Burrito Bowls

I travelled through the Dallas Fort Worth Airport a few weeks ago and had time to eat a hot meal. I chose the 360° Gourmet World Grill and ordered a vegetarian burrito bowl. It was so tasty that I made sure I had another on my return trip to Canada. I made a similar dish tonight and it was versatile, fast and filling. Use a bowl or plate and layer:

Brown rice
Black beans
Meat if desired (I added pork for the meat eater in the family)
Roasted vegetables (I made onion, mushroom, zucchini, peppers and sweet potato)

Then add toppings of your choice such as:

Guacamole
Salsa
Grated cheese
Sour cream
Cilantro and/or shredded lettuce
Chopped tomatoes, red onion

You can serve it with taco chips, tortillas or tostados but it is filling enough without any extras.

Vegetable Stock

We eat a lot of soup and I try to keep cartons of vegetable stock on hand. Bouillon cubes are often high in salt and have other ingredients such as MSG added. Here is a recipe for vegetable stock.

Chop the following vegetables and soften them in 2 tbsp oil in a large stock pan:

1 medium onion
1 medium leek
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
1/2 small tomato
3 cloves garlic

Add 12-16 cups water along with:

1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
4 fresh parsley stems
3-4 peppercorns
salt to taste

Simmer for 30-45 minutes, strain and cool.

Other vegetables and herbs can be used such as oregano and mushroom stems. You should soften vegetables in oil or roast them before boiling the stock for the best flavour. Add vegetables ends to a bag in the freezer until you have enough to make stock.

Turkey Meatballs

I made these for my husband and he raved about them. I made a double recipe and froze them in single serve packages so he can make a quick meal when I am away.

1 pound ground turkey
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 c onion, diced
1/4 cup parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1 egg
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs

Mix together and form into balls.

You can brown them in a pan and then bake them at 350 F for 15 minutes.
You can cook them in the pan completely or in boiling stock.
I made them into 1 tbsp sized balls and baked them at 350 F for 30 minutes.

Our dog watches the oven while the meatballs bake

Shirley K's Salmon Quiche

My sister-in-law made this for supper on Christmas Eve and everyone enjoyed it.

1-7 3/4 can red salmon drained and flaked
1 tbsp flour
1- 9 inch unbaked pie shell
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
4 beaten eggs
1 large can undiluted 2% evaporated milk
2 tbsp chopped green onion
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Toss salmon with flour and pack into the bottom of the pie shell. Cover with cheese. Combine the eggs, milk and onion. Pour into pie shell and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Bake at 375° F for 30-40 minutes or until set. Let it stand 5 minutes before serving.