July 16, 2014

Polenta

Ingredients
  • Polenta (form of corn meal)
  • Milk 
  • Butter
  • Salt and pepper (any other flavors you may want-e.g. chili, garlic, spinach, kale, etc)
Preparation
 






Heat milk with butter (to taste).



Add polenta and milk as needed.




The consistency should be soft. Serve with brussel sprouts!


July 5, 2014

Lo Mein


Ingredients
  • Lo mein or chow mein noodles
  • Stir fry vegetables (bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, carrots, bak choy) and sprouts
  • Vegetable stir fry sauce
  • Chili garlic sauce
  • Soy sauce
  • Sriracha sauce
Preparation



In a pot boil noodles until soft (usually it takes 3-5 minutes). Boil water first then add noodles.






Drain water from noodles.



On a flat pan stir fry each vegetable separately as they cook at different rates and take different times to cook. You can combine onions and bell pepper as they cook at approximately the same rate.



Add sprouts.



Add all sauces to taste at the end .







Mix all vegetables.





Mix in noodles.



Enjoy!

June 22, 2014

Brussels Sprouts and Tofu


Ingredients
  • Brussels Sprourts
  • Salt
  • Peper 
  • Olive oil
  • Tofu
Preparation

Rinse Brussels sprouts.
 

Cut them in fourths.


Steam in the microwave for 5 minutes.



Pan fry with salt and pepper at high heat for 5 minutes. 



Serve with pan fried tofu.





Serve with fried tofu and polenta.


April 1, 2014

Grilled Asparagus

Ingredients

  • Asparagus
  • Salt 
  • Pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Butter or spread
Preparation

Rinse asparagus.




Add olive oil to a hot flat pan. Alternately use butter or spread.

Add asparagus.


Sprinkle some salt and pepper.


Steam for a few minutes.


Then roast a high heat (avoid overcooking). You want them crunchy!


Enjoy as a side dish or on their own!