Joy’s Orange Ice Milk

Joy’s Orange Ice Milk

Combine in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved:

1 ½ tsp orange zest

1 ½ c. sugar

1 ½ c. orange juice

¼ c. lemon juice (my oj was really tart already—I just subbed OJ for the lemon juice)

¾ c. mashed bananas

Stir the mixture gradually into:

4 c. very cold whole milk

Pour into your ice cream maker. Voila!

Rating: A

Notes: Custard ice cream always works better for me—they freeze better, thaw better—but this is VERY good, and firmed up very nicely after a night in the freezer.

Deceptively Delicious Macaroni and Cheese 2

Deceptively Delicious Macaroni and Cheese 2
1 ½ c. whole wheat elbow macaroni
1 c. milk
½ c. chickpeas (or other light-colored bean)
1 ½ c. shredded cheese (cheddar or Monterey jack)
Pinch salt
pinch paprika
pinch pepper
Cook and drain the macaroni. Meanwhile, puree the chickpeas and milk.
Cook the milk mixture in a large saucepan over medium heat for 2 minutes, until it’s smooth. Add the cheese and cook until melted and creamy. Stir in the seasonings and then add the macaroni.
Rating: B. Yummy.

Becca's...Red...Rice....

This was a shockingly easy beautiful little side dish the other night.
Red...Rice....

2 tbsp or so olive oil
2 cups cooked rice
3 tbsp or so tomato paste
sea salt
pepper
fresh cilantro, chopped

Heat the olive oil in a saute pan, add the tomato paste and spread it around, let it cook for 30 seconds or so. Add the cooked rice and the salt, combine it all thoroughly, and stir it until the rice gets a teeny bit carmelize. Grind some pepper and toss with cilantro, and voila. Practically instantaneous.

Becca's Bean Gunk

Originally published at Run and Not Be Weary

Matt and I fell in love in our dingy student apartments over steaming bowls of this stuff. It's fast, easy, made of cheap ingredients, and tasty too!
Bean Gunk

olive oil
sea salt
one onion, chopped
garlic
2 or 3 cups of vegetables: celery, carrots, peppers--even fennel or hard squash would be good, too.
1 can of stewed tomatoes
1 can of black beans, with their juices
fresh herbs-- cilantro is my favorite
other possible additions: chipotle tabasco, cumin, smoked paprika, turmeric

Saute the onion, garlic in the olive oil until they're a little bit carmelized. Add whatever spices and the veg and cook for a few more minutes until everything is really combined and smelling amazing. Then add the tomatoes and the beans and let the stuff simmer for 10 minutes or so, until it thickens a little bit and everything is thoroughly combined. Add the chopped fresh herbs and voila!
I like to serve it on rice, with maybe some cheese or sour cream on top.

Note: You could expand this into a soup easily-- just add broth and/or white wine when you add the tomatoes.
I hope you enjoy it!

Deceptively Delicious Oatmeal (with Sweet Potato)

Oatmeal (with Sweet Potato)
From: Deceptively Delicious

1 c. milk
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. sweet potato or pumpkin puree
1 tsp vanilla
cinnamon to taste
1 c. old fashioned oats (I shamelessly endorse Coach's Oats)
2 tsp peanut butter
dried fruits and nuts
pure maple syrup, for serving

Combine the milk, sugar, sweet potato, vanilla, and spice. Bring to a boil, then add the oatmeal. Simmer until the oatmeal is soft, 2-5 minutes. Stir in the peanut butter. Serve with fruits and nuts on top, milk, and warm maple syrup.

Rating: B
Notes: Good, but kinda like eating a delicious brick. I would leave out the peanut butter next time, or seriously reduce it.

Deceptively Delicious Turkey Chili

Turkey Chili
From: Deceptively Delicious

1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 lb ground turkey
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sweet paprika
pinch pepper
1 can chopped tomatoes
2 liters chicken broth
1/2 c. red pepper puree
1/2 c. carrot puree
1/4 c. cornmeal
2 tbsp flaxseed meal
1 can kidney beans

Cook the onion in the olive oil in a large pot, till it softens. Add the Turkey to the pot, and sprinkle with the spices. Stir until the meat is cooked through, 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, beans broth, purees, cornmeal, flaxseed meal, and stir. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes, until it's nice and thick.

Rating: A
Notes: I like adding the beans with the tomatoes, earlier than the original recipe suggests , so that the beans can absorb all those flavors.

Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
This pert little cookbook will have you pureeing your way to a balanced diet!!!!!!! And Loving every perky bite!!!!!!

Okay, so it's maybe a little too cutesy for me.

But the glossy upclose food-porny pictures are tantalizing, and the recipes are tasty, if a teeny bit fussy. It reminds me of a diet or self-help book: you have to be committed to the whole philosophy of the thing to get any real benefit out of it. You can't just browse and pick and pluck the appealing recipes-- you have to dedicate yourself to the cult of pureed veg.

Which is fine, in itself. I'm just not willing to commit. Yet!!!!!!!!!!!!


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