What's For Dinner?

Sunday, April 14, 2024

I made this a couple times with a green curry paste I found at the Asian market. I'm not sure if I will be able to find it again, but I will try.

The first time I used tempeh, but E doesn't really like it. I didn't care for it either. I've read that if it's steamed it might be better. I'll have to try that next time. The second time I used tofu and it turned out much better.

Each time I used half of the can.

https://www.passmesometasty.com/thai-style-tempeh-green-curry/#tasty-recipes-7359

Strawberry ice cream

https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/recipe-strawberry-ice-cream/

R really likes strawberry ice cream and milk. We got an entire half gallon of strawberry milk, so I used some to make ice cream. It turned out pretty good! I definitely need to remember to start the ice cream machine before pouring in the liquid.

New baby Freezer meals

I made some freezer meals for A&C

Vegan baked pasta

https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-baked-ziti/#wprm-recipe-container-1613

Vegan black bean and zucchini enchiladas

I sorta winged it but I used these two recipes as a guide

Filling -https://www.veggieinspired.com/black-bean-zucchini-vegan-enchiladas/#recipe

I used a whole onion, but probably could have used a half, also 3 garlic cloves, a roasted red pepper added cumin and oregano after sauteing the onions and garlic. I also sprinkled a tablespoon of nutritional yeast.

Sauce - https://pinchofyum.com/5-minute-blender-enchilada-sauce

Used some regular chili powder and chipotle chili powder, along with a little cumin and oregano.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Maple Brown sugar cookies

https://www.rabbitandwolves.com/wprm_print/16084

Made these for A&C. I originally wanted to make plain sugar cookies, but they were out of white sugar, so I pivoted to this. I left out the nuts in the cookies and didn't bother with the frosting. They both seem to like them, so I'll call it a win.

Slow Cooker White beans

https://alexandracooks.com/2015/01/15/slow-cooker-gigante-beans-tomatoes-pancetta/

Since my family doesn't like beans, I brought the fancy Royal Corona beans to A&C's. I followed the recipe and added some roasted red peppers, because they have a huge Costco jar on hand. I also threw in a pinch of nutritional yeast for a vegan cheesy flavor. We ate this over some brown rice. It turned out great!

Update using an instant pot. I started with 28 minutes on high, but needed to add 5 more minutes as well as cooking on saute to reduce down the liquid. Or instead, use less water to start with. I think the red peppers added a lot of flavor, so I will try to include it next time. I have another 1/2 pound of royal Corona beans to use.

2nd time making it in the IP. 32 min on HP, NR. Used some red peppers. 3 cups of water instead of the 4 and fresh tomatoes from the garden. Since I had so many tomatoes, I could have used less water still. Though the beans weren't done yet either. After the NR, I did slow cook on hi for 4 hours. It was still more watery than I wanted, so I put it on saute to reduce the liquid by about 2 cups. The beans kept cooking through the remaining time and were perfect.

Gluten free blueberry bread

Made this for A, C, and myself. It was really delicious!

https://www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com/healthy-blueberry-bread/#wprm-recipe-container-30274