This recipe starts out by cooking chopped onions, along with a clove of garlic and a diced red
pepper in a bit of olive oil and a little ground cumin and chili powder.
Just like in a rice pilaf dish, if you lightly pan fry the
quinoa in a bit of olive oil before adding the broth or water, the cooked quinoa ends up a bit more fluffy and flavorful.
My tweaks were: I added a finely chopped chili as I didn't think the flakes gave enough heat and made the rustic bread into rough croutons
fried in a bit of olive oil.
6 eggs, beaten 1 cup nonfat milk (or any milk / cream would do) 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper 2 leeks, washed and sliced (
sauté in a bit of olive oil until softened) 6 spears asparagus, sliced into 2 inch pieces 2 full leaves rainbow chard, sliced Crumbled feta cheese for topping
I served these fritters with a side of zucchini noodles
sautéed in a bit of olive oil and lightly seasoned with some roasted red pepper and garlic seasoning we got from Soulard Spice Shop.
He typically tosses the
spears in a bit of olive oil and sea salt, seals it in a foil pocket, pokes a few holes in the pouch to let steam out and then puts it in the oven for about ten minutes at 375.
However, there are definitely times when I do miss that little bit of bread whether it be toast with my drippy yolks in the morning or for
dabbing in a bit of olive oil and red wine vinegar.....
To roast, preheat the oven 400 degrees F. Slice the squash in half, scoop out the seeds with a spoon and toss
in a bit of olive oil then place on a large baking sheet face down.
To change it up a little bit, you can marinate
them in a bit of olive oil, garlic, oregano and a myriad of other spices / herbs before adding them to the grill.
Toss
them in a bit of olive oil (or use the chicken fat).
One of my favorite ways to prepare orzo is to toast
it in a bit of olive oil first, then adding some kind of tomato paste or fire - roasted tomatoes, then finishing it in broth.
I actually prefer curly kale, and I usually saute
it in a bit of olive oil with a little garlic and onion powder.
And like other reviewers, I roasted the sweet potatoes (both light and dark orange)
in a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper instead of all the butter the recipe calls for.
One of my favorite quick ways to use beet greens is simply sauteing
them in a bit of olive oil with a generous amount of chopped garlic and some crushed red pepper flakes.
I made a batch of quinoa and mixed in some salt, pepper, and coconut oil for one side, then I roasted some butternut squash and beet cubes for another side, and for the final side, I sautéed some shallot, mushrooms, and chard stems (leftover from using the leaves in my smoothies)
in a bit of olive oil.
In a medium sized pot or dutch oven, cook up those onions
in a bit of olive oil, then add your chicken thighs.
Saute
them in a bit of olive oil and squeeze half a fresh lime, salt, pepper and a dash of chili powder over them.
When I made this recipe, I didn't have any cooked potato, so I just chopped the raw potato finely and cooked
it in a bit of olive oil, and it didn't take much longer than using a cold one.