Sunday, February 21, 2010

Vegetable Stew

Last night I cooked this vegetable stew and it turned out pretty good.

Ingredients:
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp of grated ginger
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 3 small potatoes, diced
  • 1 yam, diced
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 can of chickpeas
  • water or vegetable stock or chicken stock
Spices:
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

Drizzle some olive oil in a pan or pot (large enough to cook the stew in). Saute onion until golden. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, then add the celery and bell pepper and cook until soften. Add the ginger, the spice blend and the rest of the vegetables. Add water or vegetable stock to cover the vegetables. Simmer covered for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Delicious Sandwich

A few weeks ago I tried an amazing sandwich at the Cornerstone cafe in Guelph. Here is my own version of the sandwich.

Ingredients:
  • good bread (I used a whole wheat ciabatta)
  • Brie cheese (slices)
  • roasted red peppers (slices)
  • avocado (cut in big chunks)
  • fresh garlic or garlic powder

Directions:

Layer the ingredients on the bread slices or buns.



Toast the sandwich in a hot pan or in a panini maker. This is how the yummy result looks like :)