If you eat dairy and you don't like coconut, you can substitute milk or cream for the coconut milk. Just be sure not to let the soup boil after you add the milk or cream, or it will curdle.
Serves 2-3 as a main dish, more as a side dish
2 14 ounce cans of diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained (or equivalent
chopped fresh tomatoes)
1 14 ounce can coconut milk
(exact amounts of tomatoes and coconut milk are not super important,
if you live somewhere where things don't come in 14 ounce cans)
1 diced onion
1 tablespoon grape seed oil (or butter or other oil of your choice)
Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, and cook until soft and
translucent. Add tomatoes and coconut milk and cook until hot.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
All About Vinegar
I love vinegar. I think it helps me digest things. My favorite is white wine vinegar. It has a very subtle flavor that compliments everything. If you are gluten free, you can't have malt vinegar, but you can have all of these kinds:
White wine vinegar: My favorite. Nice subtle flavor. If you used to put malt vinegar on your fries, try white wine vinegar as a substitute.
White vinegar: Very plain. Blends in to the background, a good substitute if you don't have anything else or if you're using for baking.
Rice vinegar: Subtle. Can substitute for white wine vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar: Has kind of a sweet flavor. Stronger than white wine, but not as strong as red wine and balsamic. I like it for baking, desserts, and some salads.
Red wine: I find it pretty overpowering and I don't use it very much, but it can be really good in salad.
Balsamic vinegar: Strong flavor, only use a little bit and maybe mix with other vinegars. Although it's strong, I don't find it to be over powering in the same way red wine vinegar is. I like it in salads, in roasted vegetables, in pot roast, and in stews.
White wine vinegar: My favorite. Nice subtle flavor. If you used to put malt vinegar on your fries, try white wine vinegar as a substitute.
White vinegar: Very plain. Blends in to the background, a good substitute if you don't have anything else or if you're using for baking.
Rice vinegar: Subtle. Can substitute for white wine vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar: Has kind of a sweet flavor. Stronger than white wine, but not as strong as red wine and balsamic. I like it for baking, desserts, and some salads.
Red wine: I find it pretty overpowering and I don't use it very much, but it can be really good in salad.
Balsamic vinegar: Strong flavor, only use a little bit and maybe mix with other vinegars. Although it's strong, I don't find it to be over powering in the same way red wine vinegar is. I like it in salads, in roasted vegetables, in pot roast, and in stews.
Cucumber Feta Salad
Another feta salad!
Ingredients:
1 cucumber
Extra virgin olive oil
White wine vinegar
Sugar
Cumin
Feta cheese
Slice cucumber very thinly (you can leave the skin on if they're English cucumbers). Add about a teaspoon of olive oil, about two teaspoons of white wine vinegar, a sprinkle of sugar, and some cumin. Mix and put them in a covered bowl in the fridge to marinate for an hour or overnight. If there is a lot of liquid in the bowl, drain it, and top with crumbled feta just before serving.
Ingredients:
1 cucumber
Extra virgin olive oil
White wine vinegar
Sugar
Cumin
Feta cheese
Slice cucumber very thinly (you can leave the skin on if they're English cucumbers). Add about a teaspoon of olive oil, about two teaspoons of white wine vinegar, a sprinkle of sugar, and some cumin. Mix and put them in a covered bowl in the fridge to marinate for an hour or overnight. If there is a lot of liquid in the bowl, drain it, and top with crumbled feta just before serving.
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