Today for lupper we had stuffed and fried pablono peppers drizzled in mole with Spanish basmati rice and quinoa. I had a real issue getting the batter to stick to the peppers. At first I tried dredging them in egg and bread crumbs, then I tried a batter to d them in. The dredging worked … Continue reading Stuffed Pablono Peppers Mole with Spanish Rice/Quinoa
Today we had borscht topped with yogurt, sauerkraut, sprouts, and bacon. The borscht was made with potatoes, turnip, daikon radish, and roasted beets (I smoked them over the grill a few days ago). The veggies were boiled in a small amount of chicken stock until tender then a bit of milk was added. Of course, … Continue reading Borscht
Today we had curried basmati rice topped with a braised Napa cabbage mixture and nori with a sprout salad on the side. I had the cabbage mixture left over from making kimchi. It included napa cabbage, shredded carrots, grated ginger, hot pepper, and a bit of sesame oil. I sautéed that mix with ghee and … Continue reading Rice Topped with Braised Cabbage
Made kale chips today! After rinsing very well, I tore the leaves from the stalks as large as I could, then soaked the kale leaves overnight in water with salt and lemon added to it. I will use the stalks later to juice with. The next morning I put the kale leaves, a batch at … Continue reading Kale Chips
I fried some plantain slices in a bit of ghee, then made a pan sauce by adding some honey to the ghee that was left in the pan after frying. I also kept a cinnamon stick in the ghee the whole time in order to infuse the oil with some cinnamon flavor.
Today we had jerked basmati rice and red lentils topped with a avocado/yogurt sauce with a side of fried plantains. I make avocado/yogurt sauce quite regularly mostly to cool down foods that might be to hot for me since I am such a baby about such things. It is pretty much avocado, plain yogurt, lime … Continue reading Jerked Kichari with Fried Plantains
One of my favorite quick lunches is tempeh and eggs wrapped in nori... The one today was sautéed with sun dried tomatoes and dressed with a miso aoli I made a few days ago.
Made salad today... I got some wonderful greens and daikon radishes (the white matchstick pieces) from a vendor in the Bloomingfoods parking lot. I forgot the different varieties of lettuce, but one was bibb... I then put carrot, green olives, peperoncinos, and roasted edamame. The dressing was honey and ginger infused vinegar, extra virgin/cold pressed … Continue reading Mixed greens salad
Today I fried some tofu, placed it on to a bed of curried brown rice and poured a sesame pan sauce over the whole thing. Fried Tofu 1. Marinate Tofu: You will want to use extra firm tofu for this (I also use organic and sprouted). Open tofu package slightly and drain out extra liquid. … Continue reading Fried Tofu on Curried Rice with Sesame Sauce
This was New Year's brunch... scrambled eggs with sautéed asparagus, pancetta, and Asiago. And of course a slice of buttered baguette on the side.
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