March 4, 2015

Quiche - Veggie

Ingredients
  • Egg whites
  • Milk
  • Cheese
  • Broccoli
  • Chilli
  • Mushroom
  • Onion
  • Flour
  • Salt and pepper
Preparation




Chop vegetables: onion, chile, mushrooms and broccoli.



Mix two cups of milk with 4 eggs and 1 cup of flour.. 






Chop veggies.


Saute veggies in a skillet with a bit of olive oil.


Spread cheese in the bottom of a glass container.







Add sauteed veggies on top of the cheese.




Add milk, egg and flour mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.



Preheat oven to 400 degrees.


Bake until eggs are set.



February 22, 2015

Plum Coulis

Using our home grown plums to make coulis (puree).

Ingredients
  • Plums
  • Sugar
  • Lime
  • Cinnamon
Fresh home grown plums (or from the market).



Wash plums.


Steam plums.




Remove seeds.






Add sugar (to taste, start with half cup sugar for 1 cup of pulp), lime and cinnamon.


Boil at low heat for several hours. Later let it cool and bottle it.



Enjoy with toast or baked brie and crackers!

January 27, 2015

Quinoa with Tofu Salad

Ingredients
  • Quinoa
  • Lentils
  • Lime
  • Tofu
  • Onion
  • Chillies
  • White vinegar
  • Cilantro
  • Salt
Preparation

Rinse quinoa and boil it.  




Rinse and boil lentils separately from quinoa until tender, but not mushed. We used the microwave. You can use a pressure cooker for the lentils.





Chop onion, cilantro and tofu into small pieces.






Add boiled quinoa and lentils after they are cooled to the chopped onion and cilantro. Add lime, salt and white vinegar.


Enjoy!