confession and a "recipe"

let's face it. i have an eight week old and a 2.5 year old and i have no idea how to parent two children. not a clue. i love to big cook and my goal is to stay true but even more true is that i am probably hit or miss for awhile here so you can't count on me for a full week of preplanned meals. instead i'll try to share what i am learning as i go. that is that easy is good, using what you already have is good, making extra so you cook once and eat twice (or three times) is really good.

last week i made enough tofu/napa/chicken to have three meals. we ate two last week and i'll pull one out this week. when i made my tomato sauce i made enough for about five meals so we can count on that for a night a few more weeks yet. and there are always more veggies from the farm. so, last night the big meal was roasted veggies and crazy rice. i'll explain:

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roasted veggies
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summer squash
onion
garlic
peppers
kohlrabi
eggplant
cherry tomatoes
lime
olive oil
sesame oil
soy sauce
white wine

1. cut up veggies & garlic and throw in a roasting pan
2. season with oils, soy sauce, wine and lime juice
3. throw lime rind in too
4. roast at 375 for about 45 mins

note: i used the veggies i had on hand from the farm pick up. you can use whatever veggies you have. woo woo dada likes to eat the lime rind i only eat rind if it's pickled. you decide...

another note: if you are using the kohlrabi and you are not familiar with it i will tell you what i think. peel it and cut it up small. the pieces i left bigger where a little tough. the smaller pieces were scrumptious.


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crazy rice
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crazy rice can be rice with almost anything mixed in but i'll tell you a few of my favorites. i always cook the rice following the package instructions and add the "crazy" once it is done. the heat of the rice tends to be enough to heat whatever i add. i chop up the add-in's to make it easy to eat.

brown rice
chick peas
artichoke hearts
parmesan


brown rice pilaf (near east again)
kidney beans
asiago


brown rice
black beans
corn
tomato
scallion

brown rice
white beans
feta cheese
olives


ok, you get the idea. the nice thing is that crazy rice tends to include a protein and sometimes a veggies so it can almost be a meal. also, my two year old who is picky as all picky currently likes rice. go figure. last night we had the roasted veggies atop the crazy rice (pilaf, kidney, asiago) and it was a super last minute meal. the tot ate just the crazy rice, i hid the beans under the rice...

now go get crazy with your rice.