recipes

[hedgiewan]

I promised this to pants_of_doom a while ago, and have my recipe book out. Attendees of nicholay's halloween party may remember this.

Brief note: "t" means teaspoon. "T" means tablespoon. Not hard, but I wouldn't recommend mixing them up.

Amhari (Yummy Lentils)

1/2 kg lentils (I just use a 1lb bag)
2 lg onions, finely chopped
1/2 C oil
3 T tomato paste
1/2 t paprika
1 head garlic, minced (yes, head.)
1/2 t ground ginger
1/4 t ground black pepper
1 t salt
1/2 t red pepper
3 C water

Sort lentils and soak in tap water for 30 minutes. Rinse and drain. Heat oil in lg saucepan and sautee onion and garlic. Add 1/2 the water, the spices, and the tomato paste and stir well. Add the rest of the water, stir, cover and bring to a boil. Add the lentils and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook covered 20-30 minutes until lentils are done. (I keep my lentils a little less mushy by reducing the soak to about 10 minutes. YMMV.) ETA: Serve with brown rice.

While we're here, I have more recipes! Oh, boy do I!

Salsa Chicken Soup

4 C chicken broth
1 C chopped cooked chicken (get the happy chickens. it won't kill you.)
1 C salsa
1/2 C rice
2 sm zucchini, sliced
1 can corn
1 t cumin
1/2 diced red bell pepper
1/2 t chili powder

Combine broth, rice, salsa, cumin, and chili powder in large pot, bring to boil and simmer 15 minutes. Add other ingredients, simmer 5-6 minutes more.

You could make this vegan really easily (substituting veggie broth and a different protein), but someone else is going to have to do it, because I like it too much with chickens in to care.

Chicken Piquant

1 C chicken broth
1/2 C white wine
1/4 C soy sauce
1 T brown sugar
2 T ground ginger (this is a lot, compared to the supermarket containers. I'd recommend buying bulk at your local co-op)
1/4 t oregano

Mix all ingredients. Pour over 1 cut-up chicken (again, get the damn happy chickens) in a 9x13" baking dish. Bake covered at 375F for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake 45 minutes longer. Serve with rice.

Unreasonably easy. Unreasonably delicious.

Sopa Seca
especially easy with a food processor.

24 corn tortillas, cut into strips
1 lg onion, chopped
4 oz green chiles, chopped
4 oz black olives, chopped
8 oz co-jack cheese, shredded
10 oz enchilada sauce
1/4 can water

Mix all ingredients. Put into greased 9x13" pan (you will regret it if you forget to grease the pan, I promise). Cover and back at 350F for 30 minutes, uncover and bake 15 minutes more.

Chiles Rellenos Casserole

9 eggs, separated
9 T flour
1/4 t salt
3 T water
2 cans whole green chiles, or about 8 cleaned (and preferably skinned) whole poblano peppers
12 oz monterey jack cheese

Beat egg whites to soft peaks, set aside. Beat yolks till thick (most human beings will want a mixer of some sort for this. Beating yolks to peaks is... time consuming); add flour, salt, and water, mix thoroughly. Gently fold yolks into whites (you get about 4 folds before they start collapsing). Pour half the egg mix into a greased 9x13" pan, top with chiles and cheese. Cover with remaining egg mixture. Bake 350F for 40 minutes. Serve with salsa.

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 milk
1/4 C cocoa powder
2 C sugar
3 C old-fashioned oatmeal (not quick-oats)
1 t vanilla
1 C coconut
1/2 C butter

Boil milk, sugar, vanilla, and butter for 3 minutes. Mix together cocoa, oatmeal, and coconut in a bowl, pour milk mix over, blend well. Drop by tablespoon onto wax paper, let cool (this is the hard part).

I'd imagine that the butter can be changed to margarine pretty easily, but I'd probably stick with rice or almond milk over soy milk, for the liquid.

I hope these come in handy or are inspiring to someone out there!

the hedge abides.

Comments

[jodi.livejournal.com]

i will try the nobake cookies for sure.
thank you

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

They are a family favorite. Probably my ideal athiestmas cookie.

[catling42.livejournal.com]

mm. i'm del.icio.us-ing this for later, 'cause sounds like yum!

happy chickens?

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

Chickens who have seen the light of day just taste better.

[catling42.livejournal.com]

ah, yes. I believe that! just didn't know if that's what you meant :)

[crowgoddess.livejournal.com]

you rock.

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

They are mostly cheap and easy, and also delicious. You would love the chicken piquant.

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

Dude, I live in Minnesota. There is one kind of enchilada sauce at most groceries. If you're lucky. This is getting better, but it ain't great, yet.

Actually, the Sopa Seca recipe is an "end of the week" recipe, and just isn't that specific. Feel like beans? Add some beans. Don't have co-jack? Use something else (although I really wouldn't recommend gorgonzola in most situations). Etc. Use whatever you like and have on hand. I usually add pinto beans in lieu of some of the tortillas, and at least double the peppers.

[pants-of-doom.livejournal.com]

LENTILS!!!!

Thank you!

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

They are delicious. Also, a whole pound of cooked lentils will feed you a while. I usually eat the on top of brown rice.

[nicholay.livejournal.com]

ooh, those lentils were awesome, and I was especially lucky that you left some here because, man. Lunch for days, and sooo delicious.

Thanks for the recipes! Can't wait to try them.

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

Forgot to mention the "serve with rice" part of the lentils. Must fix!

I love them, too. Actually, I may be able to make that with stuff in the house, despite the fact that neither Mya nor I has been shopping in weeks. I'll have to cook some up tomorrow.

nothing to do with recipes

[slackademic.livejournal.com]

it was great to see you on Sunday! I forgot to force the giant bin of costumes on you when you left, but hopefully you'll come over and hang out sometime in the very near future, and I can send you home with them then.

Re: nothing to do with recipes

[hedgiewan.livejournal.com]

Thank you for hosting! It was a great time; your friends are fantastic (and so are you!).

I'll try to pick them up sometime, but I can't even begin to fathom my schedule for the next, like... three or four weeks. I also don't usually get home from work until after 7- are there days when you are not at work by then?

Re: nothing to do with recipes

[slackademic.livejournal.com]

I generally need to be on the road by 8pm to get to work, so dropping them off at your place before 8pm any day of the week works well for me!