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queen

Fri, May 19 2006, 10:31 am

dh doesn't eat zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, (att: SaraG- also spinach Very Happy

) and I need ideas for side dishes.

I've been making a lot of the following: mashed potatoes, home baked fries, rice, green beans, (frozen) mixed veggies, corn on the cob...... I try to refrain from making pasta too often as it is very high in calories and carbs.

any ideas of something else and different??????

happy2beme

Fri, May 19 2006, 10:42 am

sweet potato
heinz beans

granolamom

Fri, May 19 2006, 10:45 am

we have alot of israeli salad, when I have more time I make tabbouleh which is similar but a bit more substantial, I use bulgur instead of the pasta type of couscous
roasted carrots are good too (olive oil, baby carrots, sea salt, roast about 40 min), or if he prefers sweet then you can simmer carrots in OJ and honey
dh likes roasted cherry tomatoes too (same way as carrots above, but I add minced garlic)
will he eat sweet potato or butternut squash? so many possiblities there

queen

Fri, May 19 2006, 12:32 pm

granolamom wrote:

will he eat sweet potato or butternut squash? so many possiblities there

nope

queen

Fri, May 19 2006, 12:32 pm

happy2beme wrote:

heinz beans

preggymama

Fri, May 19 2006, 1:01 pm

how about asparagus, or roasted peppers?

MOM222

Fri, May 19 2006, 6:31 pm

How about grilled tomatoes, onions, eggplant, peppers.
cousous (sp?)
A bit of orzo with veg. (the one he likes) (I know its pasta but with veg. you'll definitely serve less.)
Asparagus
A good lettuce salad

If you want I can give you 10 new ways to make potatoes.

Flowerchild

Fri, May 19 2006, 6:36 pm

couscous with vegies I have a very yummy recipe, potatoes with dill, flavored rice, vegie sautee

amother

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 1:34 pm

Quote:

If you want I can give you 10 new ways to make potatoes.

MOM222, could you, please?

queen

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 2:05 pm

funny that my thread got brought up again as I'm finding that all recipes that look interesting have the "forbidden" foods in them...

I've got to widen my husband's range as it's quite limiting currently!!!!

shininglight

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 2:49 pm

Carrot kugel?

shoy18

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 5:14 pm

fresh green beans with crispy shallots
apple crisp

queen

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 9:22 pm

shininglight wrote:

Carrot kugel?

make it for shabbos quite often..... (like for this week)

shoy wrote:

fresh green beans with crispy shallots
apple crisp

green beans I make MUCH TOO OFTEN Sad

as I don't have many other veggies to choose from. Apple Crisp I'll have to try. (apple kugel though I've made plenty of....)

mimsy7420

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 9:40 pm

Make whole wheat pasta (has a lot of protein)
Or brown rice.

anuta

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 9:44 pm

Does he eat muzhrooms?

I sometimes saute a lot of sliced mushrooms, carrots, onion, garlic and mix it with prepared buckwheat. My husband is not into buckwheat, but he likes this "pilaf".

queen

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 11:30 pm

anuta wrote:

Does he eat muzhrooms?

My husband doesn't eat..... (let me see how many of them I can remember!)
broccoli
asparagus
cauliflower
avacado
mushrooms
eggplant
zuchini
hot dogs
spinach
sweet potato (only sometimes will he eat)
any squash
pumpkin
any fish (except g'filta fish on Shabbos)

Gosh..... I wonder what he DOES eat!!!!

he eats:
lettuce
carrots
celery
cucumbers
tomatoes (but not heavy into them)
corn
green beans
potatoes

can't think of any other veggies that he really eats.

Now do you see why I feel like my hands are tied at times with variety Exclamation

PRIZE TO THE PERSON WHO CAN COMES UP WITH THE MOST VARIETY OF SIDE DISHES (please not too many pasta dishes or anything fried.)

queen

Thu, Dec 21 2006, 11:34 pm

only1 wrote:

brown rice.

I was making that a lot... but stopped once my mother told me how to make microwave rice which is soooo super fast.... and not sure it would work for brown rice which takes so much longer in general to cook.

WHITE RICE IN MICROWAVE:

2 cups of raw rice
4 2/3 cup water
salt

cover well.
20 minutes on high.

let it sit a few minutes when done, and then fluff with fork.
EASY, EASY, EASY.

anyone know if this could be done in the mic with brown?

mimsy7420

Fri, Dec 22 2006, 10:00 am

of course white rice is faster, but brown rice is much healthier!

anuta

Fri, Dec 22 2006, 10:50 am

Queen,

I have a steamer with a ricemaker insert, it doesn't matter now to me if I make white or brown rice, its equally easy. I just put in rice and water, set the timer... at the end it beeps and turns off by itself!

tziviakayla

Fri, Dec 22 2006, 11:05 am

When I need a quick side dish, but don't have a lot of time (especially w/ last minute guests!) I make a platter with cut-up veggies: cucumbers, celery, tomatoes, green peppers. I make a dip to go with it or just some salad dressing in the middle of the platter! Everyone loves it! Normally, you see this on a buffet, so it's a nice treat at a sit-down meal.

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