Saturday, November 19, 2011

Squash Soup

-Peel, seed and cube medium sized Butternut Squash
-Peel and cube 3 Sweet Potatoes
-Cube 2 onions
-4 cups chicken stock
-Pinch of salt and pepper
-Sprig of rosemary

Place all ingredients in a stock pot on low heat (can also use a crock-pot). Simmer until squash and sweet potatoes are soft. About 2-3  hours on stove, 6-8 in crock-pot.

Using a food-mill, food processor, or blender, blend until smooth, remove rosemary. 

Serve immediately. Garnish with greek yogurt and parsley.


Pork with Squash Soup

I was staring un the fridge Saturday lunchtime wondering what to eat. My eyes and brain where working hard; leftover pork loin, squash soup and spinach. Could I make something good? I decided to give it a try.

I heated the pork with a bit of olive oil in the cast iron skillet. Added the spinach and soup. Cooked it all until it was warm.

And yes, it was yummy. (Next time I will add feta on top for a touch of salty.)

Pan seared pork loin

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

-Oil cast iron skillet, get it hot
-Season pork with Italian seasonings
-Cut slits in pork insert garlic slices
-cut 3 carrots
-cube 1 medium onion
-cube 1 baking potato (skinned)

Brown roast on all sides in skillet until golden brown.

add veggies to pan place everything in oven until pork is at temp. About 45 min. Cover and let cool for 15 min. Slice and serve.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Grilled Salmon with onion and mushrooms

1 1/2 lb of Salmon cut into serving sized portions
Sprinkle italian seasoning on salmon

Grill salmon until just pink, about 4 min per side.

Heat cast iron skillet on medium heat.
Add olive oil to pan
Add 3 cloves chopped garlic
Cut 2 medium sized onions in half, then thin slices, add to pan
Cut 8-10 small button mushrooms into thin slices. Add to pan.

Cook onions until transparent and mushrooms are done.

Place cooked salmon on platter, top with onion mix. Enjoy.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Quick Red Sauce

I jar Red spaghetti sauce
3 cloves garlic smashed
1 tbls Italian seasoning
1 kilbasha cut in quarters, then cut in half

Warm everything together.

Serve over quinoa or rice pasta.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Banana Bread

Can't wait to dig in. The bread has made the house smell wonderful.