Roasted Veggie Sandwich

I am not really a sandwich person – I am one of those few people that do not particularly enjoy bread – but if I do make sandwiches, they have to be good sandwiches! Grilled Veggie Panini is my favorite, but as I don’t have a Panini maker, nor the time to grill my veggies, I made roasted veggie sandwiches on toasted onion buns.

Ingredients
Onion buns
Portobello mushrooms (which happen to be my favorite, but you can use which ever type you prefer, just please do not used canned ones… in fact, please don’t even buy that stuff!)
Red bell peppers
Zucchinis
Onion (Vidalia is good)
Pimentos (or real peppers, depending on how hot you want it)
Vine-ripened tomatoes (or, you know, regular ones)
Olive oil
Dijonnaise (or Mayo with honey mustard, or dijon)
Cheese (whatever kind you desire)

Guidelines:

Chop all the veggies into a glass baking dish, add salt and black pepper to taste, then drizzle a generous amount of olive oil over top.

Broil the veggies, uncovered, at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, for about 2 hours, or until roasted (but NOT burnt – ovens behave differently, so you’ll have to keep an eye on it).

Once veggies are done, place strips of cheese over top.

Paste Dijonnaise on the toasted buns and add the roasted veggies.

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Strawberry & Portobello Salad

I don’t know about you, but to me, summer means barbecue! And, well, sun and all that too, but mostly a grill! Not that I personally grill anything, because, seriously, this why we have men right?! I don’t think I have ever met a man that didn’t like to grill stuff… I think there was one summer where my husband was forced nicely asked to literally grill dinner every single day, you know, for like the month or so that it was actually warm here in the great white north!

Anyway, I also really love summer salads, I tend to make a few different ones, but this one had to be one of my favorites, especially because I love portobello mushrooms (on a side note, portobello mushroom soup – totally yum!!).

Ingredients:
Baby Spinach (any type of greens, Romano lettuce, or Arugula – I like to use bitter greens for this)
Strawberries
Portobello mushrooms
Vidalia Onion Dressing (I bought it in a bottle, but if you feel adventurous you can make your own!)
Cucumbers

Guidelines:

Toss chopped strawberries, cucumbers, and greens together in a bowl.
In a saucepan, saute the mushrooms in olive oil, until cooked to your liking.
When you’re serving the salad, add the dressing and then add the mushrooms on top (you could let it cool for a bit, but I actually prefer it warm).
Done!

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Easy Brinjal Curry

Easy to cook Indian style eggplant

This is a really simple dish, the preparation time is about 10 minutes, but the cooking time is about 2-3 hours.

Ingredients
2-3 medium sized eggplants
Pataks Madras Curry Paste Hot
2-3 small tomatoes
olive oil
onions (optional)
garlic (optional)

Chop eggplant into small cubes (removing the skin is optional) and place into a glass baking dish

Add in chopped tomatoes, 2 tbsp of curry paste, onion and garlic, drizzle a little olive oil and mix everything really well

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 2 to 3 hours until it’s cooked (you have to check on it, and stir it periodically to ensure that it does not burn)

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Veggie Styled Rice

Day 4, Week 15

For those mommy-sick-days!! Especially good with leftover rice!

Ingredients:

rice
eggs
tomatoes
chopped carrots
chopped spinach
green onions
garlic powder

Guidelines:

In a saucepan on medium heat, add a little butter, add in the green onions and then cooked rice
Season with the garlic powder and salt to taste
Add in the eggs and mix everything constantly until the egg is cooked
Add in carrots, tomatoes and spinach and mix well
Cook for about 5 mins

Serve with salad!

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Paprika Gnocchi

Day 2, Week 11

Until about 2 weeks ago, when I discovered it at the grocery store, I had no idea what Gnocchi was… yes, I can be kinda ‘fobby’ like that! It’s apparently a well-known Italian dumpling-ish dish.

You can see the professional way to make it or you can just buy the frozen version at the grocery like I did!

I just followed the directions on the package and then put it in a medium saucepan with butter, paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, mixed herbs, and grated cheese.

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