Catch-Up

I promise to be better with posting regularly, really I do!  I was away for the weekend and not feeling too well.

So... Recently?  I have been working on....

Pancakes.

Cheap Food.

Eggplant Smush Macaroni with leftovers.

Leftover Teriyaki Stir-Fry

LET'S BEGIN!!

Pancakes:

Whole wheat dough + cinnimon + flax seeds+ fake eggs + blackberries = ????

Cheap Food:

Each of these were $1.  Can you believe it??!?! $1 for like 15 pears and $1 for a bag FULLLLL of garlic!

Eggplant Smush:

Cut up some eggplants.

Add it to pan with onions, garlic, bread crumbs, olive oil, and parsley.

When it was adequately sauteed, I added some tomato sauce I had made before and frozen, then added it to macaroni and spooned some ricotta on top.

I had some leftover.... Lunch the next day was an eggplant smush sandwich!!!

Leftover Teriyaki Stir-Fry:

I knew I wanted veggies and macaroni.  This meal started out as maybe frozen peas with chicken broth or something. I saw that I had frozen asparagus stir fry, so that was in.

I was peeking in the fridge and noticed I had some honey-teriyaki marinade/sauce leftover.  It wasn't the type of thing I usually like to cook with, but it was perfect for this and I wanted to finish it.  There was also a BBQed chicken breast from John's mom's house that I threw in.

Served over whole wheat shells!

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Friday: Pizza a la Eggplant Smush

A few months ago John and I went to a Lebanese Restaurant in town and I had this really good eggplant dish.  Since I had a few eggplants left I decided to try and re-create it on the top of my pizza.

First, I sauteed LOTS of onion and garlic in grape seed oil.  Lots. You know how I feel about onions and garlic.  I am one smelly-breathed girl!

  When the onions were almost clear, I added chunks of eggplant. 

I let them cook alllll the way down, and then added what was left of a bag of frozen tomato sauce I had made a few weeks ago (the rest was in this).  See how nice and smushy the eggplant got?!

While the eggplant mix continued to simmer together, I rolled out the whole wheat dough and covered it in Ricotta cheese. Usually I cut the dough after the pizza cooks, but when it is a loaded pizza it tends to be a mess, so I precut this one.  GREAT idea, must remember that for next time. 

 

 After the dough baked, I spooned the eggplant smush on top and ate it.  It didn't taste the same as the restaurant one (I tend to be light on the salt), but it was really warm and filling and perfect for me!

 

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Macaroni Monday

Today's dinner was just a quick Italian Meal.  John coated sliced eggplant with whole wheat flour, dipped it in egg, and then covered it with breadcrumbs, flax seeds, and parmesean cheese. 

We fried them a little while I defrosted the pasta sauce I made the other day. 

We then put them in the oven to cook. 

I ate mine with a side of macaroni (partially homemade) and with a little plop of ricotta and sauce on top!

Yay Macaroni Monday!

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