BBQ Spice Rubbed 5
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BBQ Spice Rubbed Chicken with Corn-Tomato Sauté

BBQ Spice Rubbed Chicken with Corn-Tomato Sauté: Everyone loves a tasty BBQ sauce, but a lot of the time, most of the processed sauce is filled with unhealthy amounts of sugar. This recipe provides a healthy alternative that taste just as good and all it takes is a little BBQ spice rub, olive oil, and pepper. The final result is a healthier BBQ chicken recipe, paired with a fresh corn and tomato sauté and enriched with a creamy, tangy sauce over the BBQ chicken. It you don’t have a BBQ spice rub you can make your own. Mix brown...
Seared Salmon over Farro 91
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Seared Salmon over Farro

Seared Salmon over Farro I do love salmon… and this recipe adds a little different twist to your average salmon dish. Plump medjool dates known for their rich, caramel-like flavor are a sweet surprise inside our hearty medley of farro and yummy sautéed vegetables. A dollop of creamy, garlicky labneh (yogurt cheese) is the perfect complement to the lightly seasoned salmon dish. You served the salmon on top of the farro and you have yourself a delicious dish. For those who are new to the grain craze, farro is an ancient, high fiber, whole grain, sold dried, and prepared...
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What are the best kinds of salt for cooking

Know your salts TABLE SALT Table salt is the most commonly used salt -it comes from salt deposits found underground. It’s highly refined and finely ground, with impurities and trace minerals removed. Table salt is usually 97 to 99 percent sodium chloride and is also treated with an anti-caking agent to prevent clumping. Most table salt is iodized, meaning iodine, an essential nutrient, has been added to prevent iodine deficiency.  That’s why the packages of many unrefined kinds of salt say “not a source of iodide.” KOSHER SALT Kosher salt, in the U.S. is a refined salt with larger...
Cilantro Chicken and Rice 10
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Cilantro Chicken and Rice with a nice Pinot Noir

Cilantro Chicken and Rice Mix spicy jerk seasoning, fresh cilantro, bell peppers, onions, and broth together with braised juicy chicken thighs and rice and you have a real crowd-pleaser. A flavorful Mexican stewed cilantro chicken and rice recipe. First, we coarsely chop the onion; then do the same to the cilantro stems and leaves. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the chopped onion and some cilantro leaves for use later on. Then peel and chop 2 large garlic cloves and cut the green pepper into 1 inch pieces, removing the core and seeds. In a blender, combine chopped cilantro, onion, and...