Lentil and Kale Curry Stew

I haven't tried this one yet, but it sounds really good!


Lentil and Kale Curry Stew

Ingredients 

    6-7 cups vegetable stock
    2 cups red lentils
    1 pound kale
    1 whole sweet onion, sliced
    2 carrots
    1 potato
    1 tablespoon curry
    1 tablespoon cumin
    1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1 tablespoon turmeric
    1 tablespoon dry mustard powder
    salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In a large stockpot, bring veggie stock, lentils, and kale to a boil.

2. Add rest of ingredients, and lower heat to medium. 

3. Simmer for about 1 hour. Taste and adjust spice levels, if needed.

Serves: A small army, Preparation time: 1 hour

Vegetable Curry

I think one of my absolute favorite meals is curry. I could eat this every day! One thing I like about this curry is that you can make it any way you want. You can add whatever vegetables you like, you could add any type of meat, tofu, or tempeh. You can top it with cheese or even pistachio's (very yummy!).

Here is the way I usually make it:

brown rice

1 potato or sweet potato

3-4 carrots

1 pkg S&B curry mix

olive oil

salt & pepper

shoyu (or any soy sauce)

Get rice cooking in the rice cooker. Wash and cut up vegetables. Heat a little olive oil in a medium pot and then add vegetables. Season with salt and pepper, and then add a splash of shoyu. Saute for a few minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 4-7 minutes, until veggies are tender. Turn off heat and stir in the S&B curry mix. Stir until smooth. Serve over rice.

you can get the S&B curry mix at Walmart and most grocery stores

Mochi

Mochi is one of my favorite treats. It is super easy to make, and since it's made from whole grain brown rice, it's a healthy choice for a snack!

They are simple to prepare: you just cut them into 1-2 inch squares, put them on a cookie sheet and bake for about 8 minutes. They are kinda crispy on the outside, and the middle is chewy like a gumdrop. I usually dip them in a little honey, but you could use just about anything. I love them! 

Breakfast Burritos

This is one of Casey's favorites! He even made this for me on our Honeymoon! :)

I just made this on Saturday. We had just bought some fresh eggs from the farm and so I was really excited to use them. The eggs were awesome! I definitely recommend buying fresh eggs from a local farm. So much healthier and tastier, and I'd much rather buy eggs that came from chickens who are happy and healthy :)

Family version:
Ingredients:

4-5 potatoes
4 eggs
4-6 pieces of bacon, diced
salt and pepper
olive oil
flour or wheat tortillas
cheese (optional)
salsa (optional)

Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces. Heat oil in pan over medium-high heat and then add the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Add diced bacon. Cook 5-10 minutes until potatoes are at desired softness. Lower heat to medium. Mix eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper and then add to potato mixture. Cook until eggs are done. Add mixture to a warm tortilla along with cheese, salsa, or whatever you like!


Veggie Version
serves 1-2

Ingredients:

2-3 potatoes
2 eggs
4 pieces of tempeh
salt and pepper
olive oil
wheat tortillas
cheese (optional)
salsa (optional)

For my breakfast burritos I used tempeh instead of the bacon. All the other steps in the recipe are the same. These were really good! I loved the farm fresh eggs. So yummy!

tempeh