A Different MM this week (Miscellaneous Munchies)
***MIDWEEK MUNCHIES***
I will not have an MM post this week. (Sorry, Harmonia!) We have a busy 3-day weekend coming up that starts early Friday morning with a 2-day Homeschool conference. We're also having a birthday party for my daughter and then there's that EarthSave potluck. I just really want to gear myself up for these now.
Since I haven't posted in a week and unable to upload pictures, I thought I should just post these recipes I played with and enjoyed in the last two days.
Ratatouille Shepherd's Pie... not!
This dish was inspired by a recipe from Vegetarian Times. I didn't have some of the ingredients (like baking potatoes, eggplant, tomato paste, fresh basil and thyme) but thought that something similar and good could be made with what I had on hand. I was right.
5 cups peeled and coarsely chopped red potatoes
1 large onion, chopped
2 zucchini, diced
2 portabella mushrooms (my choice), diced
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
2 cloves garlic, minced
fire-roasted diced tomatoes, about 1 1/2 cups
dried basil
dried thyme
1 1/2 T balsamic vinegar
soy sauce to taste
1/2 cup plain soymilk
olive oil, drizzle
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Cook potatoes in medium saucepan with enough water to cover them. As the water boils, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, sautee the onion in a skillet until translucent. Add the zucchini, mushrooms, peas, corn and garlic and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the diced tomatoes, herbs, vinegar and soy sauce. Cook for another 2 minutes or so. Transfer to a medium baking dish.
Drain potatoes and mash, adding soymilk and oil gradually as you mash. Spread evenly over "filling." Bake 20-25 minutes or until bubbling hot.
Vegetable Fried Rice
olive oil
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups baby corn
1 cup green peas
1 cup button mushrooms (I cut them in halves)
3 green onions, sliced thin
2-3 T light soy sauce
sesame oil
freshly ground pepper
Sautee the vegetables in olive oil for 3 or so minutes. Add the rice, soy sauce and sesame oil and cook for another 3 minutes.
This is really good with kale sauteed with garlic, soy sauce and fresh lemon juice.
We should be getting our new camera on Thursday. Yay for that! So yes, more pictures in future blogs.
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
8 Comments:
Thanks for the yummy recipes... hope you have a safe and productive week!
I'd like to try your vegetable fried rice & think I have most items on hand. Thanks for the recipe. Can't wait for more pictures!
Have a good, fun, busy weekend. Thanks for the recipes Kai, and thanks for stopping by to say "hi".
These recipes sound so good!
we eat fried rice all the time. Its great to have on hand for warming up when my daughter and her fiance are home late and need a snack.
I will make a confession though, sometimes we use white rice !
Kai - have a great weekend you busy lady!
That's okay...I didn't do one at all last week. My grandmother unexpectly passed away and I have been on the road for more than a week. I'm back now though and today was my first post...about more Teavana Tea actually. Swing by when you can.
Hugs!
I love the Ratatoullie idea! Too bad my husband would not like it (eggplant, zuchnni and tomatoes are some of the few foods he doesn't like)
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