Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Food advice

Hello everyone! Today I am soliciting for help in recipe ideas.

Now that my day-to-day life has a predictable schedule (unlike during school), I find myself running out of good vegetarian lunch ideas that don't get boring. The requirements for lunch have to be that I can bring it to work and eat it cold or reheat in a microwave (no toaster oven).

Here are some of my repeat offenders for lunches I make:
- veggie sandwiches, with chips
- pasta of all sorts
- stir-fry with couscous/quinoa
- veggie tacos
- risotto
- polenta

I usually try to bring greek yogurt & granola and fruit every day, to make sure I'm eating some protein and fruit.

I love tofu and soy-products, and will eat almost any vegetable (don't like beets, zucchini, eggplant or red peppers that much).

Does anyone have any suggestions on lunch-friendly meals I can take to work daily? (preferably something that isn't in my list above, but those are ok too!) I usually make a big meal on Sunday and then bring it in until it runs out, so I'm ok with eating something a few days in a row. I sometimes will make lunch in morning daily (like sandwiches) so that's ok too.

Any suggestions are appreciated :)

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Biscuits To Die For

I found a photocopied recipe while cleaning up some stuff in my bookshelf today: "Just like Red Lobster's cheese garlic biscuits". I am going to a party/bonfire tonight so thought I may make them. I'm not sure where the recipe came from- I probably copied it from a newspaper clipping recipe my mom had.

The recipe is very easy and good, but I think it can be improved. Here is my (BETTER) version:

- 2 cups biscuit baking mix
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (the sharper the better, you can grate your own or buy it shredded)
- 1 or 2 TB melted margarine/butter
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Stir baking mix, milk and cheese until combined. Then beat vigorously with wooden spoon for about 30 seconds.
- Drop dough onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake ~10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, stir together melted butter and garlic powder. Brush over biscuits as soon as they are done.
- ENJOY cheesy garlic deliciousness!

This recipe only makes about 9/10 biscuits (the original recipe quotes it as 10-12 which is definitely not true). Double or triple for lots of biscuit love. :)