That's Weird

And now for something from the 'I love it but I would never serve it' files. I get told some of the food I really enjoy is 'weird' all the time. The following was something I cooked myself as a treat a night M was away, and I've been asked by 4 people since, 'how do you consider that a treat?'

Stir-fried vegetables with red cabbage and sesame seeds.

Why a treat? Putting this many vegetables in your body feels amazing and garlic and ginger as a base for anything tastes amazing. Anything that tastes this good and makes you feel this fantastic is, of course, a treat.

Do you eat a weird combo of foods that you love and no one else understands?

I'm not nutritionally perfect - my other one is the previously mentioned chocolate mousse, with peanut butter.

Stay well,

Nat x

Stacks On! Vegetables...

Eggplants and Zucchinis are seriously in season, (every time we see either set of parents, we seem to acquire a collection of one or both from their respective gardens), and the following was my super-talented way, (I never claimed to be humble!), on how to use them up.

How to make a Vegetable Bake

1;Bake or grill a lot of sliced vegetables. I used zucchini, eggplant and mushrooms, but you could include capsicums, pumpkin or even asparagus. Use a light spray of olive oil and a little salt and / or pepper to taste.


2;Make red & white sauce. Red sauce is canned tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic, fresh basil, oregano, thyme or all of the above, salt and pepper to taste and a good 2 hours of simmering.White sauce is bechamel.


3;Cover your dish base with red sauce, layer vegetables more red sauce and repeat until you read the second last layer. Cover the second last layer in bechamel, put on another layer of vegetables, another layer of red sauce and a final few dollops of bechamel.





4;Cover the top with cheese (whatever you have is OK, I used a mix of tasty and parmesan but I think mozzarella or a 'pizza cheese' mix would be ideal. Buffalo Mozarella would also be divine), and stick under the grill to heat & melt the cheese.



5; Serve with something deliciously carb-y that will taste great with excess sauce!

It managed to make M eat an entire plate of vegetables on Sunday night, so it can't be all bad! Go a bit light handed on the bechamel and cheese and you've got yourself a healthy, tasty, filling little meal, (and if your parents are like ours, a slightly emptier fridge!). Include the mushrooms for a bit of protein if you're worried about the hungry-in-an-hour factor, and you're set.
Let me know if you give it a go!
Stay well,Nat x