Hearty chicken Stew

4 small onions, quartered
6 cloves garlic, peeled
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into -2inch chunks
2 pounds chicken thighs, skin removed
Handful thyme sprigs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 pounds red bliss potatoes, washed and quartered
2 handfuls green beans, trimmed
Hot pepper sauce, to taste

In a large pot, combine onions, garlic, carrots, chicken and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add cold water to cover. Bring to boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Skim and discard any scum that may come to the top.

Simmer until the meat of the chicken falls off the bone with almost no pressure from a fork, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Use 2 forks to separate the meat from the bone. Add the meat back to pot.

Add the potatoes, cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Add green beans, cook until crisp-tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat, add hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

Navajo Tacos

1/2 cup warm water
1 Tbsp yeast
1 egg
1 1/2 cup milk
1 Tbsp corn meal
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
5 cups flour
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 lb ground beef (optional, you can also use chicken or leave out meat entirely)
1 can refried beans (I like to use black beans)
1 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 can sliced olives
1/4 cup sliced jalapenos
1 jar salsa
1 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in lare bowl with water. Add a little of the sugar to help activate the yeast. After about 5 min. add all other ingredients except 3 cups flour. Mix and cover 1 hour. Add rest of flour and knead well. Let rise double in bulk. Refrigerate until ready to use. For tacos: roll out a small piece of dough on a floured surface. Fry in a little oil in a frying pan. Drain on a paper towel. Top with ingredients you like. The leftover scones are good with cinnamon and sugar or honey for dessert!

Oriental Steak Salad

Here is the real recipe:

Ingredients 1 pkg (3 oz.) Oriental flavor instant ramen noodles 4 cups water 1 bag 16 oz. Birds Eye frozen Cauliflower, Carrots & Snow Pea Pods 2 tbsps vegetable oil 1 lb boneless beef top loin steak, cut into thin strips 1/3 cup Oriental sesame salad dressing 1/4 cup chow mein noodles

Instructions Reserve seasoning packet from noodles. In large saucepan, bring water to boil. Add ramen noodles and vegetables; return to boil and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir about 8 minutes or until browned. Stir in reserved seasoning packet until beef is well coated. In large bowl, toss together beef, ramen noodles, vegetables and salad dressing. Sprinkle with chow mein noodles.

Serving Suggestions Serve over lettuce.

Here is how I changed it:

I didn't have any oriental sesame dressing so I used caesar italian and poured the ramen flavoring in the dressing with a little teriyaki sauce and olive oil.

This is a delicious recipe!

Veggie Chowder

Ok, I know you guys are sick of my vegginess- and I also know that Marilee just posted a corn chowder recipe- BUT I got this free cook book at costco and this recipe was in there and it was sooo easy and good, and if you had it the night after corn chowder it would still be new and yummy. All you need is:

• 2 Tbsp Butter (or in my case Smart Balance Marg)
  
• 1/4 Tsp Thyme
  
• One Onion chopped
  
• 1.5 cups milk (I used vanilla soy milk and it was really good)
• 2.5 cups water
• 2 bullion cubes
  
• Two Potatoes cubed
  
• 5 cups of Frozen Veggie Medley (I used the Fred Meyer Garden Veggie Medley which has red peppers, a few kinds of beans, broccoli etc. but of course the cook book recommended the costco variety.)
• Salt and Pepper
  

Melt the butter in a soup pot and add the thyme and onion. When the onion is soft add the milk, water, bullion and potatoes and boil. Simmer until potatoes are soft. Then add the frozen veggies and bring back to a boil. Turn the heat to low and take two cups of the soup and put it in the blender and puree. Put the puree back into the soup and serve (salt and peppered) with biscuits. Seriously it's good!! Don't believe Vegan is Gross! It can be Good! Makes enough for 4 servings, and freezes well.

Baked Chicken Picatta

3 med chicken breast halves
1/2 tsp salt
1/6 cup butter, plus 2-3 Tbsp extra light olive oil
1 cups fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup flour, season with garlic salt, onion powder, pepper, and paprika
1 Tbsp of seasoned flour
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion, white bulb only
1/2 cup fat free chicken broth
1/8 cup cream
1/2 dash tarrogon leaves to taste
1/2 fresh squeezed lemon to taste
1/2 dash capers (optional)

Directions:

Coat chicken with seasoned flour. Brown in butter. Remove and add onion and mushrooms. Cook 3 min. Stir in 2 T seasoned flour. Add chicken broth and cream. Add tarragon and lemon to taste. Bake 1 hr at 350 with foil; then uncover last 15 min.

Sausage Pie with Cornbread Crust

Hello sisters, guess everyone is really busy lately. Kedra seems to think all of my recipes sound gross, but I wouldn't post them if I thought they were gross, and I've tried them all. So there. Well, I bought some Morningstar Farms breakfast sausage patties at Costco a while ago and they were really good in this recipe. I also had all the other stuff on hand so it was an easy meal (I always have cornmeal around for polenta-another easy meal, see adriasrecipes.blogspot.com). You need:

• 1lb sausage (I used mashed up veggie sausage patties as I said before- I'll bet ground beef would also work
• 1 cup wheatberries cooked
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 bell pepper chopped
• 2 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 can tomato sauce or diced tomatoes
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 3/4 cup chopped mushrooms

Cornbread Topping: (The next time I make this casserole I will double the topping recipe.)

• 2/3 cup cornmeal
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk or soymilk
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cook sausage, onion, pepper, mushrooms and garlic in a skillet 8 to 10 min. If using real meat, cook until done all the way through and then drain it.
   
3. Add wheatberries, corn and tomatoes, 5 more minutes.
4. Stir all topping ingredients in a bowl until blended.
5. Spoon sausage mixture into a deep casserole, and spoon the topping over it evenly.
6. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
   

Stuffed Squash

We don't make monkey macaroni because, since his mission, Garth has developed a slight intolerance to cheese.

Well, this week I made some easy stuff like pizza, and cashew fried rice, and veggie pot pie-but I tried one new recipe that was not bad. Sorry no pic, it is actually probably more beautiful than delicious but only by a little. You need:

• 1 squash (acorn is probably the most delicious, but this time I used delicata, which was not as good)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 small onion chopped finely
• 2 carrots grated
• 1 cup broccoli chopped finely
• 3/4 cup corn or chopped bell pepper
• some garlic salt
• a tiny bit of cayenne
• some other spices I threw in, whatever is lying around
  
• 2 Tbsp butter
  

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Boil the whole squash for 15 minutes while you chop the other veggies. Fry the onions in the oil until they are soft. Sautee the rest of the veggies and spices with the onions for 5 minutes while you cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Smear one tablespoon of butter on the inside of each squash half. Transfer the veggie sautee to the buttered squash cups and bake for about an hour. The top veggies should be kind of crispy and the squash flesh should be really soft (you can check with a fork or toothpick).

I really had low expectations for this recipe but it was surprisingly good and it would have been very easy without a baby. Anyway, it seems like people don't eat a lot of squash nowdays anyway so it is good for variety, and it is pretty cheap. Plus you can clean the seeds and roast them later. (Or you can boil a squash, peel and mash it with some butter and brown sugar, kind of like mashed potatoes- that's another of my favorite ways to eat squash.) See you all later!

Monkey Macaroni

This really isn't Adria, this is Garth. I am hijacking her account for a little bit to post the recipe for Monkey Macaroni, which is a versatile little recipe that I developed while on my mission. On with the recipe:


Ingredients

• Macaroni noodles
  
• Water
• Grated cheese (Gouda, cheddar, Swiss, it doesn't really matter what type)
  
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoon oil (olive, corn, sunflower oil, etc. it doesn't really matter)
• 1-2 spoonfuls butter
• Spices: 2 bouillon cubes (preferably chicken), onion powder, garlic salt, and anything else that you have got that might be good with macaroni

Directions
Dump macaroni in a pot of boiling water. To create the sauce combine the milk, oil and butter with about 1/3 cup of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in your spices and remove from the heat. When the macaroni is cooked (about 8 minutes), strain the macaroni. Add the cheese and sauce to the macaroni. Mix well, serve and enjoy!

Corn Chowder

Cook 1 c. carrots, 1 c. potatoes, and 1/2 c. celery in about 1 c. water. Add 2 cans corn and one can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup and 2 cups milk. Cook 6 strips of bacon and drain and then cook one chopped onion in the same pan. Cut up bacon and add the onions and bacon to the soup. Add cooked wheat berries. Salt and pepper and simmer. Do not boil.

Ingredients:
carrots
potatoes
celery
2 cans corn
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
milk
bacon
wheat berries

Bean and Vegetable Burritos

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 med onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced
1 Tbsp chili pepper
1 15oz can black beans, rinsed
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup shredded cheese
sour cream, optional
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp dried oregano leaves, crushed
1 tsp cumin
1 16oz can yams drained, diced
1 15oz can corn rinsed
2 Tbsp lime juice
6-8 tortillas
salsa, optional
Preheat oven to 350. Heat oil over medium high heat in large saucepan. Add onion and cook 10 min, stir often. Add jalapeno pepper, chili powder, garlic, oregano and cumin; stir 1 min. Add Tbsp water and stir, remove from heat. Stir in yam, beans, corn, pepper, and lime juice. Spoon 2 Tbsp of cheese in center of tortilla, top with filling. Fold tortilla. Place seam side down, cover with foil and bake 30 min or until heated through. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
Serves 6-8

Apples and Onions for pork chops or potatoes

Cut up one or more apples into bite-sized chunks. Cut up half an onion per apple (or less). Saute in pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and cloves.

Cook pork chops or potatoes and sprinkle with rosemary and thyme. Serve cooked apples and onions on top.

I served the apples and onions on top of pork chops and mashed potatoes so I know whichever one you want to use tastes good.

Asparagus Bread Pudding

I used broccoli instead of asparagus because it was cheaper and it was good too. I served this with pork chops the first time I made it, but it is versatile. Here is the link: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001571.html

This website is cool for different and delicious ideas. The only problem is that sometimes Heidi uses unique spices and ingredients that I don't have.

Almost Vegan! Salmon Bisque

Hey sisters/mom, this is a delicious (seriously) dairy free bisque for salmon or clams. Garth and I love it. The recipe is at Dr. Mirkin's website. You most likely have everything you need already, except for salmon (convenient for Alaskans). Give this a shot, it is very good and healthy. P.S. if you don't have a hand blender, there's an extra one from my wedding at mom's house, or you can just grate the onion and potatoes instead of chopping, it turns out almost the same. (I forgot to take a picture until I was almost done eating-oops.)

Chicken with Pistachio-Parsley Pesto

1 (1-pound) box fusilli 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium chicken broth, and more if needed 1 pound cubed chicken 1 packed cup fresh parsley leaves 2 tablespoons roasted pistachio nuts 3 cloves garlic, peeled Salt and ground black pepper Cook fusilli according to package directions. Heat 1 tablespoon of the broth in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook 5 minutes, until golden brown on all sides. Meanwhile, in a blender, combine parsley, remaining broth, pistachio nuts, and garlic. Process until smooth, adding more broth, if necessary, to create a sauce-like consistency. Add sauce to chicken in skillet and cook 1 minute to heat through. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately over fusili noodles.

Taco Soup

1 can diced or stewed tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 package taco seasoning
wheat berries

Simmer and enjoy - serve with a dallop of sour cream and tortilla chips.

Herb Crusted Tomatoes

5 beefsteak tomatoes
1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
3/4 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
1 cup grated provolone
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cut the tomatoes in half, horizontally. Use a small spoon to gently hollow out the inside of the tomatoes, discarding the seeds and reserving the pulp and being careful not to puncture the outer shell. Chop the reserved pulp and put in a medium bowl. Add the parsley, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, and pepper and mix gently to combine. Place the tomato halves in a buttered casserole dish, and fill with the bread crumb mixture. Drizzle the top of the tomatoes with olive oil. Bake until the tops are browned, about 20 minutes.

If this isn't filling enough you can add some flavored rice to go along with it (I like Rice A Roni) or you can serve this as a side dish along with seasoned, baked chicken. Buy a packet of dry Italian dressing. Mix with just enough olive oil to spread over boneless skinless chicken breasts. Bake at 375 for about 45 min. or until chicken is done. For easy clean up, cover your cookie sheet in tin foil before placing chicken on it.

Whole Wheat Pasta with Cauliflower Sauce

1 pound whole-wheat penne rigate
Salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, cracked from skin and sliced
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 head cauliflower, stem removed and chopped
1 cup chicken stock
4 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
3/4 cup grated Romano, 3 generous handfuls
Salt and black pepper
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and pasta and cook to al dente. Drain and reserve 2 ladles of pasta water.

While water is coming up to a boil and pasta cooks, make sauce. Heat a deep skillet over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add garlic and cook 3 minutes, then remove. Add onions and cook 5 minutes then add cauliflower, chicken stock and the rosemary. Cover the pan and cook 15 minutes. Uncover the sauce, add 1 to 2 ladles of pasta water and mash the cauliflower with the back of a wooden spoon or potato masher. Add the pasta and cheese to the cauliflower and toss to combine. Season the dish with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

Sweet and Sour Chicken or Pork

Buy a packet of sweet and sour sauce mix in the oriental section of
the grocery store and follow all the directions.

Shopping List (of things you might not have)

1 1/2 lb. pork or chicken
green pepper
onion
2 carrots
ketchup

Butternut squash soup

3 lbs butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut in large dice
4 qts chicken or vegetable stock
8 oz onion, small dice
1 Tbs minced garlic
2 oz butter
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
1 dash salt and pepper
1 cup heavy cream

Directions:

Sweat onion in butter in heavy stockpot or roundeau until transparent. Add stock and cubed squash. Add seasonings. Simmer until tender. Puree by adding small amounts at a time in a blender or using an immersion blender. Finish with heavy cream. Adjust seasonings if needed. Garnish with toasted almonds or pumpkin seeds.

Easy Easy Curry, and another idea (Mix Bean Soup)

Hi, my idea for this week is, once again, not really a recipe (although all the recipes you guys have posted look pretty good-I'll try them soon-I was sick last week). Here's what you need:

• 2 potatoes
• 2 carrots
• one broccoli crown
• one onion
• garlic
  
• one package of S&B Golden Curry (found in the Asian foods section of the grocery store)

You probably already have everything but the curry. Chop all the veggies into bite size pieces. Sautee the onions and garlic in some olive oil in a skillet for five minutes and then add the rest of the veggies with some water and boil them until tender. Then follow the instructions on the box about adding the sauce (just break up the sections of concentrate and add some water). It works with any vegetables you want, and meat. Serve it over brown rice. So, SO easy, and very yummy.

FOR NEXT WEEK:
Just in case I don't get around to this blog next week (impending busyness) my idea is mixed bean soup. Just buy a package of mixed bean soup in the dry beans section (probably next to the rice) of the grocery store. It's a little package full of mixed beans, you can't miss it (see image right). Then soak them overnight (the longer you soak the less gas is left in them when you cook them). Then follow the directions on the back of the bag. You will need an onion and a can of chopped tomatoes, and some garlic and lots of seasoning salt, (and ham, opt.) but that's it. Then you just cook it for about an hour and a half (you don't have to watch it or anything) and it's ready to go. I usually use only half of the bag at a time, which is plenty for dinner and lunch the next day for 2. Don't forget the seasoning salt though. Again, WAY EASY!

Veggie Tacos

This is one of my favorite recipes because it is so good and so easy to make. I make this without meat and cheese because it is easier and cheaper for me, but you can easily just add some ground beef and top it with cheese.

Ingredients:
* 1lb. ground beef
*cheddar or other cheese
1-2 medium potatoes
1 green or red pepper
1 medium onion
1 can beans (kidney, black, white, or chickpeas)
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 cup frozen corn
1 pkt. taco seasoning
salt
pepper
crushed red pepper flakes

If you are using meat cook it the way you like it and then follow the rest of the directions adding the other ingredients into your cooked meat. In a skillet on medium heat, grate potatoes and onion. Let them cook with some water while you dice the pepper into tiny pieces. Add them to skillet. When these are cooked through turn down heat to low and add corn, tomatoes, beans, and seasoning. If you want it to be spicy add more pepper flakes. Let is simmer on low heat until it is warmed through. If you want you can top it with the cheese.

I like to put this in a tortilla with lettuce but you can put it on top of lots of lettuce for a taco salad with some tortilla chips crushed on the top. Wither way it is really good and easy to make.

Spring Rolls

These are easy because you use phyllo pastry as wrappers so you can bake them instead of frying. Sorry to add another Asian recipe, but these are pretty good.

Chinese cabbage
bean sprouts
grated carrots
ground pork
mushrooms
scallions

Saute all of the above in some sesame oil, garlic, red chili, ginger and then add 2 Tbsp. soy sauce and a pinch of sugar. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Wrap in phyllo dough and bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Lasagna Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, sliced
2 large green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups water
2 cans diced tomatoes in olive oil, garlic and spices, undrained
1 can tomato paste
2 cups uncooked mafalda (mini lasagna noodle)
1 Tbs packed brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp italian seasoning, crumbled
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cups Italian style croutons
1 1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Cook beef, onion, bell peppers and garlic in heavy sauce pan over medium heat 8-10 min, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown and onion is tender; drain. Stir in water, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir in pasta, brown sugar, Italian seasoning and pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 min, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender. Set oven control to broil. Pour hot soup into 6 oven proof soup bowls or casseroles. Top each with 1/4 cup croutons. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil soup with tops 3-4 inches from heat 1 to 2 min. or until cheese is melted.
**You can substitute wheat berries for the ground beef!!

Pork & Green Bean Stir Fry

I saw this on the food network and it looked really good so I tried it out last night for dinner and Nate and I both really liked it.

Grocery List:
green beans (this is a main ingredient so get as many as you think you need to fill up on)
pork
1 cup rice
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1 T. cornstarch
2 T. oil
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup green onions

Mix garlic, soy sauce, honey, corn starch, 1T.oil, water, and sliced green onions in a big zip lock bag. Add pork and marinate at least 2hrs. Cook enough rice for the number of people you're serving (1 cup uncooked rice was perfect for us). Cook pork 2-3 minutes on each side in a really hot wok (until both sides are seared) remove from wok and cut into thin slices (it should look a little pink in the middle). Add remaining 1T. oil to wok and cook green beans for a few minutes, add pork slices and remaining marinade. Cook until sauce thickens and pork looks done. Serve on top of rice.

Lettuce Wraps, Peanut Sauce

Lettuce Wraps

2 T. oil (divided)
1 1/2 T. minced garlic (divided)
1 1/4 lb. ground turkey or chicken
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 C. hoisin sauce
2 tsp. dark sesame oil
1 T. chili garlic sauce
1/2 C. chopped dry-roasted peanuts
1 head iceberg or butter lettuce

Heat 1 T. oil in medium saute pan. Add 1 T. minced garlic, cook for 30 seconds, add ground meat and brown 6 min. Drain & set aside. Heat remaining T. oil and T. garlic. Add chopped green pepper, saute for 1 minute. Add hoisin sauce, sesame oil, chili sauce. Add peanuts and stir. Spoon mixture into whole lettuce leaves. Wrap into packets & eat.

Peanut Sauce

1/3 C. Hoisin Sauce
1 T. oil
1 tsp. Chili sauce w/garlic
2 T. tomato paste
1/2 C. water
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 T. peanut butter

Mix all ingredients with whisk in pot until boiling. Cool, Dip spring rolls or lettuce wraps.

The Quickest I Idea I've Got

Hello Ladies,
I hope this idea works out. Thanks Marilee for setting up the blog. It might be good if an email goes out every time someone posts, just as a reminder to check it-I'll work on that. Kedra asked for quick so this is something I do about once a week (or more now) that is fast. First, on Saturday, cook a big batch of wheatberries or barley or something, and freeze it in serving size containers (ziplocks or tupperware or whatever) and then buy a Riceroni, Pastaroni, or my newest favorite (and the quickest) Lipton Sides (rice or noodles, they're usually by the Riceroni in the supermarket, there's a picture of the package on the link). Then add the wheat, and maybe some frozen or fresh veggies to it (I like the Costco frozen mixed veggies, or just frozen peas, or fresh mushrooms maybe if you get the stroganoff flavor), and serve. The Lipton Sides take 7 minutes to cook. It is a very fast meal, if not very gourmet. Then you can eat it with salad or fruit or bread or whatever, it's just a vehicle for wheat, which makes it more filling. Lipton Sides have been a staple at our house since Thomas was born. Anyway, you can give it a try if you want. Last night I had falafel and couscous for guests, which was also really quick (I'll post the recipe for the morocan couscous sometime)- I think you all got an idea of how to make falafel (can be found in the kosher Jewish section or the bulk foods section at most grocery stores), so that was my idea for the week, but it would still take about 30+ minutes to do both (I think you could do falafel in less than 30 min by itself though). So Lipton is my quick idea for this week. Have fun!

A Twist on Tuna

Hi Everyone!
I think this is a wonderful idea! What a great way to share recipes and get ideas for dinner. My recipes are a bit different because I don't have a lot of time or money to spend on food, so if you need a quick but healthy dinner I can help :)
This is a recipe I made one night when all I had was tuna and a few other ingredients, but I think it is really good and you can add whatever you want to it. Also you might want to use more than I do if you are cooking for more than two people.

2 cups rice or pasta or any grain (cooked)
1 can tuna
1 cup frozen or canned corn
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 onion (chopped)
1/2 red (any color is fine) pepper
salt
pepper
garlic

Directions: Put rice in rice cooker or start it on the stove. Chop onion and saute in sauce pan. Add minced garlic. Cook until onions are tender. add pepper, corn, peas and tuna. While these defrost and warm up add salt and pepper to taste. Just cook until everything is warm. Serve over rice or noodles or with grains mixed in.

Hello from Mom

You guys----this is perfect timing! I have been in a real rut! I am excited to learn from all of you creative cooks. Thank you for creating this, Nate!

Lentil Crostini

This is totally easy and delicious. It is actually really filling because of the lentils, but if you think you need meat, you could add ground beef, turkey or sausage. I have even eaten it a couple days old and it is still good. I also don't have exact measurements for anything. I just kind of add everything until it looks and tastes good.

Shopping List

french bread
tomatoes
lentils
balsamic vinegar
mozzerella or parmesan cheese


Recipe

Cook the lentils. Cut french bread into slices. Dice tomatoes and add lentils, balsamic vinegar, and spices (basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper) as desired. Top the bread slices with mixture and grate some parmesan or mozzerella cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees until warm and cheese is melted.

Blog Created :)

Hello Mom, Kedra, Adria, Alicia, all others, etc... The blog has been created. We can use this blog to enter weekly recipe ideas. I've given write access to this blog to all of you with gmail addresses, so when you are logged in, and visiting the blog, you can click the "create post" or "new post" link in the upper right hand corner of the page. :)