Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I made a really yummy soup tonight. Sauteed some onion in a little olive oil, added two red potatoes, about a 1/2 cup of eggplant, about the same of broccoli, some garlic, italian herbs, salt and water to cover. Once the veges were all cooked I added some tortillis I got at Trader Joes. They were the pesto filled ones. I let them cook and added a little milk at the end to make it a cream soup, that I simmered for a few minutes. I happened to have some chabata rolls that I put brushetta seasoning from cost plus and olive oil and broiled. Oh my goddess, delicious! And it only took about a 1/2 hour. This time of year is so good for soups. I couldn't help but notice the greens conversation. If you want to get used to green, try eating them with their roots (turnips and beets, etc) then incorporate into soups. Red Chard is my favorite green followed by beet greens, kale, spinach, oh there are so many lovely greens. Chard adds such a deep flavor to anything and you can grind it if you don't want to see it. Greens are great to add to a fruit smoothie and you don't really taste them in it. Kale, chard, parsley are all really good in a smoothie. I don't know why the some parents of the 50/60's kids had to make mush of veges and turn their kids off to them. I was born in 1953 and my parents cooked veges very nicely most of the time and we always had fresh salads, sprouts, whole grain breads, tofu, etc. so I guess I was lucky that way. Although some of my kids aren't vegetarian now, they all love veges and healthy food because they were raised eating well. Looking forward to the warming foods of winter! Windtroll aka Lady K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 This sounds fabulous!! Ok, so I have tried cooking eggplant a couple of times and its been terrible! How do you get it tender enough to eat? -- Kerri...proud mama of Savana & Bryce " The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. " – Julia Alvarez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Did you cut up the tortillas into small pieces or put the whole circle in? Judy - Kathy Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:35 PM Tortillini Soup I made a really yummy soup tonight. Sauteed some onion in a little olive oil, added two red potatoes, about a 1/2 cup of eggplant, about the same of broccoli, some garlic, italian herbs, salt and water to cover. Once the veges were all cooked I added some tortillis I got at Trader Joes. They were the pesto filled ones. I let them cook and added a little milk at the end to make it a cream soup, that I simmered for a few minutes. I happened to have some chabata rolls that I put brushetta seasoning from cost plus and olive oil and broiled. Oh my goddess, delicious! And it only took about a 1/2 hour. This time of year is so good for soups. I couldn't help but notice the greens conversation. If you want to get used to green, try eating them with their roots (turnips and beets, etc) then incorporate into soups. Red Chard is my favorite green followed by beet greens, kale, spinach, oh there are so many lovely greens. Chard adds such a deep flavor to anything and you can grind it if you don't want to see it. Greens are great to add to a fruit smoothie and you don't really taste them in it. Kale, chard, parsley are all really good in a smoothie. I don't know why the some parents of the 50/60's kids had to make mush of veges and turn their kids off to them. I was born in 1953 and my parents cooked veges very nicely most of the time and we always had fresh salads, sprouts, whole grain breads, tofu, etc. so I guess I was lucky that way. Although some of my kids aren't vegetarian now, they all love veges and healthy food because they were raised eating well. Looking forward to the warming foods of winter! Windtroll aka Lady K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 In a message dated 10/15/2006 12:21:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, kdljones writes: Ok, so I have tried cooking eggplant a couple of times and its been terrible! How do you get it tender enough to eat? Slice it thinly. salt it, let it sit, rinse it. That drains out the bitter juices. Cook it for quite a while so it gets tender. . I love eggplant....of course if you cover anything with enough marinara and mozarella cheese it will taste good. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 In a message dated 10/14/2006 11:42:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, windtroll writes: Looking forward to the warming foods of winter me too! I'm looking for new soup recipes. I have a veggie chilie recipe I need to dig out.DH has a pretty good potato leek soup recipe, leeks are a little much for me but I try to keep an open mind. I'm also trying to perfect my bread recipe. I used too much wheat flower last time. There is a local baker who makes the most awesome bread. I'm trying to replicate it. Practice makes perfect. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 I'm not Kathy, but it's tortill*INI* not tortill*AS*. (I first read it that way too, until I got to the part about them being store-bought and pre-stuffed. I said to myself, " Stuffed tortillas?! Isn't that a quesadilla? " before rereading it and discovering it was tortillini.) -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > > Did you cut up the tortillas into small pieces or put the whole circle in? > Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 ah.. ok thx for clearing that up. I was wondering if maybe she had meant stuffed ravioli or if it was the flavored wrap tortillas that you make burrito's with. They have pesto flavored ones too. Thanks, Judy - Erin Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:56 AM Re: Tortillini Soup I'm not Kathy, but it's tortill*INI* not tortill*AS*. (I first read it that way too, until I got to the part about them being store-bought and pre-stuffed. I said to myself, " Stuffed tortillas?! Isn't that a quesadilla? " before rereading it and discovering it was tortillini.) -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > > Did you cut up the tortillas into small pieces or put the whole circle in? > Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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