Posted by slaster138 on 2006-03-28 14:37:24
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a few months ago i entered a recipe contest 'sponsored' by the chickie doing the newsletter/pr for a musician named andrew bird (his latest album, which rules by the way, is called 'the mysterious production of eggs'). the contest focused around... egg-based recipes of course. i entered my egg salad recipe and won first prize. a cool t-shirt. not quite the same league as the wonderbread contest or anything, but still fun.
Posted by Liberty Gooler on 2005-01-26 17:19:48
Post Subject: Tasty salads
Mmm, I really love salad. My new favorite salad to make has:
Spinach or butter lettuce
pomegranate seeds
chopped celery and green onions
pecans or walnuts
Sometimes I'll add another ingredient but that's mostly it. I also love tuna salad, I think it's the perfect lunch. I like to make a large batch using one can packed in water and one in oil so I don't have to use as much mayonaise dressing. This is one recipe that uses my method:
Chopped shallots and celery
Dried Thyme
Salt and pepper
I also like to make it with:
cilantro
tomatoes
celery
and a bit of lemon
salt and pepper
I'm also in negotiations with my aunt for her super tasty party size potato salad recipe; if I'm able I'll post it.
Posted by DsgndbyRJ on 2005-07-20 14:24:31
Post Subject: Potato Salad
I never really realised how many ways there is to make potato salad (one of my favs!) until I joined a few forums (and that BBQ side-dish thread didn't help either!) - so let's here your ultimate Potato Salad Recipe!!!!
Here's mine:
I don't measure, I just mix to taste ;)
- aprox. 20 NEW White & Red potatoes, scrubbed, quartered and boiled
Add 1/2 & 1/2 light mayo & light sour cream until potatoes are just coated.
Add to taste:
- green onions, chopped
- Dijon mustard
- mustard seed
- parsley
It's super easy and light (I'm not a fan of heavy sauces) and the red skin from the potatoes gives it some colour! Sometimes I will throw in some basil or other herbs - depending on what I have on hand. Or sub cilantro for the parsley - but most of my fam don't like cilantro!
Posted by girlsavage on 2005-11-23 14:00:49
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- a healthy family
- my husband and 2 cats
- all crafty goodness
- good friends
- husband finally having a steady job
- grandmas cranberry salad recipe
- my favorite holiday finally being here again!
Posted by teagrrl on 2005-05-10 06:24:28
Post Subject: Making meals from...
From the "I'm chubby" thread:
What's a typical grocery shopping list for you and what meals would you make from it?
I thought about this particular question yesterday and I came up with a list of (vegetarian) things and several meals that could be made from them...strictly speaking they are not all part of my typical shopping list (can't eat yogurt, don't like canned tomatoes or mushrooms), but I put some things on the list because they're so versatile.
Shopping list (or things that you already have at home):
* rolled oats
* eggs
* at least three different kinds of fruit of your choice
* cherry tomatoes
* iceberg lettuce (or other lettuce that you like)
* fresh mushrooms
* frozen kale
* squash
* carrots
* one root vegetable of your choice
* red onions or leek (or both - depending on what you like)
* celery
* cauliflower
* canned chopped tomatoes
* fresh baby spinach leaves
* fresh ginger
* garlic
* spices that you like, including salt and pepper
* fresh herbs (parsley is probably the most versatile, but pick any that you like)
* veggie stock cubes
* lemon
* flour (whichever kind you like - though go easy on the white)
* olive oil
* yeast
* nuts and/or sunflower seeds
* sesame seeds
* red lentils
* dried or canned beans
* dried or canned chickpeas
* plain unsweetened yogurt (low-fat if available)
* whole grain pasta
* rice
* soy sauce
For breakfast you can have oatmeal, one boiled egg, at least one fruit.
Snacks: fruit and nuts, or fruit and roasted chickpeas or beans, or fruit and yogurt.
Meals you can make from this list:
Lentil soup: Red lentils, grated or diced carrot(s), grated or diced root vegetable(s), sliced celery stalk(s), chopped red onion or leek, garlic, veggie stock, spices of your choice (I've heard that cumin is nice). Optional: canned tomatoes, if you like that. Serve the soup with lemon wedges and bread.
Bread: flour, yeast, water, oil, salt. Throw in flaxseeds (not on the shopping list) and/or sunflower seeds and/or chopped nuts and/or spinach...or fresh herbs...anything you like. Put sesame seeds on top.
Bean salad: the "original" bean salad recipe that I love has canned beans, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, red onion and fresh cilantro/coriander leaves. But since lemon is on the shopping list you can use lemon juice instead of vinegar, and any fresh or dried herbs (or e.g. dried chili flakes) instead of cilantro. Serve the salad at room temperature with bread or salad or as a side dish, or heat it a little and serve with pasta.
Salad: fresh baby spinach, leek or red onion, cherry tomatoes, celery, iceberg lettuce, fresh mushrooms, sunflower seeds or nuts (dry roasted if you want to), fresh herbs. Either serve the aforementioned bean salad with this, or add cooked beans/chickpeas to the salad. If you absolutely can't eat salad without dressing you could make a spicy vinaigrette (with lemon juice if you don't have vinegar) or tzatziki (see below). Salad with fresh bread...mmm.
Kale soup: Frozen kale, cooked or canned beans, grated or sliced zucchini (squash), veggie stock, spices. Serve with bread.
Whole grain pasta with spinach and sunflower seeds or nuts (pour boiling water over the spinach leaves until they look wilted, then pour the water off). Serve with bean salad or cooked beans/lentils/chickpeas.
Pasta sauce: Canned tomatoes, squash, mushrooms, lentils, onion/leek, garlic, fresh herbs. Serve with whole grain pasta.
Hummus: Cooked chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper (blend to a smooth paste). This is not "real" hummus I guess but there are so many different recipes...some use fresh herbs. Spread the hummus on bread or eat as a dip with pieces of vegetables (such as carrots and cauliflower). You can also make felafel from it.
Cauliflower with ginger and garlic: fry pieces of cauliflower with garlic, fresh ginger and soy sauce, until the cauliflower is soft enough to eat. Serve with rice and felafel or a protein source of your choice... (Fresh ginger can be frozen, so you don't have to use the whole thing right away)
Tzatziki: strain the yogurt. Mix with grated squash, garlic, salt and pepper. Real tzatziki uses cucumber but I have used squash with the same results and it doesn't have to be strained like cucumber does. Serve the tzatziki with bread or as a vegetable dip, or as a cold sauce.
Sesame seeds can be used in pretty much any dish (sprinkled on top of eg a salad or mixed in hummus, etc)...they contain a lot of calcium and magnesium. You can make sesame seed milk, too.
Desserts: Fruit salad (you could flavour yogurt with vanilla and serve as a sauce for the fruit salad), a piece of good quality dark chocolate (not on the shopping list...).
All of these recipes are easy to make and most are quick. Usually when I make soup or salad or something I make several servings of it so I can eat it for several meals (though I try not to eat the same thing two meals in a row, cause it gets boring...). So I could easily live at least a week off these dishes.
It is a high fiber diet though so if you're not used to it it will take a while for your stomach to adjust. Make sure you drink plenty of water.
Now it's your turn, what healthy dishes would you make from the shopping list I made? Without adding any extra ingredients...
Posted by sunshine_fix on 2005-03-15 15:40:26
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I'm a college student so, naturally, I'm lazy as hell and pretty much make everything in advance and meals that I can eat for a whole week. I'm wild about fish and it just so happens that tuna is the only fish I can afford so here's my pasta salad recipe: If you don't like tuna, you obviously won't like this. Oh, and it tastes good with chicken too.
Ingredients: any type of pasta-bowtie, macaroni, ziti, whatever-mayo/miracle whip/whatever you use for mayo, canned mixed veggies, tuna/chicken, italian dressing
Cook pasta, drain and rinse tuna/chicken, drain mixed veggies. Dump it all into a big tupperware. Add mayo/miracle whip until it's evenly distributed. I don't usually use measurements but some people like their salads mayo-y. Add the italian dressing until it's as tangy as you want it. Cool before you serve it.
Hey, I know it probably sounds kinda nasty but it's great. I hear you can add lemon to keep it from browning. I've eaten it after it's been in the fridge for a couple days and not gotten sick.
Oh, and you should try steaming veggies, putting it over rice and putting cheese on top. It's great. You can also add chicken or whatever. It's true, I live off of chicken.
Posted by rubychew on 2005-08-06 16:17:51
Post Subject: recipes to avoid
if there's already a similar thread...I apologize
I just had to share that I was supremely disapointed with a salad recipe from the Barefoot Contessa.
I watched her show on "Feel Good Food" mostly low fat stuff. The salad is "beet salad with orange vinaigrette"
now...I NEVER do stuff in the kitchen, or very rarely. My bf is the cook in the house...but I was so excited about this recipe, I made a special trip to the grocery store to buy all the ingredients.
the result was dreadful. beets are so overpowering in flavour that you couldn't taste much else, except of course..the raw onion. maybe if you're into that kind of thing then yeah go for it...but I don't think that the subtle orange dressing could compete with the other items....yuck!
Posted by elixirbeth on 2005-08-10 10:19:39
Post Subject: Re: recipes to avoid
if there's already a similar thread...I apologize
I just had to share that I was supremely disapointed with a salad recipe from the Barefoot Contessa.
I watched her show on "Feel Good Food" mostly low fat stuff. The salad is "beet salad with orange vinaigrette"
now...I NEVER do stuff in the kitchen, or very rarely. My bf is the cook in the house...but I was so excited about this recipe, I made a special trip to the grocery store to buy all the ingredients.
the result was dreadful. beets are so overpowering in flavour that you couldn't taste much else, except of course..the raw onion. maybe if you're into that kind of thing then yeah go for it...but I don't think that the subtle orange dressing could compete with the other items....yuck!
do any of you have any recipe warnings?
i think this thread is hilarious... but one question: what on EARTH posessed you to make that beet salad in the first place? :-)
