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My husband and I aren't vegetarians, but we do eat a lot of meatless meals. This is one of our favorites. This Mushroom Sandwich is easy, quick, and has some big flavor.
The goat cheese really makes the difference, and grilling the bread helps keep the sandwich together. But you could use any cheese you'd like, and for any vegans out there, just omit the cheese and it will still be very tasty.

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 red bell pepper, cut in half and seeded
1 yellow bell pepper, cut in half and seeded
4 (4-inch) portobello mushroom caps

Cooking spray
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 (2-ounce) Kaiser rolls
1/2 cup (4 ounces) soft goat cheese


1. Prepare grill to medium-high heat.2. Combine balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and garlic in a large bowl. Add bell peppers and portobello mushrooms; toss gently to coat. Remove vegetables from vinegar mixture, and discard vinegar mixture.

2. Place bell peppers and mushrooms on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side. Remove vegetables from grill; cool slightly. Cut bell peppers into thin strips. Combine bell peppers, basil, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl.



3. Cut rolls in half horizontally; spread cheese evenly over cut sides of rolls. Arrange 1 mushroom cap on bottom half of each roll; top each serving with about 1/3 cup bell pepper mixture and top half of roll.


4. Place sandwiches on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten. Grill 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches while they cook).








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This recipe is totally made up with leftover ingredients I had on hand and needed to use up.
Many days, after a long day at work, well, actually, most days, the last thing I want to do when I get home is cook dinner. Often times in the summer we do salad suppers, which requires little or no cooking, and fresh ingredients that can just be tossed together.

We had some cornbread leftover for the weekend, so I decided that I needed to come up with some unique way to incorporate cornbread into salads. After some thought, I figured I could cube it up, mix it with some chopped green onions, tomatoes, black beans, a little Munster cheese, and make a quick dressing.
I made the dressing with some lime juice, a little olive oil, cilantro, honey, salt, cumin and one chipolte pepper with another tablespoon of adobe sauce.

Mixed it all together, and now I wish I had made more. I will for sure make this one again.

Cornbread Salad
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Grilled Steak Tacos

July 8th 2008 13:18
A majority of the food I make has a Mexican flare. Including tonight’s meal - Grilled Steak tacos with fresh, homemade salsa.

For the steak:

1 lbs Hanger, skirt or flank steak, juice of one lime, cilantro, honey.Mix altogether and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Then put the steak on a hot grill.

As for the salsa, I use a chopped onion, 3-4 chopped green onions, a couple cloves of minced garlic, a couple jalapenos (I use the seeds and membranes because I like it hot), cilantro, fresh tomatoes that have been seeded and chopped, 8oz. tomato sauce, and hot chili powder to taste. I never used tomato sauce in my salsa until recently when my friend Delon came to visit and made us her version which uses tomato sauce. Now I use it quite a bit, it makes a big difference.
Grilled Steak Tacos
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There's a reason I call myself the "non-cook." Before I was married, I lived off of boxed meals, sandwiches, and if I actually felt like cooking, I'd make spaghetti (jar sauce of course) or tacos.
But when I was married my husband in 2003, something happened. I actually started cooking. And even more shocking, I actually started to enjoy it. Now days, I get cranky when I don't cook, and I'm always trying new recipes.
But even more important than new recipes, they have to be pretty easy and health conscious. Since I've been married, I've lost close to 65 pounds, and I've maintained the weightloss for just over two years. If I can do it, anyone can. It just takes simple changes that anyone can do


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