Whatcha Makin'??

[silva]

I was about to forget having pasta if I was going to give up white, then found Barillas whole grain. I made it with a spicy peanut sauce and veggies and really liked it. Today I made the rest with spaghetti sauce and can't stand it . I guess I can just forget tomato based pasta sauces!

 

[Val]

I was about to forget having pasta if I was going to give up white, then found Barillas whole grain. I made it with a spicy peanut sauce and veggies and really liked it. Today I made the rest with spaghetti sauce and can't stand it . I guess I can just forget tomato based pasta sauces!

I adore Barilla brand as well, especially their fusilli and penne. But i still use different spaghetti sauces. Only once i made my own marinara sauce, but it's a pain in the *ss

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I adore Barilla brand as well, especially their fusilli and penne. But i still use different spaghetti sauces. Only once i made my own marinara sauce, but it's a pain in the *ss

I actually got a jar of Prego Farmers' Harvest garden vegetable on closeout this evening... it's high in sodium, but I like stuff in my sauce & it was SO cheap!. Plus I'm about to roast a bag of frozen cauliflower.... Once that's in the oven, I'll start the pasta water on the stove... but slow, with evoo a bay leaf, until the cauliflower is done.... Then the pasta will only boil five minutes, I'll drain it, add that & some sauce back to the pot, and as much cauliflower as I want....

Until then, while the oven pre-heats, I'll enjoy a beer & this thunderstorm....

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Got my big skillet on the stove... sautéing a whole diced red onion, a whole chopped red bell pepper, two roasted red peppers (from a jar), and a pound of sliced mushrooms... herbs & spices, plenty of nooch.... Mmmm, sautéed veggie sammiches!! I love these things!

In addition to a container of this mixture, I'll also bring (to Jer's) some Flatout Foldit rosemary-olive oil flatbread, some baby spinach, some sliced Roma tomato, my Chao slices, & maybe the last of my Daiya shreds....

 

[Chryssie]

Jeremy made 2 loaves of awesome rye bread!

 

[Val]

Jeremy made 2 loaves of awesome rye bread!

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Looks beautiful!Jeremy is an artist!

 

[Mischief]

I made spinach pesto, a pate, and now I'm baking a couple of loaves of bread.

 

[Mischief]

I saw this recipe in the WaPo yesterday, and it looked promising, so I made it this afternoon. This vegan salad satisfies in a meaty way

I pretty much followed the recipe, except I didn't have any parsley or peppers on hand, so I dissolved some Knorr veggie bouillon into the tomato paste, and I used zucchini to sub for the peppers. I also used a minimum of oil on the potatoes, so I didn't end up with any drippings. I made a simple balsamic and olive oil vinaigrette for the lettuce instead.

It was a really nice warm weather meal - simple and tasty. It's going into my rotation for summer meals.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I saw this recipe in the WaPo yesterday, and it looked promising, so I made it this afternoon. This vegan salad satisfies in a meaty way

I pretty much followed the recipe, except I didn't have any parsley or peppers on hand, so I dissolved some Knorr veggie bouillon into the tomato paste, and I used zucchini to sub for the peppers. I also used a minimum of oil on the potatoes, so I didn't end up with any drippings. I made a simple balsamic and olive oil vinaigrette for the lettuce instead.

It was a really nice warm weather meal - simple and tasty. It's going into my rotation for summer meals.

Oooh, that looks delicious!

 

[silva]

I saw this recipe in the WaPo yesterday, and it looked promising, so I made it this afternoon. This vegan salad satisfies in a meaty way

I pretty much followed the recipe, except I didn't have any parsley or peppers on hand, so I dissolved some Knorr veggie bouillon into the tomato paste, and I used zucchini to sub for the peppers. I also used a minimum of oil on the potatoes, so I didn't end up with any drippings. I made a simple balsamic and olive oil vinaigrette for the lettuce instead.

It was a really nice warm weather meal - simple and tasty. It's going into my rotation for summer meals.

Won't let me read it unless I subscribe. Just a dollar, but I'm not doing another credit thing where I have to cancel

 

[Mischief]

Won't let me read it unless I subscribe. Just a dollar, but I'm not doing another credit thing where I have to cancel

You can just open a private tab, if you don't want to delete your browsing history. Either should work.

 

[Val]

I woke up with the "idee fixe" of making black rice with veggies. Suddenly i've seen it in my dream, and i carry a lot about dreams, because in my slumbers i always receive the instructions of what to eat, how to behave myself, what medicines and herbs to buy, how to help other people, how not to put myself in a harm's way, etc., etc. When i was living at the landlady's house, at night i "saw" that their old microwave they'd given to me would explode in the near future and cause a terrible fire, in which their flat would burn to ashes. I didn't pay attention at first, but in the morning, in case, i decided to give an eye after it, while usually i used to switch it on and go away. And not at once(!), right in front of my eyes it started terribly sparking, though it was absolutely nothing metallic in it. And then, when me and landlady's daughter tried to do it once again, several times, it continued sparking and making loud scary noises, like it was a sound of high amperage, like an electrocution of someone. And then the wall socket it was connected to started sparking ... Apparently, this dream saved their apartment and maybe our lives. Generally speaking, i've already received significant amount of information this way how to save someone's life, including my own, because those were the warnings.
.....Luckily, i already have some black rice and some other stuff. So, i'm making it tonight. I'm sure it goes well with pickled seaweed.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Stuffed peppers. Well, stuffed pepper.... I only had the one red pepper, need to pick up a couple more because I have lots of filling left over.... and the filling is sautéed onion, the last couple spoonfuls of my sautéed veggies (for sammiches), a can of garbanzos, a can of crushed tomatoes, brown rice, spices, nooch, and some baby spinach.... I nuked some water in my large Pyrex measuring cup & just blanched the pepper that way.

I plan to eat something else for dinner & prep two more peppers tomorrow to bake them all at once.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Well, it looks like I'm prepping the other two red peppers tonight. F*ck. I won't post what I bought in the other thread, I'll just ***** about it here. LOL

I bought a Ta Dah frozen falafel wrap @ Kroger (along with the additional peppers & some food/treats for Mojo).... And I'm so disappointed in myself (as an avid label-reader) 'cuz I did not read the label on the wrap... it's got f*cking milk/cream in it for the kefir-cheese. Cheese in a falafel wrap?!

So I'm preheating the oven, gonna very quickly blanch the two new peppers & stuff 'em.... But I'm thawing my other pack of Flatout Foldit flatbreads 'cuz I think a stuffed pepper stuffed flatbread would be good.

Damn, I just wanted dinner to be quick & easy tonight... I'd better get to work on this sh*t....

And, hey, Jerry gets a free falafel to bring in to work for lunch tomorrow!

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ETA: OK, they're stuffed & in the oven... I'll pull 'em out in about 20 minutes or so & add some Daiya mozzarella shreds on top & pop 'em back in for another few minutes.

I've been hot & sweaty all evening, this isn't helping.... LMAO

 

[Val]

I've been hot & sweaty all evening, this isn't helping.... LMAO

How r u now? Do you have a fever? (i'm saying so because it's a flu season here, and even Elijah has it. He sleeps in the kitchen in order not to communicate a desease to my pregnant sister.)

 

[MadamSarcastra]

How r u now? Do you have a fever? (i'm saying so because it's a flu season here, and even Elijah has it. He sleeps in the kitchen in order not to communicate a desease to my pregnant sister.)

LOL, no, it's just warm here.... and thermostats have yet to remain at a constant... it's Michigan.

The spare room upstairs at Jer's that I hang out in is generally ten degrees warmer than downstairs... also a bit colder in the winter which is weird because heat rises. Anyhoo, my folks' house's thermostat was just set to "cool" a short time ago (we've only needed "heat" or "fan" until now)... takes a while to chill things down... plus I had to use the oven....


I hope your family feels better very soon! And try not to catch anything yourself!

 

[Val]

LOL, no, it's just warm here.... and thermostats have yet to remain at a constant... it's Michigan.

The spare room upstairs at Jer's that I hang out in is generally ten degrees warmer than downstairs... also a bit colder in the winter which is weird because heat rises. Anyhoo, my folks' house's thermostat was just set to "cool" a short time ago (we've only needed "heat" or "fan" until now)... takes a while to chill things down... plus I had to use the oven....


I hope your family feels better very soon! And try not to catch anything yourself!

Thanks, i'm lucky to be resistable to every strain of common flu.

 

[Skylark]

I'm making bracelets out of cardboard tubing, VHS tape, and assorted decorations. We'll see if anyone wants to buy them.

 

[PTree15]

Nice to see you, Skylark!
I made chocolate chip scones, and later I will make black bean burgers and seitan. I want buffalo nuggets tonight!

 

[Mischief]

Spinach pesto.

Another loaf of sourdough bread.