Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Familia (Recipes for a Small Planet)

2 2/3 c rolled oats

2 2/3 c rolled wheat

2 c raw wheat germ

3/4 c peanuts, ground (almonds)

1 c sunflower seeds (hazelnutes)

3/4 c chopped peanuts (almonds)

1 c raisins

1 c dried fruit, chopped into bite sized pieces (apples)

Mix together and store.  Serve with whatever seems tasty, hot or cold.

The ingredients in parenthesis are the “traditional” choices, the ones outside the parenthesis are the special super protein variation.  The book this came from has a lot of information on how to combine things that aren’t meat in ways that are complementary and cause you to get the most protein out of your vegetarian dishes.  This particular one, a serving is supposed to cover 30-40% of your daily protein needs.

I prefer this warm, and am considering adding a bit of cinnamon to the next batch.

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Chicken and Mushroom Soup (Wok Cookbook)

4 oz chicken breast

1 oz dried mushrooms

4 c broth (I used 1/2 chicken, 1/2 mushroom)

(opt:  1/2 oz Szechuan mustard pickles, 1 oz bamboo shoots, 1 oz cooked ham)

Marinade:  1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp white or rice wine, 1 tsp cornstarch (or flour)

Cut chicken and mushrooms into thin slices.  Marinate chicken (at least 15 minutes).  Bring mushrooms to a boil in the broth.  Take broth off heat and add marinated chicken carefully.  (Slipping it in with chopsticks worked well.)  return the broth to a medium heat and heat until chicken is done.

(If you want to use the optional ingredients, put them in with the mushrooms.)

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Spam Stuff (Alice Wesner)

2/3 – 1 can spam, diced

2 medium potatos, diced

1 tomato, sliced

1 can Cheddar Cheese soup

1 can mushrooms

(onion powder, oregano, celery seed to taste)

Brown spam.  Add potatos and 3/4 c water.  Cover.  Cook until potatos are partly done – approx 5 minutes.  Lower heat.  Add rest and cook until the potatos are actually done.  Add water as needed.

I approached this recipe with a good deal of skepticism, due to spam being involved.  After much commentary by my partner on how good it was, I decided to try it.  It was surprisingly tasty.  It hasn’t exactly become a staple, but it has become consistent.

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Homemade Yogurt

2 qt whole milk
1 c plain yogurt
1 c half and half

Bring milk to boil.  Remove from hear, pour into glass jar.  dilute yogurt in 1 c cool milk and the 1/2 & 1/2.  Gradually add this mixture to the remaining milk, stirring slowly.  Place container, covered, somewhere safe.  Cover with a towel or blanket and leave overnight.  To make it thick, take off excess liquid with 3-4 paper towels.

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Tips for getting protein (not from meat)

Tips for grains:
Use 1/3 cup soy grits with every cup of grain
or
Use a milk product with grain.
or
Use 1/3 cup seeds with every cup of grain.

Tips for beans:
Use 1 1/3 c grain to every cup beans.
or
Use a milk product with every dish that is mainly beans.
or
Use 1/2 c seeds to every 1/3 c beans

Tips for peanuts:
Use 1 c seeds for every 3/4 c peanuts

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Blueberry Jam (Rombauers)

Wash, choose, measure – blueberries

Put in a heavy stainless steel pan.  Crush bottom layer.  Add 1/2 c water if it doesn’t seem to be enough juice.  Cook over moderate heat, simmering until almost tender.  Add 3/4 to 1 c sugar (heated) for each cup of blueberries.  Stir and cook over low heat until a small amount dropped on a plate stays put.  Place in hot sterilized jars.  Process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.