Tarragon and Chives

 It's been so windy and cold here lately so I decided that we needed bowls of comfort food for dinner;  arroz con pollo~healthy style chicken featuring my favorite long grain brown rice simmered in diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic and chicken broth.  I love all the add-ins in this recipe, like green olives, roasted red pepper, capers, radishes and cilantro.  Definitely a favorite dinner with leftovers for lunch the next day, so good.  It's also attractive, with the strips of roasted red peppers radishes and bits of cilantro strewn over the top.  We'll be enjoying this recipe for arroz con pollo again very soon, with or without the wind.  The recipe is simple and with a small amount of early preparation it makes a fairly quick one-dish dinner.  I would also double this recipe for a crowd, ie:game night. Ingredients and Recipe for Arroz Con Pollo~Healthy Style~Comfort Food Serves 4 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 tablespo...

With their amazing colors blood oranges are stunning in a red leaf lettuce salad.  I love the combination of  walnuts, fresh herbs, crisp sliced baby Persian cucumbers and French radishes in addition to the blood orange segments in a leafy salad dressed with a citrus vinaigrette.  The option of a citrus juice marinated round of soft goat cheese nestled in the salad is quite nice as well.  There are many ways to play around with variations to this bright crispy salad, I would try substituting various fresh herbs 🌿 as the weather warms up and we have more choices in the herb garden.  Life at times is good at home even during Covid and quarantine. Ingredients and Recipe for Blood Orange Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette  Makes 2 large salads 1 large head leafy red leaf lettuce 1 bunch French radishes 2 organic Persian cucumbers 1/2 cup walnut pieces 2 blood oranges 1 cara cara orange 1 Meyer lemon 1 lime 1 small shallot, about 2-3 tablespoons minced Sprigs of G...