Bizarre and Beautiful

Balsamic glazed sweet potatoes

2010-11-09T10:12:00.000-06:00

Simple and amazing. A new breakfast staple.

Ingredients:

1 med sweet potato

1 tbs of olive oil

2 tbs of balsamic vinegar

salt to taste

Peal and cube sweet potato. Place in a frying pan with olive oil and cook for give minutes. Add balsamic and cook until potatoes are soft. I like to let them burn just a little bit.

Yum!

Lemon-pepper swordfish, roasted fennel and kohlrabies, cherry tomato, cilantro and balsamic pico

2010-11-09T10:07:00.000-06:00

This dish is pretty simple but delicious.

Ingredients:

2 small-medium swordfish steaks

2 tbs of lemon juice

2 tbs of olive oil or olive oil Pam spray

1 medium kohlrabi

1 medium fennel bulb

1 cup of cherry tomatoes

1 cup of chopped cilantro

2 tbs of balsamic vinegar

thyme

salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400.

For fennel and kohlrabi (approx 30 min)

Skin and cube kohlrabi, quarter fennel. Coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. Evenly distribute kohlrabi and fennel on pan, drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme. Bake until fennel is slightly crispy and kohlrabi is soft.

For swordfish (approx. 15 min)

Coat a small flat baking pan with olive oil. Place swordfish in center of pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until lightly browned on bottom side and fish is cooked through.

For pico (approx 5 min)

Cut cherry tomatoes in half, put in medium bowl. Add chopped cilantro. Add balsamic, stir to coat tomatoes and cilantro, add salt and pepper to taste.

Spicy Tofu, Banana and Peach Crepes

2010-11-09T09:25:00.000-06:00

Any basic crepe recipe will do, I used the Joy of Cooking's

This will work if you don't have a cook book to reference:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Basic-Crepes/Detail.aspx

The love is in the stuffing. I started it first and let it simmer on a low heat the whole time I made the actual crepes.

Ingredients:
3 small peeled and sliced peaches.
1 peeled and sliced banana
2 tsp of butter
1 tbsp of powdered sugar
about 1/3 pkg of crumbled tofu
a few dashes of cayenne pepper ( depending how spicy you like things - I used a lot)
pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in a small frying pan and simmer until you're ready to stuff your crepes.

Enjoy!

Tofu/Veggie Scramble

2010-11-09T09:20:00.002-06:00

1 lg red potato
1 sm sweet potato
1/2 med yellow or white onion
3 handfuls of chopped kale
1 whole jarred roasted red pepper
1 can of rinsed black beans
1/2 package of extra firm tofu
Cumin powder
Garam Masala or cinnamon
salt and pepper
olive oil

Generously coat a large/deep frying pan with olive oil and place on a med/low heat. Throw everything directly into the pan. Cut the potato and sweet potato into half inch cubes, toss in pan. Allow potatoes to cook for 10 min or so, until partially softened. Chop onion and add to potatoes. Chop kale and roasted red pepper and add to pan. The kale soaks up olive oil so if it needs a little more to keep from sticking feel free to add it. At this time add about 1 tsp of cumin, 1 tsp of garam masala or cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste. Allow to simmer until potatoes are completely soft. Add beans and crumble tofu into pan. Cook for another 5 min stirring all the ingredients together. Serve hot. Yum!

Hope you all enjoy it as much as I have!