LemonHead Recipe Box

[peanutterb]

i'm really excited about trying these. i'm going to have to stock up on alot of avocados.
can you believe we had an avocado tree in my yard as a child and i hated them. never ate avocados. I also never ate oatmeal. And now I love both of them. (But only made in very specific ways because I have issues with their textures and anything that is too soft, slimy or not crunchy.) I'm such a weirdo I swear. I'm noticing it more and more every day.

[mstiams]

RES!!!! I decided to make your banana/date/celery mixture today and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven...I squeezed a bit of oj over it too. Thank you so much for that idea!

[peanutterb]

Ok so I made fresh guac. today.
dear Heavenly Jesus with your magic glistening robe!!
It was soooo good. And so simple!
I had some with tomatoes in a tortilla wrap for lunch.
It wasn't as good as the guac I had at the restaurant last night but it was amazing because I made it. I'll get better over time anyway.

And I'm finally coming out of the closet, I'm mexican. I admit it. I'm going to the store to buy more avocados now.

[mstiams]

What recipe did you use Peanut? I ADORE mexican food!!!!!! Can't find any of the good stuff here in Toronto tho which BITES! CO has EXCELLENT mex food as does Calif. Oh, I miss the states sometimes sooooo much! Viva la margaritas! lol

[peanutterb]

well I'm not really good with following recipes. or menus. or rules for that matter.
I just used the recipes I was given on here as guidelines and then did what felt right for me. I did one avocado with some vidalia onions and red onions, sea salt and pepper, and 1/2 a tomato.

so sorry about the shortage of mexican! i don't remember ever seeing mexican places when i've been to toronto which is a shame. (my ex used to go to york so i used to go visit often)
but Amy's organics has pretty decent mexican stuff. the whole meal enchiladas and bean burritos are yummy and delicious and vegan. (Amy's can be found in your local grocer's freezer aisle) lol i sound like an ad.
i have yet to find store bought guacamole that doesn't taste like feet.

[mstiams]

Jeeze Peanut...too bad he's an ex cuz I live in North York...perhaps we could've met in person. Yeah, you'd think with the diversity in cultures in this city they'd have plenty of Mexican restaurants. If I had the money, I'd open one and show these Canucks what true eating is I'll look for Amy's at the store next time I go shopping. Down with poutine!!!! lol

[peanutterb]

speaking of recipes i'd like to share one:

it's for sesame ginger tofu (or meat if you'd prefer)

I suck with measurements and timing and everything that would make me a real cook and guarentee me a show on food network, but I believe in learning from trial and error and just making things up - which is how this recipe came about.

Ingredients:
Good Seasons Asian Sesame with Ginger dressing (@ your local publix)
Olive oil
Firm or Extra firm tofu (or Chicken)
Onion
Green, red and yellow peppers
Cashews (unsalted preferably)
craisins
Jasmine rice
fresh ginger
Sesame seeds

Directions:

The day before you want to cook:
*Optional*: drain tofu. cut in 4 or 5. place a paper towel
on a plate, put the tofu on the plate, put another
paper towel over it then cover with another plate and
something heavy on top. Leave for about 20 - 30 mins.
Switch papertowles if they get too wet. (This gets the
excess water out of the tofu.) Cut the tofu up in
cubes or whatever shape you'd like. Then put the tofu
in a ziplock bag and in the freezer over night. (This
changes the texture of the tofu to make it thicker and
a little more meat like)

The day you're ready to cook:
Take out the tofu to defrost. just put it in some
water in a bowl and leave it for a few hours. Drain
the ziplock bag occassionally to get out the water.

Rice:
Wash 1 cup (or 2 if you're into rice like that) of
rice 3 or 4 times (just put it in a bowl, add water,
move it around with your fingers and drain then
repeat)
In a pot, add a little olive oil. When the olive oil
gets hot sautee some onions in the oil until you can
smell it. Add twice as much water as rice (2 cups
water for every 1 cup of rice) and let the water come to a boil.
Add the rice, let it come to a boil then turn the stove down and cover the pot. Check periodically and stir it up with a fork. Rice will be
soft and fluffy and sweet smelling. (and delicious)

Tofu:
marinate in Asian dressing for 30 mins to an
hour. Make sure tofu is completely covered.

Vegs:
While Tofu is marinating, cut up peppers and onion in
thick pieces. (think of how it is in sweet & sour asian dishes)
Lengthways may be best. Add however much pleases you.
Wash cashews and craisins off and place in a bowl. Use
about 1/2 cup of each depending on your tastes. Add some dressing,
but not too much.
Add cut onions and peppers to the bowl, more dressing
and shake, making sure it's all covered.

In a stirfry pan or pot - anything deeper than a
regular frying pan - cover the bottom with olive oil. About 2 tbs according to Rachel Ray but I think she just makes those things up.
When the oil gets hot (in case you don't know the test
is flicking a drop of water in the oil, if it pops it's hot, if not, wait a bit. Please don't put your face to close to the hot popping oil. Then your mother
will hate me)

When the oil is hot add the tofu. let it simmer and brown for a bit, keep turning them over and what not.
then grate in some fresh ginger.
when the tofu starts getting brown, add the onions, peppers, cashews and craisins. keep stirring ocassionally then cover for five mins.
you don't want the peppers to lose their crispness so don't let them
change colour to that lighter green or the onions to
clear. Maybe grab one and test it to make sure it's a little cooked but not too cooked. if you can hear yourself chewing that's good.
then turn off the stove and take off the cover.
Sprinkle on some sesame seeds.
And there you go.

Pour the tofu over the rice and grab some chopsticks
(it does have Asian in the name after all, it's not appropriate without chopsticks)

the end.

[WabiansGirl]

Peaunutterb,
You are soooo funny!

[mstiams]

Yes, peanut is funny...she also has a mariachi band living in her basement

[Res]

mstiams:

I use blue corn tortilla chips, carrots, celery, bell peppers etc to scoop up the Guaca.

I love tortilla chips. All things in moderation.

I'm so glad you like the strange concoction! Someone mentioned sprinkling a bit of walnuts over the whole thing. I did that and was REALLY happy about it. Walnuts are so high in good fats and nutrients so it made it all the better.


WabiansGirl:

Yum! Sounds great. I really like hot peppers.



peanut:

Thanks for the recipe it sounds delicious!


Love,
~Res