Category: Vegetarian

Mediterranean Pasta

5/12/2020

1 can garbanzo beans
olive oil
salt & pepper
3 tbs olive oil
3 tbs garlic
1 onion, chopped
4 oz chicken stock
4 oz dry white wine
1 lemon, squeezed

1 can or 4 tomatoes, diced
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp basil
pasta, whole wheat
mushrooms (optional)
broccoli (optional)
3 cups spinach
1/2 cup feta cheese

Coat garbanzo beans in oil, salt, and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
Add garlic and onion to pan; cook until garlic is brown and onion translucent.
Add liquids, tomatoes, and seasoning to pot. Stir
Submerge noodles and boil; simmer until cooked.
Add any other desired vegetables.
Stir in spinach, garbanzo beans, and feta.

Added chicken in these pictures for our foster boys.

Pad Thai

4/28/2020

Thai

Pad Thai Sauce:

1/4 cup tamarind juice
2 tbs fish sauce
1/3 cup sugar

1 box rice noodles
1 lb chicken, sliced (or prawns or tofu)
3 tbs garlic
shallots
2 tbs chilli paste

2 bell peppers
8 oz Pad Thai sauce
3 eggs
1/3 cup pounded peanuts
lime

For sauce, combine ingredients and simmer for about 30 minutes
Soak noodles in warm water
Cook chicken on high before removing from pan
Cook garlic, shallots, and chili paste in hot vegetable until fragrant
Add noodles and stir fry
Add some water to the pan as the noodles continue to cook.
Push noodles aside and add more oil, chicken, and peppers
Flip together, add sauce, and stir fry
Push noodles aside again, increase heat, and scramble eggs in more oil
Flip the noodles over
Mix in peanuts
Serve with lime

Green Beans

4/13/2020

1 lb fresh green beans
3 tablespoons butter
2 tbs garlic, minced

2 pinches lemon pepper
salt
mushrooms (optional)

Place green beans in skillet with water.
Bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes.
Drain water.
Return to stove and stir in butter (I like to use half regular butter and half truffle butter from Trader Joe's).
Add garlic and spices. Cook 3 more minutes.
Optional - add mushrooms to center of pan between butter and garlic steps.

Pad Kee Mow / Drunken Noodle

4/7/2020

Taken from a video from Chaiyo's.

Thai

2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs fish sauce
3 tbs dark/sweet soy sauce
2 tbs oyster sauce

2 tbs garlic
5 chilli peppers
1 onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, sliced
1 large carrot, julienned

Thai basil
3 eggs
1 lb protein
rice noodles - chantaboon rice sticks

Combine sauces
Mash garlic and chilies
Prepare noodles in simmering water
Simmer garlic and chilies in oil
Stir fry eggs
Stir meat and vegetables into eggs
Add noodles to stir fry
Mix in sauces and continue to stir fry dish
Fold in basil