Tuesday, May 17, 2011

5.11.11


5.11.11
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends
http://healthycrush.com/veggies-with-spicy-peanut-ginger-sauce/

YUM

Mushroom rattle for Baby L 5.2011

This is version two. The first wasn't quite as nice and b/c baby L was 11 days late I had time to make a 2nd a better one. This was a lot of fun to knit. I sized down the needles for the gills and stem (which is what makes #2 better)

Sloppy Lentils

This was an awesome recipe - so much better than the last sloppy lentil recipe I tried: http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/05/f-n-sloppy-lentils.html

I changed it up a bit and I doubled the recipe for two families. Here is my revised version for the single recipe with my revisions in red:
3 cups water
1 cup lentils, rinsed
salt to taste
1 cup chopped onion
1 chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
15 oz can diced tomatoes
1/2-1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (omitted)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon mustard powder (I used prepared mustard b/c I didn't have the powder)
1 tablespoon chili powder
3-5 tablespoons rapadura, molasses, or honey (I used honey)
1 Tbsp white vinegar
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 hamburger buns, split
Combine water and lentils in a saucepan; season to taste with salt if desired. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook onions with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic, tomato paste, ketchup, mustard powder, chili powder, molasses/sweetener, vinegar, salt and pepper; blend roughly with an immersion blender simmer 5 to 10 minutes until thickened (I added it to the lentils first and then simmered)
Drain lentils and reserve cooking liquid. Stir lentils into sauce mixture, adding cooking liquid or water as needed to obtain the desired “sloppy joe” consistency. Serve on buns.
I served this with the rolls that are a few posts down.

Monday, May 16, 2011

tomato hat 5.2011


tomato hat 5.2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends
This was so much fun to make! I only wish it were a bit bigger. I'm going to have to tweak the design to make matching ones for the kids this fall.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

food art 5.2011


food art 5.2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends
We had a little fun with our lunch the other days. The girls wanted to eat at 10:30. With a little stalling and this project we were able to hold out until 11:20.