Broiled green beans
Swiss chard, sauteed in garlic
large salad with caesar dressing
painfully small slice of ciabatta with a bit of pesto
Broiled green beans recipe: (even my kids like them)
toss prepared green beans with 1 tsp olive oil, salt and pepper
Spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet
Broil for 8 minutes until they begin to brown, tossing once about midway.
Sauteed Swiss Chard:
2 tsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch of swiss chard, washed, stems discarded, leaves cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for about 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the swiss chard and balsamic vinegar and stir. Cook for about 5 minutes until chard is wilted and tender. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
note: I got to the garlic stage of this recipe and realized I didn't have any balsamic vinegar so I just sauteed it in garlic and it still turned out pretty yummy.
What did you have for dinner?
We had barley risotto with spinach and mushrooms and cirtus fruit salad for dinner. Except I realized we didn't have enough barley so I just used white rice. It's pretty healthy. Will ate it so it also meets the basic yummy-ness requirements. Derek even forced down a few shrooms.
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1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion
2 garlic cloves
4 cups thickly chopped mushrooms
thyme, salt, and pepper to taste
2 cups hulled barley
6 cups vegetable broth
8 oz. baby spinach
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 cup parmesan reggiano
Saute onion in olive oil on medium heat until soft 5 min, add garlic 1 min. Add mushrooms and thyme 5 min, add barley 2 min until heated through. Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour-ish. (Less time and water if using pearl barley or white rice.) When liquid is almost gone stir in spinach and soy sauce 5 min. Stir in cheese and salt and pepper to taste.