cilantro lime rice

Sometimes my husband gets on a kick and wants to make something. When he does he never thinks about what sides to have its all about the main course. On this particular day he decided to make shrimp tacos. I didn't want to run to the store for anything so I decided to make rice. Plain white rice wasn't going to cut it this time, so when I seen this recipe I was excited. Not only was it good alone. It was great on the shrimp tacos too.



1 tablespoon canola oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 large onion, chopped

2 cups long-grain rice

1 teaspoon kosher salt

3 to 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Juice of 3 limes and zest of 2 limes (hold back juice of 1 lime for garnish)

Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish


Directions

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the rice and salt. Cook over a low heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to make sure the rice doesn't burn. Add 2 cups of the broth and the juice and zest of 2 limes and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the rice is done. Add more liquid as needed. The rice shouldn't be sticky.


Just before serving, stir through the juice of 1 lime and lots of chopped cilantro.

Peach Cobbler

Cooking is something that my family loves! Some of my kids best memories with their grandmas are cooking. My 10 year old little boy is always asking when he can go over and help grandma bake again. I decided that every Sunday I would teach one of my kids how to cook something. My oldest has been cooking for awhile now and he even makes at least one meal a week. Last Sunday my 12 year old and I made peach cobbler from scratch. I involved all the kids in peeling and cutting up the peaches. It was actually a lot of fun. Then he mixed all the ingredients and made the fruit part and then the cobbler. If a 12 year old can do it, so can you :0)

I have been using this recipe for 16 years. I have used it for apple cobbler or peach cobbler and make it just the same. I have never found a better recipe for cobbler.



FRUIT MIX
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. flour
1 c. flour
6 cups peaches (or apples etc)
MIx well and pour into a pan. You can use a 9x9 pan or a 9x13 pan depending how many people you are serving.




COBBLER:
1 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
mix above ingredients.
Cut in 1/4 cup (room temperature) butter
Add:
1/4 c milk
1 egg

(If you are putting this in a 9x13 pan double the cobbler recipe to make more)

Mix well. Make into balls or use a cookie scoop. Put over the top of the fruit mixture. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.