~Mild Curry Pumkin Soup YUMO~

Monday just gone was yet another Meatless Monday! Yep im posting it late only because i had so many other YUMMY recipes to share! We skipped meatless monday the wk b4 as i was sick in bed and neither of the guys would have followed threw with making a MEATLESS meal LOL..

So here it is this simply delish dish is not only tasty but SUPA DUPA easy!

~Mild Curry Pumkin Soup~

2 Onions cut chunky!

1 butternut squash(one of the ones from my local fruit n veg stand!)
1 Sweet Potato

1 Sweet Dumpling squash

1 Sweet Potato squash

Salt and Pepper

2 Tablespoons of Garlic Powder

1-2 Tablespoons of Mild English Curry Powder
Olive Oil (enough to coat the veggies for roasting)

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream

2 roasting pans!

Preheat your oven to 370 degrees, skin your squashes and wash :) cut the onion up chunky and divide up into the 2 pans. Coat the veggies in some olive oil enough so that they dont stick to the pans while roasting! Sprinkle with S&P to taste, then sprinkle evenly over the 2 dishes your garlic powder and curry powder! You will want to roast these babies until they are good and soft so you can mash them easily! I think mine baked for about an hour. At that point i pulled the pans out and began mashing them in their pans with a eggflip type spatular! Then i added the cream to each pan and continued to pour the mashed goodness into a big bowl :) so i could use my hand blender to cream and smooth out the rest of the soup! If its to thick dont worry you can always add stock to it! But we like it nice and thick as its extremely filling that way (according to my boys!) You can put sour cream onto or freshly grated cheese to garnish as well but in this house we like it just like that with a nice thick slice of crusty sour dough bread!

~Round Two Of Meatless Mondays~

~Round Two~

Well this week turned out FANTASTIC! I had no idea what i was going to cook BUT i knew it was going to have BEANS in it so my boys would feel fuller, seeing thats what they all noticed last week after dinner....

So this morning i soaked 4 different kinds of beans you can use what ever kind of beans for this recipe i would imagine :) its not a recipe i found its one i threw together after looking at my spices and the contents of my fridge and pantry!

~What you need~

i think i measured out 4 cups of dryed beans from my jar!

Green Peppers(capsicum)

Onion (diced up thinly!)

Garlic

Dried Oregano

Ground Cumin

Ground Coriander

Sea Salt

Paprika

Chilli Powder

Tomatoe Paste

Canned Diced Tomatoes (keep the juice incase you need a lil liquid in begining)

Pasta of your choice or whatever you choose to serve this up with!

REMEMBER IF YOU ARE USING DRYED BEANS YOU NEED TO EITHER COOK THEM OR SOAK THEM BEFORE YOU START THIS DISH!

~How to throw it together~

Heat your oil in a pot when hot toss in your onions and garlic!

once they have cooked down some what start adding your spices (all to taste as per usual) so in goes the oregano,cumin,coriander,chilli powder and paprika! Stir through then add a few tablespoons of tomato paste if its to dry at this point add some juice from your canned tomatoes! This will help it out :) I also used some of the water from the beans about a couple of tablespoonfuls i believe! When the mixture has cooked a good 10 mins start adding your drained beans and mixing threw, at this point once all our beans have been added put your canned tomatoes in and let everything sit and simmer for about 15 mins.

I added the green peppers last as they were frozen :) and it melded in nicely while the pot was simmering! Taste and add salt if needed. I left the pot simmering a good hlf an hour before serving it on a bed of whole wheat thin noodles!

My hubby and son added a spoonful of sour cream to the top of theirs and loved the taste they said it was very YUMMY :)

~Meatless Monday~

Yep this household has now started doing "Meatless Mondays" We didnt get here as easily as i had hoped for BUT we got here! So whats on the menu for tonite?

I served my boys as follows:

Creamy Veggies Tortilini Bake

10 Grain Whole Wheat Bread

and

Creamy Balsamic Vineagar Asparagus!

My so was very impressed with dinner, he did NOT believe me when i told him there was no meat in that meal at all! He gasped very funny to watch a very over dramatic 6 yr old reacting to that information!

~Asparagus Recipe~

Asparagus Spears

Hlf an Onion

Garlic

S&P

Olive Oil

Butter

Cream (heavy whipping cream)

Balsalmic Vinegar

* Snap the ends off your spears and wash

*finely chop your onion

*heat your oil and butter in a pan

*add the onions and garlic to the hot oil/butter

*sautee the onions and garlic till nice and tender

*add a tablespoon of the balsamic vinegar

*then add a couple tablespoons of cream and let it simmer to make a nice sauce

*now add the snapped asparagus spears and mix threw the sauce

*turn the heat off and put the lid on the saucepan and let the spears steam and sautee in the sauce.

~Tortilini Veggie Bake Recipe~

Mushrooms

Butternut Squash

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Yellow Squash

Zucchini

Onion

Garlic

Cream (heavy whipping cream)

Stock(chicken/veggie whatever u have)

S&P

Olive Oil

Fennel Powder

Dryed LimeBasil Leaves

Grated Parmesan Cheese

*Chop/slice up all your veggies to desired bite sized

*Heat pan and add oil and till hot

*Add your onions and garlic

*Add 1/2cup of stock to your onions/garlic let simmer

*Then add your fennel and basil to taste and simmer a lil longer

*When your onions have cooked down add your veggies

*Cook to your veggies to desired texture

*Add 1/2 a cup of cream and let simmer

*Preheat oven to melt cheese on the bake

*Take your cooked Tortilini and pour into a cassarole dish

*Take your veggies and pour over the pasta evenly as best you can!

*sprinkle your cheese over top and place the dish in the oven to melt the cheese!

~SERVE AND ENJOY~