Well, sorta.
Tonight I cooked a vegetarian meal to celebrate my sister Leah's birthday! I had to convince her to come and she was also sick (read: neti pot), oh, an my dog kept trying to kill her, but the evening was a success in the kitchen!
Let me sharesies! Tonight's menu:
Spinach Enchiladas Suiza (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Fiesta Lime Rice (www.skinnytaste.com)
Green Salad with Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Dressing (www.skinnytaste.com)
Lemon Ginger Snap Cheesecake Cups (www.skinnytaste.com + my own little twist)
Well first off, I almost did it again. I almost cooked a full meal without taking one photo. But my mom reminded me. Good ol mom.
What was left of salad dressing ingredients. |
Yup... there's the salad dressing. |
Creamy Cilantro Tomatillo Dressing, care of Skinny Taste, over a mixed green salad with carrots, radishes, bell pepper and tomato. Can't complain!
Then I got my shiz together and remembered to use my camera. (Mostly)
The cookbook from which I got the Enchilada Recipe was a dinosaur. I swear this book has not seen the light of day for decades.
Enchilada ingredients! |
Yep. 1972. |
My mom has both volumes of the book. The Enchilada recipe was from the second, both published in 1972. These books have clearly not been cracked for years, because I found a notice in one of them from my elementary school about the Kindergarten schedule, circa 92.
Another sign these books are super old is this tasty ingredient used heavily throughout. YUM:
Yeah, that says MSG. For a broth recipe! Ha! |
- Cooking spray
- 3 12 oz. bags of spinach
- 2 tbsp EVOO (thanks, Ray Ray!) PS, One time I was watching Martha (as in Stewart) on the Today show and she said EVOO and immediately corrected herself because she totally used Ray Ray's phrase. Like OMGGGGG
- 1/2 bag of the pre-chopped onions from Trader Joe's (i.e. 1 large white onion, chopped, hold the tears)
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 pound swiss cheese, grated
- 1/2 pound 2% monterey jack or pepper jack cheese, grated
- 24 corn tortillas
- 2 cups reduced fat sour cream
- 2 cups reduced fat milk
- 1 cup diced green chiles
That's a lot of food storage. |
Do this. Three times. |
My FAVORITE ingredient. Ever? |
All ready! |
I use extra thin for less calories. Each= 40 calories! |
Rolled up, in the tub! |
Ahhhh cheesy bath. Weird. |
- In a large saute pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil
- Soften onions and garlic
- Add as much spinach as you can fit, stir, let it wilt down. Continue until all spinach is incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
- Once most liquid has evaporated, you are ready to make your enchiladas!
- Spray 1-2 casserole dishes with cooking spray
- Heat tortillas in microwave with a damp towel so they are pliable
- Fill each tortilla with 2 tbsp spinach and 2 tbsp cheese, roll up tight!
- There will be some extra cheese for the sauce, but fit all your spinach in the enchiladas
- For the sauce, warm milk on the stove until warm.
- Stir in sour cream, remaining cheese, and green chiles
- Pour over enchiladas
- Bake 25 minutes at 350 or until all melty and hot
- Serve with lots of Cholula
I cannot tell you enough how I love recipes from www.skinnytaste.com
Fiesta Lime Rice was limey and creamy from the black beans. Such a great partner to the enchiladas!
And for dessert, Lemon Cheesecake Yogurt Cups via skinnytaste, but instead of the Vanilla Wafer that she calls for, I used the Triple Ginger Snaps from Trader Joe's... YUMMMM
Topped with half a ginger snap and blackberries |
These were just like lemon cheesecake, but they are made with nonfat greek yogurt and low-fat cream cheese so they have a lot less guilt with them. These are about 110 calories each!!
For the birthday girl! |
"Take a picture of me!!" |
OMG. Please all out there in blog land note that I am suffering from a cold. And poofy hair. Leah
ReplyDeleteLeah looks good in that photo!
ReplyDeletejeff told me i had to be nice on here. hey so how come i'm not tagged in this one? BORING. Maybe you could just set up a live web cam of you in the kitchen next time? you could be like that one drunk cooking lady + 572 home-neutered cats. Also there should be a label called "Coolest Guy in the World: Kameron Ahler". Kthx.
ReplyDeleteThe lemon cheesecakes sound great and look like butterflies in the pictures. Can I get that recipe?
ReplyDeleteAs for the rest of the meal, I would have died of cilantro poisioning!
Aunt Linda
Aunt Linda - go to the link for the recipe!!!
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