A note to myself

Since I have hard time writing down the recipes I find online, and always end up with gazillion tabs in my browser open for days in a row, I figured it would be easier to post some links, as a reminder to myself of things I want to try making this week :)

Sun Dried Tomato Hummus Made it! YUM!!!

Zuchinni Hummus

Carrot Soup

Ginger Carrot Dip (will need to experiment with modifying the recipe)

Mama's lunch

Another one of my favorite lunches, although lately I've been using whole wheat tortillas instead of bread, or just skip wheat stuff all together and use red/green lettuce leaves instead :)

For toppings I use:

hummus (love to combine regular and spicy hummus from Costco)
basil pesto
leafy greens
avocado
cucumbers
tomatoes
marinated artichoke hearts
graded carrots
oven roasted bell peppers

the genius of such meal is that you can use any of the above mentioned ingredients and it will taste good no matter what! Same meal, endless combinations :)

Mama's lunch

And breakfast. And dinner. I can eat this 3 times a day and I often do, unless I run out of roasted peppers. I roast mine in the broiler part of the oven, or in the open flame (on low) on the stove top. Let them cool down in a bowl, peel, dice, mix with olive oil, salt and ground black pepper... Yum!

Ode to Solar Oven

A couple of months ago Mark finally got himself a solar oven, something he'd been wanting for a while. We cooked several times in it, but today's dinner was definitely the winner! Perfect for summer because all the ingredients came either from Farmer's Market our own garden. Easy too, no recipe required. Really doesn't get any better :)

Here's what we used:
baby potatoes
green beans
garlic
fresh basil
fresh oregano
extra virgin olive oil
salt/pepper
(next time will add whole cherry tomatoes)

Cooking time was about 3.5 hours and potatoes came out perfectly cooked, as well as beans, which stayed a bit 'squeaky', just the way we like them.

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