Bryan's Quiche

Bryan made a really tasty quiche out of some leftovers...

Chop any vegetables (he used leftover Easter green beans and bell pepper)

and stir fry them in a meduim frying pan

season with salt and pepper

Mix 4 eggs in a bowl

Pour them over the veggies

Add shredded cheese your your choice

Cover and cook until egg is done

At the end, sprinkle more cheese and brown in the oven (without cover)

So many options here for variety!! Experiment as you please :)

Baklava

Baklava

Grease 9 x 12 pan

Place 3 sheets of phyllo dough (thawed) in bottom of pan

Coat with melted butter

Sprinkle with VERY finely chopped nuts (almonds or walnuts)

Layer 2 more phyllo sheets

Continue to coat with butter and nuts until top of pan

Finish with 6 or so sheets of dough

Cut into four strips and then on the diagonal

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes (or until brown)

In a sauce pan, stir one cup water, one cup sugar, 1/2 cup honey and lemon juice until sugar melts and then let simmer for 20 minutes

Spoon mixture over top when it comes out of the oven

The baklava will get soggier (and yummier) as time goes on

SOooooo delicious!

Salad with Chick Pea Patties

Salad with Chick Pea Patties

Yummy Salad Greens

Cherry Tomatoes

Plain Yogurt, Lemon Juice and Pepper dressing

Mash up Chick peas with parsley, salt, pepper, lemon and any other seasonings

Form into Patties and coat with flour

Fry in oil

Enjoy!

Easter Meal

For Easter we had Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Beans with slivered Almonds and a Yummy Omelette!!

Potatoes

Peel, slice and parboil 4-6 potatoes

Drain and layer potatoes in greased 9 x 12 pan

Layers: Potatoes, 2 Tbs flour, chopped butter (as much as you like) and CHEESE!! (cheddar or asiago or any of your choosing)

Make 3 layers

Then, heat 1 1/4 Cup cream (or milk) with 1/4 tsp dried mustard and 1 1/4 tsp salt

and pour over potatoes. 

Cook at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (or until brown)

Enjoy!! :)

Green Beans and Omelette are pretty self explanatory...and delicious!

Peanut Sesame Tempeh

This dish was REALLY yummy and REALLY REALLY healthy.  Bryan loved it.

I made brown rice for the base.

Then, I marinated a package of Tempeh for an hour in the fridge. (You can find tempeh at your local health store)

I stirfried bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, purple onion and snap peas.

And then I covered it all in a yummy sesame peanut sauce. Mmm mm mm.

Tempeh Marinade

-One orange, sliced and peeled

-One cup orange juice

-A handful of sesame seeds

-A dash of toasted sesame oil

Sesame Peanut Sauce

Add together in a saucepan all of the following ingredients:

-One cup water

-1/3 Cup peanut butter

-dash of soy sauce

-2 Tbls agave sweetener (you can use anything sweet...I LOVE agave)

-6 cloves of garlic, minced

-1 Tbls toasted sesame oil

-dash red pepper flakes

-pinch of salt

-pinch pepper

Heat this and then add in 2 Tbls of flour to thicken (I use spelt flour but any kind works)

So, there you go! It was really really good! Enjoy :)

Welcome Cooks with Looks!

Hey my lovely girls!! 

I am starting this blog so we can share, inspire and encourage each other to keep (or start) creating nutricious, tasty and creative meals. I am so excited because we will be able to share our crazy creations and try new and fun things! 

Happy Cooking!

Love,

Kate