Dal

Dear Readers,


I have wanted to make this for so long. Dal is a wonderful dish made from lentils, spices and you can add other ingredients to make it original.

Here is my recipe.


3 cups lentils + 6 cups water in crock pot on high for 3+ hours
Add:
chopped onions (2 large)
one can crushed tomatoes
one can black beans-drained
pepper
salt
turmeric
garlic powder


I also made rice in a rice cooker for the Dal to be put over. It turned out beautifully. I did not over spice things and the taste made me want to eat more. The protein in the lentils can not be beat!


You will love this dish.


Bon Appetit!

Updated New Year's Food List

Dear Readers,

I have had to opportunity to make a few things on my list. So, here is an update on the progress .....

Here is my list for 2012:

Semolina gnocchi

Polenta

Mushroom Ragout Sauce

Potato Pancakes

Homemade Bread

Fettuccine  Alfredo

Fried Potatoes

Roasted Herbed Potatoes

Dal

Waffles

Spice Cake Doughnuts

Blueberry Doughnuts

Raised Doughnuts

Stuffed French  Toast

Monkey Bread

Orange Sorbet

Andoule

Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Waldorf Salad

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Large Stuffed Pasta Shells with a White Wine Garlic Sauce

Fig Filled cookies-Swedish recipe

Mashed Potato Cakes

Progress is slow. This month I made some waffles, stuffed cabbage rolls and dal. I will update soon on the dal.

Bon Appetit!

Cookbook Review and Weekend in photos

Dear Readers,

New Cookbooks I am reading!

Dear Readers,


I have been checking a lot of new cookbooks out lately! They are wonderful to explore and read. 
Here is a list of gems that I have been reading lately:


How to cook Everything: Mark Bittman
The Handmade Pantry: Alana Cheinila
The Complete Idiots Guide to Fermenting Foods: Wandeh Harmon
Pizza Award Winning Pies for The Home Kitchen: Pete Evans
The Fresh Egg Cookbook: Jennnifer Trana Thompson
Cindy's Supper Club: Cindy Pawleyn
Cupcake Cakes: Danielle Levy
The Ploughman's Lunch & The Misers Feast: Brian Yarvin
The Art of The Cookie: Shelly Kaldunski
You Can Trust a Skinny Cook: Allison Fishman
Hazen Family Favorites: Marcella Hazen
Martha's American Food: Martha Stewart
The Illustrated Step by Step Cook




What is on your current reading list? Any favorite new cookbooks you can not live without?


Bon Appetit!


Baked Appel

Cookbook Review: Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking

Herbed Baked Potato

Dear Readers,


I had a little leftover baked potato.....what to do with it? I made the herbed baked potatoes that were on my New Years list. 


Chopped baked potatoes (1/4 inch cubes)
Drizzle with olive oil
Add spices to taste (see photo for what I used)
Bake at 410 degrees for 18 minutes


Enjoy!!


These turned out wonderful. Please try them you will love them. May be for the 4th of July with hamburgers or brats!

Bon Appetit!!

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Dear Readers,

I have been wanting to make these for a long time. I just looked at the New Years list of foods and picked the rolls out to make. They are super easy, healthy and you will NOT miss the meat!


I soaked 5 kinds of beans overnight: black, pinto, kidney, white, butter.
Then the next morning I rinsed them and put them in the crock pot on high for about 6 hours.
During that time, I chopped an onion and steamed it with chopped spinach, cooked rice and steamed the cabbage leaves.


When I was ready to eat, I assembled the leaves with a layer of rice, a layer of spinach and onions then topped with beans. For spices, I just sprinkled a mix of spicy southwest mix and it was delicious!!

Bon Appetit!!!!