green beans

This is the green bean recipe I always make I adapted it from a recipe from allrecipes.com a few years back.



Green beans with bread crumbs
INGREDIENTS

* 2 pounds fresh green beans, washed and trimmed
1 onion chopped
* 1 cup water
* 1/2 cup Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
* 1/2 cup olive oil
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine onions and a little oil in pan and saute until soft. add green beans and 1/2 cup water in a medium pot. Cover, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, and let beans cook for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain well.
2. Place beans in a medium serving bowl, and mix in bread crumbs, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and basil. Toss mixture until the beans are coated. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and serve.

healthy dinner

As I looked in the fridge at 5:15 tonight wondering what to make I created this concoction. it actually turned out really well and was very healthy too. I call it pesto veggie pasta
Start off by boiling water for your pasta. I used whole wheat rotini noodles
1 yellow onion diced
3 cloves of garlic crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
I sauted all of these together until soft.

Then add all of these and simmer and put lid on your saute pan.
2 large zucchinis cut into small pieces ( I cut it lengthwise then in half again lengthwise then slices them into chunks.
8oz. sliced mushrooms
1 15oz can diced organic tomatoes in juice
2 cups of fresh spinach shredded

stir, it is finished when zucchini is soft
salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to taste
1/3 cup fresh basil pesto (more if you want, this is quite fattening, so add carefully) but it is a healthier fat made with Olive oil
stir until all mixed through, taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
Drain pasta and mix with veggies and sauce




Drain pasta and mix with veggies and sauce
top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.Hea

Eggplant parmesano

This was one of my grandpa Dales recipes and we have just loved it. I made it last night and decided to share it with you for something new.

2 Medium Eggplants. Sliced (about ½ inch thick)
2 Beaten eggs w/milk
1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
a few TBLS. Olive Oil
1 Jar, Marinara sauce
1 pound Italian sausage
1 chopped onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 Italian parsley chopped
1/2 Lb Mozzarella Cheese (Sliced)
1 Cup Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

I first began just like making a red sauce. I diced up onion and garlic and sauteed them in olive oil. after a few minutes I added the sausage. you can definitely do with out this or use hamburger. I just think it adds a nice flavor. and I am the biggest non sausage fan ever, but this is different. after that was all browned I added my favorite pasta sauce a tomato and basil sauce. then I added the chopped parsley and let it cook down in a simmer.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Soak the eggplant slices in salt water for approx 30 minutes, drain & rinse.


Dip each slice into egg mixture, then into bread crumbs, coating well.
Grease a cookie sheet with olive oil and arrange coated eggplant slices on it. Drizzle each slice with olive oil. Bake in the oven about 15 minutes. Check that the slices are golden brown, then turn over and bake for another 15 minutes. They should be browned on both sides.



In a baking dish, arrange eggplant slices in 1 layer. Put half the mozzarella cheese and half the marinara sauce, repeat with the rest of the eggplant, cheese and sauce. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake for about 20 minutes at 350. sorry no picture of process but here it is waiting to go in oven and get all melty and gooey and yummy!



enjoy! Parker even devoured it. I love it and it is much healthier than the traditional fried way.