Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 What did you all have for dinner last night? We did a BBQ picnic and I made a yummy potato salad, strawberry-kiwi-peach fruit salad, some oh so fresh and delicious green beans that I cooked lightly until crisp-tender in some water seasoned with Montreal Grill Seasoning, then after draining them I topped'em with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of celtic sea salt. My daughter and I were going to try out those Gardenburger Riblets, but we were just so full from the tater salad and veggies we didn't even bother. I do have to try them soon because you all have made mentions of how yummy they are. Maybe I will cook those tonight! Ah, the joys of good food! What did you all have last night? ~ PT ~ The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 > What did you all have for dinner last night? Homemade pizza... whole wheat crust lots of garlic pesto sauce a little tomato sauce too loads of finely chopped broccoli a little bit of mozzarella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 That sounds so delish, Amy. I don't think I have had broccoli on a pesto pizza before; very cool combo. ~ PT ~ As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. ~ Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > > What did you all have for dinner last night? > > Homemade pizza... > > whole wheat crust > lots of garlic > pesto sauce > a little tomato sauce too > loads of finely chopped broccoli > a little bit of mozzarella > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 > That sounds so delish, Amy. I don't think I have had broccoli on a > pesto pizza before; very cool combo. It was unexpectedly tasty, PT! I wanted to add some fiber & protein, and usually if I see broccoli on a pizza, it has the singe-marks on the edges which I don't like... so I figured if I chopped it small and put it under the cheese it would fare better. Definitely worth trying. And if you have someone who likes pesto but not broccoli - you might be able to sneak some of that healthy veg in! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 It's funny you should mention hiding broccoli in pesto. The other day, I made a pesto featuring broccoli for a pasta dish: http://zenpawn.com/vegblog/archives/00000019.html -Erin , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > It was unexpectedly tasty, PT! I wanted to add some fiber & protein, > and usually if I see broccoli on a pizza, it has the singe-marks on > the edges which I don't like... so I figured if I chopped it small and > put it under the cheese it would fare better. Definitely worth > trying. And if you have someone who likes pesto but not broccoli - > you might be able to sneak some of that healthy veg in! :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Good tip there about putting the broccoli under the cheese topping. I will have to try this next time I make pizza. Did you blanch the broccoli a bit first, or just put it on uncooked? ~ PT ~ " All the stones that are around here, each one has a language of its own. Even the earth has a song. " ~ Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > It was unexpectedly tasty, PT! I wanted to add some fiber & protein, > and usually if I see broccoli on a pizza, it has the singe-marks on > the edges which I don't like... so I figured if I chopped it small and > put it under the cheese it would fare better. Definitely worth > trying. And if you have someone who likes pesto but not broccoli - > you might be able to sneak some of that healthy veg in! :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 That looked so yummy, Erin. Bright colored rainbow goodness, my favorite kind of food. What type of noodles did you use? I didn't recognize the name. ~ PT ~ A man's mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Erin " <truepatriot wrote: > > It's funny you should mention hiding broccoli in pesto. > > The other day, I made a pesto featuring broccoli for a pasta dish: > > http://zenpawn.com/vegblog/archives/00000019.html > > > -Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Thank you. I used konjac noodles, which are just pure fiber. No calories! A little rubbery perhaps (though w/the angel hair variety it is less noticeable), but it's serves the purpose for me. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll wrote: > > That looked so yummy, Erin. Bright colored rainbow goodness, my favorite kind of food. > What type of noodles did you use? I didn't recognize the name. > > ~ PT ~ > > A man's mind stretched by a new idea can never go back > to its original dimensions. > ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > , " Erin " <truepatriot@> wrote: > > > > It's funny you should mention hiding broccoli in pesto. > > > > The other day, I made a pesto featuring broccoli for a pasta dish: > > > > http://zenpawn.com/vegblog/archives/00000019.html > > > > > > -Erin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Just have to jump in here and tell you all what I had for dinner. Last week I opened a bag of Trader Joe's Biryani ... curried rice it was called. It was so yummy that I finished the whole bag in one dinner and one lunch. And, tonight I decided to recreate it from scratch. Had the bag from Trader Joe's as a " guideline " but it just said " and spices. " That doesn't help a bit. So, went into Madjur what'shername's Indian cookbook and found a recipe for curried dal...so it's dal and not rice. Same sort of stuff. Washed 1 cup of basmati rice then added 3 cups of water, 1 tsp salt to it and put it on to boil after putting a lid on. Than, in another large pan (bigger than a fry pan) I put 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) or 2 tbsp olive oil and added 1 chopped up large onion to brown. When it was browned - NOT blackened or carameled - I added 2 tsps curry (unground) and let it come to popping. Here it gets cute because it was simply having cooked a lot of Indian foods that I could come up with this that worked. Add the following to the onions and curry: 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp turmeric 1/8 tsp black pepper corns 1 chopped up granny smith apple 2/3 cup raisins Stir it all together and then add 1 tsp cinnamon or to your wishes. I liked it with the apple. By now the rice should be " cooked " almost. So, add the drained in collander rice along with 3/4 cup of water. Cover with lid and cook slowly until all the water is gone...do watch it carefully. You end up with 4 cups of yummy biryani to which you can add chicken or leave out the cinnamon and add beef or veal or pork(perhaps with nutmeg?). I didn't add any veges and since I used olive oil it was truly vegan. A true keeper of a recipe. Bon Apetit a la Julia Luanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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