Friday, January 27, 2017

Ratatouille...just a simple veggy dish

Ratatouille is a delicious veggy dish which can be served as main course or as side dish.You decide how to enjoy this simple to cook food.The name makes me smile always because I remember the cartoon .And the recipe is so simple,even a child can cook it.The video is from my youtube channel and please pardon my English because is not my mother language .If you love to read,under the video you will find the written recipe.Enjoy!
Servings:2
Difficulty:low

Ingredients list:
1 zucchini 
1 red bell pepper
1 carrot
1 tomato 
1 onion (I used half)
1 table spoons of tomatoes paste
1 table spoon green parsley finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tea spoon ground black pepper
1 tea spoon dried oregano
1 tea spoon dried basil (even better fresh)
salt to taste
2 table spoon olive oil

Cooking steps:
Cut all the vegetables in cubes (try to pick a size and stick with it)
Heat the oil in a pan and fry each type of vegetable (one by one) for about 3 minutes on high flame.
After all the vegetables are fried,in same pan add the tomatoes paste ,bay leaves and dried herbs and cook on low flame for 3 minutes.
Add the vegetables back in the pan and cook for few more minutes (cooking time depend on how soft you want your vegetables.)
Remove from the heat and add the green parsley.
Serve hot with bread or as side dish .
Enjoy

Veggy soup for cold winter days

I don't know where you're living and how's the weather in your place but here,in Romania is cold.I would say cold like in hell but from what I've heard in hell is hot.What can I say,hell is not on my wishlist to visit soon.And because here is cold I try to prepare food which helps me to get warm.Today's recipe is simple,so simple.And is versatile .You don't like one ingredient which I used?Don't put it into your soup.Well,is your soup and you're the boss.This recipe can be prepare even by a child if some adult cut the vegetables.It is vegan it is healthy and full of vitamins and minerals .Plus,is video...but if you love to read my crazy English you will find the written recipe under the video.
Servings:4
Difficulty:low

Ingredients list:
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
3 cherry tomatoes
1/8 celery root
1 parsley root
1 onion
1 carrot
1 potato
100 g green beans and peas mix
1 small bunch of green parsley
1 hand full of pasta (home made)
2 bay leaves
1 tea spoon dried thyme
1 tea spoon dried parsley
1 tea spoon ground black pepper
salt to taste
1 table spoon olive oil

Cooking steps:
Chop all the vegetables as you like them in soup
In a cooking pot heat the oil and add the onion and carrot and cook for 5 minutes (low flame)
Add the remaining vegetables,dried herbs ,black pepper and bay leaves.
Add about 2 liters of hot water and cook the soup for about 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes or until everything is soft.
Stop the flame and add the green parsley .Cover the pot with lid and let the soup to infuse for 10 minutes.
Serve hot with fresh bread and a lot of pickled chilies.
Enjoy!