Just wanted to introduce myself

[Guest guest]

Welcome to our group Rachael. We're a fun group who loves to share wonderful

recipes. You're going to have a lot of fun here.

 

Joanie

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi, my name is Rachael and I just signed up for the list. I've been

a vegetarian for almost 12 years, mostly for ethical reasons. I do

eat eggs and dairy but try to get them from organic, free-range

sources as much as possible (yay year-round farmer's markets!). I

share my life with a lot of animals, pretty much everything there is

room for in an apartment except a dog, but I get my dog fix everyday

because I'm a petsitter/dogwalker, which is the best job ever. I

also love to cook, bake and collect recipes so I figured this list

seems like a good one to both share some of my recipes and collect

some more. Here is one of my favorites:

 

Braised Winter Greens and Beans over Pasta

1 large bunch of strong flavored winter greens (kale, collards,

turnip, etc, or a combination of several greens), cleaned, stemmed

and cut into long strips.

2-3 tbsp seseme oil (preferred) or olive oil

Half of one medium onion, diced

1 large clove of garlic, minced

2 medium tomatoes, diced, or 1 cup canned chopped tomatoes in water

2 tbsp water

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp honey

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 can rinsed cannelini beans

salt and pepper to taste

Bowtie pasta

 

Boil a large pot of salted water and cook the pasta. Meanwhile,

heat oil in a large pan over medium heat and saute the onions until

limp and translucent. Add greens, garlic and water. Toss with the

onions and cook, covered, over medium heat, 3-4 minutes or until

greens are bright green and beginning to soften. Add beans,

tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, honey and red pepper flakes; toss and

replace cover and cook for several more minutes until greens have

reached the desired texture. Taste and season with salt and pepper

to taste. Drain pasta and put it back into the pot. Add greens

mixture and toss until well incorporated.

 

The same ingrediants also work really well as a soup, just add

veggie broth and change the bowties to a smaller soup pasta like

ditalini or orzo.

 

Thanks for having such a great list and I look forward to reading

more recipes and sharing more of mine.

 

Rachael