Monday, September 19, 2011

meatless monday: polenta-stuffed peppers

I have tons of cookbooks. An obsession with them, really. If I'm bored (a.k.a. procrastinating) I scour Amazon up and down for the latest and greatest book that will cure any of my "what's for dinner" woes. The shopping cart usually gets filled with five or so and then I realize that I'm on a budget and just use the amazing interweb to keep my culinary juices inspired. Alas, this week is yet another Martha Stewart fave: Polenta-Stuffed Peppers.

This recipe really holds on to this last part of summer with red peppers and sweet corn. I followed the recipe fairly closely with the exception of adding more cheese. :) When you go to her recipe, take note how hers look and how mine looks (pictured left). I wonder if I'll ever be able to plate to the point that it looks restaurant-presentable. Probably not. Don't hold it against me. 

It's been really nice eating less meat. Nice on the wallet, that's for sure. We have our inaugural themed dinner party at our house this Saturday where the host makes the main dish and then the other couples will bring a dish (appetizer, dessert, side dish). The host chooses some sort of theme for everyone to follow, and I chose "Tomato and Zucchini Bumper Crop" for the first one. My friend Ali does this monthly with her friends in Appleton, so I thought I'd bring it here to Northfield. I'm on the hunt for a zucchini lasagna recipe that will blow everyone's mind.... I did find a zucchini, eggplant and goat cheese recipe but I'm concerned that it won't exactly be a crowd pleaser. The last thing I want to do is invite people over and feed them crap. So we shall see. 

Monday, September 5, 2011

meatless monday: zucchini fritters

Martha Stewart never fails me. Really, her recipes are always reliable. I made these zucchini fritters the other night and went to bed with a stomachache because I ate so much. We partnered them with a simple cherry tomato salad. Yum.

By the way, I completely forgot to take a picture while making these. I'll try to remember for next week!