Jolene's Recipe Journal

I've had a few boxes of plain couscous in the cabinet for a while now.  Previous attempts at using it wasn't greeted by much enthusiasm from anyone but myself. In an effort to start clearing my pantry out, I searched for a recipe to see how I could use some up.    I settled on this recipe from Cooking Light, but played a little loosey-goosey with it.  I don't ever remember to buy green onions so I substituted dried chives, about a tablespoon.  I also used dried parsley, about 3/4 of it stirred into the mixture when it called for it, and the rest over the top when it hit the plates.     I used half the zest from the orange, next time I'd use it all.  I used 2T of lemon juice, because I didn't want the rest to go to waste.  Normally I'd pour any leftovers into an ice cube tray, freeze completely and then put it in a zip top bag, but my freezer is packed right now. I had put a little spoonful on my son's plate, expecting it to be pushed around and not eate

My son is suddenly open to trying veggies in all kinds of ways.  So in the spirit of "striking while the iron is hot", I've been making veggies in all kinds of ways   LOL   Some of our last farm trip included some zucchini, and it's pretty easy to get him to eat veggies in sweet stuff like breads, so wanted to try something a little more savory.     The verdict?  These are a little fussy, but if you've got everything ready to go, it goes quickly.   Jake helped with the layering of the spinach and basil and the rolling.    In the end, he ate 2 and he liked them.    Woo hoo! Print With Image Without Image Grilled Zucchini Rolls ingredients: 3 zucchini (about 1/2 pound each) -- sliced lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 Pinch freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 ounces reduced-fat soft goat's cheese -- used 1/3 less fat cream cheese 1 tablespoon freshly minced parsley leaves -- used dried 1

My husband loves fudge.   There's a place in Maine called The Candy Man that makes the most amazing fudge.   We even used it as our wedding favors.    Tim's been craving that fudge for a while, but we've been too busy to make the drive up there to get some.    I found this recipe and though I've had terrible results with fudge in the past, I gave it a go. Absolutely no changes to the recipe.   The flavor is excellent, and I liked it a lot better by the second day.    Is it as good as The Candy Man's?  No, but it was close and for this week, good enough.    I think it might have done with another minute or 90 seconds of beating with the wooden spoon.   Thank you so much to Book_Worm at Allrecipes for sharing this one.   Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Print With Image Without Image Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal Ingredients 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 cup milk 4 Tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions Prepare an 8"x8&