‘Vegetables’ Category

  1. Too much cooking…and sprouts

    April 28, 2011 by Tarrant Figlio

    We like many people have tightened our belts quite a bit and aren’t eating out as much–or really at all. I hadn’t noticed that we ate out or ordered in so much because we really didn’t that often–maybe once a week ordered in/grabbed something from a local sandwich shop and went out once on the weekend. (not counting our post grocery smoothie stop or 3x weekly coffee trips)

    After cutting back, I have noticed though and I feel burned out. The lack of menus and cooking with what is on hand seems simple enough and no one has complained. Except me. I dread dinner. I hate it. Sure, there is plenty on hand to eat-more than ever before with the stockpile. I just am not motivated by anything other than the revelation that nothing will save me from fixing dinner. So, the clock turns, I go in the kitchen I select from the abundance of food and serve it day after day. Please tell me someone else gets tired of cooking!

    We did make the Chocolate Caramel Covered Matzoh over the weekend. We also made Peep Pops. (ok girl child did the heavy lifting when it came to peep pops–but I made the prettiest one I swear!)

    I made the ham ball (or in this case egg) to go with a post on BlogHer last week: Hamming it Up. You should go read it! I tell an embarrassing but funny story about a ham disaster and share a Ham Ball recipe that I shared here years ago–but this time it has A PICTURE. What? You know you want to see a picture of a 50s cream cheese “frosted” ham ball. Go look and sparkle. It’s worth it–I swear!

    My Women in the Kitchen post was also syndicated on BlogHer. (YAY!) Go give it some love and a sparkle or two.

    In other news, girl child broke out her sprout kit over the weekend and we now have a ton of lentil sprouts, some other kind of sprout, and “salad mix” sprouts. Do you have any good ideas for using sprouts?

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  2. Baked Artichoke-Tomato Delight

    March 22, 2011 by Tarrant Figlio

    I am not an artichoke fan. They are ok, but still go in that category of “weird foods I didn’t eat as a child.” The rest of my family however loves them.

    I do indulge them from time to time. This one uses canned artichokes so is super easy. We will have to wait for summer to have it here, but I know those of you in the south will have lovely tomatoes soon.

    Baked Artichoke-Tomato Delight

    12 large tomatoes
    7 cups day-old bread cubes
    3 sticks butter
    2 cups chopped onion (this is a bit much–unless you love onion)
    2 cans artichoke bottoms
    salt and pepper

    Preheat oven to 350. Remove seeds from tomatoes. Scoop out pulp and drain tomatoes on paper towels. Saute the dry bread cubes and onions in butter. Cut artichoke bottoms in 1/2 inch cubes and add to pan. Season with salt and pepper, adding more melted butter if necessary. Fill hollow tomatoes with mixture, being careful not to pack it too firmly. Bake 30 minutes.

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  3. S’chee: Russian Cabbage Soup

    February 18, 2011 by Tarrant Figlio

    Russian Cabbage soup probably makes for nightmares in this house. Denise is still recovering from the tortellini soup. This recipe contains all the super thrifty things that a family on a tight budget will love about it though.

    You can use vegetable broth and make this a meat free dish. It also lends itself well to crockery cookery–so throw it in the crock-pot if you would rather.

    S’chee

    1 head cabbage, cut in wedges and stalk removed
    2 carrots, scraped and diced
    2 stalks of celery, cut in pieces, leaves and all
    1 turnip, peeled and quartered
    6 cups beef bouillon
    1 can Italian tomato paste
    salt and pepper
    2 onions, peeled and sliced
    1 clove garlic
    3 tablespoons bacon fat
    3 medium sized potatoes, peeled and quartered
    Sour Cream
    Fresh dill and fresh parsley, if available

    Simmer the cabbage, carrots, celery and turnip in bouillon. Add the tomato paste, salt and pepper. Simmer 2-3 hours. Saute the onion and garlic in the bacon fat and add to the soup with the potatoes. Cook for 1/2 hour longer. Serve with bowl of sour cream and dill and parsley on the side to sprinkle on top. Serves 6 to 8.

    From The Peasant Cookbook, Marian Tracy, 1955

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  4. Savory Shepherd’s Pie

    January 11, 2011 by Tarrant Figlio

    One of my children has a thing for Shepherd’s Pie. I blame the sabbatical in England. The ones there and indeed the shepherd’s pies I make, bear little resemblance to this one…part of a jiffy meal as you can see. Not sure how they imagine you season the mashed potatoes. Also I am not sure about the wisdom of using a can of vegetable soup for the veggie portion. I generally use frozen mixed vegetables and soy crumbles instead of the ground beef. I do have to say it is an easy and thrifty meal made this way though. Of course that is unless green peppers in your neck of the woods are as outrageously priced as they are here! Ugh. Not only high priced but not worth buying. Darn weather ruining my non-local produce!

    Savory Shepherd’s Pie

    1 lb ground beef
    1/4 cup chopped onion
    1/4 cup chopped green pepper
    1 can (10.5 oz) condensed vegetable soup
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    Dash thyme (if desired)
    Seasoned mashed potatoes

    Brown beef and cook onion and green pepper until tender; stir in soup, salt and thyme. Spoon into 1-qt casserole. Place potatoes in mounds around edge of casserole. Bake at 425 F for 15 min. 4 servings.

    (From Easy Ways to Delicious Meals, 1968)

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