Food, Fusion and More

In my mom's house it was very common to have any kind of quiche, with and without dough. We called them "pastel". the most popular one at my house was "pastel de verduras" which is a "veggie quiche" (without crust). So I made something similar, with crust. Crust: 1 1/2 cup all purpouse flour 1/2 cup butter 4 - 5 tbsp cold water (with 1 tbsp salt) Filling: 2 cups artichoke hearts 1 onion, chopped 1 cup milk (I used non fat evaporated milk) 5 eggs 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese salt and pepper For the crust: Swift flour, and add butter in form of little cubes. Mix them with the cold water until it forms a malleable dough. Separate it in two halfs. Extend one part of the dough in a big circle (25 cm diameter aprox), as you will be doing a pie. Set a side For the filling: Mix all the ingredients together, season to taste. Add the filling to the pie crust.  Cover it with the reminding dough. Paint it with one extra yolk diluted ...

As you can see, I had to keep up with the monday-Lentels day, so I made up this salad. What you see next to the salad are "soy/chicken strips" vegetarian patties, very tasty and excellent source of protein. For the salad you will need: 1 cup lentils 1 avocado 2 tsp chop cilantro 5 - 7 kalamata olives 1 tomato 2 tbsp chop celery Dressing: olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. First cook the lentils "al dente", rinse them and set a side Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and serve.

Veggie Sushi My husband and I love sushi, but since I'm vegetarian I just make the veggie style ones. I will say this ones are a combination of a California roll and "whatever veggie" I have at home. You will need: For sushi rice: 2 cups of rice (it's usually made with sushi rice, but I just had Jasmine rice and it worked too) 1/2 cup of rice vinegar 2 tsp salt 1/4 cup sugar First cook the rice (I always use my rice cooker for that), in this case you do want to add a little more water so the texture of the rice is stickier. I made this recipe from this video, I hope it helps you too:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXX17MpcF4 Meanwhile in a separate pan put the rice vinegar, salt and sugar and bring to boil. Let it cool, set a side. When the rice is done let it cool down a little. Poor it into a large bowl and carefully add your vinegar combination, I add it a tablespoon at a time so it doesn't get "drowned" in liquid. Ro...

Breakfast quinoa This is another way to incorporate quinoa in your meals, for me it works perfect for a really long day. Also it can be a dessert or a "smooothy" like juice too. You can drink it warm or cold. I like it both ways, and a lot of times this is what I take in between classes. You will need: 1 apple, peel and chopped 1 cinnamon stick 1 clove 2 tbsp brown sugar (optional) or 2 tbsp honey 2 tbs quinoa 1 tbs oats I use any seasonal fruit such as pears, apples, pineapples, etc. Put the fruit in a pan with two cups of water, bring it to boil with cinnamon stick and clove, add quinoa and oats and let it cook until both are completely cooked. Add sugar if desire. Sprinke with some ground cinnamon to serve. As I said I like to drink this in more of a liquid way, and carry it with me during the day.

This way of cooking quinoa is the one we had at my parents house. 1/2 lb Quinoa 2 cups veggie broth 3 tbs crumbles feta cheese 1/2 cup evaporated milk salt and pepper to taste Boil the quinoa in veggie broth until completely cooked. Add the cheese and mill, the amount of milk will depend on how dense or not you like it. I like it particularly more in the solid range.  Let it cook for 15 mins more in very low heat and stirring occasionally. Serve with salads, sautes veggies or steam veggies.

Cherry filled muffins This muffins were great! I used preserves that I had at home. In this case I used cherry preserves and frozen cherries but I think you can fill them up with any flavor you will have at home. I was thinking blueberries, raspberries, etc. I told you that I usually cook with things I have at home so we don't need to go to the store every day. Although I think some times I go to the store more often that I want. Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar (I always use non process sugar) 3 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 3/4 low fat buttermilk 6 tbsp butter, melted 1 cup fresh or frozen cherries 1/2 cup cherry preserves Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Sift together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, in a medium mixing bowl. Set a side In the mixer whisk together eggs, buttermilk and 6 tbsp of melted butter. Add all at once to dry mixture. By hand stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin...

a great natural and homemade snack I was very exited how this granola bars turn out. At the beginning I though I was going to end up with homemade granola but they did work as bars! You will need 2 cups old fashioned oatmeal 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2/3 cup honey 1/4 cup non process brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup dry cherries 1 cup sliced almonds 1 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a 12 X 8 in baking tray with parchment paper Bake the oatmeal on a sheet pan for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring at least every 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and stir in wheat germ. Reduce oven temperature to 300 F In a small saucepan, combine butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and salt: bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook stirring, for 1 minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add dry cherries, almonds and walnuts. Stir until blended. Pour into the prepared pan, pressing i...