Vegetable Art
Posted September 24, 2007 – 5:58 pm in: VegetableFrom green-pepper frogs
to cauliflower sheep
you’ll find a collection of objects made from vegetables. Veggie-Art-July07
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Posted June 12, 2007 – 9:15 pm in: Soup, VegetableIngredients:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
1 large onion, red or yellow, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1 pound of carrots, chopped into small pieces
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 19 ounce tin of lentils, drained and rinsed
4 cups of vegetable or chicken stock
1 teaspoon freshly ground black [...]
Food Bites - April 27
Posted April 27, 2007 – 9:01 pm in: African, Beverages, Coffee, Condiments, Diet, Herbs and Spices, How To, Low Fat, Main Dish, Oriental, Pork, Poultry, Thai, Tips, Vegetable2 Ingredients, 2 Recipes, 4 Meals – Here’s a couple of recipes using pork and green beans.
Curry pastes – A necessary ingredient in a Perfect Pantry.
Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken Recipe – A simple and delicious recipe for roast chicken.
What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like? – Pictures to give a visual sense of what a 300 [...]
Curried Lentils
Posted March 9, 2007 – 9:24 pm in: Indian, VegetableIngredients:
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground coriander
1/4 tsp. turmeric
1 19-ounce can lentils, drained and rinsed
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups baby spinach leaves
Directions:
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and onion. Saute for two minutes.
Add curry [...]
Food Bites - March 2
Posted March 2, 2007 – 1:58 pm in: Indian, Italian, VegetableChana Masala – a vegetarian recipe from India using chickpeas at This Mama Cooks!
Italian Pot Roast Recipe – Call it “Stracotto di Manzo alla Fiorentina” to sound more cosmopolitan.
Tags: Indian, curry, recipes, pot+roast, chana+masala, Italian
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Posted February 22, 2007 – 12:21 pm in: Soup, VegetableIngredients:
10 cups of chicken or vegetable stock
2 cups lentils (red or brown)
1-2 medium onions, chopped
2-3 carrots, chopped
1-2 potatoes, cubed
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Directions:
Rinse lentils well.
Combine all ingredients in a large soup pot. Bring to a boil, stirring often.
Cover and simmer about 45 minutes, or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally.
Variations:
Add any [...]
Santa Fe Style Quinoa (Stuffed Red Peppers)
Posted February 8, 2007 – 2:39 pm in: Tex-Mex, VegetableIngredients:
4 whole red peppers (cut off tops, dice the tops and set aside)
2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon green jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 medium zucchini chopped
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
2/3 cup corn
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups quinoa
1 small can of black beans, drained
1 ½ teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
salt to [...]
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Posted January 25, 2007 – 12:30 pm in: Diet, How To, Salads, VegetableMost people have heard about the importance of including leafy greens in their daily diet, but many of us admit to confusion when it comes to the choice, taste, storage and preparation of the less familiar, but vitamin-loaded leafy greens like kale, collards, dandelion greens, and Swiss chard.
This short video clip, The Power of Leafy [...]
Majadara
Posted January 9, 2007 – 8:33 am in: Middle Eastern, VegetableMiddle Eastern Dish – rice with lentils and onions.
Ingredients:
2 each large onion, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp oil
2¾ cup water
½ cup brown lentils
1 cup Basmati rice
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
Directions:
Saute the onions in a non-stick pan until dark brown.
In a medium pot boil the water. Add lentils and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add rice, fried onions, salt [...]
Cauliflower soup
Posted January 5, 2007 – 4:40 pm in: Soup, VegetableServes 6
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 head of cauliflower, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 medium baking potato, peeled and chopped
6 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Directions:
In a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or [...]
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