

Ingredients:
4 red potatoes (or 8 new potatoes)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoons bread crumbs
1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese
Various seasonings (I use salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice potatoes into wedges and place in bowl. Toss in olive oil until coated and then add all remaining ingredients and toss until evenly coated. Bake in preheated oven 30-40 minutes or until desired degree of crispness, turning wedges over halfway through baking.

Recipe source: from Brown Eyed Baker originally from Ambers Delectable Delights

Roasted Salmon with Herbed Yogurt and Oven Baked Rice

I love to make Salmon for dinner - it is so fast and good for you and I always feel like I am made a really nice meal after its all done. My favorite things to serve with this dish is roasted veggies and couscous or oven baked rice (recipe below) but it is also good with mashed or roasted potatoes.

Roasted Salmon with Herbed Yogurt

Ingredients:

1/2 cup plain yogurt

2 Tbsp Dijon mustard

2 Tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped

2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

1 side of salmon (3 pounds) or 8 fillets (6 ounces each)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450. Combine yogurt, mustard, dill and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Place Salmon skin side sown on a rimed baking sheet. Spread yogurt mixture on salmon. Roast until opaque throughout 15-20 minutes (8 minutes for fillets). Serve warm.

Recipe from Everyday Food

Oven Baked Rice

Ingredients:

1 onion finely diced

5 mushrooms sliced (optional)

1 Tbsp Olive oil

1/4 cup butter

1 cup Rice

2 cups chicken broth

Directions:

Cook onion and mushrooms in olive oil and 1/2 of the butter on medium heat until cooked, add the rice and remaining butter and increase the heat to medium high heat and cook until the rice is toasted. Transfer to a covered baking dish and add broth. Cook for 45minutes or until rice is tender. (if you do not have 45 minutes to allow the rice to bake add the broth to your pot on the stove, cover and turn heat to low. cook for approximately 20 minutes or until rice is tender).

Cilantro Lime Rice

This week I have not been very original or exciting when it comes to cooking. It has been so nice outside (and so HOT inside) that I don't really want to cook that much.

One thing I have made is Cilantro rice with grilled chicken. This was o.k. - it was a nice spin on white rice and I would make it again but its not really something to brag about.

Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients:
1 cup long grain rice
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water, divided
½ tsp. salt
½ cup fresh cilantro
2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 clove garlic, chopped

Directions:
Combine the rice, 2 cups water and salt in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stir briefly, cover and reduce the heat to low. Let cook, covered, until the water is absorbed and rice is fluffy and tender, 16-18 minutes. (Cooking time can vary depending on the brand of rice. Check the package directions.)

While the rice is cooking, combine the cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, garlic and 2 tablespoons water in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Stir the mixture into the cooked rice and fluff with a fork.