Monday, October 5, 2009
A Feast for a King or Queen!
At Last
1 lb of ground Turkey
1 lg onion
cook until onion is soft and turkey is cooked
add one jar of your favorite salsa
1 cup of water (depending how watery this mixture is)
5-6 fresh tomatoes
1 cup of black beans drained
1 cup of corn drained
a whole lot of chili powder
1 T of lime juice
Tabasco Sauce or hot sauce
Salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 25-60 minutes
The vegan cornbread turned out excellent I will share my recipe because I do believe it tasted just as good a regular cornbread and it goes so well with chili.
1¼ C. all purp flour 1¼ C Corn meal
2 teaspoons Baking powder
2 TBSP of maple syrup 1½ C. soy milk
2 TBSP Olive oil
Directions:Preheat oven to 400 F.
Grease muffin cups or a square pan. Put dry ingredients in one bowl, and mix them. Put oil and milk together, and add to dry... stir just until moist. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Here's to the start of a long winter!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Sick
Sorry I have not been posting, I have been laying in bed fighting off this nasty flu therefore no cooking. I have been thinking a little bit about some meals that I am planning on cooking over the next few days as I feel better. Tonight we will be having Broccoli and Tofu as I desperately need to use my broccoli that has been festering in the fridge as well as the Tofu.
I have been craving Turkey Corn Chili this is on my menu for the weekend. Also I have had two bags of sun-chokes as known as Jerusalem Artichokes in my fridge for a month although these little tubers keep well they do cause extreme gas and bloating if not used within an appropriate amount of time. I am well beyond this point but this rare vegetable is one of my favorites. I was a little reluctant to write about these rare vegetables mostly because I have never seen them in the store. Living in Calgary I have the luxury of getting organic vegetables delivered to my door on a weekly basis for the same cost as buying them in the grocery store but I have a huge selection, I don't know what I would do with out SPUD. Back to sun-chokes these vegetable look like pototos gone bad, they require a lot of patience to peel but the flavor is amazing kind of like a nutty potato. They are high in Inulin which is a soluble fiber thus causing gas and bloating. I am laughing as I write this thinking you all must think I am crazy for wanting to cause myself this pain but a few times a year I can put up with pain (smell) as the taste is really worth it! Here's to feeling better and a whole week of cooking great meals!
Monday, September 28, 2009
I am on a roll
Sunday, September 27, 2009
I am back
Here is Chef Ramsay's recipe:
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
2 Onions chopped and peeled
2 medium carrots
1 celery stalk
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp of tomato paste
1 Bay leaf
2 oz of Canadian Back Bacon
2 cans of Cranberry beans
5 oz of grape tomatoes halved.
4 cups of chicken stock
2 1/2 oz of broken spaghetti
Parmesan cheese
His soup tasted like dish water so here is my recipe:
2 Onions chopped and peeled
2 medium carrots
1 celery stalk
salt and peeper
2 pieced of organic bacon chopped finely
Saute in pan until slightly browned add 6 cups of chicken stock and chicken stripped from the bones
8-10 fresh tomatoes chopped, I pureed half in the food processor
1 Tbsp of basil
1 Tbsp of oregano
Salt and Pepper
1 1/2 cups of black beans
3/4 cup of pasta shells
Top with fresh Parmesan just before you serve.
I ended up with 6-7 servings of soup. A rich hardy soup perfect for a Fall day.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Sometimes I Cheat
Life gets busy and sometime you need to cheat a little. I was at Ikea this week and picked up a bag of their meatballs for those night when you just don't feel like cooking. Tonights dinner, Ikea meatballs, green beans, purple potatoes with Ikea gravy, total time 15 minutes.
Purple potatoes, okay they look a little weird but I didn't want to buy a bag of 100 seedlings when I came across these Russian Blues there were only 6 in the bag so that is what I planted. They don't have much flavor I don't think I will plant them again.
I think the blog will be put on hold for a few days as I not sure if supper will be on my agenda with the move. See you in my new kitchen. Yeah!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Teriyaki Marinated Tofu, Grilled Peppers and Rice
It has been a busy week getting ready for our move, I did manage to make dinner on Tuesday night, I had everything read to go on the BBQ when Neil reminded me we were out of propane, so we had left over Chili instead. I did manage to make it to the garden on Tuesday; I picked a large bowl of green beans, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, carrots and potatoes. Tonight's Dinner Teriyaki Marinated Tofu, Grilled Peppers and Rice total time 20 minutes. I am so glad I discovered President's Choice
Teriyaki Marinated Tofu it is so good, I think even the toughest tofu critic would think this was good. Slice peppers in half, place in baggy, sprinkle with Salt, Pepper, Balsamic Vinegar and oilive oil, shake, grill for 10 mintues on 400F. For the Tofu, remove from package place on BBQ turning once, cooking time about 5 minutes. Serve with rice. You can also makes these into skewers. Here's to trying to get supper on the table tomorrow night.