beef soup with noodle squares

a few pictures

a hearty beefy soup, wit the addition of a thickening agent, a stew

a beef soup/stew for the instant pot

prep the following:

egg noodle semolina recipe, roll out and cut into good size noodle squares, set aside

prep veggies, onion, carrot celery, a pinch of oregano, paprika, parsley and thyme, a bit of tomato paste and a few garlic cloves minced

leaf a few brussell sprouts, slice mushrooms

slice and cube beef season with salt, pepper and marinate if possible

set instant pot to saute, high and let come to temp

with a bit of oil, brown beef, remove from pot

add to pot onion, celery and carrot mixture with your seasonings

cook till wilted and soft

add sprout leaves, mushrooms and tomato paste to pot

mix and cook several minutes

return beef to pot, with broth top to fill line of pot.

cover, reset and set to stew soup setting about 15 minutes low pressure

at end of cycle release pressure , remove cover, reset to saute high, add noddle squares when the pot begins to boil

cook the noodle squares till tender, reset and set to keep warm setting

add more broth if necessary.

serve with crusty bread

 

 

 

 

 

North African Chicken Couscous

From 177milk Street

I modified some of the ingredients and scaled it back to a large single serving or for 2 serving dish.

• Curry powder mix in place of ground tumeric
• White onion instead of red onion
• Dried Japanese chili pods instead of Jalapenos
• Sambal instead of Harissa

This technic allows you to steam the couscous  while the meal is cooking.

Didn’t get any pictures of the process here’s the result

Very tasty meal.

 

Holiday at Harmony Street

Roasted bell pepper salad

A bit of a twist from a pasta / bacon salad , inspired from a recipe found on the internet made with available ingredients.

Instead of oven roasting the peppers, I opted to flame char the peppers on the burner

The peppers were then, sliced thin.

Using a vegetable peeler, slice the yellow squash, and chop into fine noodle like pieces if you don’t have a spiralizer.

dressing, 3 tbls olive oil 1 tbls seasoning (oregano) 2 tbls rice vinegar lemon juice salt and pepper

dress and toss, shaved Parmesan and bacon bits added

A change from the usual salad.

Curry chicken

Adapted from Chatelaine.com

The original recipe calls for chicken thighs , I have some small chicken breast pieces available.

As I have accumulated some canned coconut milk, I found a recipe that used ingredients that I had on hand.

Sauté onions in skillet with oil and a good amount of curry powder.

Add the chicken and stir to coat. Salt as necessary.

Add coconut milk, potatoes, carrots. Cover and simmer a while. Uncover and finish cooking till the sauce reduces to your liking, add the peas and seasonings.

Warm through.

Serve over rice.

A good technic for cooking ,utilizing coconut milk , a tasty dish.

Brussels sprouts saute

here is a quick and easy recipe Diane made  for sauteed Brussels sprouts. Basically melt butter in skillet, add some sliced carrot, saute for a few minutes and add Brussels sprouts and leeks, a tablespoon of water, cover and let steam. season with salt, pepper and caraway seeds. Serve with a dollop of sour cream if desired.

Leeks have been the go to veggie for that onion flavor but with some crunch. Excellent on the grille also. Here with the sprouts, butter and carrots a great combination.

from:

The Central Market Cookbook

Labor Day breakfast

fruit available from recent purchases and some Diane fresh picked.

Apples, peaches and nectarines , added sugar and spices, broiled.

  
  Served over toast with whipped cream

Veggies roasted last night with an egg .
 

Chicken and mushrooms (stew)

Chicken and mushrooms are a excellent combination.

Half a chicken, cut into several pieces, brown on bacon fat in a deep pan,

remove and continue till all the pieces are browned.

Prepare the veggies, parsnips,onions, carrots and mushrooms, course dice.

After the chicken is browned, add the veggies…

season , I found a bit of Italian ham and and tossed that in also…

…..and cook till caramelized,

Return the chicken to the pot..

Add the carrots…

…and the mushrooms.

Cover and cook till chicken is done and carrots are tender.

Serve over a bed of rice, noodles would be better.

Tomato and carrot sauce

Plain tomato sauce can be boring but amp it up with same veggies and it really is an improvement.

This sauce started out with sauteed onions, then some diced carrots added, cooked till soft.

A link of sausage, casing removed, added and cooked, finally, a can (14 oz) of diced tomatoes and half a can (or less) of tomato soup (Cambell’s), undiluted. Simmer and season.

 

Served over rice.

 

better for you mac n’ cheese

Mac N’ Cheese is one of those recipes that can be changed to include additions like vegetables mixed in with the macaroni and baked.

other post like this:

Mac and Cheese Blahblahblah

and Garden Mac N’ Cheese