Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #7

[whiterhino]

I couldn’t stomach the Ensure or regular V8. But the little cans of the Strawberry Banana V8 are so good my family snags them if I don’t drink them fast enough! If we can find them here, we’re going to stock up. Sometimes all I can keep down is a little bottle or can of juice.

I had to start iron tablets a few months ago. My ferritin was really really low.

Here’s my bedtime snack: water, hot tea, apple bread & meds!

I remember you mentioned starting iron supplements. Now I'm on them too!

I get the low sodium V8 and I used to like that fruity V8 but we don't get it here anymore. The small cans are the perfect size, anything more is too much for me as well. Ensure can be hard on my stomach too but I drink them in between meals which makes them more tolerable.

Apple bread sounds like a lovely fall snack I just bought some mini banana chocolate chip muffins to encourage me to take the iron tablets. Even tho they say gentle, they're lying!

 

[slowpoke]

I never know what to make with couscous so I end up making it plain with butter and garlic

I don't think I've ever had a stuffed pepper? They always seem like a lot of work, maybe I'm just lazy.

Whenever I make tabbouleh these days, I use the tiny quick-cooking kind of couscous instead of using the traditional bulgar for the recipe. Works great, to me!

I will make it when I make my “pseudo” Mediterranean meal. I marinate boneless chicken breasts or thighs in Italian dressing, then bake or grill. I’ll make tzatziki sauce and tabbouleh. I serve with Stonefire brand naan. Sometimes I make those purple pickled turnips, too. Good meal!

 

[Knox]

@PayrollNerd @whiterhino
Hugs to you both. If it were geographically possible, I would cook nutritious meals/snacks for you both.

 

[Knox]

Whenever I make tabbouleh these days, I use the tiny quick-cooking kind of couscous instead of using the traditional bulgar for the recipe. Works great, to me!

I will make it when I make my “pseudo” Mediterranean meal. I marinate boneless chicken breasts or thighs in Italian dressing, then bake or grill. I’ll make tzatziki sauce and tabbouleh. I serve with Stonefire brand naan. Sometimes I make those purple pickled turnips, too. Good meal!

You’re speaking my love language! I recently made chicken shawarma for the first time. We eat it out frequently at a little place in SLO called Petra’s. They were on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives recently, that was big local excitement.

Turned out excellent, sides were tumeric rice, cucumber salad and homemade naan bread. Yum!

 

[slowpoke]

You’re speaking my love language! I recently made chicken shawarma for the first time. We eat it out frequently at a little place in SLO called Petra’s. They were on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives recently, that was big local excitement.

Turned out excellent, sides were tumeric rice, cucumber salad and homemade naan bread. Yum!

Wow! You put my pseudo Mediterranean meal to shame!

Lol

I love chicken shawarma, too.
Homemade naan—I am impressed!

 

[Knox]

Wow! You put my pseudo Mediterranean meal to shame!

Lol

I love chicken shawarma, too.
Homemade naan—I am impressed!

The naan bread was surprisingly easy to make. I’ll dig up the recipe if you’re interested. I think it was from Nagi@ RecipeTin Eats - A Food Blog Serving Up Quick & Easy Dinner Recipes

Love her website and recipes.

 

[slowpoke]

The naan bread was surprisingly easy to make. I’ll dig up the recipe if you’re interested. I think it was from Nagi@ RecipeTin Eats - A Food Blog Serving Up Quick & Easy Dinner Recipes

Love her website and recipes.

Oh, I know that site! Thank you!

 

[IceIce9]

I never know what to make with couscous so I end up making it plain with butter and garlic

I don't think I've ever had a stuffed pepper? They always seem like a lot of work, maybe I'm just lazy.

Stuffed pepper recipes can be easy or more labor-intensive. The recipe I make has quite a few ingredients.

There are many varieties too, some use beef, others use pork or a combination of ground meats. Vegetarian stuffed pepper recipes are popular too.

I’ve seen recipes with the shortcut of using an flavored instant rice mix like Uncle Ben’s instead of cooking plain rice.

This is an easy Betty Crocker recipe for stuffed peppers:

• 4 large bell peppers (any color)
• 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 can (15 oz) Muir Glen™ Organic Tomato Sauce
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar

Heat oven to 350°F.

Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.

In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.

Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.

Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

 

[killarney rose]

Ice, that is the way I have always made stuffed peppers.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I had always prepped peppers like Ice's recipe above until I saw Sunny Anderson make this version of stuffed peppers.

Sunny's Easy Rice and Lamb Stuffed Peppers

Get Sunny's Easy Rice and Lamb Stuffed Peppers Recipe from Food Network

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It's not a meal that I make frequently, but when I make stuffed peppers now, I always prep the peppers like Sunny's.

Here is another "stuffed pepper" recipe that I made once. I didn't fry the meatloaf-stuffed peppers, though. I baked them as I would meatloaf. Sunny suggested them as an appetizer because each stuffed pepper ring is just a few bites. I wouldn't necessarily classify it as "finger food", but they are easily managed with a small fork. An assortment of colorful peppers look beautiful on a large serving platter. Pan Fried Meatloaf in Tricolor Peppers

 

[whiterhino]

I had always prepped peppers like Ice's recipe above until I saw Sunny Anderson make this version of stuffed peppers.

Sunny's Easy Rice and Lamb Stuffed Peppers

Get Sunny's Easy Rice and Lamb Stuffed Peppers Recipe from Food Network

www.foodnetwork.com

It's not a meal that I make frequently, but when I make stuffed peppers now, I always prep the peppers like Sunny's.

Here is another "stuffed pepper" recipe that I made once. I didn't fry the meatloaf-stuffed peppers, though. I baked them as I would meatloaf. Sunny suggested them as an appetizer because each stuffed pepper ring is just a few bites. I wouldn't necessarily classify it as "finger food", but they are easily managed with a small fork. An assortment of colorful peppers look beautiful on a large serving platter. Pan Fried Meatloaf in Tricolor Peppers

I've seen miniature bell peppers in the grocery store. Those could easily be made into appetizers! Actually, I really like the idea of using mini peppers instead of regular ones... They'd be so cute too

 

[PayrollNerd]

My breakfast sandwich was a sausage patty, cheese, egg on an English muffin with a bit of butter and a lot of mustard. Yum.

Packed my junk food stash for day 2!

 

[snooptroop88]

OMG, that looks so good!! @PayrollNerd making me hungry.

Butcher bratwursts today, yay!!

 

[IceIce9]

I found large, perfectly shaped red and yellow bell peppers while walking through the produce department, and I happened to have all the other ingredients on hand so I made stuffed peppers for dinner.

I had just picked probably the last of the tomatoes from the garden as we are expecting frost.

For the stuffed peppers, I chopped half of a large onion and in a large skillet stirred and cooked in 2 tablespoons of olive oil for three minutes, just until the onion started to get soft. Then I stirred in 1 cup of raw white rice, stirring and cooking for three more minutes.

Then I added 2 cups vegetable broth, two large chopped tomatoes, 4 chopped green onions, and 1 bell chopped bell pepper, and taco seasoning. Then brought it to a boil, lowered to a simmer, put the lid on and simmered for 30 minutes until the rice was tender and had absorbed the broth.

Then I stirred in a can of black beans (rinsed) and 1 cup of frozen corn. Cooked for a few more minutes then filled the peppers, shredded sharp cheddar cheese on top of each and baked at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I am not a fan of peppers of any kind. But these filling ideas you all are mentioning sound appealing. I bet I could use tomatoes instead of peppers. That I’m pretty sure I’d eat.

 

[ilovewings]

I am not a fan of peppers of any kind. But these filling ideas you all are mentioning sound appealing. I bet I could use tomatoes instead of peppers. That I’m pretty sure I’d eat.

Stuffed tomatoes!! sounds like a good idea to me

 

[IceIce9]

I am not a fan of peppers of any kind. But these filling ideas you all are mentioning sound appealing. I bet I could use tomatoes instead of peppers. That I’m pretty sure I’d eat.

Actually the rice “stuffing” makes a good side dish, you can bake it in a casserole dish and serve it as a side. No peppers required!

The rice absorbs the broth and other flavors while cooking in the skillet and it makes a flavorful side.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I am not a fan of peppers of any kind. But these filling ideas you all are mentioning sound appealing. I bet I could use tomatoes instead of peppers. That I’m pretty sure I’d eat.

During the summer when we can get large, juicy Michigan tomatoes, I make chicken salad-stuffed tomatoes. If we have leftover grilled ahi tuna, I use that. I cut the tomatoes so they open like flowers and spoon the chicken or tuna salad into the center. Looks pretty on a plate. Nice for a ladies' lunch, too.

Here's a vegetarian stuffed tomato recipe. I'm sure you could add protein like ground beef or turkey, cooked chicken, etc. Stuffed Tomatoes

I got four perfect peppers - green, orange, red, yellow - and will make stuffed peppers today while I watch figure skating. Think I'll make pumpkin bread, too, since the oven will be on. We haven't gone out to dinner since DH's birthday on the 1st, so we will probably go out tomorrow after the Lion's game.

I was discharged from PT on Thursday. Two therapists whom I saw over ten sessions agreed that I made excellent progress, met/exceeded goals, and was ready to continue on my own with my home program. I hope your treatment is going well, PN. Thinking of you always and wishing you the best.

 

[IceIce9]

Stuffed tomatoes!! sounds like a good idea to me

My mom used to make tuna salad stuffed tomatoes.

I never liked the way she made baked stuffed peppers when I was growing up though. She used green bell peppers which I thought were bitter.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

My mom used to make tuna salad stuffed tomatoes.

I never liked the way she made baked stuffed peppers when I was growing up though. She used green bell peppers which I thought were bitter.

I agree, but green peppers were the only peppers available when I was growing up, and my dad grew them in his garden. I actually liked them raw as a snack.