Beans

How long can/should I soak beans before I need to use them?

Eggplant - whadda I do with this thing?

This is what I did. There are so few ingredients, hurrah! Also, don't puree that shit eat it country style on hearty bread. You are in a barn.

pizzeria barberalla

apparently the best fucking pizza you'll ever eat. Think Ken's Artisan Pizza but closer. Opened yesterday. Put it in my mouth

Judith's Molasses Cookies

This recipe makes many, many cookies.

1 and 1/2c butter
2c white sugar + 1/4c white sugar for rolling
2 eggs
1/2c molasses
4c white flour
2tsp baking soda
2tsp cinnamon
1tsp allspice
1tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350.

Melt butter in a small saucepan. Set aside to cool but do not allow to solidify.

In a large bowl, beat together 2c sugar, eggs and molasses.

Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and salt.

Combine melted butter with molasses mixture. Beat in flour mixture until smooth.

Pour remaining 1/4c white sugar into small bowl.

Shape cookies into 2.5cm balls. Place cookie balls in bowl of white sugar, one at a time, until coated. Place on cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork, twice.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until brown. Bake them longer if you like them HARD and for less time if you like them soft and chewy.

Megan's hot pants potatoes

The best fucking potatoes you will ever eat.


1. boil up yer taters (5 lbs will do ya)
2. mash'em up with some cream cheese (enough that you start to think, 'is this too much')
3. add some of that there sour cream
4. add yerself some butter
5. now, this is where we leave the country bumpkin behind and you can add your own personal flare - you could add caramelized onions or raw chopped onions (always tasty) - you could also add an egg. The egg will add a lightness to the potatoes, but will not go too far to making them souffle-like, so you can use your judgement. If you use the egg (which I sometimes do), mix it up with a little of the mashed potato mixture before adding it to the whole bowl. You can also add some grated cheese here too if you want! something mild or something sharp - depending on your brood ... back to bumpkin ...
6. season at yer leisure with salt and the pepper
7. transfer the whole dang mixture to a casserole dish that has been buttered up real nice like ...
8. add some dollops of butter to the top them there mixed up taters
9. bake at 350 degrees for some amount of time ... maybe 30 mins maybe 45, maybe even an hour. You want the butter to melt into the potatoes and for the top to be a golden brown, like the colour of a bronzed buttocks. If you used the egg, you will want a puffiness too.

Well, that is all I can think of! Enjoy! Stuff them in your face and down your pants!

March Madness Meal Planning

Chicken Dinner (Jamie Oliver)

1 x 2kg/4½lb free-range organic chicken

2kg/4½lb potatoes or other seasonal roasting veg


1 large, preferably unwaxed, lemon


1 whole bulb of garlic

a handful of fresh thyme

a handful of fresh rosemary sprigs

optional: 8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon

Mexican Frittata (Martha Stewart)

10 large eggs

2 bell peppers

1 medium red onion

1 cup shredded white cheddar (4 ounces)

1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar

1/2 cup store-bought salsa, for serving

Quiche (this one looks good, but this cunt hasn't tried it yet and I would also likely use fresh spinach, steam that bitch and squeeze out the extra jiz - there's fucking cream cheese in it!)

Pie shell

Eggs

Spinach OR broccoli OR peppers

Cream Cheese OR Feta Cheese OR ham OR smoked salmon

Cheddar OR parmesean
Cream OR milk

Thyme OR dill

See Salad

Jason the Mason's Anne Lindsay's Valentine's Day Burritos

2 med onions

3 cloves garlic

1 cup zucchini

1 large carrot

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp (ea) dried oregano and cumin

1 1/2 cups Salsa

1 can (14oz) refried beans

5 10-inch flour tortillas

2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

General Burrito Happiness

Tortillas

Salsa

Sour cream

Leftover rice

Black beans OR refried beans

Zucchini & carrots OR spinach & onions

Avocados

Lemons


Lucy Waverman's Sticky Asian Chicken
1 cup sticky rice
3/4 cup soy sauce
rice vinegar
2 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp hot asian chill sauce
2-4 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup onions
1 cup dried shitake mushrooms
1 cup shelled edamame
1 tbsp mint

Lucy Waverman’s sweetly spiced pork

Pork tenderloin

Cinnamon

Ground coriander

Stock

Salt & pepper

See suggested sides

Veggie Burgers

Veggie burgers (store-bought or homemade underburgers)

Buns

Lettuce

Tomato

Pickles

Cheese

Condiments

See suggested sides

Gnocchi Surprise

1 pound fresh or frozen gnocchi

2 tablespoons butter

2 medium shallots

1 pound zucchini, (about 3 small)

1 pint cherry tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Vij’s Lentil Curry (don’t forget to reduce the water to 4 cups!)

Basmati rice

Chutney

Plain yoghurt

Chana dahl

Cayenne

Turmeric

Ghee

Onion

Jalapeno pepper

Cilantro

Optional: diced carrots & kale & celery

Lucy Waverman’s Sticky Asian Chicken

Sticky rice

Soy sauce

Rice vinegar

Ginger

Hot chili sauce

2 boneless skinless breasts

Onions

Edamame

Mint

Brown sugar

Lemon

Lime

Jamie Oliver’s Crispy, Sticky Chicken

1 3/4 pounds new potatoes

12 boned chicken thighs, skin on, preferably free-range or organic

1 1/4 pounds cherry tomatoes, different shapes and colors if you can find them

1 bunch fresh oregano

Extra-virgin olive oil

Red wine vinegar

Vij’s Coconut Curried Vegetables

Black mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Onion

Garlic

Tomatoes

Coconut milk

Eggplant

Cauliflower

Bell peppers

Cilantro (assorted)

Tofu (optional)

Lucy Waverman’s Vegetarian Bean Soup

Hearty bread

1 cup onion

1 cup carrots

1 cup celery

2 tsp garlic

1 can (796 ml/28 oz) tomatoes, chopped with juices 


1 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 5 ml (1 tsp) dried 


1 tsp dried oregano 


1/4 tsp chili flakes

6 cups vegetable stock or water 


1 cup zucchini 


1 cup canned kidney beans

1 cup canned white beans

1 cup Romano beans

1 bunch fresh spinach

3/4 cup small dried pasta (orzo or melon seeds) 


Parmesan cheese

Lucy Waverman’s Chili Squash Soup

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup chopped onions

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Pinch cloves

½ teaspoon ground fennel

¼ teaspoon chili flakes

4 cups peeled and diced butternut squash

3 cups chicken stock

½ cup orange juice

Salt and freshly ground pepper

¼ cup sour cream

2 tablespoons chopped chives


Native Foods Russian Velvet Soup
1 large onion
1 medium carrot
2 red beets
1 cup of red lentils
3 bay elves
red wine vinegar
sour cream
fresh dill (optional)

Emergency dinners

Pizza (frozen) + salad

Perogies + salad

Sandwiches + salad +  oven fries

Noodle soup (stock, veggies, tofu, soy, noodles,  sesame oil)

Quesilladas (tortillas, cheese, salsa, corn) + beans + rice

Meat & two veg

Breakfast for dinner

Beans & rice & salsa & guacamole

Suggested sides

Yam fries (yams, olive oil, paprika, s&p)

Rice (rice, water OR broth)

Mashed potatoes (potatoes, butter, cream, s&p)

Asparagus (asparagus, lemon)

Oven fries (potatoes, olive oil & peanut oil , s&p, paprika)

Risotto (risotto, stock, white wine, onion, celery, tarragon, Parmesan, peas, mushrooms)

Cottage cheese dill loaf of tastiness

Salad

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Cucumber

Avocados

Fresh dill

Dried cranberries

Pumpkin seeds

Goat cheese

Apple

Homework

Each to try one pasta recipe and report back