"United" Foods

I have taken a few photos in the course of my now neglectful blogging days. I decided to post some just to keep the ball rolling here. The first dish is a veganize version of a Filipino dish called "chop suey". Well okay, it's Chinese, but growing up in the Philippines, I really thought this was indigenous to us.
Basically, just sautee garlic and onion in veggie broth. I used Imagine Foods no-chicken broth. Add big pieces of carrots and celeries, diagonally cut. You should have at least a cup of broth to keep adding as you need it. Now, it's time for the cauliflowers, green beans or other veggies that you have. Cook covered for a few minutes. Use a vegan seasoning cube to flavor. Add red/green bell peppers towards the end, maybe mushrooms. Mix a teaspoon or so of cornstarch with cold water and use to thicken sauce. Enjoy with brown rice.

Normally, you would eat Indian food with... well yeah, Indian food, right? My oldest asked for Samosas (from the freezer) but I wasn't about to look in any cookbook for a quick Indian recipe, so here's what we come up with: Samosas with boiled quinoa, sauteed lemony kale and broccoli slaw.

And here's another one of those " international" meals. We made Mexican rice for an early Cinco de Mayo, and planned to make other things with it, but I was already exhausted and want to get this over with. So come my "emergency stir-fry" - pretty much with canned and frozen ingredients, except for the onion and red bell pepper. The edamame was a really fun addition to this dish. The Mexican rice was very good and the 3 year old commented, "Mommy, this is the best you make (made)!" Cute...

As you can see, no fancy or well-thought-of meals here, but basically, this is how our family eats most of the time anyway. I'm just glad I have computer time tonight and that I'm able to enjoy tea with my legs up in the ottoman!