Tasty Tuesdays

I just made one of my favorite mixtures of food tonight! Thanks to my cousin Caiti for giving me a rice cooker, I now don't have to eat crunchy rice! Yes, that's right...I'm really not that picky and I would eat crunchy rice. Who knows if anyone else will like this recipe, it's so simple you can modify it to fit your tastes. I have no clue what the carbs, protein and fat content in this is. If anyone wants to do the math let me know.

 

You can stuff your red pepper with as much or as little of the following.....

 

-Cut red bell pepper in half or core it

(I left mine raw but you can cook yours if you want)

-precooked brown rice

-precooked lentils(which were cooked in water and vegetable broth)

-Salsa(I used Organic Salsa de Casa)

 

Yup....that's it. I absolutely loved this! It was super easy to make! Try it and/or modify it if its too boring!

Introducing Tasty Tuesdays

I like the idea of having themed blog days. For example Fridays are Pits and Peaks of the week. I will be adding Tasty Tuesdays to the list. I will be displaying my cooking skills(wait what? I don't cook, I mix things together and pray its edible) and yummy restaurants in the area!

So the first ever Tasty Tuesdays post....

If you have not eaten at Verde Cocina in Hillsdale you must check it out! You might recognize the name, since they started at local farmers market and are currently at the PSU and Pioneer Place Farmers Market. They are a "Northwest farm to fork ingredients with a Mexican flair" restaurant. They use local produce and make in house corn tortillas that are amazing. If you are a fan of Mole sauce or new to it you must try it! I always get the Veggie Gringas with Mole sauce! Let me know what you try there!

http://verdecocinamarket.com/

6446 SW Capitol HWY.,

Portland, OR



pictures found here

Yummy Kale

You might say I have a slight obsession to Kale. I juice it, eat it raw, bake it or saute it. I could eat it 24/7. Kale is packed with calcium, beta keratin, Vit C, Vit K and tons more. Also for a vegetable it has a higher content of protein than other vegetable's. 

I have modified this recipe so many times I can't really remember the exact contents when it first came into my life.  I will share my favorite way of making it. It's super duper easy. The great thing about this recipe is that by breaking down the Kale with your fingers, lemon, olive oil, etc it makes the taste of the Kale so much better. A lot of people are scared by Kale, it is not scary at all.  I promise you will become addicted to this after trying this recipe. Let me know what you think! 

What you need:

Dinosaur Kale(aka Lacinato Kale)

Fresh Lemon Juice

Red Bell Pepper

Handful of Currants

Handful of Sunflower Seeds

Handful of Flax Seeds

Lil Salt and Pepper

2ish tablespoons of Olive Oil

(You can add any other ingredient's you want: chicken, pine nuts, almonds, cucumber, etc)

Directions:

De-stem and cut Kale leaves into bit size pieces. Take your hands and rub lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper into the leaves.  Do this for 2-3 minutes.  You will start noticing the tough Kale break down and get a softer texture. Then add all the other ingredient's. Enjoy.



Dino Kale-Pic found here



Good luck cooking!

p.s.-I promise I will get better with my "measurments"