Entries tagged as ‘carrots’
I marinated the chops in a sauce made of lemon, fresh rosemary and garlic, with a little Dijon mustard, black pepper and olive oil, and grilled them on the George Foreman grill. I know we have been eating a lot of rosemary lately, but there’s a ton of it in the garden, and it tastes so good with so many different things!
I prepared the micro-greens, endive and green onion salad that we like so much with my homemade vinaigrette and included the grated carrot again. For side dishes, I warmed up some basmati rice and lentils I had made and frozen previously, as well as a “Southwestern” mix of veggies, that includes corn, black beans, red and green bell peppers and onions. For dessert, we had the last of the pie. Simple and quick to prepare but tasty.
Categories: I Cooked
Tagged: basmati, black beans, black pepper, carrots, corn, dijon mustard, endives, garlic, green onions, green pepper, lemon, lentils, micro-greens, olive oil, onions, pie, pork, red pepper, rice, rosemary, salad, vinaigrette
A treat tonight- one of J’s Southern family-style meals! Pan-fried ham steak with red-eye gravy, red beans and rice (a mix from a package, but they are damned good), and a pot of J’s family heirloom Virginia half-runner beans that have been passed down for at least four generations by now. They’re a little tougher than your typical haricôts verts, so J puts them in the old-school pressure cooker with some bacon (we’re out of salt pork) to tenderize and flavor them. They’re delicious and grew so well in the garden last year, we’ll be planting more soon.
J baked a skillet cornbread from scratch with onions and Sriracha in it. We started off with a California-syle green salad (lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, carrots and green onions) with the vinaigrette dressing I made the other night. (Did I mention there’s a tutorial on making a vinaigrette salad dressing coming up?)
And to finish off, PIE! Blueberries, cherries and peaches mixed together, with Ben & Jerry’s cinnamon bun ice cream to top it off. Sometimes it really is better to be cooked for than it is to cook!
Categories: J Cooked
Tagged: avocado, bacon, beans, blueberries, carrots, cherries, cinnamon, cornbread, cucumber, gravy, green beans, green onions, ham, ice cream, iceberg, lettuce, onions, peaches, pie, red beans, rice, romaine, salad, Sriracha, tomatoes, vinaigrette, Virginia half-runners
As she suggested, here’s a thread where you all can list what YOU had for dinner on March 18, 2008. I’ll post my dinner later (as it’s not even noon yet, here…). I’ll update the tags regularly, so it will get indexed properly with the other posts.
Categories: Someone Else Cooked
Tagged: apple, basil, beef, black pepper, carrots, chicken, crumble, custard, duck, green beans, lamb, mashed potatoes, peas, penne, pork, red pepper, rice, salad, Shepherd's pie, tofu, tomato sauce
There’s a butcher near where I live who prepares these great stuffed flank steaks, with cheese, roasted red peppers and spinach rolled up inside. They’re great just baked in the oven, and can be dressed up all kinds of ways. I kept it simple tonight and just put some olive oil, salt and ground blackpepper over them and put ‘em in the oven at 350° for 45 mins. I reheated the mashed potatoes from a couple nights ago, and they’re even better now! I also made one of our favorite salads, which is a mix of micro-greens (which are basically sprouts of all kinds of interesting veggies including broccoli, beets, and more traditional sprouts), Belgian endives, green onions, and as a new addition, finely grated carrot. I topped it all off with my homemade vinaigrette dressing (for which a tutorial is coming soon!). Simple but tasty.
Special bonus tonight: photos!
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Categories: I Cooked
Tagged: beef, black pepper, butter, carrots, cheese, endives, flank steaks, green onions, mashed potatoes, micro-greens, olive oil, red pepper, red potatoes, salad, spinach, vinaigrette
