Happy Friday everyone! Though things seem to constantly stay busy in life, it's always fun to check in and share some of the meals that are fueling me through the week. Even when I don't write down recipes, at least I can give you some tasty ways to use the seasonal produce you pick up at the market. Despite braving some chilly Saturday mornings lately, my farmers market has been overflowing with beautiful produce to use, so there has been no shortage of yummy things getting put on the table these last few weeks.
I also caught wind of an old friend jumping in on the fun little Friday shindig on Steemit (@foodfightfriday or #fff), so I couldn't miss her appearance without putting in my own. Fridays are kind of a fun day to share food anyway. Just as I clear out the refrigerator to make room for the fresh new goodies from the market, I can also clear out the photo reel to make room for a new week of vibrant meals ahead! With a number of meals to share, I've got a whopper of a triple-double feature for you today. Grab a napkin and pull out a chair, a seat at the table is ready...
The first double feature will hit a snack and a breakfast with one of my staple pantry items--oats! Gotta love the ease and versatility of that whole grain. Did you see @lizelle even used some in a delicious chowder recently? Brilliant!
Breakfast and second breakfast are usually my favorite meals of the day. Especially when it is this delicious. I've made oats any myriad of ways, but there is something cozy about cooking up a pot with pureed pumpkin, apples, and cinnamon that just screams fall. Add some homemade pumpkin butter and walnuts on top and it ups the ante just that much more!
Recently I also had a craving for cookies, so I broke out the oats yet again for a vegan version of oatmeal raisin cookies. I found a great recipe that I already had the ingredients for, which made it even easier to satisfy my sweet tooth in a healthy manner. Always great to have those solid recipes on hand to use when the cookie monster in you rears her head and wants a snack! ;)
The second two-fer (that's what we call these sorts of things in my family), utilizes two of my current seasonal favorites--beets and sweet Hakurei turnips. A few of my favorite organic farmers have had the most stunning root veggies so far this season. The contrasting dark rich beets and pure white turnips make for a great pair in a number of different meals.
We just finished up the last portions of a yummy pink curry that I made this week. I cooked up red onion, the root veggies, red lentils, garlic, curry powder and a number of other warming spices with a bit of water and coconut milk. I tossed in the lovely greens from both the turnips at the end and squeezed in fresh lime juice. Served up alongside quinoa with raisins. Colorful and delicious!
The previous meal plan included the same root veggies roasted along with the first Brussels sprouts of the season to go in a warm salad. Black lentils and sauteed greens added extra nutrients and plant-based protein, then a tahini-based dressing topped it all off for some great lunches during the week. I can't get enough roasted veggies this time of year!
For my third and final double punch of flavor, I'll share my favorite meal from each of the last couple of weeks. My feature image was a dynamite stir fry made with gorgeous bok choy, bell peppers, the last of the eggplant from the garden, red onion and edamame. I also tossed in cooked quinoa and a light dressing made from miso and rice wine vinegar. More of that purple basil from the garden was a lovely garnish, but also a great pop of herbacious flavor to delight all of my little taste buds!
This current week I pulled out my very own cookbook for another one of my top creations. An easy casserole tops the list for comfort foods this time of year along with the roasted veggies, soups and chili. This one combines green veggies like broccoli and asparagus with sweet potatoes and an almond butter sauce. I hadn't made it in a while, but it was just as good as I remembered! In case you don't have the cookbook, it is also here on my blog.
The purple microgreens are another stunning garnish, in addition to bonus nutrients! As usual, healthy eating is anything but boring in our household!
I hope a few of these hit the spot for you and perhaps get you excited to jump in your own kitchen this weekend. I know I'm ready for another round coming up on Sunday! With the holiday season in full swing, I'm working on my dishes to bring to the annual family dinners, as well. Less than two weeks until Thanksgiving! Luckily I've still got plenty of my roasted pumpkin at the ready for some pie testing before the big day. Perhaps that will be on the agenda for a quiet weekend at home...
Happy and healthy weekend my friends!
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Lots of plants to go around! :)
Time for a feast
Purple micro greens is all I can think of now, going shopping I guess, thanks for the inspiration!
Haha, hope you can find some! They really are a nice finishing touch to just about anything. :)
Yummy
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I’m always in the mood for a cookie or a snack. I swear my booty would grow happily if I were your neighbor (in Mr. Rogers voice). Haha
Oh my gawd, that stir fry looks stir licious. I love bakchoy and micro greens or maybe I just like saying that. I feel like I’ve just accomplished a perfect peppering of pristine nutrients when I eat those things. Brussels are also amazing. The body wants what the body wants I suppose.
Hi Plants!! It’s good to see you sista. Just FYI, I’ve been running a 5k everyday since we’ve been here (okay, minus sunday last week and this probably this week too). Happy food fight my friend 😘
Heck yeah to the snacks, and the veggies, and the running...
After niece time I came home to have the BF do the cooking tonight, so I get a little break this evening on the kitchen duty. Means I can pop around one of my favorite virtual kitchens to see what's cooking. Happy to have you around this week! 💚
Well it’s nice to pop around with you again :)
As always, inspiring. I love beet leaves in my stews and curries... i never can understand why people throw out the leaves!!! Maybe they dont like purple food! 😂🍇
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I think it's just lack of awareness and familiarity with basic vegetables! Here often the beets are sold without the tops, so you miss out on all that leafy goodness! The turnip greens have been on point, as well. Besides tasting delish, it's like a free bunch of greens! Gotta love cheat eats, haha! Happy weekend @riverflows!
home-made pumpkin butter? I never heard before. Maybe it will be good for cake ingredients. I have to search the recipe about making pumpkin butter.
It's delicious! Here's how I made mine: https://steempeak.com/naturalmedicine/@plantstoplanks/makingtimeforkitchenexperimentshomemadepumpkinbutterrecipe-a8mopbee4m
These would definitely hit the spot Katie! If you remember, I already mentioned how much I love eating buffet style with little bit of everything on my plate, lol. Every time I see post your with goodies, that's what I imagine 😍
Buffets really are the best! Always fun to get to try a little bit of everything. That's what I imagine if we ever got a few of us together in the kitchen. :)
Yes, that would be awesome! Hopefully some day 😍
Such tasty looking dishes far better than what we did today LOL
Such tasty looking
Dishes far better than what
We did today LOL
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they all look so tasty @plantstoplanks nice
Thanks! We enjoyed each of them! :)
glad to hear that :)
You are a food artist! All of your dishes look so appetizing and delicious!
I love oatmeal for breakfast. It is one of my staples, and I would love some of that pumpkin, apples and cinnamon oatmeal you made!
Aww, I appreciate such a nice compliment! Not everything turns out quite so pretty, but I do my best to make my meals look as good as they taste. That oatmeal combination is definitely one of my favorites! You should definitely give it a try. :)
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Are you bored? Play Rock,Paper,Scissors game with me!SHOPPlease go to steem-engine.com.Question, two actually.. and maybe more, I haven’t finished reading it yet. Did you say double-triple? And what the heck happened to the Infiniti tattoo?!
iheart curry. No brussels here, strange huh? All of that produce I showed ya’all, markets, etc. No Brussels. There’s no tampons here, either, bet you didn’t know I was gonna say that cuz I sure as ish didn’t! But... since I went there, whenever I go to get those things, usually a woman will be like “awe... how sweet.” I respond with a fist pump followed by “she ain’t pregnant!!” As I moonwalk to the register. Yeah.. uh, I don’t know how i got here. I’m thinking maybe I should just stop now and not read the rest. Nah.... brb.
Good thing I did, otherwise I wouldn’t have visited plantstoplanks.com just now where I realized I’ve been calling the... Japanese... Chinese... writing an Infiniti symbol. Where did I get that from? Do you have an Infiniti sign on the other wrist maybe? 🤔
Thanks for throwing down, chef! It ain’t same without you.
I used to be a baller way back in high school. Though I think I might have only ever hit double-double status a few times. Took me to being a kitchen baller to hit the triple status. 😜
And yes, I went from "biased" in the last comment to "basic" in this one. 😂 The wrists are Chinese. The one you usually see is "sister" (both my sisters have the same one in different spots), and on the other side is "daughter". I also have butterflies and a "tramp stamp" (technically I hit those two on the same piece) to complete the trifecta of stereotypical tattoos. Oh, and a fairy. Think that's another common one. Though ain't nobody got a fruits and veggies owl, so I redeem myself a bit for creativity on that one, haha.
Happy to jump in on the fun once again. If nothing else, I'm always thoroughly entertained by the comments. 💯
When you can’t decide which one is the better choice you just attach this one followed by this one and let the b-baller decide—nothin but net!
Great post, everything looks de-lish. That salad with the asparagus and sweet potato is right up my alley. Enjoy...Happy food fight. @plantstoplanks
What a food parade😱😲 I' m seriously must avoid any of your food posts @plantstoplanks ... it gets me headache because im thinking too hard " how come this vegan cook and bake so many amazing food?".
The cookies... uuhhmmm I should try it too one day, when my satanic mood on cooking comeback from its journey to the webtoons land 😁
My wife and kids saw asparagus for the first time in Ecuador, and they loved it. Food is so important to Cambodians, so a new plant, fruit or vegetable garners so much interest. We still talk about that time we used to eat asparagus every week.
My wife and kids saw asparagus for the first time in Ecuador, and they loved it. Food is so important to Cambodians, so a new plant, fruit or vegetable garners so much interest. We still talk about that time we used to eat asparagus every week.