Thursday, December 31, 2009

Great Book and Great Recipe

I just read "Food Matters" by Mark Bittman. It was great! It motivates you to eat the way we are told to in the Word of Wisdom. In "Food Matters" Bittman discusses the impact of the meat industry on the environment. Did you know that raising cows the way we do pollutes the air worse than our cars? He challenges everyone to be a "vegan until 6"- dinnertime. Lots of veggies, beans, whole grains, fruit, nuts. And at dinner, eat less meat- and better meat. I like that. We just had a scrumptious lunch of flatbread smeared with mashed beans (flavored with taco seasoning), topped with lettuce and steamed veggies. Yummmmmmmmmmmm. I was surprised at how filling, too! I am going to learn how to make flatbread. I tried it last night but it was a bomb. I burned it. I thought next time I'd try making it like pancakes. Did you know there is only whole wheat flour, salt and water in them?

Anyway, he does talk a lot about the politics involved, but it's also got a bunch of yummy looking recipes and good dietary advice. He had a killer article in a recent Runner's World, too.

The following is a fantastic recipe from Alton Brown's new DVD set. We couldn't stop eating it. :)

Oven Roasted Broccoli

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007

  • Cook time: 10 min

  • Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients
  • 1 pound broccoli, rinsed and trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan or sharp Cheddar

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Cut the broccoli florets into bite size pieces. Cut the stalk into 1/8-inch thick, round slices. Place the broccoli into a mixing bowl and toss with the olive oil, garlic, kosher salt and pepper and set aside.

Spread the panko into a 13 by 9-inch metal cake pan and place into the oven for 2 minutes or until lightly toasted. Remove the panko from the oven and add to the bowl with the broccoli mixture. Toss to combine. Return the mixture to the cake pan, place in the oven and roast just until the broccoli is tender, 8 to 10 more minutes. Remove from the oven, toss in the cheese and serve immediately.

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2 comments:

Alex said...

Laurie, you are great. Inspiring. We have reached the same conclusions about meat as well. We recently watched "Food, Inc." a full-length documentary about meat production. We eat meat only once or twice a week these days and have a great source for the meat that we do get. I just requested the book from the library. I don't know why because I already have a book to read for book club and another one that I was reading. I am addicted to books and reading. And food. I like to talk about it, read about it, think about it, not to mention eat it. I have a great recipe for flatbreak but it calls for yogurt so it doesn't work with the whole vegan thing but I can get it to you if you're interested.

9:20 PM
Laurie said...

I just saw Food, Inc., too! I loved it. Very interesting. Where do you get your meat? And YES I want your flatbread recipe!!!!

5:43 PM

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