What's For Dinner Tonight (Veggie Version)? (cider, caraway, clove, sauce)
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This one will be tomato-based with broccoli and pasta(no potatoes). I'll finish it with a bit of shaved Asiago, olive oil and cracked black pepper and serve with crusty bread.
This one will be tomato-based with broccoli and pasta(no potatoes). I'll finish it with a bit of shaved Asiago, olive oil and cracked black pepper and serve with crusty bread.
errrr, it didn't turn out as well as the first version. I have some work to do!
One of the things about playing in the kitchen: sometimes I hit a home-run and sometimes I strike out.
I'm working on a carmelized onion tart tonight (see the "regular" what's for dinner thread, I accidentally posted there) with a salad of mixed greens/gorgonzola/toasted walnuts and......homemade apple pie. A bit heavy on the pastry tonight ( I know) but I had a pie-dough recipe from "America's Test Kitchen" and well.....wanted to test that out (secret ingredient: vodka!!! ).
Green Pepper
Yellow Squash
2 Carrots
1/2 Yellow Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
Salt/pepper
Olive Oil
(canned stewed tomatoes - I did not use this but should have!)
Cut a circle around the top stem of the green pepper, pull out. Cut green pepper in half so that you will have two "round shapes". Cut small hole in bottom as well. Clean out insides, but do I really need to tell you that? Chop the bottom of the green pepper if wanted and add to sauteed veggies.
Julianne squash and carrots. Chop onion and garlic.
On a heated and oiled pan, cook Squash, carrots, onions, garlic, ends of the green pepper and sautee! Also, add a bit of canned and stewed tomatoes if using - I recommend it!
Put the two chunky circular slices of green pepper in the same bowl (or different if you want that many dishes) you cooked the potatoes in. With a shallow bit of water, on medium high, these should be done in 6 or 7 minutes.
When all is done, scoop mashed potatoes onto a plate, add an empty green pepper, scoop julianed veggies into green pepper and also decorate around the mashed potatoes with the julianed veggies.
There is so much you can do here. Sub zucchini for squash, add green beans - so much you can do. Make this your own and have fun! Perhaps adding some couscous or bread crumbs? This dish is so pretty by the way!
Spinach, Mushroom and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
3 small potatoes
3 small new potatoes
2 medium florets of cauliflower
small handful of fresh spinach
few mushrooms - I used 3 large ones
2 garlic cloves
a bit of olive oil
Salt/fresh ground pepper
tablespoon of vegan margarine
tablespoon of vegan cream cheese
a bit of soy milk
Peel 2 of the three potatoes, wash and cut. Clean and cut new potatoes. Clean and cut cauliflower. Place all in boiling water on stove.
Rip or chop fresh spinach, chop mushrooms and garlic.
When potatoes and cauliflower is done, drain and transfer to bowl. I used a whisk to mash and mix after adding a tablespoon of vegan margarine, vegan cream cheese and a bit of soy milk. Then start in with a handheld mixer, get it smooth, but for sure leave those red and brown skins!
Sautee the spinach, mushrooms and garlic until done.
Fold the sauteed veggies into the mashed potatoes, fresh ground pepper and salt that dish, serve hot!
This is all so good with some fabulous crusty bread, I did not have time. Golden Globes are on and I HAVE to see those dresses and hair!
Let me know what you do with this and how it turns out! Posted by Urban, Yuppy, Hippy
feeds 2 with some left over veggies and potatoes
Last edited by cr1039; 01-11-2009 at 08:29 PM..
Reason: left over note
Tonight I am making curried chick pea stew with brown basmati rice and (first time for me!) home made pita bread (I thought about doing naan, but was trying to make this meal vegan).
Tonight is patty melts with nice big seeded rolls and veggie burgers. Prepare a Hain's or another vegetarian brown gravy mix (in those little paper envelopes) and add a small 4oz can of mushrooms. Stir and heat. Add a little less water than called for so the mushroom gravy is thick (include the water from the mushroom can). Prepare the veggie burgers as directed in a microwave. When done add a slice of Swiss cheese on top and heat a few more seconds until the cheese begins to melt. Place the cheese topped burger on the roll and top with a generous amount of the mushroom sauce. I enjoy this with lightly toasted rolls. Enjoy!
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