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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 165029" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Been doing a lot of experimenting without using meat since I gave it up. Some dinners have really been surprisingly delicious and filling, but now that I generally cook for only H and me, there aren't much in the way of leftovers.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">I don't have any 'real' recipes, as I sort of just throw things together. But here is one of H's and my favorites:</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">2-3 Tbs Olive Oil</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">14 oz canned of diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, balsamic vinegar</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">1-2 Cloves garlic (minced)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">1/4 C finely diced onion</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">1/2 Red pepper, diced/chopped</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Small handful of calamata olives - cut and pitted</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">2-3 Tsp capers</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Few shakes of the italian spices (I am heavy on the basil)</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">1/2-3/4 lb of cooked angel hair or penne pasta (whole wheat/grain)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Fresh Parmesan/romano cheese</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Italian/Ciabbata bread</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Green salad</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Sautee onions in 2 Tbs olive oil, add garlic when onions are slightly soft, immediately followed by tomatoes and red pepper. Add italian seasonings. When your kitchen has a nice aroma of italian cooking, lol, add the olives and capers. Let simmer for a few minutes, uncovered.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Put pasta that has been rinsed with warm water to remove the starch into a large pasta bowl and toss with 1 Tbs olive oil. Pour the tomatoe mixture over the pasta and toss well. Sprinke with some freshly grated parm/romano cheese and serve immediately with a nice green salad and a loaf of italian or ciabbata bread - YUM. This is a healthy and low fat dish if you use the whole grain/whole wheat pasta.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">We've also been experimenting with the large variety of beans out there. I love making a 'stew' or chili using various beans such as red and white kidney beans along with black beans. I start with oilive oil, 1 medium onion, and 2 cloves of garlic (minced) in a pot. When they are soft, I add almost two large cans of diced tomatoes with the green chilis, one chopped green or red pepper and some jalapeno slices. Once these have blended well together, I then add a can of each bean (rinsed & drained well in a collander first to remove the starch!). To thicken it up I will sometimes add either a small amount of rice, say 1/4 cup, or barley. Or, if you don't want either of those, you can mix some flour (or finely ground corn meal) and water together and add that to thicken things up a bit. Serve with a salad and some cornbread.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Also with beans, we make a mexican bean dish. Sautee 1/2 medium onion in 1-2 Tbs olive oil. Add 1 clove garlic, minced. Two cans of black beans, one can mushed, the other remains solid (Before using beans, rinse and drain well). Anyway, to the beans, I add a 1/2 cup chopped pepper, 1 cup of medium-spicy salsa, 1/2 can corn and let it cook up till it's nice and thick. Grate about 1 C cheddar or monterey cheese and warm up some tortillas. Serve with a salad and/or sliced tomatos, black olives, lettuce, etc. H makes burritos, but I just put it all in a bowl and skip the tortilla.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 165029, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Been doing a lot of experimenting without using meat since I gave it up. Some dinners have really been surprisingly delicious and filling, but now that I generally cook for only H and me, there aren't much in the way of leftovers.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]I don't have any 'real' recipes, as I sort of just throw things together. But here is one of H's and my favorites:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]2-3 Tbs Olive Oil[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]14 oz canned of diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, balsamic vinegar[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]1-2 Cloves garlic (minced)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]1/4 C finely diced onion[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]1/2 Red pepper, diced/chopped[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Small handful of calamata olives - cut and pitted[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]2-3 Tsp capers[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Few shakes of the italian spices (I am heavy on the basil)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]1/2-3/4 lb of cooked angel hair or penne pasta (whole wheat/grain)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Fresh Parmesan/romano cheese[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Italian/Ciabbata bread[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Green salad[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Sautee onions in 2 Tbs olive oil, add garlic when onions are slightly soft, immediately followed by tomatoes and red pepper. Add italian seasonings. When your kitchen has a nice aroma of italian cooking, lol, add the olives and capers. Let simmer for a few minutes, uncovered.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Put pasta that has been rinsed with warm water to remove the starch into a large pasta bowl and toss with 1 Tbs olive oil. Pour the tomatoe mixture over the pasta and toss well. Sprinke with some freshly grated parm/romano cheese and serve immediately with a nice green salad and a loaf of italian or ciabbata bread - YUM. This is a healthy and low fat dish if you use the whole grain/whole wheat pasta.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]We've also been experimenting with the large variety of beans out there. I love making a 'stew' or chili using various beans such as red and white kidney beans along with black beans. I start with oilive oil, 1 medium onion, and 2 cloves of garlic (minced) in a pot. When they are soft, I add almost two large cans of diced tomatoes with the green chilis, one chopped green or red pepper and some jalapeno slices. Once these have blended well together, I then add a can of each bean (rinsed & drained well in a collander first to remove the starch!). To thicken it up I will sometimes add either a small amount of rice, say 1/4 cup, or barley. Or, if you don't want either of those, you can mix some flour (or finely ground corn meal) and water together and add that to thicken things up a bit. Serve with a salad and some cornbread.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Also with beans, we make a mexican bean dish. Sautee 1/2 medium onion in 1-2 Tbs olive oil. Add 1 clove garlic, minced. Two cans of black beans, one can mushed, the other remains solid (Before using beans, rinse and drain well). Anyway, to the beans, I add a 1/2 cup chopped pepper, 1 cup of medium-spicy salsa, 1/2 can corn and let it cook up till it's nice and thick. Grate about 1 C cheddar or monterey cheese and warm up some tortillas. Serve with a salad and/or sliced tomatos, black olives, lettuce, etc. H makes burritos, but I just put it all in a bowl and skip the tortilla.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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