Dinner with the Family- Sweet Tomatoes
Tonight we had a birthday celebration for Nick's Mom, our nephew Riley, and our sister-in-law Joanie's parents Mimi and Ray. Needless to say it was quite a few people, 17 or 18 so we all got together at Sweet Tomatoes and ate a lot of food. Fourth or fifth servings for some! I like this place because I can get a huge salad and a slice of pizza and some mac and cheese and a sundae. Perfecto!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
June 28, 2012- Southwest Rice and Bean Salad- Vegan
Southwest Rice and Bean Salad- Vegan
Salad #2 is a southwest rice and bean salad that Nick picked out. This salad is on a bed of romaine lettuce. It contains a mixture of pinto means and lime and tomatoes. It is topped off with some rice as well as some crushed sweet potato tortilla chips. Finally it is dolloped with a scoop of salsa. It was a salad that was refreshing because of the lime and fresh tomatoes as well as the salsa. I liked the addition of the rice to the salad which gave it a little something extra. I also liked the crunch of the tortilla chips which was not originally included in the recipe but we decided to add anyway. I think we will have this salad again.
Salad #2 is a southwest rice and bean salad that Nick picked out. This salad is on a bed of romaine lettuce. It contains a mixture of pinto means and lime and tomatoes. It is topped off with some rice as well as some crushed sweet potato tortilla chips. Finally it is dolloped with a scoop of salsa. It was a salad that was refreshing because of the lime and fresh tomatoes as well as the salsa. I liked the addition of the rice to the salad which gave it a little something extra. I also liked the crunch of the tortilla chips which was not originally included in the recipe but we decided to add anyway. I think we will have this salad again.
June 27, 2012- Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas
I have been eying this recipe for months now because it was on the cover of the December 2011 Vegetarian Times for the holiday issue special. It is a substitute main course for Christmas instead of a traditional meat main course. And boy were these delicious. I made a homemade enchilada sauce for the first time and besides the fact that I didn't have some of the spices, it actually tasted like a lot of the enchilada sauces I have had before. This dish was healthy and tasty and definitely a repeater! We look forward to potentially serving this at our family holidays!
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| Enchiladas right out of the oven! |
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| Enchiladas with all the toppings: fresh tomatoes, avocado, and sour cream. Delicious! |
June 26, 2012- Veggie Salad with Dill Green Goddess Dressing
Veggie Salad with Dill Green Goddess Dressing
So Nick and I decided that this summer was going to be the summer of trying lots of different types of salads and this was our first one. It was a delicious salad and was light but still very filling. It had a bed of romaine lettuce and included steamed potatoes, steamed cauliflower, radishes, and cucumber. We also added some fresh diced tomato. The dressing was made out of greek yogurt and had cucumber and dill as well as some lemon. It was really a nice dressing. It was a very healthy salad and we both enjoyed it.
So Nick and I decided that this summer was going to be the summer of trying lots of different types of salads and this was our first one. It was a delicious salad and was light but still very filling. It had a bed of romaine lettuce and included steamed potatoes, steamed cauliflower, radishes, and cucumber. We also added some fresh diced tomato. The dressing was made out of greek yogurt and had cucumber and dill as well as some lemon. It was really a nice dressing. It was a very healthy salad and we both enjoyed it.
June 25, 2012- Singapore Style Rice Noodles- Vegan
Singapore Style Rice Noodles- Vegan
This is a recipe that we had about a month earlier at Nick's parents' house. Our version was a little different because we included different vegetables. We didn't actually use rice noodles but we used cappellini pasta instead (because we're Italian!). We also only used corn, zucchini, and peas. We also added some red pepper flakes to give it a kick. The sauce is basically vegetable broth, soy sauce, and some brown sugar. It is very simple but still very tasty, and also vegan!
This is a recipe that we had about a month earlier at Nick's parents' house. Our version was a little different because we included different vegetables. We didn't actually use rice noodles but we used cappellini pasta instead (because we're Italian!). We also only used corn, zucchini, and peas. We also added some red pepper flakes to give it a kick. The sauce is basically vegetable broth, soy sauce, and some brown sugar. It is very simple but still very tasty, and also vegan!
June 24, 2012- Tapas Dinner
Tapas Dinner
For tonight I wanted to make a special dinner to celebrate Nick's Mom's birthday so I planned a special tapas style dinner (small meals). We had a gazpacho, avocado hummus, brussel sprout pizzas on flatbread, and portabello fries with a basil aioli sauce. Everything was so delicious but we forgot to take a picture! We did manage to take a picture of our cupcakes all decorated. And there are also some pictures of the cupcakes in stages.
For tonight I wanted to make a special dinner to celebrate Nick's Mom's birthday so I planned a special tapas style dinner (small meals). We had a gazpacho, avocado hummus, brussel sprout pizzas on flatbread, and portabello fries with a basil aioli sauce. Everything was so delicious but we forgot to take a picture! We did manage to take a picture of our cupcakes all decorated. And there are also some pictures of the cupcakes in stages.
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| Here are the vanilla agave cupcakes out of the oven. |
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| Here is the strawberry compote cooling in the fridge. |
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| This is the balsamic reduction cooking away on the stove. |
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| And the final product: a vanilla agave cupcake with a strawberry compote filling, a mascarpone frosting, fresh strawberry on top and a balsamic reduction drizzle. YUM! |
June 23, 2012- Pasta with Leftover Sauce
Pasta with Leftover Sauce
We didn't need leftovers for the next day and we had some spaghetti sauce that I made earlier in the freezer so we unthawed it and then had it over some corkscrew pasta. We also were prepping some food to bring over to celebrate with Nick's mom for her birthday so there are some pictures of some homemade flatbread that I made for some brussel sprout flatbread pizzas. We also made things for the cupcakes I designed especially for her but I will post those for tomorrow. :)
We didn't need leftovers for the next day and we had some spaghetti sauce that I made earlier in the freezer so we unthawed it and then had it over some corkscrew pasta. We also were prepping some food to bring over to celebrate with Nick's mom for her birthday so there are some pictures of some homemade flatbread that I made for some brussel sprout flatbread pizzas. We also made things for the cupcakes I designed especially for her but I will post those for tomorrow. :)
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| Flatbread!! Yum! :) |
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