And Baby Makes Three

Had to get back to my VegHead roots so tonight it was Orange Scented Broccoli and Cauliflower.........a couple of my fav vegetables.


Ingredients
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 navel orange, rind removed and reserved
Salt
3 tablespoons evoo
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 orange, juiced
Pepper
2 scallions, sliced



Bring a couple inches of water to boil in a large skillet and add the florets, orange rind and salt. Cover and simmer until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain broccoli and cauliflower, remove rind and transfer to a platter or bowl. Return pan to heat, add extra-virgin olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broccoli and cauliflower and turn to coat. Squeeze the orange juice over the pan and toss veggies again. Season the orange scented broccoli and cauliflower with salt and pepper, to your taste. Garnish with sliced scallions.

The Verdict.......this was a new combination of flavors for me. I have to admit the orange favor added a little extra something to this dish that I really enjoyed. I would never have thought of oranges with these other items, but it works well and i will make this again.

Until Tomorrow.......

Open All Night

well, your ever loving green eyed chef, could not get to sleep last night.......I think because I have my fantasy football draft tonight(yes, I have a sport hobby outside of cooking)and it is quite stressful since it is basically the beginning of what always turns into another losing football season for me.

Anyway, around 2:30am I started craving a fruit and yogurt parfait from a local fastfood eatery but was too lazy to get dressed and drive myself there. So I looked in the fridge to see what I had and then looked through rachaels meals and found myself this quick and easy little gem.........Yogurt Crunch


Ingredients
6 cups vanilla yogurt
4 firm granola bars
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 pint strawberries, sliced with stems removed

Directions

Pour yogurt into a bowl. Add granola bars to a plastic food storage bag and crush. Add to yogurt along with nuts. Stir to combine all ingredients and transfer to cups. Top with strawberries and serve.

The verdict.......this quick and easy item(took less then 10 mins to make), really hit the spot and is pretty healthy to boot. Now I listed the entire recipe, but since I am cooking for one, I cut the ingredients down to about 1/5 the amounts.

For the granola bars, you could use whatever flavor you want, I used oats and honey and I also used toasted walnuts for the chopped nuts.

I also put the strawberries in the bowl first and use the yogurt mixture as a topping instead of what Rachael recommends.

But again, this was a great little item and can be used really for breakfast or dessert.

Until Tomorrow....................