Still Eating Waffles
Pasta with an Escarole Sauce
We have really been enjoying escarole this winter — a vegetable I had not previously had a lot of cooking experience with. For this delicious winter sauce, we sauteed onions, garlic, olives, capers, canned tomatoes, wine, and escarole together, and then added parsley and pepper.
Seitan Piccata
Piccata sauce is really good and very fast. We dredged some homemade seitan in flour and pan-fried it. Then we sauteed onions in the floury skillet for a few minutes, and then added white wine, capers, lemon juice, and hearts of palm for a couple minutes. Then we added a little buttery spread and some parsley and turned off the heat.
Waffles! And More Waffles!
We got a waffle maker as a present from Ian’s parents. And waffles are so delicious on a Saturday morning.
Broccoli and Mushrooms Lentil Soup with Herb Mayonnaise and Brown Rice
There are a few secrets to making supertasty lentil soup.
- French green lentils (lentilles du puy). Unless you are making a creamy dal, these fancy french lentils both taste and hold their shape better than brown lentils.
- Go easy on the lentils. Too many lentils make for a stodgy soup.
- Add something acidic. Tomatoes and lemon are both particularly good in lentil soup.
- Spice it up with fresh herb sauce. A garnish of chimichurri, pesto, or herb mayonnaise makes a simple soup a fancy affair.
Homemade Gnocchi with Roasted Chickpeas, Ian’s Sunchoke Gratin, Collards
Ian’s Sunchoke Gratin
1 pound sunchokes, well rinsed and thinly sliced (food processor works great)
2/3 cup vegan mayonnaise
1 tsp thyme
3 Tbl olive oil
4 cloves minced garlic
salt and pepper
1/4 cup bread crumbs
Whisk together the mayonnaise, garlic, thyme, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss with the sunchokes. Place into a glass/ceramic ovensafe dish, and top with breadcrumbs. Bake in a 375 degree oven until the bread crumbs are toasted brown on top (approx 45 minutes).
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Moving
Hey Guys,
We have moved house! Amy and John are living out of their camper while finishing up getting ready for their long trip to Mexico, and the remaining three of us are in a new (smaller but sunnier) house.
Moving has meant a lot of eating out and quick meals of brown rice with greens and fish/tofu/tempeh, so there has not been much to post.
Hopefully, that will change when we get back from winter travel. Have a Happy New Year!
Caitlin and Jaeheon and Ian