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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Ramen Noodles
One of Tweety Bird's favorite foods is stir fried noodles. I like it cause I can chop up just about any veggie and throw it in there. Maybe not the best choice for volleyball nights, since time is pretty tight. But it's still healthy and not terribly time consuming. I used half a head of cabbage from my basket, and two carrots, half an onion and stir fried that all up, along with some frozen veggies too. I love frozen stir fry veggies, they are great in a pinch. I chopped up some chicken too and threw everything together with some Ginger People Ginger Sesame Sauce ( 12x12.7 OZ)
'> I got on clearance at Market Street.
'> I got on clearance at Market Street.Almost everything we've eaten this week has come from my Bountiful Basket.
Shrimp Stuffed Chile Relleno
For dinner last night I made the most awesome dinner I've pretty much ever made. With my basket last week, one of the extras I got was a Mexican Basket. It had tomatillos, garlic, shallots, limes (I have so many limes) cilantro, jalapenos.....And probably some other stuff too. It was so awesome. I think it was seven bucks. So, I knew Sunday would be Mexican food night. I pretty much used the whole basket. Tweety Bird helped with squeeze some limes.
Which I added to about 8 small tomatillos, one diced jalapeno, two cloves garlic, a dash of cayenne and salt. I tossed it all in a food processor till it was all...chopped. Then I put that in a pot with some chicken stock. I love these little Pacific Natural Foods Organic Free Range Chicken Broth, 8-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 24) they are perfect because so much of the time I don't want the whole box. I only need maybe a quarter of a cup. Then, inevitably it gets stuck in the back of the fridge, and I hate to waste. So, these are awesomely perfect.
In fact, I used maybe half of this for the sauce then maybe half of it for the Chile relleno filling. I grilled some shrimp, diced some shallots...well, I'm pretty sure they were shallots and garlic and cooked them down with the stock.
I was aiming for these mind bogglingly delicious Chile Rellenoes served by Chuy's. I don't even care what's in them. I love chilies in any way shape or form. However, when the form becomes stuffed and fried, it's exponentially delicious. So I made a batter of corn starch, flour, baking powder and salt and dipped and fried them. After my husband and I charred the peppers. They were kinda small, and I made too much filling, so I had to make some taquitos, or rolled tacos as well.
The result, was so fantastic. The sauce really made it. This picture does not even begin to do it justice. I think it may have been too hot for some people in the house. But eh....what are you gonna do?
Mangoes, Mangoes everywhere
This was a crazy weekend. We had our block party Saturday, so I really didn't have a chance to use any of my basket on Saturday at all. Did eat a lot of delicious food though, including tacos de lengua. Which, in case you weren't aware is Tweety-Bird's favorite thing to eat. Also, in case you weren't aware, tacos de lengua are tongue tacos. Beef tongue tacos. And they are awesome.
Now, this basket was big. Well, I bought two extras as well. Some weeks they offer extras, like large quanities of a specific fruit or vegetable. One week it was pickling cucumbers. I was ever so tempted to buy the crate of cukes. I was going to pickle them all. I'd never pickled or canned anything and the prospect made me a little nervous. Also, I don't own any of those cute little jars that one uses for that. I figured after I bought everything I would be very heavily invested in these pickles. And while my daughter LOVES pickles, I don't think my husband has ever eaten one. So, I didn't buy the pickles, or the blackberries, or the apricots when those came up. But I did pick up 4 kilos of mangoes. First, I had to google and find out how much a kilo was. Sounded like it would be 8 pounds of mangoes, which sounded like an awful lot. But I wasn't going to let the mangoes pass me by like the blackberries. So, as of Saturday, I became the proud owner of 17 very, very ripe mangoes. So, as of Sunday, I decided it was time to become the proud owner of this totally awesome mango slicer. Now, I, much like Alton Brown, am not a huge fan of uni-taskers. But this thing is awesome. It split through the mangoes, and left hardly any waste. I'm quite in love. Especially after spending the whole afternoon (ok, I'm exageratting) pureeing mangoes and putting them in ice cube trays. And attemping a mango meringue pie. Which is still in the process. And it doesn't look good.
Now, this basket was big. Well, I bought two extras as well. Some weeks they offer extras, like large quanities of a specific fruit or vegetable. One week it was pickling cucumbers. I was ever so tempted to buy the crate of cukes. I was going to pickle them all. I'd never pickled or canned anything and the prospect made me a little nervous. Also, I don't own any of those cute little jars that one uses for that. I figured after I bought everything I would be very heavily invested in these pickles. And while my daughter LOVES pickles, I don't think my husband has ever eaten one. So, I didn't buy the pickles, or the blackberries, or the apricots when those came up. But I did pick up 4 kilos of mangoes. First, I had to google and find out how much a kilo was. Sounded like it would be 8 pounds of mangoes, which sounded like an awful lot. But I wasn't going to let the mangoes pass me by like the blackberries. So, as of Saturday, I became the proud owner of 17 very, very ripe mangoes. So, as of Sunday, I decided it was time to become the proud owner of this totally awesome mango slicer. Now, I, much like Alton Brown, am not a huge fan of uni-taskers. But this thing is awesome. It split through the mangoes, and left hardly any waste. I'm quite in love. Especially after spending the whole afternoon (ok, I'm exageratting) pureeing mangoes and putting them in ice cube trays. And attemping a mango meringue pie. Which is still in the process. And it doesn't look good.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Bountiful Baskets
A few months ago, I was introduced to a new way to shop for my fruits and veggies. A close friend of mine showed me the wonders of Bountiful Baskets. She explained that each week on Monday at 12:00pm, you log onto the website and place the order. Then, each Saturday morning at 7:15 you go and pick up your basket. I'm sorry, what? On Saturday? In the morning? I'm not what you would call a morning person. And my daughter is old enough to let me sleep in on Saturday. There isn't much that I find worth waking up for at 6:30 on a Saturday. Possibly catching a flight to Cancun would be on that list. Broccoli and apples....Never thought they would have been on that list. But, I was 99.99% percent sure that waking up bright and early on a Saturday was not going to in fact kill me. I say 99.99% sure, because I've never been up that early on a Saturday to witness whether others were dying from being up too early. I've never read about it on the internet though, and if it isn't on the internet, then it's not real. Right?
So, I placed my order for a basket of lovely fruits and vegetables and headed off bright and oh so early the following Saturday. I was so excited when I got home, I completely forgot that I was exhausted. I ran into the house and immediately started telling my daughter about the amazing haul. I was never so excited with romaine before. Then, I ran and woke my husband up. And began telling him about all the delicious antioxidant rich goodness that I got from a parking lot of an elementary school. Then, I went on facebook and started telling more people.
There was a lot of food. For $15.00 I got broccoli, lettuce, radishes, strawberries, apples, mangoes, pickling cucumbers, carrots and a watermelon. I went to Walmart that afternoon to get some non veggies items and I couldn't help myself. I priced everything that I got in my haul and it would have added up to $33.00. I was sold.
Each week has it's issues. Sometimes I get caught up in life and don't get around to using everything. Or forget that random head of cauliflower that is sitting in the back of the fridge. Or make food that doesn't utilize all the veggies (ok, sometimes I get a little sick of romaine salads). But I see the baskets as an opportunity to save money while feeding my family healthy meals that are based around fruits and veggies. So, in an effort to make sure I use every last onion and and apple and bit of celery in that basket, I've decided to share my journey with you. Each week I will showcase the lovely fruits and vegetables that are bestowed upon me and all the creations I attempt to make with them.
Bon appetit.
So, I placed my order for a basket of lovely fruits and vegetables and headed off bright and oh so early the following Saturday. I was so excited when I got home, I completely forgot that I was exhausted. I ran into the house and immediately started telling my daughter about the amazing haul. I was never so excited with romaine before. Then, I ran and woke my husband up. And began telling him about all the delicious antioxidant rich goodness that I got from a parking lot of an elementary school. Then, I went on facebook and started telling more people.
There was a lot of food. For $15.00 I got broccoli, lettuce, radishes, strawberries, apples, mangoes, pickling cucumbers, carrots and a watermelon. I went to Walmart that afternoon to get some non veggies items and I couldn't help myself. I priced everything that I got in my haul and it would have added up to $33.00. I was sold.
Each week has it's issues. Sometimes I get caught up in life and don't get around to using everything. Or forget that random head of cauliflower that is sitting in the back of the fridge. Or make food that doesn't utilize all the veggies (ok, sometimes I get a little sick of romaine salads). But I see the baskets as an opportunity to save money while feeding my family healthy meals that are based around fruits and veggies. So, in an effort to make sure I use every last onion and and apple and bit of celery in that basket, I've decided to share my journey with you. Each week I will showcase the lovely fruits and vegetables that are bestowed upon me and all the creations I attempt to make with them.
Bon appetit.
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