Food Dreams

I often dream up dishes in my head. Even dream of cooking things when I'm asleep. Sometimes when I'm home alone I bring those dishes to life. I love when they come out exactly as I imagined them in my mind's eye. Above you see one of those dishes. Spiced Pear & Apple Compote w/ French Toasted Baguettes & Fresh Veggie n Cheese Omelet. YUM

Roasted Tomato Soup/Sauce

Here is the beginning of something delicious.  It's actually from "The Sauceman," that would be Imran.  I don't know what it is with these guys.  They have plenty to say "off camera" and plenty of confidence behind the scenes.  But, ask them to say a mere few words in this forum, geeeze.  This is worst than "pulling teeth."  Anyway, what you see below is Ron's (tempered with) version of somebody's recipe for fresh, roasted tomato soup/sauce.  The reason I'm referring to it that way is because upon tasting it, I realized that it could be used in a 100 different ways.

Tomatoes, garlic, onions, fresh basil, natural sea salt and fresh ground pepper roasted for one hour at 400 degrees.

Be back atcha..... Tia

OH WOW!

We've been away and it seems that we lost our way as well.  It's almost been a month since anyone posted.  I'm sure that doesn't exemplify a serious love of food.
What it does demonstrate is how difficult staying on task can sometimes be. So much for lenghty distractions.  We'll have to do better.

Tia ...

Cilantro - Guess What!

Hey Hayyat,
That is a really helpful idea.  I love cilantro and use it in many many things and in a lot of different ways and I do use it in pesto.  Now that I'm dealing with hypertension, I keep a pesto on hand at all times and am using that on most of my salads, rather than dressing.  Delicious actually.  Anyway, here's another idea for those who don't like it quite as much as you and I.  I came across this method of extending its refrigerator life and I don't even remember from whom or how.  Dampen a hand towel, cut the very bottom of the stems (of the cilantro bunch) and wrap the bottom with the dampened towel. Replace in the bag from the grocers and the leaves remain fresh for maybe a little less than a week.

What is most pleasant about your idea, is that it saves a lot of preparation time.
Thanks .....Bunches. lol.     Ummi-----> Tia

Aaah... Cilantro

I had to share this little thing I learned from a Moroccan years ago. Cilantro is my favorite fresh herb to use and I'm sure if you've ever used it you know it doesn't keep very long in the fridge. But if you're like me and you want it around all the time this trick may come in handy for you too. Get your fresh cilantro (works on other parsleys as well) and roughly chop it, including most of the stem. A lot of the fresh, green taste cilantro lovers love is in the stem. Put it in a blender with some oil and a little salt. Just enough oil, depending on the amount of the herb you have, to make it blend together like a pesto. Voila! "Fresh" cilantro anytime. Store it in the freezer and you're good to go anytime...  As you can see above, I've been using it. Hope that helps someone.

Tilapia....

I'm a simple lady, and I like simple foods. I mean, something I can just sit down and eat. I don't like to have to do any work for my food, or peel anything before chomping down. So, I cook accordingly. So I baked you up some Tilapia with fresh tomatoes, Basmati rice and steamed broccoli for dinner. Enjoy!


Bee

Juice anyone?

So I've decided to start this journey of eating to live and being more conscious of my health in all aspects. So after going to whole foods to get all these fresh fruits and veggies, getting a juicer, and rushing back home...I thought it would be best to start with an immune system booster, because mine needs some work. So anyways, here we have; Kale, Carrots, Celery, Cilantro, an Apple and some Ginger.

At first I was scared of what to expect. But after taking my first sip, I was surprised that it was actually tasty. I had a really bad cold when I purchased all of these items, and now a few days later I'm feeling pretty good. Hopefully I can keep on this journey and get healthier as the days pass by.

Bee (Asma Bibi)