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[naberdy]

Originally Posted by campy

Ok, I's gots to try this!!!!!!!!!!!

My man isn't into beans though so I might have to set them aside and only add them to my bowl .

Great recipe!

Thanks. I've also made a similar version in the past with stewing beef and beef broth instead of vegetable broth and it also turned out well. You could always consider that if you want to cut out the beans.

[campy]

Originally Posted by poga

K I gots recipe for the books. I made this the other day after going ice fishing.

I call it Leek N' Potato Fish Bake

I wont use measurements just use common sense

Enough fish to make a layer in your baking dish in my case Two rainbow trout and a perch (you can use fillets or just put them in whole if you don't mind picking out the bones. Its up to you.)
1 bunch leeks cut up (3 leeks)
garlic
a large handful of Dill chopped
Butter
white wine
heavy cream
cream cheese
light cream or milk
lemon juice
some hot sauce
Potatoes cut in thin slices a la scalloped potato style
Grated cheese I used Parmesan and Gruyere but whatever you have is good
salt and pepper Dur

Saute leeks and garlic with butter till they go soft and start to stick to the bottom just a bit. Add White wine a glass or so then cream and cream cheese and dill While this is thickening cut up potatoes and grease your baking dish put a layer of potatoes on the bottom of the dish, season your fish and place them in next. Add a little lemon juice and hot sauce to your leek sauce. Also add a little extra milk or light cream or...heavy cream if your sauce is too thick. Check your leek sauce for seasoning add accordingly. Then pour sauce over fish and cover with another layer of potatoes. Season top potatoes then cover with cheese. Bake covered for 45 mins at 375F or so then bake uncovered till cheese is golden brown.
Booya Grandma!! Leek N' Potato Fish Bake

ANYthing that includes 2 kinds of cream, butter and 3 kinds of cheese is ok in my book!!

[campy]

Shepard's Pie

8 large potatoes peeled diced, cooked until tender in slated water and mashed with salt pepper milk and butter. (I have added sweet potato and carrots to the mash for the top) Mash should be tight not milky or oozy

1 1/2 pounds of lean ground chuck browned and drained set aside

Finely chop 1 stalk of celery and 2 onions and brown in pan with 2 TBSP of olive oil
Peel and chop 2 carrots
Finely chop 5-10 button mushrooms
Mince in 2 cloves of garlic
Add 2 tsp of dried basil and 1 tsp or dried oregano, 2 tsp ground thyme
Deglaze with low sodium chicken stock
Add meat back to pan and stir in 2 chopped fresh tomatoes and enough stock to cover the beef. Add 3 bay leaves and 1/2 cup of frozen corn and peas and let reduce for about 10 minutes.

I add 2-3 TBSP of Bisto (premixed with water) then salt and pepper (bisto is salty) to taste

This part I discovered after a lot of practice. The meat mixture should not be too runny so I put the beef into a casserole ad bake it at 350 for about 20 minutes before I put the potatoes on top. this prevents the horrible blending of mince and potatoes.

So next you add 1 CAN OF CREAMED CORN on top of the beef THEN add the potatoes. To miss the creamed corn is to ruin everything hahahaha
Bake again until the top of the potatoes have a touch of brown You can broil if you like I usually bake for 15 minutes.

It's tedious for sure but the boyfriend loves me more when I make this for him.

[pixie]

Om nom nom

Although I'm vegan, so there's a limited om nom here. I om nom rabbit food on a daily basis, but these recipes are making me wanna go cook something delicious and hearty.

Now I've got one- actually, one of my favorite "recipes" is just to hack a squash of some kind (kabocha is my favorite) into chunks and bake it in the oven till it's good and roasted. *Homerdrool*

I also have a kick-ass chilli recipe floating around somewhere... I'll have to go a-hunting for it.

[campy]

Originally Posted by pixie

Om nom nom

Although I'm vegan, so there's a limited om nom here. I om nom rabbit food on a daily basis, but these recipes are making me wanna go cook something delicious and hearty.

Now I've got one- actually, one of my favorite "recipes" is just to hack a squash of some kind (kabocha is my favorite) into chunks and bake it in the oven till it's good and roasted. *Homerdrool*

I also have a kick-ass chilli recipe floating around somewhere... I'll have to go a-hunting for it.

You could easily make the Shepard's Pie a la vegan

here's how I would do it:

Make the mash as per the meat sheps pie except instead of butter and milk in the mash I would use vegetable stock and olive oil.

For the filling I would

• Mince 3 shallots
• chop 2 medium onions
• mince 2 stalks of celery
• either chop or mince: 2 portobello caps, a small basket of cremini mushrooms and 5-6 shitake mushroom tops.

I would sautee those in 3 tbsps of olive oil until the onions are caramelized
I would add fresh thyme, 3 sprigs, one sprig of very finely minced fresh rosemary, a big whack of chopped parsley, minced garlic 2 cloves. I would add salt and pepper to taste.

I would deglaze with Marsala wine or red wine (a cup or so) and add about 2 cups of veggie stock. Then I would add a tin of organic black beans well rinsed and gently folded into the veggies. The mixture should be thick but not too tight. You might need to add more veggie stock to loosen it up a bit. I would bake it for about 15 minutes in a 350f oven. I would then add the creamed corn and potatoes and bake again until the top was browned and crispy.

I would serve this with a tomato salad that had tofu that had been marinated in a vinigrette.

Of course, I have never made this but IF I were going to this is what I would do. So it is an untested recipe!! The rest I have made.

I think the key with vegetarian food/Vegan is to make sure you add the right amount of herbs and spices.

[campy]

Here's the chocolate pavlova fresh out of the oven

It collapses after about 20 minutes but isn't it beautiful?

[fluxquanta]

A delicious recipe given to me by my half-Japanese roommate from graduate school. Simple but amazing. This is the vague description e-mailed to me verbatim:

Beef:
Flank steak

Marinate:
Red/Dark Miso Paste
Soy Sauce
Roasted Sesame Seeds (crushed)
Sesame Seed Oil
Mirin
Green Onion (tops and bottoms chopped)
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Garlic

Basically you mix the ingredients for the marinate together and marinate the beef for about two hours. If you marinate it too long the beef might become too salty. It helps to grill the meat, since slight charing really enhances the flavor. After the beef is cooked, cut against the grain. Cutting along the grain results in slices of steak that are impossible to chew.

[campy]

Flank steak is great because it's affordable. They key is to cut it thinly. The cheaper meats are usually more flavourful because they are fattier....YUM@@

Ok, I made this last night and they were SUPER low fat for my weight watcheers diet

Hot Chicken Wraps

Buy SMALL, whole grain tortilla, the calorie count should be 100 calories per tortilla. If you get the whole grain or multigrain then they should be 2 pts per tortilla

I did this in my new caste iron skillet which added a lot of flavour and no extra calories

2 chicken breasts (6oz each) no skin, no bone cut into 1" chunks
Sprinkle chicken with a Greek spice or just oregano

Chop one large onion and one sweet bell pepper, any colour.

Heat up 1 TBSP of olive oil in the skillet and sautee peppers and onions with a little salt and pepper until soft, add raw chicken and satuee until pepper and onions are brown and chicken is cooked. You could. grate lemon zest and squeeze 1/2 lemon at the end

I took 0% greek style yogurt and added the greek spices, 1/2 clove of gated fresh garlic, lemon zest and juice and mixed together and used it in my wrap with the chicken sautee and tomatoes.


If you split this into 6 servings then they are 5 points each including tortilla and greek sauce

[campy]

I just made these this morning to bring to work, the cheer up the office....

I winged it because the original recipe was weird so i'll give you the original recipe and my altered version

Original (from a 50ties cookbook)

Peanut Butter cookies
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp of baking soda

I thought it needed a binding agent so instead I doubled the recipe and added some tweaks, the cookies are awesome if I do say so myself

Peanut Butter , Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup of butter
1 cup of peanut butter
2 eggs
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 cups of flour
pinch of salt
vanilla
1 cup of chocolate chips

Whip eggs, butters, vanilla and sugars
beat in eggs
fold in chocolate chips, oats and flour

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, take out of the oven and leave on tray for 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack.

[campy]

I made this casserole recipe because I thought my boy would like it...Holy cow, he plowed through it in record time.

It's called "More"

This makes 8 portions at 6-8 pts per portion for those on Weight Watchers EDIT: 6-8 depending on your portion sizing and ground beef, oil use etc....If you use PAM and extra lean ground beef you can be at 6 or less points.

1 TBSP olive oil
1 lb extra lean ground sirloin
2 stalks celery
1 bell pepper any colour
1 large yellow onion
3 cups cooked short pasta I used Penne (brown if you've got it)
1 can undiluted cream of mushroom soup
1 large can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
2 TSP dried oregano
Chili sauce to taste
1 clove of garlic
Salt and pepper

Cook your pasta 1/2 way, should still be semi hard
Brown and drain the beef, add coarsely chopped onion and peppers and the celery should be more finely chopped. Add oregano, chili sauce (like tabasco)chopped or grated garlic and salt and pepper. Remember, canned soup can be salty and the pasta is salted so go easy on the salt here. cook until veggies are tender. Stir in canned soup, tomatoes and cheese. Place meat mixture into a large, buttered casserole. Add pasta and toss until all is mixed well. Bake at 350 F for about an hour.

It's rough but the boyfriend and the kid liked it. I served it with a large salad. Great for a gang of people