We needed a side dish to go with one of our most favorite grilling recipes, Jamaican Jerk Marinated Turkey Breast.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn how easily this Jamaican Red Beans & Rice {aka Rice & Peas} Recipe, courtesy of Jamaica Travel and Culture.com, came together.

Jamaican Jerk Marinade is bursting with flavor and every one of the many ingredients that goes into it matters.  So when looking for a side dish to compliment this meal the simplicity of Red Beans and Rice was ideal.

The rice is infused with aromatics; garlic, scallion, thyme and the peppery flavor of an uncut Scotch bonnet pepper.  We’re looking for flavor but not heat.  Coconut milk is added to the cooking liquid adding yet another mild flavor layer.

If you can’t get to The Islands this weekend, these two dishes will bring that wonderful island flavor to you.

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Jamaican Red Beans & Rice {rice & peas}

Author adapted from Jamaican Travel and Culture.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice I used basmati
• 3 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 uncut scotch bonnet pepper can sub jalapeno or serrano
• 3 scallions crushed
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 can Red Kidney Beans rinsed and drained
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper

Instructions

• Combine 4 cups water with garlic, scotch bonnet, scallions and thyme. Bring to boil. Add in rice, drained beans, coconut milk, salt & pepper. Return to boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer and cook for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.

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I vowed to stay out of Publix for a week following the holidays.  I called home as I entered the store to admit to my failures.  The words on the other end were few.  “Damn it Lib ;)  Pick up a pork butt and I’ll forgive you.”

We threw this 3 1/2 lb. bad boy (aka Boston Butt Pork Roast) in the crockpot with a jar of diced jalapeños.  Set it on high and walked away for 5 hours.  Oh my, oh wow.  I know you all love our Pepperoncini Pot Roast, you MUST give this one a try!!  Couldn’t be any easier.

In just about 5 hours on high or 8 hours on low, you will have the most tender mouthwatering roast that you can turn into…..dinner (we had it with coleslaw).  Or, if you’re feeling a little playful how about trying one of these ideas.

Pulled Pork Sliders, Carnitas,

Pozole Rojo, Brunswick Stew, chili,

Mexican Breakfast with Pulled Pork & Eggs, empanadas, eggrolls,

Asian Pork with Garlic Sauced Noodles, or

Jalapeño Pulled Pork Loaded Nachos.  That wonderful crockpot of love was dinner last night and it’s about to be Football Food Tonight!

Load ’em up!

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Flash backwards to January, NFL Playoffs were underway and I was itching to host a Super Bowl Party.  I decided to make this Taco Salad with Doritos recipe, in honor of my favorite Super Bowl Commercials, and share it on Lemony Thyme the week before the Big Game.  That was the plan.  Right up until our home team, the Falcons, got beat in the last round.

I picked up Atlanta Magazine this week and found an article of interest.  Hollywood of the South.  Atlanta, like most cities, is focused on economic recovery.  There’s a buzz about ‘town’ that Hollywood has come to visit and maybe…set up camp.  Welcome.  As it turns out, this year’s Super Bowl Dorito commercial “Goat 4 Sale” was home grown in Atlanta.  How cool is that?!!

Then I remembered, I had never ‘posted’ the recipe.  A great quick and easy Taco Salad, smack full of flavorful ingredients…and Doritos!  Don’t let the French dressing fool you, it’s perfect with this salad and the kids will love it!!  This is a great dish to share at a pot luck supper or make for a backyard summer cook-out.  Have fun with it, we do.

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Taco Salad {with Doritos}

Course Salad

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1 head iceberg lettuce torn into bite size pieces
• 1-2 to matoes diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 sm. can sliced black olives
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 1 cup roasted corn kernels
• 1 small onion diced (about ½ cup)
• 2 scallions thinly sliced
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1 bag Doritos chips nacho cheese flavored
• 1 small bottle French dressing

Instructions

• Brown ground beef, add taco seasoning and prepare according to package instructions. Layer the first 8 ingredients in a large bowl. Just before serving add the warmed ground beef mixture, about ½ bag of Doritos slightly broken, and about ½ bottle of French dressing. Toss to coat all ingredients. Adjust level of dressing and Doritos according to preference.

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