Squash and beans

It was supposed to be white beans and kale and squash. It turned into black beans, swiss chard, rice, and squash. I do that sometimes....

2 large onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1-3 lb butternut squash, peeled seeded and cut into 1 inch cubes
1 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cups canned vegetable broth
1 bunch swiss chard, thick stems trimmed and leaves cut crosswise into 2 inch strips
1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
1 (15 ounce) can white beans
1 can black beans
1 cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
1 cup brown rice
salt & fresh ground pepper


Directions:
Combine all ingredients in the crock pot (I highly suggest sauteeing the onions and garlic first... Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 5 to 6 hours.

Crock pot Chili

Today shall be a day for cooking. I love cooking, and since I've got nothing to do but study, and play soccer later, I thought I'd cook up a storm! I made (non-vegan) french toast for breakfast. And I'm making almond nut butter cup cakes later today. I will post a recipe for that. For now...

I’m in the “get rid of food and use what you have and spend less money” mode. So I threw together this one pot chili from some leftovers and a bit of fresh vegetables.

Crock pot veggie chili

1 can red beans, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 large can (any heat) salsa (I used Pace brand) + a bit of leftover salsa
1 small zucchini, cut into quarter chunks
1 package fresh mushrooms (no idea what variety they were)
10 baby carrots, cut into bite sized chunks
½ package veggie crumbles (I used Yves brand)
left-over (frozen) rice
1/2 bag frozen fiesta mix (corn, black beans, onions, green and red peppers)
6 oz can tomato paste
water to allow for absorption


Dump everything into a crock pot and cook on low all day. If you’re in a hurry you can also cook it on high. Everything’s pretty much pre-cooked anyway, the flavors just need to blend together.

Summer means SALAD!

Inspired by Yahoo! no less, I whipped up a scrumptous salad. I'm known to rave endlessly about my salads, but really, it was yummy!

What's in the fridge? Salad
raw spinach
grapes
kalamata olives
cherry tomatoes
baby carrots
green pepper
5 pieces of vegetarian pepperoni
dry toasted sesame seeds
Pathmark salad topping-garden vegetable

Quick Salad Dressing
olive oil
walnut oil
raspberry balsamic vinegar
seaweed and sesame seeds
white pepper
sea salt
onion powder, garlic powder

In an effort to use up some other ingredients, I made a burrito/quesadilla with some refried black beans and questionable cheese.