Friday: lasagna, did one vegetarian and added leftover pork sausage to other.
This time it was kale, summer squash, sun dried tomato version. No pesto, and it was fine.
Weekend: visiting friends out of state!
Monday: leftover lasagna
Tuesday: favorite picky eater's vegetarian chili. http://pickyeaterblog.com/the-best-vegetarian-chili-ever/
Soaked black beans and cattle beans overnight, and cooked them together in pressure cooker 11 minutes natural release. Skipped the bell pepper for my picky eaters. Was out of coriander so I doubled the cumin. (Got out-of-proportion upset about not being able to find spices, and somebody cleaned and straightened out my spice/cans cupboard and gave me a hug and calmed me down.)
Wednesday: Pumpkin peanut butter curry: http://hostthetoast.com/thai-coconut-curry-butternut-squash-soup/ served over a choice of rice or quinoa. Potstickers as exciting side dish.
Thursday: Honey-Mustard Pork Chops, Green Beans (Long Bean Style), whole wheat Mac and Cheese, Applesauce.
Honey-Mustard Pork Chops: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/01/honey-mustard-pork-chops/
actually followed recipe, including finish with broiler.
Green Beans long bean ideal: http://www.undercovercaterer.com/2014/06/long-beans-with-mushrooms-and-black-bean-sauce-recipe/
what I actually did: left out the mushroom, substituted red miso paste and chopped garlic for the chili-black bean paste, used green beans instead of long beans
Mac and cheese inspiration: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2010/12/31/recipe-whole-wheat-macaroni-and-cheese/
Family favorite Cheese sauce recipe I worked from: http://butterwithasideofbread.com/2013/02/baked-potatoes-with-broccoli-amazing.html
(skipped the cayenne and thyme and any spice. Just butter, flour, milk, and cheese.
Saturday: Pi Day of the Century:
breakfast: quiche and pumpkin pie
supper: shepherd pie and chicken pot pie
dessert: caramel apple pie
Sunday night leftovers:
chicken pot pie and tastes of this and that
vegetarian flatbread pizza and green salad
quinoa, cheese, and salsa and black bean patty burrito
quinoa and honey-mustard sauce from pork chops with mashed potato
homemade vanilla pudding for dessert
Showing posts with label kale. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Savory Cheese Puffed Apple Pancake with side of Kale
Simplified and altered from
Savory or Sweet German Pancake in 30 minutes at the Los Angeles Times.
2 large apples
1/2 stick of butter
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs beaten
3/4 cup milk
handful of shredded cheese (I used mozzarella, but I'd use cheddar next time)
Oven 425 degrees F
Melt butter in glass dish in oven (I used 12x8 IKEA oval)
Whisk salt into flour in mixing bowl. Add cheese
Mix eggs and milk together in 2-cup glass pitcher
Put sliced apples in oven. Bake them 10-20 minutes until cooked.
Pour liquid into dry, mix together.
Pour batter over buttered apples and pop back into oven.
Bake 25 minutes.
While baking, sautee sliced kale with 1/2 cup vegetable broth.
Serve with kale over your portion of savory apple cheese pancake.
Savory or Sweet German Pancake in 30 minutes at the Los Angeles Times.
2 large apples
1/2 stick of butter
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs beaten
3/4 cup milk
handful of shredded cheese (I used mozzarella, but I'd use cheddar next time)
Oven 425 degrees F
Melt butter in glass dish in oven (I used 12x8 IKEA oval)
Whisk salt into flour in mixing bowl. Add cheese
Mix eggs and milk together in 2-cup glass pitcher
Put sliced apples in oven. Bake them 10-20 minutes until cooked.
Pour liquid into dry, mix together.
Pour batter over buttered apples and pop back into oven.
Bake 25 minutes.
While baking, sautee sliced kale with 1/2 cup vegetable broth.
Serve with kale over your portion of savory apple cheese pancake.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Ribollito, Stale Bread Soup
Rachel Ray Ribollito
Fantastic for having food on hand that reheats quickly and is tasty as leftovers. Very hearty.
My version:
Cook beans as I usually do.
In soup pot cook mirepoix as usual.
Add other vegetables and herb bundle
Add broth, tomato paste, and beans. 4 cups broth?
Do the cool Rachel Ray thing, The soup is like a soup concentrate. To serve, add 2 parts soup, 1 part more broth, and the bread.
1 pound of Maine Cattle Beans. Soaked overnight and cooked.
broth--vegetarian Better The Boullion
3-4 garlic cloves crushed
1 onion
8 inches leftover french bread
Olive Oil
5 carrots
4 ribs celery
2 teaspoons CRP
Herb bundle of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
1 bunch Tuscan Kale
2 zucchini, or was it one?
2 cans tomato paste
At the table: parmesan cheese, diced raw onion, olive oil
Fantastic for having food on hand that reheats quickly and is tasty as leftovers. Very hearty.
My version:
Cook beans as I usually do.
In soup pot cook mirepoix as usual.
Add other vegetables and herb bundle
Add broth, tomato paste, and beans. 4 cups broth?
Do the cool Rachel Ray thing, The soup is like a soup concentrate. To serve, add 2 parts soup, 1 part more broth, and the bread.
1 pound of Maine Cattle Beans. Soaked overnight and cooked.
broth--vegetarian Better The Boullion
3-4 garlic cloves crushed
1 onion
8 inches leftover french bread
Olive Oil
5 carrots
4 ribs celery
2 teaspoons CRP
Herb bundle of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
1 bunch Tuscan Kale
2 zucchini, or was it one?
2 cans tomato paste
At the table: parmesan cheese, diced raw onion, olive oil
Monday, October 20, 2014
White bean Kielbasa soup
Where other people have meatless Mondays, I'm most likely to serve a meat dish on Mondays when the committed vegetarians are out at activities.
I sautéed onion, carrot, and celery, then added the leftover flageolet white beans, kielbasa, tomato, and kale, and a cup of broth to thin it, for a simple rainy day skillet stew. We added Tabasco at the table.
I sautéed onion, carrot, and celery, then added the leftover flageolet white beans, kielbasa, tomato, and kale, and a cup of broth to thin it, for a simple rainy day skillet stew. We added Tabasco at the table.
Friday, October 17, 2014
South of France Beans
Flageolet beans seasoned with garlic, crushed red pepper, and herbes de provence.
mix in sauteed kale and tomato.
mix in sauteed kale and tomato.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Spaghetti with Alfredo Sauce, Fresh Tomato, and Kale.
Why not Linguini? Because I don't have any in the cupboard.
I went with Ree Drummond's Alfredo Sauce recipe from her t.v. show. The Alfredo from her blog adds the shredded cheese with the pasta, instead. We joked that we were having ice cream for dinner; it's pretty rare for me to serve something so rich.
My daughter was worried that tomatoes were going to ruin the Pasta Alfredo. Because the juices might dilute it. So for her, I got the juice and squishy parts out of the tomato and chopped them.
The kale I cooked separately in an iron skillet, with some store-bought pesto to season it.
The adults mixed the pasta, tomato, and vegetables in together on their plates. Some children ate their vegetables as solo side dishes instead. The surprise was the kale went first.
I think it's funny that the pesce-vegetarian in the house loves Pioneer Woman Cooks recipes. Ree Drummond lives on a ranch and does a lot of meat dishes, but the vegetarian dishes are often hearty.
I went with Ree Drummond's Alfredo Sauce recipe from her t.v. show. The Alfredo from her blog adds the shredded cheese with the pasta, instead. We joked that we were having ice cream for dinner; it's pretty rare for me to serve something so rich.
My daughter was worried that tomatoes were going to ruin the Pasta Alfredo. Because the juices might dilute it. So for her, I got the juice and squishy parts out of the tomato and chopped them.
The kale I cooked separately in an iron skillet, with some store-bought pesto to season it.
The adults mixed the pasta, tomato, and vegetables in together on their plates. Some children ate their vegetables as solo side dishes instead. The surprise was the kale went first.
I think it's funny that the pesce-vegetarian in the house loves Pioneer Woman Cooks recipes. Ree Drummond lives on a ranch and does a lot of meat dishes, but the vegetarian dishes are often hearty.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Spaghetti Squash Fritters
Cooking Light's spaghetti squash fritters. I used kale instead of spinach. I wondered about throwing in chopped onion.
I had baked the spaghetti squash earlier to serve with marinara, but when it came time to put together dinner I.just.couldn't.do.it. These are more like squash latkes than fritters, but the joy of baked spaghetti squash is that it is effectively already shredded.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Roast Vegetables Enchiladas
Jack cheese, tofu, flour tortillas, canned green enchilada sauce.
Roasted zucchini, red bell pepper, frozen corn kernels, mushrooms, red onion.
Nicole wherever you are, these are the granddaughters of the chicken enchiladas you taught me to make in 1995.
Watermelon
Spinach-craisen-almond salad. [edited to add 10/2014: 1. I make the enchilada sauce these days. 2. I've dropped the tofu and use whatever vegetables are on hand, and that usually includes my favorite kale. Yum Kale with Enchilada Sauce. 3. If I roll the enchiladas, everyone's happy. If I layer a enchilada casserole, which is easier and faster, I get complaints from children that they're facing a mexican lasagna. I make vegetable/pasta lasagna 3 or 4 times a month, so more lasagna is excessive--so they tell me.]
Roasted zucchini, red bell pepper, frozen corn kernels, mushrooms, red onion.
Nicole wherever you are, these are the granddaughters of the chicken enchiladas you taught me to make in 1995.
Watermelon
Spinach-craisen-almond salad. [edited to add 10/2014: 1. I make the enchilada sauce these days. 2. I've dropped the tofu and use whatever vegetables are on hand, and that usually includes my favorite kale. Yum Kale with Enchilada Sauce. 3. If I roll the enchiladas, everyone's happy. If I layer a enchilada casserole, which is easier and faster, I get complaints from children that they're facing a mexican lasagna. I make vegetable/pasta lasagna 3 or 4 times a month, so more lasagna is excessive--so they tell me.]
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