Leslie Bartosh, CEC, AAC, FMP

  Falafel tacos with jicama, cilantro and lime slaw.   A nice vegan entr ée.   It had been a while since we made these.   The falafel was baked in the oven.   Will do this one more often.   Good textures! #LifeLongLearning #LifeLongTeaching #FamilyFood #Vegan #Tacos #Falafel As always, your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y'all Leslie Bartosh  

Fish Tacos The other evening, these fish tacos showed up for supper.   I am glad they did!    Riverence Rainbow Trout seasoned with lemon pepper and griddled.     Spicy slaw flavored with Louisiana Pepper Exchange chipotle pepper pur é e.     The tacos were topped with pickled red onion, cilantro and jalapeno.     The perfect accompaniment:  Watermelon salad with the usual suspects:   feta cheese, mint, kalamata olives and pepperoncini peppers.  #LifeLongLearning #LifeLongTeaching #FamilyFood #FishTacos #RiverenceUSA #LouisianaPepperExchange As always, your comments or questions are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y'all! Leslie Bartosh

Mung Bean Sprout Salad One of the joys of cooking, for me, is discovering a new way to satisfactorily prepare an item.   Such is the case with this mung bean sprout salad.   I wanted to serve the sprouts with a meal of kalua pig and cabbage.   So, I needed a dressing for the sprouts that would stand up to the smoked pork.   I also wanted it to counter the natural wateriness of the sprouts. As I thought about the sprout salad and the dressing, I remembered we had a meal of poke a couple of days earlier.   The sprouts that were a part of the meal went pretty well with the poke. This made me wonder: Will the poke dressing work as a dressing on the sprouts?   I am glad to report it worked very well! The sprouts in this salad marinated for approximately 30 minutes in the refrigerator.   This corresponded with the time I needed for the other components of the meal.   You will need to play with the timing to suit your tastes.   The sprouts I had were not the best.   The perils of