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Iranian Rice Casserole
Mix 1 cup long grain rice, 1/2 cup lentils, 1/2 cup raisins, 1 1/2 cups water, a little saffron, a little salt.
Bring
to a boil, simmer until rice is tender and all the water is absorbed.
Scramble 2 eggs with 1/4 cup yogurt.
Coat a
large frying pan with oil, heat, pour in egg and yogurt mixture, put rice mixture on top.
Cover with a clean tea-towel
and loosely put on lid.
Leave on low heat until the egg mixture is set.
This recipe combines three protein sources so it helps build muscles.
Seafood Lasagne
1 package of lasagna noodles
3 tablespoons flour
1 lb. cooked salad shrimp
3 cuops milk 1 lb. crab meat
1 cup grated parmesan
3 tablespoons butter
5 cups shredded mozzarella
Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water.
Drain well.
Preheat oven to 350F / 180C
In a medium
size saucepan melt butter, stir in flour. Let brown slightly. Stir in milk. Stir constantly until sauce thickens. Add parmesan
to sauce and stir well. In a 9x13 baking pan spread thin layer of white sauce, add noodle layer, 1/4 shrimp, 1/4 crab meat
and a cup of the mozzarella cheese.
Repeat. Top with final layer of sauce and mozzarella.
Bake for 45 minutes.
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Fettucine Alfredo
2 heaping tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt
1 big handful shredded cheese or 2 slices of cheese
3 tablespoons
grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cream or milk
Pepper to taste
1 serving pasta, cooked
Parmesan cheese for topping
Combine everything except the pasta in a bowl. Microwave until the butter and cheese are completely melted. Stir until
smooth, adding extra cream or milk if mixture is stiff. Pour the sauce over the pasta. Sprinkle some more Parmesan cheese
on top, if you like.
To this recipe you could also add any veggies that you like--mushrooms, olives, red bell pepper, etc.
Maccaroni Salad
4 cups cooked and drained salad macaroni
add:
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup pickle relish
3 hard boiled eggs (chopped)
salt & pepper to taste
mix with 1/2 cup (or more if needed) mayonaise, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard and juice of 1/2 lemon. mix with a small amount
of milk to make it less thick. blend well and chill for a couple hours before serving.
for variations--add chopped radishes, sliced ripe olives. Use your imagination.
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