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Category Archives: Rice
Ants and Cinnamon – did you know? And Easy Apricot Chicken
Ants have been eating our doggie’s food from his dish – and crawling all over it the moment we put it down. We tried this home remedy and it worked! We sprinkled cinnamon all over the ground under the dish … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice
Tagged almonds, Apricot chicken, Apricot jam, chicken, cilantro, cooking with kids, quick and easy meals
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Shrimp and Basil Pesto – yum
I just threw together a yummy dinner for my husband – here is the recipe ! Enjoy! Shrimp and Basil Pesto Ingredients: Enough shrimp for 2 people ( frozen) 2 large tablespoons ( overflowing) of Basil Pesto ( Costco … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged Basil Pesto, easy dinners, elephant garlic, garlic, Shrimp, steamed rice
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Eating salmon – a lot! Making it interesting
Salmon is a wonderful fish – and eating it often instead of meat is a good idea for weight control. In fact I have found that eating fish 5 times a week helps me maintain my weight and I enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged healthy food, low calorie, salmon, weight control, weight loss
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Making Ossobucco – yummy! And in the slow cooker it is a snap to make!
This is a really easy recipe for Osso-bucco using my Slow Cooker. Slow-Cooker Osso Buco Servings: 4 Bottom of Form Ingredients · 1/2 cup all-purpose flour · Four 1-1/2- to 2-inch-thick veal shanks (about 2-1/2 lb.) · Kosher salt and freshly … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Meat, Raising Children, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged Gremolata, lemon zest, olive oil, Osso Bucco, rice, slow cooker, Veal Shanks
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Had no electricity for a few hours – ohh my -we are SO dependent on the grid!
For a few hours yesterday ( with all the bad storms in California) we were without electricity. OH MY we are so dependent on the grid – scary how vulnerable we are to sabotage and what damage it could do … Continue reading
Vegetable Slow Cooker Cholent
This is the perfect low calorie filling comfort food for cold wintry evenings. I have modified a recipe that is often prepared on Friday afternoons and left to cook in the slow cooker through Saturday lunch until ready to serve. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Slow Cooker, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged carrots, chili, cilantro, cold nights, comfort food, cooking with kids, crockpot, curry, eggplant, Fennel, grandma cooking, olive oil, onions, oregano, paprika, portobello mushrooms, potatoes, slow cooker, turmeric, vegetables, vegetarian, vegetarian cholent, yams, zucchini
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Our Farm Manager Max Arteaga has the best seasoning mix! Here it is! Use on all main course holiday foods!
We use this seasoning mix on everything – fish, meat, poultry and vegetables. I even added it to a cheese sandwich the other day! YUM! And so easy. Try it out! Little Farm Manager Max Arteaga’s Seasoning Mix – for … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Fish, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Meat, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker, Soups, Starters, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged Cayenne, cheese, chili, Chili Powder, Crushed Red Pepper, Fennel, Fish, garlic, meat, oregano, pepper, Poultry, sea salt, Seasoning, soups, starters, vegetables
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The best part about the election is that it is over! YAY! And now we can focus on great recipes!
So relieved that the election is over – now to focus on some really great recipes! I was longing for some lamb stew – so I took pieces of lamb already cut into bite sizes, and made a really delicious … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Meat, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker, Vegetables
Tagged basmati rice, Brown rice, curry, lamb curry, lamb stew, lemon pepper, paprika, red kidney beans, rice cooker, roasted tomatoes and juice, salt, slow cooker, stock, tomato sauce, white pinto beans
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Turkey Meatballs with a twist
Our farm manager share his recipe for Turkey Meatballs and frankly, they are the best I have EVER tasted! Max Arteaga is a really great cook – makes a terrific Paella and more! Here is one of his best! This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged comfort food, cooking with kids, garlic, grandma cooking, mint, onion, pepper, rice, salt, tomato sauce, turkey meat balls
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Chef John from ALL RECIPES has a great Peanut Curry Chicken – but high in calories!
This is a really terrific recipe but very high in calories. So be warned! It is directly from Chef John, from the site ALL RECIPES Chef John’s Peanut Curry Chicken Ingredients 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Rice
Tagged All Recipes, Chef John, cooking with kids, grandma cooking, peanut curry Chicken, recipes, rice, spices
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Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken
The amazing mom ( now in her nineties) of one of our dear friends makes this chicken and her kids do too. Yummy and so easy! Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken Ingredients 4 chicken breasts ( I mixed thighs and … Continue reading
Slow Cooker Chicken – easy when cooking with kids!
Slow Cooker Chicken – sooooo easy! The children can help you make this – let them mix all the ingredients as instructed – and there is nothing for them to burn themselves on – as the slow cooker will heat … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged cooking with kids, cracked pepper, easy dinners, lemon, olive oil, seasoned salt, slow cooker
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Leftovers – some creative ideas with Basmati Rice
When we first got married 46 years ago, and especially living on frugal means in Canada for a year and then during our first years in the USA, we made do with lots of leftovers – and some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Leftovers, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged basmati rice, chicken, children, Fish, leftovers, meat, olive oil, Poultry, Protein, turkey
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Easy mid week dinners – cooking with kids – salmon in your slow cooker
We love salmon and sometimes can get our grand-kids to eat it. Although their favorite is Teriyaki salmon ( basic grilled salmon under the broiler with a little lemon juice and Teriyaki sauce mixed together, and drizzled on top) – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged Feta, fresh dill, lemon juice, salad, salmon, slow cooker
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Sea Bass and Meyer Lemon and Cilantro – Cooking with kids!
In our area, Santa Monica Seafood is one of the best purveyors of sea food in Los Angeles. Fortunately AMAZON FRESH delivers products from there, directly to my home. I use AMAZON FRESH two to three times a week. It … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged bake, Brown rice, cilantro, cooking with kids, Fish, Grandma, healthy, light meal, meyer lemon, olive oil, omega oils, quick and easy cooking, saute, Sea Bass, sea salt
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Bok Choy Lemon Chicken Noodle Soup – a good way to use cooked chicken – comfort food!
Chicken Noodle Soup does seem to have medicinal qualities for me – and for many others – although I am not sure that is scientific but it sure comforts me. This recipe takes a slightly different angle on it – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Starters
Tagged bok choy, Brown rice, chicken noodle soup, comfort food, ginger, lemon, noodles, ponzu sauce, soups, soy sauce
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Thai Slow Cooker Chicken – cooking with kids – great tastes, easy recipe!
Thailand is called the land of smiles – perhaps its because the food is so delicious! Thai cooking combines sweet and hot, sour and creamy – and a common ingredient is coconut milk, another is peanuts and of course the … Continue reading
Tried a new recipe – tasted really good although a bit bland – so needed dressing up so I added more lemons -MUCH better! SO simple the kids can do it!
Slow Cooker Chicken This was sooo easy – the grandkids could have cooked it. So next time I will make it with them! It needed some more kick – so I added a bit to it – you may wish … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged garlic, Lemon pepper chicken, olive oil, organic, rosemary, slow cooker
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Fish in Banana leaves – easy fast and delicious!
Max’s Baked Fish in Banana Leaf Max Arteaga has worked for us at The Little Farm for 34 years – amazing to imagine that – here he is above on the left, with Clive and our eldest grandsons Jack ( … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Little farm products, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged Banana Leaves, cooking with kids, easy fast dishes, family, Fish
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Are you tired of turkey yet? Here is a different way to cook it – could almost be veal ( almost)
By this time of year I am getting tired of turkey. So I found this way to cook them. Ok so who are we fooling? This is not veal – but it is low in calories and quite tasty. Give … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Rice, Vegetables
Tagged apples, carrots, chicken broth, cooking with kids, parsnips, shiitake mushrooms, turkey breast, Turkey cutlets
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