Thursday, September 23, 2010

Kale with Pan-fried Walnuts

Ingredients:

2-3 tbs olive oil
1/2 cup walnut pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced or finely chopped
Large bunch of kale

Preparation:

Tear kale into pieces and add to heavily-salted, boiling water and boil for 6 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
Fry walnuts in oil until golden brown and then add garlic til fragrant.
Add cooled kale and sautee til heated.




Spicy Garlic Tofu

From Epicurious

Ingredients:
1/4 c Scallions, chopped
Garlic, 2 cloves, roasted
1 tbs sesame oil
3 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
3 tbs soy sauce
pinch salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
soft tofu

Preparation:
Rinse tofu carefully and Cut in half (top and bottom) and place in large pan and cover with cold water; set pan to simmer of med heat while you prepare the sauce.
Roast garlic (wrap cloves in tin foil in 350 degree oven til soft and golden).
Toast sesame seeds til golden brown in hot skillet.
Mash roasted garlic with a pinch of salt and then mix with other ingredients.
Crush sesame seeds with a knife or spoon and stir into sauce.
Carefully remove tofu from water and set on paper towels to drain.
Plate and serve with sauce on top.

I served this with brown rice and Kale with Panfried Walnuts.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Easy Banana Muffins

makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:
3-4 ripe, mashed bananas (can use as few as two)
1/2 c. sugar (original recipe calls for 1 whole cup but, yikes, that's sweet especially with chocolate chips! might have to play around with that to get perfect ratio)
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg beaten
1/4 c. melted butter
1/4 tsp salt
nuts and chocolate chips are optional (if you're the type of person who thinks nuts and chocolate chips are, in fact, optional...I'm not.)

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix ingredients, divide in buttered or Pam-med muffin tin, bake until tops are golden brown, about 15 - 20 minutes.

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