Cooking
But it was supposed to!
Corn & Cheese Purses
Some years back, my sweet cousin Amanda (who's currently hiking the Pacific Crest Trail...over 1500 miles so far!) gave me a wonderful vegetarian cookbook.
Unfortunately, it's one of hundreds on our shelves, so while it's littered with sticky tabs, it doesn't get used as often as it should.
Not long ago, though, I made close to a week's worth of meals from it, including these two tasty recipes.
Above, lightly buttered phyllo holds a mixture of corn & Feta, which was fantastic. Crunchy little bundles of sweet & savory.
Cold Potato & Leek Soup
This may not be much to look at it, but it was wonderful. Using a 'dark' vegetable stock from Mooswewood, this soup is little more than potatoes & leeks, cooked and pureed.
Surprisingly filling, endlessly comforting, yet light in calories and fat, as no cream or milk is added.
Blog Party#25 is coming, and this month all our appetizers and cocktails are going Minty Green!
See full details here; send your links to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com no later than 16 August. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Vegetarian + Soup + Potatoes + Feta + Leeks + Phyllo + Corn + Cookbooks + Dinner
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Cooking
Dinner Ran Hot & Cold
But it was supposed to!
Corn & Cheese Purses
Some years back, my sweet cousin Amanda (who's currently hiking the Pacific Crest Trail...over 1500 miles so far!) gave me a wonderful vegetarian cookbook.
Unfortunately, it's one of hundreds on our shelves, so while it's littered with sticky tabs, it doesn't get used as often as it should.
Not long ago, though, I made close to a week's worth of meals from it, including these two tasty recipes.
Above, lightly buttered phyllo holds a mixture of corn & Feta, which was fantastic. Crunchy little bundles of sweet & savory.
Cold Potato & Leek Soup
This may not be much to look at it, but it was wonderful. Using a 'dark' vegetable stock from Mooswewood, this soup is little more than potatoes & leeks, cooked and pureed.
Surprisingly filling, endlessly comforting, yet light in calories and fat, as no cream or milk is added.
Blog Party#25 is coming, and this month all our appetizers and cocktails are going Minty Green!
See full details here; send your links to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com no later than 16 August. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Vegetarian + Soup + Potatoes + Feta + Leeks + Phyllo + Corn + Cookbooks + Dinner
- Easy Is Good
I'd had Mark Bittman's Quick & Easy Recipes from The New York Times on my Amazon wish list for some time, and finally bought it a couple of weeks ago (it nicely padded out an order to get free shipping...yay Amazon!). During the summer, I got...
- For A Cold Winter's Night
Whenever my mother-in-law has to go out of town for work, we invite my father-in-law over for dinner on Tuesday, the usual 'family' dinner night. I didn't want to spend the entire day in the kitchen, and so picked a few simple, almost comfort-food...
- Simplicity
This is one of those perfect recipes. Taking mere minutes to prepare, and leaving you completely satisfied. Chopped prosciutto (or veggie bacon) cooked in olive oil for just a minute. Add a bit of butter, chopped garlic, breadcrumbs and red pepper flakes....
- Southeast Asian Steak Salad
How gorgeous is this? Thinly sliced beef, briefly stir-fried with red pepper, garlic & lots & lots of basil, on a bed of greens with a drizzle of lime juice. Sprinled with choped peanuts. Rice optional. Seriously good. I had a veggie version using...
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