1/14/2012 Basket - Curried Cauliflower Soup

Curried Cauliflower Soup
Uses: Cauliflower

• 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
• 1 medium-sized onion, cut into chunks
• 4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
• 5-6 cups stock (we used turkey stock we had made and frozen after Thanksgiving, but chicken or vegetable stock would work great as well).
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2-3 tsp curry powder
• cumin
• ginger
• turmeric
• 2 T brown sugar
• 1/4 t salt
• flour slurry (approx 1/4 c flour and 1/2 c water)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the cauliflower, onion, and garlic on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Bring stock, coconut milk, and milk to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the roasted vegetables, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender, then return to stove. Add curry powder; cumin, ginger, and turmeric to taste; brown sugar; and salt. Adjust seasonings as needed. Add flour slurry to obtain desired thickness.
Serve with cheese (we used romano) and toasted coconut, if desired.
*A few notes on the recipe: The amounts are generally approximations because I was just throwing stuff in, not really measuring, so definitely adjust to your taste. The recipe was really good as is, so if you just followed what I put here, you'd be fine. However, the coconut taste could have been stronger so next time I make it, I may do two cans of coconut milk and leave out the regular milk.


We ate this soup with the Pina Colada Salad posted previously (here) so we also used some of the lettuce, pineapple, and tangerines from the basket. Along with some of that delicious olive oil bread toasted up, it made for a great meal!

1/14/2012 Basket - Ginger Beef & Broccoli

Ginger Beef & Broccoli

Uses: Broccoli

Purchase thinly sliced steak or stew chunks and marinate them for as long as possible in this:

1 t. grated ginger (use fresh if possible)

1 t. grated garlic (use fresh if possible)

3 T. soy sauce

1 t. sesame oil

1-2 t. toasted sesame seeds

1 t. green onion

1.5 t. sugar

3/4 t. ground black pepper

The above marinade recipe is for 1 lb. beef, but we find that it never makes enough, so we have been known to triple or quadruple it.

Cook marinated beef with chopped fresh broccoli florets in marinade until beef is tender and broccoli is to desired texture. Serve over white rice with marinade as sauce. You can thicken the marinade with water and flour/corn starch slurry.

1/14/2012 Basket - BLT Sandwiches w/ BBQ Mayo

BLT Sandwiches w/ BBQ Mayo

Uses: Lettuce, tomatoes

Cook bacon. Toast bread in bacon fat. We used our olive oil bread that we ordered with our basket. Mix your favorite BBQ sauce with mayo to your taste. Spread BBQ mayo on toasted bread. Make sandwiches with bread, tomatoes, lettuce, and bacon slices.

Enjoy!

1/14/2012 Basket

We picked up our basket at the Provo Food & Care Coalition

We got:

4 tangerines

2 avocados

1 watermelon

4 tomatoes

1 bag Brussels sprouts

1 head cauliflower

1 bunch broccoli

2 8 oz. packages mushrooms

6 bananas

1 pineapple

2 heads green leaf lettuce

12/17/2011 Basket - Morning Hash

Morning Hash
Uses: Potatoes, carrots

Brown 1lb. sausage in a pan with diced potatoes and carrots (I used 5-6 golden potatoes and 2 carrots). Add a little olive oil if needed. Once the potatoes and carrots are tender, add 2-3 eggs and mix in. Top with grated Romano cheese.

12/17/2011 Basket

We picked up this week's basket from the Provo Food and Care Coalition again.


We got:
1 bag red grapes
9 bananas
3 oroblanco grapefruits
4 seckel pears
1 mini seedless watermelon
6 ears of corn
2 heads of celery
1 head of butter lettuce
6 carrots (including 2 rainbow carrots)
3 pound bag of golden potatoes

11/5/2011 Basket - Ciabatta Pizza

Ciabatta Pizza

Uses: Tomatoes, red bell peppers

I cut two loaves of ciabatta bread in half. On one loaf I made a margarita pizza with Roma tomatoes, garlic and cheese. On the other loaf I made an open-face Philly cheese steak with steak, red bell peppers, onion, and cheese.