Showing posts with label vegetarian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetarian. Show all posts

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Green beans with mushrooms and onions




Well I'm back on the paleo wagon and my problem is coming up with sides.  Today I scored some baby bella mushrooms on sale and found a bag of haricot verts in the freezer, and amazingly had some onions sitting around, so off I went.  And the results were tasty!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees


  • 1 24-ounce bag of extra fine french green beans (if you have frozen, just let them thaw and use paper towel or a salad spinner to get rid of the excess moisture)
  • 12 ounces of baby bella mushrooms, halved
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2-3 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2-3 teaspoon fine sea salt
In a large baking dish combine all ingredients.  Cook at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.  Adjust seasoning as necessary.

Serves 6

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Frittata for a crowd



Why doesn't my computer recognize frittata as a word?  Or New Zealand?  Seriously, I get the red squiggly correction lines under those words (oh, but SQUIGGLY is a word?!)

Anyway, check it.  This is a great recipe if you are going to a brunch, or hosting a brunch with girlfriends and watching Love Actually, which is ACTUALLY what happened on Sunday, haha.  And what's nice about this is you can use any veggies you have on hand.

First step, preheat your oven to 350.

Second step, grease a 9x13 baking dish with your fat of choice.  Coconut oil makes a good fat of choice here.

Third, get your stuff together.


  • 1 dozen eggs, whisked
  • 1 bell pepper, sliced. You pick the color
  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled and sliced thin
  • 1 package portabella mushroom caps, sliced (there's another one that spell check doesn't recognize!)
  • 1/3 lb Provolone cheese, diced
  • Coconut oil (or whatever oil you like to saute with)
  • Your choice of spices-I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika, a few dashes/sprinkles of each and tossed them in while I was whisking the eggs
In a large skillet, melt a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil and toss your onions in and cook over medium low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until the onions are soft and starting to caramelize.  Once those are finished take them out and put them in a bowl and set aside.  Add more fat to your pan if necessary and toss in your sliced mushrooms and bell pepper and saute until the mushrooms are tender.  Remove from pan and toss those in your onion bowl.

Add your whisked eggs to the baking dish and toss in your veggies and cheese and stir to combine everything.  Pop in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until egg is firm.  Slice and serve!

What's also nice about this is if you have leftovers, it makes for a quick and easy emergency protein snack!