Chick Pea Burgers

I found this one online. To be honest, I haven't tried them yet! I made them Sunday morning and am very much looking forward to dinner tonight! I did taste the "raw" pattie and found it to be slightly spicy. Not bold, just flavorful.

I'll post the recipe later, but here are the main ingredients:

Chick peas, white onion, broccoli, BBQ sauce (I made my own), carrot, honey, grated cheese, whole wheat flour, paprika, salt. I may have missed a couple of things here...

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ok, so where's the chicken??? It's there, I pormise, hiding underneath all the noodles. My hubby loves the noodles, so they sometimes overtake the chicken :)

Easy-Peasey Recipe

2 Boneless-Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into 1" pieces
1 Carrot - cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 of a White Onion - chopped
1 Celery Stalk - cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Bay leaf
2 C Uncooked Wide Egg Noodles
2 T Olive Oil
Salt & pepper

Saute chicken in olive oil in a large dutch oven 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned
Remove chicken from pan and set aside on paper towels
Add chopped onion, celery and carrots to dutch oven and cook until tender-crisp, salt and pepper to taste
Add chicken back to pan, add 2 cups chicken broth
Add bay leaf and egg noodles
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 8-10 minutes. Noodles should be nearly cooked through but slightly firm.
Remove pan from heat. Let cool completely. Remove bay leaf. Refrigerate.

Note: You could very easily make this vegetarian using Quorn Chick'n Breasts and Vegetable broth instead of Chicken broth. Just thaw the chick'n breasts before using and brown them for a minute or two for some color. Add them AFTER bringing the noodles to a boil and reducing the temperature.

Citrus Summer-Squash Side Dish

This is a very simple recipe from a Unitarian recipe cookbook a friend gave me. (I have no afiliation). Remove skin from yellow squash and zucchini with peeler. Cut squash and zucchini into julienne and set aside. In a small bowl whisk orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, salt & pepper until well blended. Toss the zucchini with the dressing, add some chopped parsely or basil (or both) and serve. Store in refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Tomato Chickpea Tofu

Found this photo in an old directory...Can't recall how I made it, but it's probably just canned tomatoes, chickpeas and maybe a little white wine?

Chocolate-Covered Blueberries

Blueberries and chocolate? What could be better!

Happy Independence Day!

Strawberry jello, real whipped cream and blueberries on top. A little shipping of fresh mint tops it off!

Cod with Mango, Craisins and Riesling

Sorry about the poor photography, I was hungry!! This dish consists of Cod, a Champaigne Mango, Craisins (re-constituted in hot water), leeks and Riesling wine. Just cut the Mango into dice, slice the leeks thinly, add the cranberries and pour in some Riesling. Add salt and pepper to taste. Wrap in foil and put on the grill or in the oven. On the grill this took about 8 minutes to cook at a pretty high temperature (over 500 deg.).