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Monday, March 25, 2013

Weekend meal recap


See the avocado? I'll use any excuse to include it in a meal.


Last Saturday I made an Eggplant enchilada casserole for dinner.
Again!
It was yummy.
Again!

I've blogged about this recipe before but this time I did it a little different. I like to mix things up. It keeps things fresh. And it is not because I'm too lazy to run to the store if I'm out of something so I make something out of whatever I have on hand.

Mixing it up turned out to be;
black beans
brown rice
a variety of chopped veggies
jalapeno (we like spicy food. If a meal makes my nose run than it is all good for me. Too graphic?)
a variety of Mexican spices

and of course
eggplant.

I use eggplant as the tortillas since I try to keep my carb count fairly low, not to mention the wheat factor. This last time instead of making individual servings I made this in a 12" x 12" casserole dish. Making for plenty of leftovers. Of which we have been eating topped with poached eggs.

Youza! It is good with poached eggs.
I mean it was good before but the addition of a creamy poached egg just takes this to a whole other level.

Tonight will be stuffed green peppers, Mediterranean style.
Why Mediterranean?
Because I have a bunch of kalamato olives that need to be used.
Why stuffed green peppers?
Because green peppers were on sale for 3 for a $1.00.

See how this works for me? Do you plan meals? Or are you like me and use whatever you have on hand? Or as I like to say; fly by the seat of my pants.

Have a terrific week everyone. Happy eating!

Love,
M


3 comments:

  1. I'm definitely a "use whatever I have on hand" kinda cook. Of course, with my freezer, pantry and fridge I usually have a LOT on hand.

    I love the look and sound of this casserole; I'll have to give it a try, omnivore-style. ;)

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  2. I'm a planner to the extent that, I buy the groceries so I'll write down on the whiteboard what the expected dinners are. That happens about 1 week out of 4. The other weeks we're just "fly by the seat of our pants" or "go across to the store" or "order in" type of people.

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  3. Ooo, I've been on a "poached egg on top" kick. And I'm also a "use whatever I have on hand" cook. Necessity is, after all, the mother of invention.

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