05 July 2013
This is it's second life...
Something I do a lot is re invent dishes when they are in leftover mode. In my health coaching class this is called "Cook Once, Eat Twice." It's designed to free up your time in the kitchen. I think it also helps keep you from getting bored and adds a wee bit more nutrition to a meal when you're heating it up a second time...
The above photo is actually this dishes second life. The original (pictured below) was a pressure cooker experiment. I chose items that all had the same cooking time and threw them all in to see what would happen. I used Quinoa, onion, lentils, vegetable bouillon powder and kale. Unfortunately, I used too much water and the whole thing turned into soup...so I added some couscous to absorb some of the liquid. It turned out pretty good, but I found the kale to be over cooked in the end.
I sliced some tomatoes and cucumber from the Farmer's Market and added some yogurt for night number one.
For lunch the following day, I heated some up on the stove and added some more kale...only cooking until the base dish was warm and the kale wilted. Then I added some avocado for healthy fat and some more yogurt for digestion! Some Louisiana seasoning put it right over the top.
This dish has had some other incarnations upon reheat...adding broccoli, bell peppers...you name it. Be creative!
Having a base dish you can add to makes mealtime a bit less stressful.
XO