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February 13, 2006
Stuffed Peppers
MR is finally home. I survived a very long day of labor board hearings and picked him up from the airport. No delays! As it turns out, they don't plow our street, so I had to take the train to the hearings and then take a cab home with MR and his luggage.
For dinner, I made a variation on Zeynep's stuffed peppers. I took red peppers, hacked their heads off, filled them with artichoke hearts blended with nonfat cottage cheese plus garlic, oregano and basil. Then I put the tops back on and baked them at 350 for about 25 minutes. Served with a side of Quorn tenders covered with steamed cauliflower and marinara sauce. MR had blackberries with hazelnut oil for dessert. Yum!
I think in future I will return to cooking my stuffed peppers in wine... the artichoke/cottage mix was great, but it was a bit dry from cooking. That's what I get for not cooking with wine! My favorite old stuffed pepper recipe was just peppers stuffed wtih tomato, feta or goat cheese, and fresh basil, cooked in a mixture of white wine and tarragon vinegar. Heavenly! I wanted to do something similar but the basil in the market looked terrible. Maybe next time...
Another day of hearings tomorrow, then Valentine's dinner tomorrow night!
Posted by april at February 13, 2006 11:17 PM
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Posted by: laheila at February 13, 2006 10:36 PM
Artichoke hearts is a nice touch to the recipe! Now that I think of it, yes to the wine as well! I'll try it that way next time... Maybe some pine nuts stuffed in there too would be nice. And some shredded carrots. Hmmmm.
Posted by: zeynep at February 14, 2006 5:23 PM