James is all about a broccoli rice casserole, and I’ve never been a big fan until now. I found this recipe in Southern Living magazine. Well, this is the real story: I dug the recipes out of drawers and cook books and from my favorite internet sites. My magazines, notes and pictures were scattered all over the place because I was trying to put together a great Thanksgiving menu with a mixture of creative comfort foods and a good traditional mix of old fashion recipes with a good blend of healthy foods.
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Cauliflower Broccoli Salad with Feta, Medjool Dates, and Pecans
This is my new favorite salad. The medjool dates are so sweet, the pecans have the crunch, and the feta and pecans together give it just enough salt. It’s healthy and delicious! My plan was to eat this for my lunch for a few days because I still am trying to take off a few pounds for Italy, but it didn’t last past the first day. James and Mom finished off the bowl before I could take any to work. I had to eat take out from Piggly Wiggly’s deli instead. That meant I had to have some of their fried okra and home cut french fries, too. Oh well, I had to add a little more cardio and didn’t lose any weight this week, but at least I didn’t gain any either.
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Broccoli Red Quinoa Salad with Corn and Black Beans
This scrumptious little salad was my lunch for three days in a row this week. I made a huge bowl and stored it in the refrigerator. I scooped some out each morning to take to work. The first day it was great, the second day it was even better because the dressing had soaked into the veggies, and on the third day it was still good but skimpy on the broccoli. I think I picked most of it out trying to put more broccoli into my first two servings. And I lost 2 lbs this week!
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