Savory Lemon Rice

Savory Lemon Rice:

1/2 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. dry minute rice
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grate lemon rind

saute garlic in butter in saucepan till lightly browned. add broth and salt. bring to full boil. stir in rice. cover; remove from heat. let stand 5 min. stir in parsley, lemon juice and rind.

We had another iron chef, the secret ingredient was lemon. I made this lemon rice. It ended up being way tasty, surprisingly, because I made it in like 5 nano seconds. Everyone that tried it thought it had the perfect hint of lemon, and would be really good with fish. I agree. I thought I'd post the recipe, even though it's not tasty tuesday... ya know, for posterity.

Pumpkin Pecan Bars

I'm so glad Tasty Tuesday is back. I apologize for posting this minutes away from Tuesday being over. But it is kind of fitting because when Mary, Mark and I made these it was at like twelve at night. Perhaps this pumpkin recipe is supposed to be eaten at night. Anyways, this isn't the exact recipe we used, but I don't have the cook book we used, so this is yoinked off the web.

THE RECIPE:
Container: 9x13 pan, ungreased
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 24

Ingredients:
CRUST:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter

FILLING:
2 cups pumpkin
13 1/2 ounces evaporated milk
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar (half brown, half white)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt

TOPPING:
1/2 cup chopped pecans (we used walnuts even though mark is allergic to them)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter

Directions:
-preheat oven to 350 degrees
-combine crust ingredients until crumbly. pat into a 9x13 ungreased pan
-bake crust for 20 minutes at 350 degrees
-combine filling ingredients and beat well. pour into baked crust. bake 20 minutes at 350
-combine topping ingredients, crumble and sprinkle on top of baked pie squares. bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. (optional, serve with whipped cream, we used ice cream)

*amanda's tasty tuesday