Savannah Beans and Greens Soup

Moosewood lowfat, pg 104.  Add carrots.  Black-eyed peas, collards or kale, tomatoes.  Serve over the rice instead of adding the rice to the soup.

We're making it tonight, so stay tuned for any updates.

Turkey Chipotle Chili

Epicurious, but the recipe there is incomplete.  Here is the complete one:

http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/1990s/1992/12/turkey-chipotle-chili

We used 2 pounds of ground chicken instead of turkey, and three cans of beans (two cannellini , one black).  Broiled the tomatillos and then blended them.  Topped with shredded queso oaxaceno.

This was a tasty way to usher in the new year.  It could have been a bit hotter, but it was good as we had spice wimps here to partay.  Yay carbombs!

Ingredients

2 canned whole chipotle chilies in adobo* or 2 dried whole chipotle chilies*
1 cup water, boiling hot if using the dried chilies
2 pounds fresh tomatillos or three 18-ounce cans whole tomatillos*, drained
2 large onions, chopped
8 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons ground cumin
4 pounds ground turkey
2 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 teaspoons dried orégano, crumbled
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
1 green bell pepper, chopped
two 4-ounce cans mild green chilies, drained and chopped
1 tablespoon cornmeal
a 19-ounce can (about 2 cups) white beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
sour cream as an accompaniment if desired

Preparation

If using the canned chipotle chilies, in a blender purée them with the water and reserve the purée. If using dried chipotle chilies, stem and seed them wearing rubber gloves, in a small bowl let them soak in the boiling-hot water for 20 minutes, and in a blender purée the mixture, reserving the purée.

In a large heavy kettle cook the onions and 5 of the garlic cloves, minced, in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, until the onions are softened, add the cumin, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 30 seconds.

Add the turkey and cook the mixture, stirring and breaking up the lumps, until the turkey is no longer pink.

Broil the tomatillos, then puree them.

Add the reserved chipotle purée, the reserved tomatillo purée, the broth, the bay leaf, the orégano, and the salt and simmer the mixture, uncovered, adding more water if necessary to keep the turkey barely covered, for 1 hour.

Stir in the bell pepper, the canned green chilies, and the cornmeal and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

Stir in the white beans, the coriander, the remaining 2 garlic cloves, minced, and salt to taste, simmer the chili for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the beans are heated through, and discard the bay leaf.

The chili may be frozen or made 3 days in advance, cooled, uncovered, and kept covered and chilled. Serve the chili with the sour cream. 

G Ma's Veggie Soup

Standard veggie soup recipe from G Ma. Green beans, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, onions.  Simple and delicious.

Aloo Gobi

One pot, pg 164. Potatoes, chickpeas, cauliflower and broccoli, spinach, 2 bags frozen tomatoes (mostly drained).  1.5 cups of rice and roughly doubled the rest.  Maybe tripled the spices, especially the turmeric and mustard seeds.  Cooked it for about 40-45 min. 

This was fairly good, but the onions were a bit too crunchy, it wasn't saucy enough, and it tasted a bit plain to me.  We could definitely make it again, but we'd want to make it saucier and spicier.

Pumpkin Mushroom Sausage Pasta

Rachel Ray pg. 24, recipe 27.

This was delicious.  Sausage, mushrooms, pumpkin purée, cream.  Didn't have fresh sage though.  Finally Julia doesn't get all the pasta.

Lentil Sweet Potato Stew

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/lentil-sweet-potato-stew.php

Lentils, sweet potatoes, peppers, celery, spices. Recipe for the crock pot. We doubled it and it made a ton. Pretty tasty.

Eggs in Purgatory

Bon Appetit, March 2010.  Also epicurious:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Eggs-in-Purgatory-with-Artichoke-Hearts-Potatoes-and-Capers-357495

Eggs, Potatoes, Artichoke Hearts

This was ok.  Had a strong flavor from the artichokes and the capers, but it needed something.  Some smoked paprika helped.  As would have some feta had we had any.  Maybe we over-tatered - something I'm prone to do.  More red chili flakes.  Maybe more tomatoes.