Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. So what are you all cooking? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Wow, great ideas, Heather! Thanks for the inspiration! A recent meal I made: qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. Salad of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, oatmeal egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. Love your ideas and thanks again, Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg > that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan > Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up > and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I > built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the > photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of > tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much > fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun > lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've > previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Janine, I would love to know how to bake oatmeal. Can you share the recipe. kathleen On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Janine Acevedo wrote: > Wow, great ideas, Heather! > Thanks for the inspiration! > A recent meal I made: > qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, > carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of > black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. Salad > of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. > To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs > in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is > an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, oatmeal > egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. > I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. > Love your ideas and thanks again, > Janine > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > >> Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I >> cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally >> for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried >> noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made >> from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and >> shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed >> with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I >> made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll >> scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It >> is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold >> water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with >> the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and >> boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, >> turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night >> and then take the shell off >> in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg >> that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos >> section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste >> wonderful, too. >> >> I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan >> Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up >> and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I >> built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the >> photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of >> tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much >> fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun >> lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've >> previously frozen the rest of the week. >> >> So what are you all cooking? >> Heather >> >> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a >> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. >> --Albert Einstein >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Janine, I love these ideas. Especially the easiness of them. I, too, would love to hear more on the baked oatmeal! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Janine Acevedo <janine Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:02:22 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Wow, great ideas, Heather! Thanks for the inspiration! A recent meal I made: qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. Salad of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, oatmeal egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. Love your ideas and thanks again, Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg > that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan > Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up > and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I > built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the > photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of > tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much > fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun > lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've > previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. Mel er Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. Mel er Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Heather, Whole wheat pasta, with fresh tomato sauce (w/snappy garlic) and tvp, topped with fresh grated parm. Tastes great and even the " carnivores " in the lunch room think its meat so it has to look good (LOL). Bob Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® Heather Butler <hawaiihmb Tue, 1 Sep 2009 04:36:42 whatcha all cooking? Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. So what are you all cooking? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 LOL! That is always a good test, isn't it? When my hubby likes what I've cooked I feel like it is extra successful! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ " yogabob7 " <yogabob7 Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:01:56 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Heather, Whole wheat pasta, with fresh tomato sauce (w/snappy garlic) and tvp, topped with fresh grated parm. Tastes great and even the " carnivores " in the lunch room think its meat so it has to look good (LOL). Bob Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® Heather Butler <hawaiihmb Tue, 1 Sep 2009 04:36:42 whatcha all cooking? Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. So what are you all cooking? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I think you call it rutabega Heather. Jaki - Heather Butler Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2:55 PM Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. Mel er Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Ahhh, that I know! Thanks Jaki Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Jaki Wallis <Fulhamwitch Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:24:16 AM Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? I think you call it rutabega Heather. Jaki - Heather Butler Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2:55 PM Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ____________ _________ _________ __ mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos@ btopenworld. com> Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. Mel er Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup and have both for lunch. JoEllen , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more common! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ jocameron350 <joellencameron Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup and have both for lunch. JoEllen , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > So what are you all cooking? > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hi Kathleen, Baked Oatmeal 3 cups of oats (slow cooking) 1/4 cup ground almonds/almond flour 1 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 2 tsp cinnamon pinch of nutmeg pinch of cardamom 2 eggs 1-2 tsp of vanilla 1 cup of milk 1/2 cup of melted butter Options: seasonal fruit. I added a cup of sliced apples since they are in season. Preheat oven to 350, combine dry ingredients, combine the rest of the ingredients, blend together, bake for approximately 40 minutes. A little browned on top, moist and crumbly inside. Baked oatmeal, where have you been all my life? Thank you wonderful bakers from Amish communities! Serve warm with warm milk poured over. I topped mine with blackberries because they are growing in such abundance here. An extra sprinkle of cinnamon makes me smile. Some like it cold with some yogurt and fruit. You can also cool it and just grab a crumbly slice on the go. Just make sure to let your dog in your car later so that she can hoover up the crumbs. Oh, oats just...rock! xo Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:14 AM, Kathleen DesMaisons wrote: > Janine, > > I would love to know how to bake oatmeal. Can you share the recipe. > > kathleen > On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Janine Acevedo wrote: > > > Wow, great ideas, Heather! > > Thanks for the inspiration! > > A recent meal I made: > > qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, > > carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of > > black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. > Salad > > of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. > > To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs > > in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is > > an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, > oatmeal > > egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. > > I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. > > Love your ideas and thanks again, > > Janine > > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > >> cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > >> for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > >> noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > >> from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, > and > >> shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > >> with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun > part--I > >> made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > >> scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > >> is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > >> water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > >> the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > >> boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > >> turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire > night > >> and then take the shell off > >> in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > egg > >> that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > >> section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > >> wonderful, too. > >> > >> I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > (Vegan > >> Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up > >> and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I > >> built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the > >> photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of > >> tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much > >> fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun > >> lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've > >> previously frozen the rest of the week. > >> > >> So what are you all cooking? > >> Heather > >> > >> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > >> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > >> --Albert Einstein > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. What a great idea!! Thanks for more inspiring ideas! Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > common! > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > ________________________________ > jocameron350 <joellencameron > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > and have both for lunch. > > JoEllen > > , Heather Butler > <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > and then take the shell off > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > wonderful, too. > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh Janine share with us which soups you try this with! I like tomato soup with brown rice and black bean soups. Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Janine Acevedo <janine Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:26:14 PM Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. What a great idea!! Thanks for more inspiring ideas! Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > common! > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > jocameron350 <joellencameron@ verizon.net> > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > and have both for lunch. > > JoEllen > > , Heather Butler > <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > and then take the shell off > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > wonderful, too. > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I had never heard of it before in my life until just this afternoon-- was it JoEllen's or your suggestion? It is a blur! It just sounds so simple and good. I imagined one of my favorite quick meals: grilled cheese and tomato soup...with some egg slices in the soup! Eggs+ Soup= Yum! Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Heather Butler wrote: > Oh Janine share with us which soups you try this with! I like tomato > soup with brown rice and black bean soups. > > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > ________________________________ > Janine Acevedo <janine > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:26:14 PM > Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? > > Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. > What a great idea!! > Thanks for more inspiring ideas! > Janine > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > > common! > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > jocameron350 <joellencameron@ verizon.net> > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > > and have both for lunch. > > > > JoEllen > > > > , Heather Butler > > <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > > and then take the shell off > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > wonderful, too. > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Swede is a round root vegetable, kind of like a bigger orange fleshed turnip. You can mash it with butter & black pepper. Mel , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > ________________________________ > mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! > > Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. > > Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. > > I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! > > I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. > > Mel > > er Butler <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Wow Janine I will be trying this one for sure. Thanks, Mel , Janine Acevedo <janine wrote: > > Hi Kathleen, > > Baked Oatmeal > > 3 cups of oats (slow cooking) > 1/4 cup ground almonds/almond flour > 1 tsp baking powder > pinch of salt > 2 tsp cinnamon > pinch of nutmeg > pinch of cardamom > 2 eggs > 1-2 tsp of vanilla > 1 cup of milk > 1/2 cup of melted butter > > Options: seasonal fruit. I added a cup of sliced apples since they are > in season. > > Preheat oven to 350, combine dry ingredients, combine the rest of the > ingredients, blend together, bake for approximately 40 minutes. A > little browned on top, moist and crumbly inside. Baked oatmeal, where > have you been all my life? Thank you wonderful bakers from Amish > communities! > > Serve warm with warm milk poured over. I topped mine with blackberries > because they are growing in such abundance here. An extra sprinkle of > cinnamon makes me smile. Some like it cold with some yogurt and fruit. > You can also cool it and just grab a crumbly slice on the go. Just > make sure to let your dog in your car later so that she can hoover up > the crumbs. > > Oh, oats just...rock! > > xo Janine > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:14 AM, Kathleen DesMaisons wrote: > > > Janine, > > > > I would love to know how to bake oatmeal. Can you share the recipe. > > > > kathleen > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Janine Acevedo wrote: > > > > > Wow, great ideas, Heather! > > > Thanks for the inspiration! > > > A recent meal I made: > > > qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, > > > carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of > > > black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. > > Salad > > > of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. > > > To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs > > > in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is > > > an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, > > oatmeal > > > egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. > > > I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. > > > Love your ideas and thanks again, > > > Janine > > > > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > > > >> Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > >> cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > >> for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > >> noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > >> from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, > > and > > >> shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > >> with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun > > part--I > > >> made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > >> scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > >> is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > >> water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > >> the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > >> boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > >> turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire > > night > > >> and then take the shell off > > >> in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > egg > > >> that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > >> section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > >> wonderful, too. > > >> > > >> I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > (Vegan > > >> Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up > > >> and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I > > >> built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the > > >> photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of > > >> tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much > > >> fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun > > >> lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've > > >> previously frozen the rest of the week. > > >> > > >> So what are you all cooking? > > >> Heather > > >> > > >> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > >> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > >> --Albert Einstein > > >> > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I think I would leave the eggs whole, but I might try soft boiled. I'm wondering of the eggs could cook in the soup, or do the shells do something injurious? Mel , Janine Acevedo <janine wrote: > > I had never heard of it before in my life until just this afternoon-- > was it JoEllen's or your suggestion? It is a blur! > It just sounds so simple and good. I imagined one of my favorite quick > meals: grilled cheese and tomato soup...with some egg slices in the > soup! > Eggs+ Soup= Yum! > Janine > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > Oh Janine share with us which soups you try this with! I like tomato > > soup with brown rice and black bean soups. > > > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > ________________________________ > > Janine Acevedo <janine > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:26:14 PM > > Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. > > What a great idea!! > > Thanks for more inspiring ideas! > > Janine > > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > > > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > > > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > > > common! > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > jocameron350 <joellencameron@ verizon.net> > > > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > > > > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > > > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > > > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > > > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > > > and have both for lunch. > > > > > > JoEllen > > > > > > , Heather Butler > > > <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > > > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > > > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > > > and then take the shell off > > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > > wonderful, too. > > > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > > > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > > > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > > > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > > > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > > > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > > > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > > > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > > Heather > > > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > > > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Me too that sounds like a great winter standby Jaki - mel8239 Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:37 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Wow Janine I will be trying this one for sure. Thanks, Mel , Janine Acevedo <janine wrote: > > Hi Kathleen, > > Baked Oatmeal > > 3 cups of oats (slow cooking) > 1/4 cup ground almonds/almond flour > 1 tsp baking powder > pinch of salt > 2 tsp cinnamon > pinch of nutmeg > pinch of cardamom > 2 eggs > 1-2 tsp of vanilla > 1 cup of milk > 1/2 cup of melted butter > > Options: seasonal fruit. I added a cup of sliced apples since they are > in season. > > Preheat oven to 350, combine dry ingredients, combine the rest of the > ingredients, blend together, bake for approximately 40 minutes. A > little browned on top, moist and crumbly inside. Baked oatmeal, where > have you been all my life? Thank you wonderful bakers from Amish > communities! > > Serve warm with warm milk poured over. I topped mine with blackberries > because they are growing in such abundance here. An extra sprinkle of > cinnamon makes me smile. Some like it cold with some yogurt and fruit. > You can also cool it and just grab a crumbly slice on the go. Just > make sure to let your dog in your car later so that she can hoover up > the crumbs. > > Oh, oats just...rock! > > xo Janine > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:14 AM, Kathleen DesMaisons wrote: > > > Janine, > > > > I would love to know how to bake oatmeal. Can you share the recipe. > > > > kathleen > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Janine Acevedo wrote: > > > > > Wow, great ideas, Heather! > > > Thanks for the inspiration! > > > A recent meal I made: > > > qunioa pilaf, which was just cooked quinoa sauted with celery, > > > carrots, onion, and garlic. Black bean stew which was just a can of > > > black beans simmered with some cumin, chili powder and sea salt. > > Salad > > > of just lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes from a neighbor's garden. > > > To make breakfasts a little quicker these days I've boiled some eggs > > > in advance, and made baked oatmeal--has anyone heard of that? It is > > > an Amish recipe, I think, and similar to a RR recipe I recall, > > oatmeal > > > egg bake. I cut it up into individual servings. > > > I can't wait to make polenta fries for my little girl. > > > Love your ideas and thanks again, > > > Janine > > > > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > > > >> Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > >> cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > >> for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > >> noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > >> from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, > > and > > >> shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > >> with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun > > part--I > > >> made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > >> scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > >> is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > >> water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > >> the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > >> boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > >> turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire > > night > > >> and then take the shell off > > >> in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > egg > > >> that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > >> section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > >> wonderful, too. > > >> > > >> I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > (Vegan > > >> Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up > > >> and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I > > >> built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the > > >> photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of > > >> tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much > > >> fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun > > >> lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've > > >> previously frozen the rest of the week. > > >> > > >> So what are you all cooking? > > >> Heather > > >> > > >> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > >> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > >> --Albert Einstein > > >> > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Mel, I haven't tried soft boiled, but I've done poached eggs in soup (poached first then added). Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos Wednesday, September 2, 2009 5:39:33 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? I think I would leave the eggs whole, but I might try soft boiled. I'm wondering of the eggs could cook in the soup, or do the shells do something injurious? Mel , Janine Acevedo <janine wrote: > > I had never heard of it before in my life until just this afternoon-- > was it JoEllen's or your suggestion? It is a blur! > It just sounds so simple and good. I imagined one of my favorite quick > meals: grilled cheese and tomato soup...with some egg slices in the > soup! > Eggs+ Soup= Yum! > Janine > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > Oh Janine share with us which soups you try this with! I like tomato > > soup with brown rice and black bean soups. > > > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > Janine Acevedo <janine > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:26:14 PM > > Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. > > What a great idea!! > > Thanks for more inspiring ideas! > > Janine > > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > > > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > > > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > > > common! > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > jocameron350 <joellencameron@ verizon.net> > > > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > > > > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > > > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > > > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > > > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > > > and have both for lunch. > > > > > > JoEllen > > > > > > , Heather Butler > > > <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > > > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > > > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > > > and then take the shell off > > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > > wonderful, too. > > > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > > > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > > > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > > > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > > > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > > > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > > > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > > > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > > Heather > > > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > > > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 JoEllen mentioned it, and I seconded it Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Janine Acevedo <janine Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:44:37 PM Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? I had never heard of it before in my life until just this afternoon-- was it JoEllen's or your suggestion? It is a blur! It just sounds so simple and good. I imagined one of my favorite quick meals: grilled cheese and tomato soup...with some egg slices in the soup! Eggs+ Soup= Yum! Janine On Sep 1, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Heather Butler wrote: > Oh Janine share with us which soups you try this with! I like tomato > soup with brown rice and black bean soups. > > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > Janine Acevedo <janine@morrisaceved o.com> > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:26:14 PM > Re: Re: whatcha all cooking? > > Hard boiled eggs in soup? Hard boiled eggs in soup! I'm. In. LOVE. > What a great idea!! > Thanks for more inspiring ideas! > Janine > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Heather Butler wrote: > > > JoEllen, I think your lunch sounds amazig, personally. I love > > putting hard boiled eggs in soups, I don't know why it's not more > > common! > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a > > miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > jocameron350 <joellencameron@ verizon.net> > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:25:36 AM > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > Wow, Heather, you are amazing and creative! > > > > Just this morning I made lentil/brown rice soup with local kale, > > carrots and shallots. I also made peanut butter " cookies " with > > PB, oats, barley flour, oil, vanilla and leavening. I'm going to add > > some seitan or (non-marbled) hard boiled eggs to my bowl of soup > > and have both for lunch. > > > > JoEllen > > > > , Heather Butler > > <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I > > cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally > > for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried > > noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made > > from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and > > shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed > > with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I > > made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll > > scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It > > is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold > > water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with > > the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and > > boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, > > turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night > > and then take the shell off > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled > > egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos > > section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste > > wonderful, too. > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook > > (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice > > it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation > > so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in > > the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple > > of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so > > much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy > > fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals > > I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is > > a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga Swedish Turnip On Sep 2, 2009, at 3:33 AM, mel8239 wrote: > Swede is a round root vegetable, kind of like a bigger orange > fleshed turnip. You can mash it with butter & black pepper. > > Mel , Heather Butler > <hawaiihmb wrote: >> >> Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL >> Heather >> >> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a >> miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. >> --Albert Einstein >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos >> >> Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM >> Re: whatcha all cooking? >> >> >> Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly >> took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! >> >> Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin >> seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured >> peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. >> >> Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette >> on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. >> >> I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 >> bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday >> [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I >> love bargains! >> >> I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. >> >> Mel >> >> er Butler <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. >>> I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some >>> totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir >>> fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips >>> (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded >>> carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and >>> ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes >>> the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the >>> protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this >>> time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard >>> boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then >>> tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little >>> fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea >>> bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the >>> eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell off >>> in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled >>> egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the >>> photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They >>> taste wonderful, too. >>> >>> I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook >>> (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, >>> slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat >>> variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is >>> also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them >>> with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I >>> am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't >>> always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week >>> and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. >>> >>> So what are you all cooking? >>> Heather >>> >>> There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is >>> a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. >>> --Albert Einstein >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks Heather! These are really great meals. The polenta sounds delicious. It's funny that someone mentioned lentils because I made lentils this week. I made it with a side brown rice and spanish plantains. Instead of frying the plaintains I boiled them and they taste delicious. Devika, mentioned that she couldn't eat lentils. I found that lentils upset my stomach but what I do is I puree the soup after it's cooked in the blender and I'm able to enjoy it without having an upset stomach. Thank Again, Esther:) , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Sounds yummy! > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > ________________________________ > mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos > > Wednesday, September 2, 2009 5:33:50 AM > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > Swede is a round root vegetable, kind of like a bigger orange fleshed turnip. You can mash it with butter & black pepper. > > Mel , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@ ...> wrote: > > > > Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos@ ...> > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > > > Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! > > > > Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. > > > > Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. > > > > I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! > > > > I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. > > > > Mel > > > > er Butler <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell > off > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Esther, fascinating about pureeing the lentils to make them easier on the stomach. I will have to try that! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ eartiles20 <Eartiles20 Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:57:13 AM Re: whatcha all cooking? Thanks Heather! These are really great meals. The polenta sounds delicious. It's funny that someone mentioned lentils because I made lentils this week. I made it with a side brown rice and spanish plantains. Instead of frying the plaintains I boiled them and they taste delicious. Devika, mentioned that she couldn't eat lentils. I found that lentils upset my stomach but what I do is I puree the soup after it's cooked in the blender and I'm able to enjoy it without having an upset stomach. Thank Again, Esther:) , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Sounds yummy! > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos@ ...> > > Wednesday, September 2, 2009 5:33:50 AM > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > Swede is a round root vegetable, kind of like a bigger orange fleshed turnip. You can mash it with butter & black pepper. > > Mel , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@ ...> wrote: > > > > Mel, what is swede? Your lunch made me drool LOL > > Heather > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > mel8239 <shaggypoo.chaos@ ...> > > > > Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:50:04 AM > > Re: whatcha all cooking? > > > > > > Heather your photos are something else! Because of you I nearly took a photo of the inside of my fridge yesterday. I said nearly! > > > > Well today I have cooked some orange/red lentils with onion & cumin seeds & turmeric. I also roasted a load of different coloured peppers with thyme & some mushrooms with garlic & rosemary. > > > > Right now I am having lunch : black olive & fried potato omelette on a bed of salad with swede & wholemeal bread. > > > > I know you are thinking *swede!*. I like swede & yesterday I got 3 bags of it cut into cubes. It was a Bank Holiday here yesterday [public holiday], & so the store was shutting early. Only 23p! I love bargains! > > > > I'd be very interested in Janine's oatmeal too. > > > > Mel > > > > er Butler <hawaiihmb@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, just wondering what you all are cooking these days. I cooked a few dishes this weekend, some practical, and some totally for fun. First I made yaki soba, which is basically stir fried noodles with veggies and meat--only I used fake steak strips (made from soy). It was buckwheat noodles, zucchini, shredded carrots, and shitaki mushrooms, stir fried in olive oil and ginger, then tossed with sesame oil. Very yummy! Now here comes the just for fun part--I made marbled hard boiled eggs to up the protein. Normally I'll scramble and egg to stir fry in, but this time I wanted to play. It is easy to do these eggs, you just hard boil eggs, plunge in cold water until you can handle them, then tap the shell all over with the back of a spoon to make little fissures. Then take a pot and boil some water, add two black tea bags a good amount of soy sauce, turn off the heat and add the eggs. Let them sit for an entire night and then take the shell > off > > > in the morning. What you are left with is a gorgeous hard boiled egg that has a marble appearance. I put up a picture in the photos section because it is kind of hard to explain . They taste wonderful, too. > > > > > > I also wanted to try out something I read about in a cookbook (Vegan Lunch Box) called polenta fries where you take polenta, slice it up and then broil them until crispy. Seemed like a neat variation so I built an entire meal around them--that picture is also up in the photo section. They are very yummy! I paired them with a couple of tofu pups, asparagus, apricot and brazil nuts. I am having so much fun with lunch these days! Of course I don't always make fancy fun lunches, I tend to do that 2-3 days a week and then take meals I've previously frozen the rest of the week. > > > > > > So what are you all cooking? > > > Heather > > > > > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > > > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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