Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Friday, May 4, 2012
While I am on the subject of food...
I found a new blog that is my current obsession. www.100daysofrealfood.com is a blog from a mom of two who decided to cut out processed food from her family's diet. In May 2010, she pledged to serve her family nothing but "real food" for 100 days (see her blog for her definitions). Now, two years later, she is still serving almost only real food. I wish that I had the desire and drive to make this happen for my family. For now, I am content with trying to eat better as often as possible. To that end, I tried this chicken recipe from her blog this week, and it was delicious. I used it the first night for soft tacos. Then, I made stock with the bones, and I served her chicken noodle soup the next night. Two great nights of food for less than $15, with very little work in the kitchen!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Spaghetti Squash Recipe
This blog is not really about cooking, but I just felt like I needed to share this recipe with someone! I adapted it from a recipe on allrecipes.com. Basically, I just simplified it a little and adapted it to my family's taste. If you have never had spaghetti squash, it comes out looking like spaghetti (hence the name) but it has a slight crunch to it. By itself, it doesn't have much flavor.
What you need:
1 spaghetti squash
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil, divided
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with a little bit of the oil.
2. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and take out the seeds with a spoon.
3. Put the squash, cut sides down, on the cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes, or until you can easily pierce the skin with a fork. Remove squash from oven and allow to cool until you can handle it. (Use the cooling time to chop your tomatoes, garlic and basil.)
4. About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve, heat some oil over medium heat in a pan on the stove. Add the garlic and saute for a couple minutes. Then, add the tomatoes and heat through.
5. While the tomatoes are cooking, take a fork and scrape out the flesh of the squash. Place it in a serving dish.
6. Toss the squash with the tomatoes, basil and cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Delicious! It makes a great side dish to just about any meal!
What you need:
1 spaghetti squash
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil, divided
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with a little bit of the oil.
2. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and take out the seeds with a spoon.
3. Put the squash, cut sides down, on the cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes, or until you can easily pierce the skin with a fork. Remove squash from oven and allow to cool until you can handle it. (Use the cooling time to chop your tomatoes, garlic and basil.)
4. About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve, heat some oil over medium heat in a pan on the stove. Add the garlic and saute for a couple minutes. Then, add the tomatoes and heat through.
5. While the tomatoes are cooking, take a fork and scrape out the flesh of the squash. Place it in a serving dish.
6. Toss the squash with the tomatoes, basil and cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Delicious! It makes a great side dish to just about any meal!
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