Good morning!
Hope you had wonderful weekend! Mine was full of fun activities: we were gifted tickets for an evening of Christmas music, attended an amazing gathering at a friend’s home, and enjoyed the cast party for the play. Oh my goodness, the cast party was so much fun! Also mixed in was a visit from a friend, church, and our eldest daughter, Audra Elizabeth, came by for a visit and to help us with an insurance decision. Shew! It was a great weekend though.
I wanted to share another review of a recipe from the new Trim Healthy Table cookbook: Desconstructed Stuffed Peppers. It is an S (satisfying) meal and is in the Speedy Skillet Meals chapter and on page 54.
The Salesman’s father had sent us a bag of fresh peppers from his garden and we have been eating them like they were candy. Seriously, so very tasty. When I came across this recipe, I knew I’d use the father-in-laws garden gold for this recipe that called for 3 to 4 peppers. I used four. This recipe calls for either rice or cauliflower rice and I used the cauliflower rice. I followed the recipe closely except for the final ingredient which was the topping of cheese: the recipe called for cheddar and I used half mozzarella and half cheddar. The picture in the cookbook looked like a white cheese to me. I realize my pictures look like mostly cheese; but there are some yummy veggies tucked underneath: peppers, cauliflower, onions and tomatoes.
I must say, that I believe cauliflower is my current favorite veggie…well, right behind kale, of course! Kale is such a power packed veggie! Any kale lovers out there? I made a recipe over the weekend that called for fresh spinach and I substituted kale and it was perfect in the dish. Kale is so good for you and if you visit my house, you will probably be served kale in some form or fashion. So many benefits to kale: vitamins, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular support, fiber, etc. Yes, I know I could serve on the Kale Council. Wonder if there is such a board? I’d be a great promoter of kale.
Ok, back to the current recipe…
I made the family serve portion of the Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers and we enjoyed several meals from this dish. The Salesman thought it was ok. I think it was better the second day and was glad to eat the leftovers! This recipe was so much quicker than stuffing peppers, I will be making it again!
Enjoy!
