Italian and Soul Food Fusion: Black Beans with Dirty Rice
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Since we love to cook so many different cuisines from around the world, there are times we get our seasonings crossed – on purpose!
This is called Fusion cuisine, meaning it’s a mixture of 2 or more different cultures. Asian-Indian, Euro-Asian, even our beloved Tex-Mex is a fusion of American and Mexican.
Well, this is a Soul Food dish of dirty rice and black beans combined with an Italian flare. Instead of using bacon, like you would with Cuban style rice and beans, we’re using Salami – an Italian favorite!
Type: Main Dish
Serve With: Fresh, crusty, Italian bread
Prep Time: 15 min (using cooked beans & rice)
Yield: 4-5 servings
Ingredients:
2 cups black beans – Soaked & cooked
2 cups brown rice – Cooked
4-6 slices salami of your choice – Sliced & pan fried
1 medium onion – Chopped
1 medium tomato – Chopped
1 (more…)
How to Quickly Bake Potatoes
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m sharing with you a frozen dessert review – just in time for summer!
There are times where you just crave a baked potato, but simply don’t have the time to wait for it to bake in the oven. This is one of the times I like to use the microwave.
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Side Dish
Tags: potato, potatoes, baked potatoes, microwave, quick, side dish
Serve With: Sour cream, chives, bacon bits, cheese, butter, salt and pepper, if desired.
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 6 min for 1 potato, 10-12 min for 2 or more potatoes
Ingredients:
1 large Potato – Or as many as needed
1/2 tbsp Olive Oil – Per potato
sprinkle Sea Salt – Or Kosher Salt
Instructions:
1. Choose your (more…)
How to Make a Simple Chili
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m sharing with you a recipe from my husband!!!
When my husband makes chili, he doesn’t make it like mine. So, it’s a nice change sometimes when he cooks it.
Here’s his recipe he made today:
Type: Main Dish Recipe
Servie With: Sweet Southern Cornbread
Prep Time: 2 1/2 hrs. with beans from scratch – Otherwise, 30 min
Yield: ~ 4-6 servings
1. Take 1 bag of beans, of your choice – we often use kidney beans, red beans, pinto beans, black beans, whatever type you like – rinse them under cold water in a strainer.
2. In a large stock pot, boil beans in 3/4 pot water – it will take 1-2 hours for smaller beans to cook through and sometimes 3 hours for kidney beans. Only add bay leaf, pepper, chili flakes, garlic or onions.
* Tip: DO NOT add any salt or acidic seasoning or flavoring (lemon, lime, vinegar, hot sauce) when cooking beans. It will increase your cooking time dramatically, and they never really get quite as tender as you’d like them to be.
3. Once beans are cooked through, start (more…)
How to Marinate Meat – A Memorial Day BBQ Special
Posted on 24. May, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m sharing with you How to Marinate Meat – a Memorial Day Special!
I am a marinating queen! I love flavor!
When I have a marinating steak, I love to experiment with flavors, but often falling back on my “trusty rusty” recipe I’ve used for ages.
* Tip: When marinating, you don’t need to be precise with your measurements. Just be sure you have enough marinade in the container to completely coat the meat.
Have a large Ziploc-type bag ready. Rinse steaks under cold water and place in bag.
Add Ingredients: Olive oil, some red wine or beer, 1/4-1/2 lemon squeezed and zested, bay leaf, freshly (more…)
Kimberly’s Tantalizing Tapenade Spread
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m sharing with you one of my favorite snacks to share with my mother over a good chat or a great movie – Tapenade!
Tapenade is such a tempting appetizer or snack! It’s a French creation that was spread on bread to be enjoyed! Perfect for guests or for a snack on movie night! So delicious!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Snack Recipe
Serve With: Fried pitas, fresh French bread, crackers or alongside grilled meat. Mmm…
Prep Time: 7 min
Yield: ~ 2 cups
Ingredients:
2 cups Olives – Pitted – Black, Purple, Green – whatever you like!
2 tbsp Capers – Rinsed
1 clove Fresh Garlic – Minced
1/2 Lemon – Juiced
~ 4 tbsp Olive Oil
* 2 (more…)
Kimberly’s Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Slices
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, you’re learning how to make the most famous of all recipes – Chicken Soup – with a brand new twist.
I really love asparagus! There aren’t too many ways I would like to eat asparagus, but this is one of my favorite ways to prepare it!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Side Dish Recipe
Serve With: Fish, steak, chicken
Prep Time: 4 min
Cook Time: 13-15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 bunches Asparagus – Washed and ends snapped off
1 clove Fresh Garlic – Finely minced
1 Lemon – Finely sliced
1 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 pats Butter – Unsalted
Sea (more…)
Kimberly’s New Favorite Chicken Soup – Gingered
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, you’re learning how to make the most famous of all recipes – Chicken Soup – with a brand new twist.
This is an old favorite kicked up with a twist – of ginger! It’s still that down-home taste you crave with your mom’s chicken soup, but even healthier with ginger and tastier too! You’ll see!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Soup Recipe
Serve With: Fresh, crusty bread
Prep Time: 12 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Yield: 1 large stock pot full, serves 4-6 people
Ingredients:
4 Chicken Breasts – Boneless, skinless
4 Carrots – Sliced
4 Celery Stalks – Sliced
1 1/2 large Onions – Diced
2 Sweet Potatoes – 1.5″ dice
4 cloves Garlic – Peeled & ends cut off
1.5″ fresh (more…)
Sensationally Fun Tortilla Salad Bowls
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, you’re learning how to make a fun, Tex-Mex meal for all.
If you’re looking for a dish that’s fun for your whole family or for a get together, this is it!
Kids love creating their own bowls and everyone gets the toppings they want and nothing more or nothing less…LOL…
Have fun and improvise with other Mexican ingredients!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Main Dish
Serve With: Kimberly’s Tex-Mex Margarezas (cross between Margaritas & Cerveza)
Prep Time: 12 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Yield: 4 tortilla bowls
Ingredients:
1 lb Ground Meat – Lean beef, chicken or turkey
1 can Refried Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 1/2 cups Whole Kernel Corn
1/2 head Lettuce – Sliced
1 large Tomato – Diced
1 1/2 (more…)
Healthy Fried Tofu with Vegetables
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m making tofu the star of the dish with Healthy Fried Tofu with Vegetables!
I love tofu! In fact, I try to include it in many of my dishes because it is a lean protein and takes on the flavor of whatever you cook it with. However, in this appetizer, it’s the main event!
~ Kimberly Edwards 
Type: Appetizer
Tags: tofu, fried, fried tofu, healthy, vegetables, mushrooms, Asian
Serve With: Chopsticks and a smile!
Prep Time: 4 min
Cook Time: ~ 10 min
Yield: As an appetizer, this serves 2-3 people.
Nutrition Facts: Healthy, lean protein, low in calories
Ingredients:
1 pkg Firm Tofu – 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubed
15-20 Snow Peas – Washed and stem end trimmed
1 dozen Mushrooms – Shiitake, crimini, button or oyster – If using a large mushroom, use less and slice them.
3 (more…)
Kimberly’s Homemade Ginger Soda
Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by kimberlye in Cooking Recipes, Food & Drink, Health & Nutrition, Lifestyle
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Welcome to another edition of “Kimberly’s Corner”. Today, I’m covering a healthier version of that soda pop you love so much!
Let’s Face It: Soda isn’t the best thing for you – it slows down your metabolism, and if you’re drinking anything like a Coke or 7-Up (soda pop you get from the store that’s flavored and sweetened), you have up to 16 tsp of sugar in 1 can!
I’ll bet you didn’t know that…Imagine serving yourself up 16 tsp of sugar in a glass of liquid. Yuk!!!
That’s right people – Do you know how many calories that is? There is 16 calories in 1 tsp of sugar – That means there is at least 256 calories in your beloved caffeinated soda.
So, you try to drink diet pop, but those additives are bad for you and could cause cancer!
So, make your own unsweetened or slightly, naturally sweetened version without preservatives and artificial colors yourself!
Kimberly’s Homemade Ginger Soda
Type: Beverage
Serve With: Ice, if desired
Prep Time: 2 min
Yield: 1 glass
Nutrition Facts: This is a fraction of the calories you’d get from a store-bought soda pop. Ginger has numerous health benefits, as you’ll read after the recipe below, and ginger is known to help settle your stomach.
Ingredients:
1 glass Soda Water, Tonic Water or Mineral Water – Use a flavorless, plain, carbonated water.
1 inch Freshly (more…)
