Hi everyone. It's a beautiful day here in northern Indiana. We're not doing anything but being lazy around the house today. After a bit I'm going out to investigate the garden. We've had lots of zucchini already. We've also had some yellow cherry tomatoes and some cucumbers as well as some early tomatoes. The large yellow tomatoes haven't ripened yet and they're the ones I want. I think there just might be some peppers ready today.
I have another recipe to share. This was posted over on the recipe BB by TriainAtlanta. This is a good diet recipe and it tastes REALLY good to boot.
Salmon and Mediterranean Vegetables
1/4 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, finely minced
4 cups mixture of eggplant (quartered and sliced), zucchini (thinly sliced), and mushrooms (sliced)
1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
3 cups seeded and diced plum tomatoes (can use canned unless you have extremely good fresh tomatoes)
1/2 tsp. orange zest (finely chopped)
1/8 tsp. saffron; 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes; 1/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed; 1 tsp. fresh basil, chopped, or 1/4 tsp. dried; 3/4 tsp. fresh rosemary or 1/4 tsp. dried; 2 Tbs. fresh parsley, chopped.
6 - 5 to 6 oz. fillets - salmon
Heat oil in a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat. Saute garlic lightly, then add eggplant, zucchini, and mushrooms and half salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until vegetables soften. Add tomatoes, orange zest, and remaining spices. Cook, stirring slightly, for about 5 more minutes.
Sprinkle remaining salt and pepper on fish fillets. Layer half of the vegetable mixture in bottom of a large baking dish or pan. Place fish fillets evenly over the top of the vegetables, overlapping if necessary. Layer remaining vegetables over fish. Cover tightly and place in a COLD oven. Turn oven to 425 degrees and cook for 30 minutes. Serve over your choice of pasta or rice. I usually serve it over angel hair pasta. It is divine! This can also be made w/ sea bass. I have never served this to anyone who did not just rave over it. Don't leave out the orange zest!
I have another recipe to share as well. This is something that I made up one summer when we had lots of tomatoes that needed used up. Our kids call this Rot Gut. After you read the recipe you'll know why.
Rot Gut
1lb. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 lg. green pepper, chopped
1-2 jalapeno peppers, diced (leave in the seeds if you like the heat)
6-10 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
3-4 new potatoes, scrubbed and chopped into 1/2-1" cubes or 1 cup instant brown rice or 1 cup of dry pasta that you cook before adding
salt and pepper to taste
Brown the ground beef, onion, and peppers. Drain off the fat. Add the tomatoes and let them cook down to make some juice. Then add the starch portion. Simmer until everything is tender.
This is really good with a crusty bread for sopping up the juices. Since I don't eat white bread anymore I would toast a slice of whole wheat or rye and use that instead.
Joyce the blueberry recipe sounds great. We put about 8 lbs. of blueberries into the freezer 2 weeks ago so I could make this recipe all year long. I think this would be good with cherries or peaches as well. You would just need to adjust the cornstarch portion and the Splenda depending on the juiciness of the fruit and the tartness.
Nancy I hope Russell's doctor visit went well. I think rolling around in the office chair would be easier then using crutches but then I'm not to coordinated.
Robin a little of the dessert shouldn't be to bad for your diet. After all everything else you ate was good for you. Your walks along the ocean sound wonderful.
Hauke hope your meeting went well and that you got all of your errands done. I'm looking forward to fall. It and spring are my favorite times of the year. I can handle summer but I'd like to do without winter!
Jenn have a great trip to Utah. You need to get the doctor's appointment made.
Mary weren't you a day early for your WalMart trip? I really get disgusted when a post goes into cyberspace. I haven't had any trouble with that since I got my high speed internet.
Deb it doesn't seem very humid here. But we haven't had any rain since last Saturday. Kenny is going to have to start watering the garden again. You need to see someone about your knees. Have you heard about the synvisc (sp?) shots for knees. I think I'm going to have my right one done. My friend, Oneda, had the shots a couple of years ago and her knee is just starting to bother her again. My left knee was replaced 4 years ago. The right one needs it but I'd like to delay it until I am eligible for Medicare. My insurance won't pay for everything and right now we don't have the $$ to pay what the insurance won't pay.
Guess I'd go out and look at the garden. I'd like to find some green peppers to add to our salad for supper.
Take care everyone.