Saffron Risotto & Vegetables in Curry Cream Sauce

Yet again,we can thank Cindi for a wonderful vegetarian cookbook.
This is my new favorite meal, flavorful, hearty, and curried. Oh, how I love curry.

You can find this particular recipe in The Spirited Vegetarian, a very worthy buy.

If you are interested in some tasty vegan meals this book will wet the palate.

A staple in my house

Okay I am addicted to salsa, it's pretty bad I could eat it everyday (practically do). This recipe is easy and flavorful....so eat up. I know I will.

You just need a food processor and:
2- jalapeno peppers
1- anaheim pepper
cilantro (about 20 sprigs)
2- garlic cloves
1/4-1/2 onion
1- 8 oz. can diced tomatoes

for spices:
1/4 tsp. of all of these:
-garlic powder
-lemon pepper
-oregano

salt to taste
a splash of lime juice
chili powder -(just a dash too much will make it too hot)

Since I prefer my salsa extra hot,
I use 3/4 of the anaheim pepper and both the jalapenos.
If you want a milder salsa just use half the peppers,
and adjust spices.
Also, I process the garlic, cilantro, peppers
and onions before I put the tomatoes
and the rest of spices in.

My Super Bowl Sunday

Since football is not my forte and Bradin wanted to watch the game, we (April and I) opted to do this instead of watch the game. Do these cookies look oddly familiar? Kind of like a confection heart?

Veggie Quesadillas

A recent effort of mine has been to cut meat from my diet (six months now). I really wanted to see if eliminating it would make me feel better, and I must admit it's been a great experience, I had always thought that the meals wouldn't be as tasty without the meat and au contraire...they are great if not better. So I am sharing one of our favorite meals that we can thank April for.

Veggie Quesadillas
1-medium onion
1-bag of burrito size tortillas
2-yams
1-bag grated cheese of your choice
3-garlic cloves
7-sprigs of cilantro
1-can black beans (or any beans you like) -see note*
-optional- sour cream/guacamole

In food processor put onion, garlic, sprigs of cilantro and chop until a thick paste. Set aside. Slice yams into thin slices and place in oven at 400 and cook until tender about 10-15 min.

*note- I like my black beans like this:
In pot heat drained black beans and
1- cup vegetable stock
1- small tomato
2- cloves garlic
1/2- onion
1/4- tsp. cayenne pepper
1- tsp. salt
1/4- tsp. pepper
Cook on medium heat for about 10 min (or until desired texture). After beans have cooked, mash them with a fork.

After yams are cooked spread cilantro paste on tortillas, then mashed black beans, yams and cheese. Heat in pan until cheese is melted. Serve with spanish rice (let me know if you want a good recipe) and enjoy.
This makes about 2-4 quesadillas