Veggie-Fishie-Lentie menu

[Anthea]

Dinner : Carrots & semolina with coriander and cumin. Tea.

I have NEVER heard of anyone eating carrots & semolina together

In England we think of carrots to be a root vegetable and as such more savoury than sweet (though it is used in carrot cake) - and semolina as being very sweet - I have never head of the two being combined

Please post the recipe

[Piling]

It is a recipe from Morocco In France we eat many meals from Maghreb (former colonies) and couscous (semolina) is like rice in Middle East (or wheat for Kurds).

So, it is easy :

You cut in fine slices an onion and some carrots (around 500g for 2). You fry them in a tablespoon (or 2) of oil (olive oil is the best), during 5 mn. Then you add a glass of water (or more, the rule is 1 glass of water for 1 glass of semolina). Then you add coriander, cumin, salt, pepper. You let them boiled during 10 mn. When the carrots are well cooked, you stop the fire and pour in the saucepan a glass of semolina. You let it swollen during 3 mn. Then you take a fork and you melt all the ingredients by stirring the semolina with the carrots (not a spoon, but a FORK. Why ? because a fork 'separates the seeds of the semolina ( we call that 'égrener').

If the semolina is still a bit hard, you can put it on the fire again, and let it cooked some minutes but NEVER stop to stir it with your fork to prevent it to burn and stick in the saucepan.

When it is finish you can serve it with green tea with mint flavor (typically North African tea).

[Anthea]

It is a recipe from Morocco In France we eat many meals from Maghreb (former colonies) and couscous (semolina) is like rice in Middle East (or wheat for Kurds).

So, it is easy :

You cut in fine slices an onion and some carrots (around 500g for 2). You fry them in a tablespoon (or 2) of oil (olive oil is the best), during 5 mn. Then you add a glass of water (or more, the rule is 1 glass of water for 1 glass of semolina). Then you add coriander, cumin, salt, pepper. You let them boiled during 10 mn. When the carrots are well cooked, you stop the fire and pour in the saucepan a glass of semolina. You let it swollen during 3 mn. Then you take a fork and you melt all the ingredients by stirring the semolina with the carrots (not a spoon, but a FORK. Why ? because a fork 'separates the seeds of the semolina ( we call that 'égrener').

If the semolina is still a bit hard, you can put it on the fire again, and let it cooked some minutes but NEVER stop to stir it with your fork to prevent it to burn and stick in the saucepan.

When it is finish you can serve it with green tea with mint flavor (typically North African tea).

Sounds interesting I might try it

[Piling]

Today :

Morning : Sweet black coffee, a slice of bread with redcurrant jelly.

Dinner : Cari of cauliflower with coconut milk, rice and salmon.

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Yesterday :

Sweet black coffee, roasted bread and redcurrant jelly.

Dinner : Salmon, soup of carrots and mushrooms with coconut milk, salad of endives.

BMI : 26.4

[Piling]

M : Coffee, brad & Jam.

E : Spaghetti, tomatoes and tuna.

[Piling]

So today is a real veggie day :

Brunch :
Sweet black coffee, bread, tomatoes and humus.

Dinner :
Red cabbage with various spices, apple and vegetables.

[Anthea]

So today is a real veggie day :

Brunch :
Sweet black coffee, bread, tomatoes and humus.

Dinner :
Red cabbage with various spices, apple and vegetables.

I have to admit your food looks very healthy but I see no wine

Have you given up wine for lent?

[Piling]

Of course, wine is forbidden, as meat and dairy and eggs


So today :

– Sweet black coffee, bread, humus and redcurrant jelly.

– Curry of chickpeas and tomatoes, tuna steak, bread.

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Today :

– Sweet black coffee, wraps with humus and honey.

– Curry of vegetables, rice.

[Anthea]

Today :

– Sweet black coffee, wraps with humus and honey.

– Curry of vegetables, rice.

"humus and honey" something I have never tried - never even heard of - please tell me more

[Piling]

I mean : one wrap with humus, and one another with honey. I don't like the salé-sucré taste.

[Anthea]

I mean : one wrap with humus, and one another with honey. I don't like the salé-sucré taste.

Sounds better now I know it is in 2 separate wraps

[Piling]

So, thursday I ate wrap with tarama, salad, and lumps eggs ; salad of lentils and smoked salmon.

Yesterday : wraps with tarama, salad, and lumps eggs, and humus ; salad of shrimps, cucumber, tomatoes,and spaghetti.

Today I will test a veggie pizza : tomatoes, leeks, mushrooms, onions, black olives.

[Anthea]

So, thursday I ate wrap with tarama, salad, and lumps eggs ; salad of lentils and smoked salmon.

Yesterday : wraps with tarama, salad, and lumps eggs, and humus ; salad of shrimps, cucumber, tomatoes,and spaghetti.

Today I will test a veggie pizza : tomatoes, leeks, mushrooms, onions, black olives.

I used to love pizzas but only the ones I made - I helped a friend in his kebab/pizza shop for a few months - it was funny - none of the staff could speak any English - my pizzas were FANTASTIC