I wonder what I'll cook next??
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Not Quite Julia Child
Okay, so I am no Julia Child. I just can't bring myself to cook with that much butter...usually. When I saw the movie Julie and Julia, one thing that I really wanted was a kitchen pegboard like Julia had. I couldn't stop thinking how nifty it would be if I could just grab a utensil from the wall when I'm cooking. Thanks to the energy and enthusiasm of my parents, I now have a kitchen pegboard. 
I wonder what I'll cook next??
I wonder what I'll cook next??
Friday, October 16, 2009
Shrimp, Not Soup
I love to try new recipes. It's very satisfying to make something from start to finish and have it taste good. I am trying to get my mind around the concept that many folks don't like to cook, but I can't really figure that one out. Tonight I decided to try Sesame Shrimp. Very easy and yummy, if you can find chili garlic sauce.
Sesame Shrimp
1 TBSP fresh lime juice
1 tsp chili garlic sauce
1 TBSP orange marmalade
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined and tails off
Combine juice, chili garlic sauce, salt, marmalade and 1 tsp oil. Mix well. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Marinate in fridge for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If you wish, you can skewer the shrimp). Heat remaining 1 tsp oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 4 minutes, turning once. Serve with rice and veggies! Mmmmmmmmmmm...
Sesame Shrimp
1 TBSP fresh lime juice
1 tsp chili garlic sauce
1 TBSP orange marmalade
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined and tails off
Combine juice, chili garlic sauce, salt, marmalade and 1 tsp oil. Mix well. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Marinate in fridge for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If you wish, you can skewer the shrimp). Heat remaining 1 tsp oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 4 minutes, turning once. Serve with rice and veggies! Mmmmmmmmmmm...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Soup Weather
I love soup weather! Tonight it is Tortellini Soup. I used zucchini, garlic, tomatoes, green pepper and onions from my garden. Yum!
Tortellini Soup
(6 servings)
1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
(Or buy the breakfast kind so you don't have remove casings. I actually used turkey sausage because I was cooking for my folks).
1 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
40 oz low-sodium beef broth (very important to get the low sodium kind or it will be wayyyyyyyyyy to salty)
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 medium-size green bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 TBSP dried basil
2 TBSP dried oregano
10 oz cheese tortellini (fresh, dried or frozen)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Saute sausage in heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat until cooked through. Remove cooked sausage. Pour off all but 1 TBSP drippings. (If you use turkey sausage you won't even have that much, which is fine.) Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and saute until translucent. Return sausage to Dutch oven. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil and oregano. Simmer about 40 minutes. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to a simmer before continuing).
Add tortellini to soup and cook as long as package tells you, or until tortellini is done. Each person can top with Parmesan cheese if they wish.
Tortellini Soup
(6 servings)
1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
(Or buy the breakfast kind so you don't have remove casings. I actually used turkey sausage because I was cooking for my folks).
1 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
40 oz low-sodium beef broth (very important to get the low sodium kind or it will be wayyyyyyyyyy to salty)
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 medium-size green bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 TBSP dried basil
2 TBSP dried oregano
10 oz cheese tortellini (fresh, dried or frozen)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Saute sausage in heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat until cooked through. Remove cooked sausage. Pour off all but 1 TBSP drippings. (If you use turkey sausage you won't even have that much, which is fine.) Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and saute until translucent. Return sausage to Dutch oven. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil and oregano. Simmer about 40 minutes. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to a simmer before continuing).
Add tortellini to soup and cook as long as package tells you, or until tortellini is done. Each person can top with Parmesan cheese if they wish.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A Path to My Door
Since moving here, we have found flat stones all over the property, buried just beneath the grass. Thanks to the energy and creativity of my parents, I now have stepping stones to my front door and stones at the base of my back steps.
I bought one leaf stepping stone from my friend Anne. She does great work. Check it out at everlastingleaves.etsy.com
A Cabin in the Woods
Last weekend we strapped the canoe atop my car and I hauled it to Indiana to transfer it to Rodney.
We all stayed at a cozy 3 bedroom cabin in the woods and went to the Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale. Although they don't sell verenike at this sale, we had fun nevertheless. I wasn't feeling well at all for most of the weekend, but I didn't want to miss out on the fun with my nieces.
They had fun bidding at the children's auction and Rodney got a bunch of stuff at the new and used auction. Carmina and I wanted the quilt that went for $2,000.
The girls helped me make homemade waffles for breakfast on Sunday. I could only eat 2 bites but I think they were a hit.
I was sad to see them leave because I won't see them until Christmas. This will be the longest stretch of time that we're apart. I hate it.
Just hours after the last picture was taken, I went to the emergency room to figure out why I was sick all week and all weekend. Turns out that a new medication I was taking caused my sodium to drop dangerously low. They told me to go home and drink pop and Gatorade and eat salty chips. No water for 3 days. Very strange, but it worked!
We all stayed at a cozy 3 bedroom cabin in the woods and went to the Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale. Although they don't sell verenike at this sale, we had fun nevertheless. I wasn't feeling well at all for most of the weekend, but I didn't want to miss out on the fun with my nieces.
They had fun bidding at the children's auction and Rodney got a bunch of stuff at the new and used auction. Carmina and I wanted the quilt that went for $2,000.
The girls helped me make homemade waffles for breakfast on Sunday. I could only eat 2 bites but I think they were a hit.
I was sad to see them leave because I won't see them until Christmas. This will be the longest stretch of time that we're apart. I hate it.
Just hours after the last picture was taken, I went to the emergency room to figure out why I was sick all week and all weekend. Turns out that a new medication I was taking caused my sodium to drop dangerously low. They told me to go home and drink pop and Gatorade and eat salty chips. No water for 3 days. Very strange, but it worked!
Retreating
I went to Women's Retreat at Camp Friedenswald again this year. It was just nice to get away and to be with the women from Community Mennonite. They are my family. Here they are leading a song for the rest of the group.
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