Monday, November 22, 2010

clay pot moroccan mish-mash

this weekend my neighbor was doing some "cleaning out".
(proud of ya don)
he brought this wonderful schlemmertopf clay baker over and asked if we would like it.
YES! of course we would :)
i researched and found a couple of recipes and tips and then made this one up.

before you cook, you must soak your clay pot in water at least 20 minutes. also, make sure you place the filled pot in a cold oven.
here we go:

dice up:

1 zucchini
1 turnip
1 carrot
1 red pepper
1 granny smith apple
1 sweet onion

add in:
1 package of grape tomatoes
1/3 cup raisins
1 can drained and rinsed garbanzo beans

mix together and add:
2 T olive oil
2 T moroccan seasoning blend (i used pampered chef, but you can make your own, recipe here)

toss everything together and dump into the clay pot.
cover and place in a cold oven.
turn the oven to 425° and bake for 90 minutes.

serve over israeli couscous.
top with a dollop of greek yogurt if desired.

*if you need some meat for the meat-eaters in your family, dice up a couple of raw boneless skinless chicken breasts and put them in the bottom of the pot. that way the vegetarians can serve themselves first and get just the vegetables.


Thursday, November 18, 2010

creamy baked ziti


i'm a subscriber to kraft's food and family magazine.
they always have lots of easy to make recipes and loads of pictures.
here's one for "creamy baked ziti" my daughter picked out and we made with ingredients we usually have in our stockpile.
it was wonderful!