Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Tonight we are having baked spaghetti squash (in lieu of pasta) with a ground turkey tomato sauce(marinara type).
Happy mealtimes everyone.
I haven’t tried beans in the pressure cooker. My mom did that sometimes. I am going to do this soon.
Ali,
Your eggs sound delicious! Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwiches are always a good a good choice.
Max,
I like frittatas better than quiche.
Need - sausage would be a good addition.
for me black beans are the best. Lime works very well with them.
Kidney beans made in the electric pressure cooker come out so creamy and awesome.
Max - frittatas are great. You can put so many different veggies in them.
Ali - interesting. I love green onions and grape tomatoes fried up with my eggs too. BLT used to be one of my fave sandwiches when I ate them.
Thank goodness I had supper - rotisserie chicken - or I would be hungry by now.
Do you still have the bean salad recipe from your mom? I would love to make it. I’m going to search online for a recipe. It’s a healthy salad with protein since it is made with beans.
Sausage in bean soup is delicious, especially when it’s from a local butcher shop.
Please share your red lentil recipe! Yum!
Mom used to make a bean salad with those home grown beans but I can't remember when I last had that. Her bean soup was better than mine too, I think it was the sausage from the local butcher that made the difference.
I use a lot of lentils too in soups or tacos or sloppy joes, and I've got a killer recipe for red lentil dahl.
It's one of my favorite sandwiches. :)
Earlier, I made eggs (I went for a sunnyside prep but botched them) and added my usual "tapenade" with them - chopped green onions and grape tomatoes, spritzed with balsamic and truffle oil, then simmered for 5 mins or so. It's not actually a tapenade but I don't know what you would call it. I've been making this topper for eggs for a few years.
What yummy food has your husband been making for you? You should rent him out as a chef! 😊
He’s a keeper! Some husbands are wonderful cooks and others not so much. My husband is a good cook too. He even cleans up after himself!
My oldest brother was a fabulous cook but oh my gosh, he made a giant mess in the kitchen when he cooked and didn’t clean afterwards! He just left it until the next day to clean. I can’t do that. I have to have my kitchen cleaned before going to bed.
I buy the mixed veggies with lima beans. What’s the other veggie with lima beans? Oh yeah, succotash. Corn and lima beans. Guess you’re not a fan of that either.
We can’t like everything! There are foods that I won’t even try because I hate the name of it! LOL 😆
There is a farmers market that I visit that sells great legume dishes. One of the vendors is Greek. He makes the best white beans salad. It’s delicious! Another vendor who is from the Middle East has a wonderful lentil salad.
Do you enjoy hummus? I love it! I eat it with raw veggies as a dip or pita bread.
Except for chick peas (garbanzo), they are very different.
I do not like lima beans (why oh why do they put them in the frozen mixed vegetable blend?), and I'm not really a fan of any kind of peas.
Do you have a favorite bean? I like all of them, red (kidney), pinto, black, great northern, navy, lima and black eyed peas. I also love lentils, chick peas and split peas. I finally tried chick pea pasta. It’s good! My daughter told me to try it.
I have a Cuban friend who makes excellent black beans. Hers come out way better than mine.
How long in the microwave? I am going to try this method because it may reduce some of the liquid that is in the peppers. Sometimes it waters down the tomato sauce that I bake my peppers in.
Thanks for explaining your recipe. Have you tried it with yellow squash too? I suppose it would be just as tasty as zucchini. I love both.
Thanks for explaining this. I was wondering what ‘pea’ beans were. Yes, we say ‘navy’ beans.
No wonder your mom made them so well if your dad grew them. You always had them available and she most likely cooked them often. She perfected her recipe!
Do you use navy beans for your baked beans? I looked up a recipe for baked beans and that is what they used.
I love baked beans. I should try to make some.
Our area is known for beans and rice more than anything else. Louisiana grows a fair amount of rice.
It’s interesting that food is different in different areas. New Orleans serves red beans and rice, traditionally eaten on Mondays. In Cajun country, such as, Lafayette, Louisiana, they serve white beans and rice, either navy or great northern beans.
That sounds awesome!
I want to try stuffed zucchini. I make stuffed peppers. I don’t boil the peppers first. I cook the stuffing, place it in the peppers and then bake in oven for about an hour.
I found an instant pot recipe for peppers that doesn’t require cooking the meat mixture before placing in the peppers. I was skeptical about it but decided to try. It was great. So, there are various ways to cook stuffed peppers.
Do you bake these in the oven? Why do you need to boil the zucchini? Can’t you just stuff and bake like it’s done with peppers?
Your zucchini dish sounds delicious!
Cook the zucchini in a pan of water for about 20 minutes before adding stuffing. After all this cooked for another 45 minutes I topped it with a sauce made of cooking sherry,feta cheese, a little milk and 4 eggs. I put that in the blender. We had about 12 zucchini halves put in a large baking pan
The sauce on top was very good. The eggs gave it more substance. I improvised from a recipe in a healthy recipe book.
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