Sunday, February 26, 2012

Banana & Tapioca Pearl in Coconut Milk

How about a Khmer recipe???? My Cambodian class is doing a pot luck today in which we each bring in a Cambodian dish to share.  I was tasked with doing dessert (how perfect, right?!?!)!





I changed up the recipe because I found a few different ways to make this and then I tripled the recipe to get enough for the class but I say its still Cambodian. :)  

Oh, and if you want to see where I got the recipe from click on the link.

Banana & Tapioca Pearl in Coconut Milk (makes 3-4 servings)
(Jake Ktiss) បង្អែម​ចេកខ្ទៈ

2 plantain bananas
1 tablespoon small size tapioca pearl (more if you prefer a thicker consistency)
1 can coconut milk (13 oz)
2 T sugar

In a small dish, add tapioca pearl and hot water.  Cover and let sit for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, peel banana and first cut them diagonally.  In a sauce pot on medium low, add plantains, coconut milk and sugar.  Cook, stirring frequently, until the coconut milk has thickened and turned slightly yellow.  Turn off the heat and add the tapioca.

Serve warm or cold.

Lentil Soup

Another amazing Oh She Glows recipe!!   She made a Triple Lentil Recovery Soup that I'm in love with. I have barely changed it up but I did so I'm posting my recipe, mostly so I don't forget.

Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
1 tsp grape seed oil
2 red onions, chopped (~2 cups)
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 heaping cup chopped celery
1/2 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
5-6.5 cups vegetable broth, depending on how thin/thick you want it
1 1/2 cup dry red lentils
1/2 cup dry hominy


1. In a large skillet or pot, add the oil and sauté the onion and garlic over low-medium heat for about 5 minutes.

2. Add in the celery and sauté another minute. Stir in the spices and cook for another couple minutes on low.

3. Now, rinse and drain the lentils and stir into skillet/pot. Add the broth and stir well. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, a simmer until thick and lentils are cooked, about 45 minutes to an hour. Watch closely and stir frequently so it doesn’t stick to the pot. Add more broth to thin out if desired. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Dinner time

Dinner smoothie time!!!

1 red beet (chopped)
1/2 apple
1/2 lime
3 celery ribs (chopped)
3 handful red lettuce
5 basil leaves
Small amount of ginger
Water

Back to smoothies!!!

A few friends have been doing this for a while. I did it last summer but stopped due to cold weather. But I'm back to making smoothies!!!! I am drinking the one I made this AM and m having a hard time remembering why I stopped. It is so yummy. What I put into this one:

1 large apple
3 handfuls baby carrots (chopped)
4 ribs celery (chopped)
1/2 lemon
5 globe grapes
2 mint leaves
Few handfuls spinach
Flax seeds (ground up)

Delicious!!